Victoria -- Celestine "Dena" Obholz, 77, formerly of 605 E. 15th in Hays, died Friday, July 11, 1997, at Hays Medical Center. She had been a resident of St. John's of Victoria nursing home for the last four years.

She was born May 29, 1920, in Hays to Frank and Mary (Basgall) Bollig. She married Eugene Obholz Jan. 16, 1940, in Liebenthal.

She was a homemaker and a nurse aide at St. Anthony Hospital in Hays for many years. She was a member of Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church. 18th and Milner.

Survivors include her husband, of the home; a son, Eugene Jr., St. Charles, Mo.; three daughters, Gloria Jean Desch, Hays, Sister Mary Rose Obholz, Webb, Miss., and Marcia Ann File, Beloit; five brothers, Robert "Cap" Bollig, Victoria, Elmer "Cap" Bollig, Plainville, Marion Bollig, Hays, Frank "Horse" Bollig Jr., Manhattan, and Cecil Bollig, Duncan, OkIa.; five sisters, Marcella McCollum, Fort Wayne, Ind., Frances Wooldridge and Clara Walters, both of Hays, and Helen Knowles and Margaret Hazelton, both of Lake Havasau,Ariz.; nine grandchildren; and one great-grandson.

She was preceded in death by an infant son and a brother, Leonard "John" Bollig.

Services were Monday at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church, with Father Don Zimmerrnan officiating; burial in St. Joseph Cemetery.

A memorial has been established for the Parkinson's Foundation, or memorials are suggested for Masses.

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Celestine "Dena" Obholz, 77, of Victoria formerly of Hays, former homemaker and nurse's aide, died Friday, July 11, 1997. Rosary 7 p.m. today, vigil 8 p.m. today, both at Hays Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, service 10 a.m. Monday, Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church.

Survivors: husband, Eugene, Sr.; son, Eugene, Jr. of St. Charles, Mo.; daughters, Gloria Desch of Hays, Sister Mary Rose Obholz of Webb, Miss., Marcia File of Beloit; brothers, Robert Bollig of Victoria, Elmer Bollig of Plainville, Marion Bollig of Hays, Frank Bollig, Jr., of Manhattan, Cecil Bollig of Duncan, Okla.; sisters, Marcella McCollum of Ft. Wayne, Ind., Frances Wooldridge, Clara Walters, both of Hays, Helen Knowles, Margaret Hazelton, both of Lake Havasau, Ariz.; nine grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild.

Memorials have been established with Parkinson's Foundation and Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church, Hays.

Wichita Eagle, 7/13/1997