Vic Schoenberger, Jr.

Vic Schoenberger Jr., 71, of WaKeeney, Kansas passed away Friday, February 5, 2021 at HaysMed of pneumonia. Vic was born July 22, 1949 in Quinter, KS to Victor, Sr. and Lydia (Kreutzer) Schoenberger. He grew up in WaKeeney, Kansas. As a Freshman in high school Vic attended Seminary school in Oklahoma City, OK for 1 year & returned to Trego County & graduated from Trego Community High School with the class of 1967. He married Sandy Kroeger on November 15, 1969. They had three children: Tonya, Tracey and Vickie. They divorced in 2002. He was drafted in 1971 & went to Fort Leonard Wood, MO. Then went to Korea where he was a helicopter mechanic & came home to Junction City, KS where he was honorably discharged in 1974. He went to work on the family farm as well as John Deere in WaKeeney. After leaving John Deere Vic & his brother Kenny took over the family farm. He was there until 1997. In answering an ad in the newspaper Vic took his dream job in Mankato, KS of driving a combine & working for Carl Figgins Custom Harvesting & later Mankato Livestock. He always said, “those were the best years of my life.” Vic lived in Mankato for 22 years. On May 14, 2011, he married Colleen Wedermyer and moved back to the WaKeeney area in 2017. Vic & Colleen made their home on a farm in southern Trego County; he worked for GG&T Cattle Company, Gove County. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus, VFW in WaKeeney and American Legion in Jewell County. Vic was a hard worker all of his life. If you met him, you wouldn’t forget him. He never met a stranger. He was a very giving man and helped others any time he could. His family & his faith were very important to him. He loved any social gathering & playing cards. Vic is survived by his wife, Colleen; daughters, Tonya Pearson (Jerot) and Vickie Greener (David) both of Gardner, Kansas, son, Tracey Schoenberger of Kansas City; stepchildren, Staci Kessinger (Mike) and DeAnne Spencer (Cody) both of Hays, Kansas; siblings: Verlene Wilson of WaKeeney, JD Schoenberger (Georgette) of Butte, New Mexico, Phyllis Steiben (Gene) of Colorado Springs, Martin Schoenberger (Carolyn), Wayne, Mary Jo McCoy (Bob), Kevin Schoenberger (Tracey), and Gerard Schoenberger (Amy) all of WaKeeney, Kansas; sister-in law, Peggy Schoenberger of Russell, Kansas; grandchildren, Megan Schoenberger and Caleb, Zach, and Bethany Pearson, Seth and Matthew Greener, and Trevor Sutter; Stepgrandchildren, Abram, Leo, and Elihu; great-grandchildren, Graysan and Quinntan. He was preceded in death by his parents, Victor and Lydia Schoenberger and brothers, Kenny & Jim Schoenberger. Visitation will be 5-7 pm with Vigil and Rosary Service following at Christ the King Catholic Parish Center in WaKeeney, Kansas, February 10, 2021. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Thursday, February 11, 2021 at the Christ The King Catholic Church in WaKeeney, Kansas at 11:00 A.M. Lunch will follow at the V.F.W. Post #3449. Memorials are suggested to Catholic Charities or Trego Food Pantry and may be sent in care of Mickey-Leopold Funeral Home, PO Box 987, Hoxie, Kansas. Please wear a mask and social distance and thank you for doing so.