Bernard 'Ben' Joseph Wolf was born January 2, 1922, on the family farm in Gove County, KS, to Bernard Anton and Katherine (Zimmerman) Wolf. He passed away on Sunday, November 1, 2009, in the Hays Good Samaritan Center at the age of 87.


On November 19, 1946, Ben was united in marriage to Hildagard Helen Schmidtberger in St. Agnes Catholic Church in Grainfield. Hildagard passed away June 17, 2006.


Ben and Hildagard remained on the family farm where he farmed and worked cattle. Ben enjoyed woodworking and later built his own home in Grainfield where they lived during their retirement. He also loved to garden and 'tinkered' in his yard regularly. He even worked for three years building his own television.


He was a member of the St. Agnes Catholic Church, the Knights of Columbus and the American Legion George M. Scott Post #301, where he continually volunteered for Bingo and worked stag suppers.


Survivors include two sons: Randall and wife, Sheryl, of Hays, KS; Bernard and wife, Denise, of Grainfield, KS; four daughters: Ronda Kaiser and husband, Rex, of Quinter, KS; Charlene Williams of Tulsa, OK; Donna Albers and husband, Henry, of Oakley, KS; Judy Ziegler and husband, Dennis, of Overland Park, KS; nineteen grandchildren; eighteen great-grandchildren; two brothers: George and wife, Ethel, of Sun City, AZ; Francis and wife Evelyn, of Benson, AZ; and a sister, Mary Goede of Eden Prairie, MN.


Preceding him in death was his wife, Hildagard; an infant daughter, Mary Wolf; two brothers, Wendelin and Jacob Wolf; and three sisters, Margaret Gagnon, Anna Pickert, and Magdalena Engel.


Services for Ben were held Thursday, November 5, 2009 in St. Agnes Catholic Church in Grainfield, KS with Father James Thomas officiating. Interment is in the Grainfield Cemetery.


Memorials are suggested to the Hays Good Samaritan Society or the Grainfied Opera House and can be sent in care of Schmitt Funeral Home, 901 S. Main, Quinter, KS 67752.