Cecilia Catherine (Schmidt) Quint

Cecilia C. Quint
December 13, 1922 – September 27,2014

Cecilia C. Quint, age 91, passed away at the Via Christie Ridge Cornerstone Skilled Nursing Center in Wichita, Kansas.  She was born and raised in Ellis County Kansas, one of 13 children to the late Paul and Catherine (Walters) Schmidt.

Cecilia was an avid bridge player and sports fan, and a member and past President of Toast Mistresses in Hays, and a lifetime member of the VFW Auxiliary Post #9076.  She enjoyed traveling, and loved quilting and needlework.

Cecilia was preceded in death by her 1st husband of 29 years Richard Pfeifer, who passed away in 1972.  Together, they farmed and ranched in Rush County and lived in Hays where they raised their children.  Cecilia later remarried in 1974, to her 2nd husband, Richard Quint, who passed away in 2010.  Together, they owned and operated Southwest Carpet in Garden City, Kansas, before retiring to Wichita, Kansas.

Cecilia is survived by her children: Linda Mudd and husband, Darrell of Wichita, Kansas; Marie Rohleder and husband, Jerry of Omaha, Nebraska; Diane Jensen and husband, Jim of Wichita, Kansas; and Neal R. Pfeifer and wife, Laurie of Chesterfield, Missouri; along with 9 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren.  Cecilia also has 5 step children: Richard Quint Jr. of Nixa, Missouri; Rodney Quint of Lake Mary, Florida; Katherine Vogel of Loveland, Colorado; Evelyn McMillan of Pacific, Missouri; Donna Rooney of Bartlette, Illinois; and Deborah Landry of Mukilteo, Washington.  

Cecilia’s surviving siblings are: Loretta Joy of Temple, Texas; Helen Edmunds of Grosse Pointe, Michigan; Mary L. Schmidt of Hays, Kansas; Marion Schmidt and wife Donna of Hays, Kansas; and Don Schmidt and wife Rose of Sun City, Arizona.

Cecilia’s family sincerely thanks the entire staff of the Cornerstone Assisted Living/ Skilled-Nursing Facility and Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice at Via Christi for their wonderful care and support to our family.

Funeral services will be at 10:00 am on Saturday, October 4, 2014 at the St. Joseph Catholic Church, Hays.  Burial will be in the St. Joseph Cemetery.  Visitation will be from 4:00 until 8:00 pm on Friday and from 9:00 am until 9:45 on Saturday, all at the Hays Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, 1906 Pine.  A VFW Auxiliary rosary will be at 6:00 pm and a parish vigil service will be at 7:00 pm, both on Friday at the funeral home.  Memorials for Cecilia Quint can be sent to the Endowment Foundation of Thomas More Prep-Marian, 1701 Hall Street, Hays, Kansas 67601,  in the name of the Paul J. and Catherine Schmidt family.  Condolences may be left for the family at www.haysmemorial.com