Dreiling, Marlene (Batt)

Thursday, 16 February 2012 19:56

Marlene M. (Batt) Dreiling, age 61, of Wichita, Guadalupe Clinic Director, passed away Wed, February 15, 2012.

Rosary, 7pm, Sun. Funeral Mass, 10am, Mon, BOTH at St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church, Schulte.

Marlene May Dreiling was one of a set of twins born on February 2, 1951 in Nashville, Kansas. She was one of three children born to her parents, Theodore Leo “Ted” Batt and Cecilia Marie (Adelhardt) Batt. She grew up in Zenda, Kansas. She attended Hutchinson Community College and Wichita State University, graduating with a Bachelors degree in 1973 and a Masters degree in Nursing in 1978. She spent 35 years in Nursing.

She was united in marriage to Thomas Dreiling on November 27, 1975, Thanksgiving Day, in Zenda, Kansas. They made their first home in Wichita until 1978 when they moved to their present home near Schulte.

She worked as a nurse at St. Francis. She taught nursing at St. Mary of the Plains College in Dodge City and was also an instructor and clinical educator at Wichita State University from 1992-1999. In 1997, she started working at Guadalupe Clinic as a volunteer nurse. She was hired as it director two years later.

Marlene was a member of St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church in Schulte, Kansas. She was a member of St. Peter’s Altar Society and The Guadalupe Health Foundation.

Marlene loved spending time with her children and grandchildren. Her favorite holiday was Christmas, she loved playing the slot machines and treasured every moment spent with her family and friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents. She is survived by her husband of 37 years, Tom; her children, Nicole (Adam) Pracht of Clearwater, Crystal Dreiling of Wichita, Nathan Dreiling of Cunningham, CJ Dreiling of Wichita; brother, George (Denise) Batt of Murdock; twin sister, Darlene (Dennis) Oeding of Spivey; grandchildren, Grace, Thomas, Charlie Pracht.

 Memorials: Guadalupe Clinic or St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church Bldg Fund.

Rosary	Funeral Mass
Sunday, February 19, 2012 7pm St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church 11000 SW Blvd Schulte, Kansas	Funeral Mass Monday, February 20, 2012 10am St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church 11000 SW Blvd Schulte, Kansas
Memorials: Guadalupe Clinic 940 S. St. Francis Wichita, Kansas 67211 or St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church Building Fund 11000 SW Blvd Wichita, Kansas 67215