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Lydia Marie Windler Hinrichs

January 27, 1917 — January 16, 2016

Lydia Marie Windler Hinrichs, 98, of Emporia, died on Saturday, January 16, 2016 at her home.

Lydia was born on January 27, 1917 in Spring Valley, Kansas, the daughter of Anton C. and Matilda Abler Windler. She married Gerhard “Gay” Hinrichs on November 26, 1944 in Emporia, Kansas. He died on June 28, 1999 in Emporia.

Surviving family members include: sons, Garry Hinrichs of Tuttle, Oklahoma, and Delbert Hinrichs of Okarche, Oklahoma; daughter, Karen Hinrichs of Emporia; grandchildren, Randy Hinrichs, Kristin McAfee, Brian Hinrichs, and Kimberly McSwain; great-grandchildren, Abigale and Elizabeth Hinrichs, Austin, and Cody McSwain, Wyatt, and Garrett Hinrichs, and Tyson and Bowen Witt; and step-great-grandchildren, Peyton, and Staysha McAfee.

She is preceded in death by her husband; brothers, Walter Windler, and George Windler; sisters, Rose Ahlerich, and Selma Stevenson; and grandchildren, Lori Hinrichs, and Raymond Hinrichs.

Lydia was a Homemaker, and a childcare provider. She was a member of Messiah Lutheran Church, Emporia, the Lutheran Women Missionary League, and the Ruth Circle.

Funeral services will be 10:30 A.M., Wednesday, January 20, 2016 at Messiah Lutheran Church, Emporia. Burial will follow at Zion Lutheran Cemetery, southwest of Olpe. The visitation will be from 7:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M., Tuesday evening at Roberts-Blue-Barnett Funeral Home.

Memorial contributions to Messiah Lutheran Church may be sent in care of the funeral home. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Lydia Marie Windler Hinrichs, please visit our flower store.

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Tuesday, January 19, 2016

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