Margie Schoenfeld

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