DENVER, Colo. — Pauline (Felder) Oborny was born on Nov. 18, 1918, on a farm near Claflin, Kan. Andy and Steffie Felder were her proud parents. As she grew up, she lived in Claflin and later moved to a farm near Rush Center, Kan. Pauline passed away on Nov. 7, 2022, at the Denver In-Patient Hospice Care Center. She was 103 years old.
She had brothers Joe Felder (Kinsley), Vernon Felder (Nekoma), and Louis Felder (Wakeeney/Hays). Her sisters were Sister Dorothy Felder (Great Bend), Bertha Johnson (Andover), and Marie Vondracek (Timken). All are deceased except for Louis whom is in Hays. Pauline graduated from LaCrosse High School in 1938. After high school, she worked as a telephone operator in Great Bend, Kan.
After John C. Oborny returned from World War II, they were married on Oct. 20, 1947. They lived shortly “on the hill” just west of Rush Center, Kan. They purchased a store in Timken, Kan. called the “Oborny Mercantile” where they spent several years growing their family of seven children: Connie (Sperberg/Denver), John (Oborny/Wichita), Marietta (Jones/Wichita), Mark (Oborny/Yukon, Oklahoma), Rosemary (Wiley/Wichita), Louis (Oborny/Kansas City, Missouri), and Theresa (Oborny/Wichita).
In May of 1967, John and Pauline moved to Great Bend after selling the store in Timken. In 1984, John passed away. Pauline continued to live in Great Bend until she moved to Derby.
She fractured her hip in 2011 and soon after moved to Denver. She began a water class at National Jewish Hospital and just loved it. She was the oldest person in the class and everyone in the class loved to tease her because she was totally afraid of the water. She also loved her church, Mother of God, and made many friends there.
In 2017, she fell and broke her other hip. She moved into Garden Plaza Assisted Living Center in Aurora where she also made friends, loved it and called it home.
Pauline enjoyed spending time with her family and friends. She loved going to church! She enjoyed crocheting, baking, doing arts and crafts, and playing cards, dominos, and bingo. She enjoyed being included with her great grandchildren’s extra-curricular activities.
All of her children are still alive. Her grandchildren are: Jason and Scott Sperberg, Erica Hickerson, Tricia Sanders, Lindsey Jones, Kristyn Abercrombie, Casey Taylor, Travis Oborny, David Wiley, and Haley and Lucas Oborny. Great grandchildren include: Austin and Ashley Sperberg, Elle and Grace Sperberg, Calais and Flint Hickerson, Ollie and Isaac Sanders, Elliott Abercrombie, Christina, Brianna, Luke and Ave Taylor, Christopher and Clayton Oborny, and Penny and Orion Wiley.
Visitation will be held from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m., Friday, Nov. 18, 2022, at Bryant Funeral Home with a rosary said at 10 a.m. Graveside service will then follow at 11:30 a.m., at Hillcrest Memorial Park in Great Bend, Kan., with Father Prakash Kola presiding. In lieu of flowers, please make memorial donations to Mother of God Catholic Church or Denver In-Patient Hospice Care Center, in care of Bryant Funeral Home. Condolences may be sent and notice viewed at www.bryantfh.net
Funeral arrangements provided by
Bryant Funeral Home
1425 Patton Road
Great Bend, KS 67530
Great Bend (Kan.) Tribune, Nov. 13, 2022
