Margie Marie (Broeckelman) Schoenfeld was born March 5, 1958, in Oakley,
Kansas, to Bill and Emelyn (Moellering) Broeckelman. She died on Oct. 21,
2021, at KU Med Center in Kansas City.
Margie grew up on a farm just north of Oakley. She was the only sister
that filled in with farm chores, including milking cows, after most of
the boys moved on. She attended grade school and high school in Oakley
and later attended Colby Community College.
She got to know lots of people in towns in northwest Kansas when she
worked in grocery stores as a meat cutter. She was active for several
years in Jaycees. She took a turn as the director of the Logan County
Healthcare Foundation. She was later employed by the Oakley Chamber as
director and was in part, responsible for getting the Buffalo Bill
sculpture on the west side of Oakley planned and completed.
On June 3, 2006, she married Jerry Schoenfeld in Oakley, Kansas, where
they lived at the time of her death. With that marriage came children
and grandchildren that she loved as her own.
She and Jerry were active in the music provided at St. Joseph’s Catholic
Church and active in other community groups. They made many trips to
Branson and enjoyed the music and other activities there. Her love of
music included singing at many weddings and funerals; singing to little
children to put them to sleep, and giving guitar lessons.
Margie was an avid gardener, giving away lots of produce and canned
goods to friends and family. She enjoyed crocheting and tatting and
entered some of her work at fairs.
She and Jerry were avid golfers. Their first kiss was on #3 green in
Oakley after a great golf shot by Margie to birdie the hole. Together
they enjoyed attending their grandchildren’s activities, traveling many
miles in a week’s time.
She was preceded in death by her parents Bill and Emelyn Broeckelman,
brother-in-law Buddy Van Horn and a sister Mary Ann Sahlfeld.
Survivors include her husband Jerry; their children: Jerry (Edie)
Schoenfeld, Salida, CO; Richard (Lori) Schoenfeld, St. Mary’s, KS; and
Bridgit (Ken) Bockwinkel, Oakley. Grandchildren: Jake, Jesse, Taegan,
Kiera, and Cassidy Schoenfeld, and Allison, Corbin, Kaylie, and
Alexander Bockwinkel. Brothers: Greg (Jane) of Colorado Springs, Mike
(Cindy) of Lakin, Bob (Bunny) of Wichita, Tom (Roxy) of Quinter, Joe
(Cathy) of Selden, and Jim (Tami) of Norton; sisters: Kathy Kuntz (Bob)
of Quinter, Linda Van Horn of Colby, Susan Taylor of Grand Prairie, TX,
Donna Gonzalez of Wichita; and brother-in-law Jerry Sahlfeld of Salina.
Funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, October 26 at St. Joseph’s
Catholic Church, Oakley with Fr. Luke Thielen officiating and interment
in the St. Joseph Cemetery. Visitation will be Monday, October 25 from 5
to 7 p.m. at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church with a rosary/wake service at
7 p.m. Memorials may be made to St. Joseph’s Catholic School, Logan
County Healthcare Foundation, or the Band Program at Oakley High School
and may be sent in care of Baalmann Mortuary, P.O. Box 204, Oakley, KS
67748. Condolences: www.baalmannmortuary.com