WICHITA – Michael J. Dreiling, 66, passed away May 15 in Wichita. He was born July 14, 1947, in Great Bend, the son of Ralph and Anna Marie (Peg) Turner Dreiling. Living most of his life in Wichita, he was the owner of Dreiling Liquor.
He was a member of the St. Rose Catholic Church, Great Bend. He served in the National Guard and graduated from Great Bend High School.
Survivors include: a son, Bradley (Maria) Dreiling, Fort Worth, Texas; a daughter, Annette Dreiling, Derby; three brothers, Bill (Patty) Dreiling, Missoula, Mont., Tim (Janelle) Dreiling, Lake Kiowa, Texas, and Doug (Denise) Dreiling, Scott City; four sisters, Nancy (Dan) Peschka, Great Bend, Judy (Jim) Damm, Debra Robinson and Diane Walker, all of Larned; three grandchildren, Christian Dreiling, Derby, Brianna Dreiling, Fort Worth, Texas, and Mike Countryman, Lincoln, Neb.; three great-grandchildren, Cali, Kingston and Christian; and his beloved dog Skyy. He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Katherine Hoge.
Vigil will be at 7 p.m. Sunday, May 18, at Beckwith Mortuary, Larned. Memorial Mass will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Larned, with Father Warren Stecklein presiding. Cremation has taken place and friends may sign the register book from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday at Beckwith Mortuary, Larned. Inurnment will be in the Larned Cemetery. Memorials may be given to the St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital in care of the mortuary. Condolences may be left at www.beckwithmortuary.com.

Funeral arrangements provided by
Beckwith Mortuary*
P.O. Box 477; 916 Main
Larned, KS 67550
Great Bend (Kan.) Tribune, May 18, 2014