Obituary of John Berning

Marienthal, Kansas John Anthony Berning, age 81, passed away on Thursday, June 4, 2009 at the Wichita County Long Term Care Unit in Leoti, Kansas. John was born February 21, 1928 at Marienthal, Kansas the son of Anthony John & Hilda Laura Simons Berning. John was a 1947 graduate of Wichita County High School, a farmer and a lifetime resident of Wichita County, Kansas. John was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church and The Knights of Columbus # 2930 both of Marienthal, Kansas. John surviving family members include- Three brothers- Eugene Berning- Leoti, Kansas Edmund Berning- Marienthal, Kansas Robert Berning- " Two sisters- Jo Ann Jesko- Hereford, Texas Virginia Knobbe- Marienthal, Kansas Seventeen nephews and Eleven nieces He was preceded in death by his parents, and a sister, Mary Louise Simon. Vigil services will be held at 7:00 p.m. Sunday at St. Mary Catholic Church in Marienthal, Kansas. Funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. Mary Catholic Church in Marienthal, Kansas with Father Benjamin Martin officiating. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery in Marienthal, Kansas. Friends may call from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Saturday and from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Sunday at Price & Sons Funeral Home in Leoti, Kansas. Memorials may be given to St. Mary Catholic Church or the Wichita County Long Term Care Unit in care of the funeral home. E-condolences may be sent to the family through the funeral home website at priceandsons.com