DODGE CITY – Mary M. Schaller, 88, died Thursday, January 7, 2021 at Trinity Manor, Dodge City.

She was born July 22, 1932 at Marienthal, Kansas, the daughter of Jacob H. and Agnes M. (Droste) Bogner.  She was a lifetime Dodge City resident and a graduate of Dodge City High School.  She began working for Safeway, later becoming Homeland, in Dodge City in 1976 and retired on July 20, 1994.

She was a member of the Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Dodge City where she was an active volunteer and served as a Eucharistic Minister.  She was also an active member of Dominican of the Peace Associates for over 50 years as well as VFW Auxiliary.  She was a Girl Scout and Cub Scout Leader, worked in the lunchroom at Sacred Heart School, and owned and operated a day care.  She also provided a laundry service, doing laundry and ironing for the parish priests and local business professionals.

On August 23, 1956, she married Gordon D. Schaller at St. Andrew's Catholic Church in Wright, Kansas.  After their 42 years of a blessed and lovely marriage, he preceded her in death on March 23, 1999.  She married Francis Robert Hessman on October 7, 2011, and he preceded her in death on May 9, 2017.

Survivors include: her son, Daniel Schaller and wife Tondalayo, Merritt Island, Florida; 2 daughters, Sueann Schaller, Dodge City, and Mellisa Stevens and husband R.D., Joplin, Missouri; 2 brothers, Richard Bogner and wife Karen, Garden City, and David Bogner and wife Janice, Wright; 3 sisters, Pauline Kristek, Salina, Kansas, Phyllis Hauver, Naponee, Nebraska, and Agnes Walsh and husband Tom, Topeka, Kansas; 5 grandchildren, Chriselda Schaller, Nathan Schaller, Brittney Drake (husband Colton), Taryn Stevens, and Clayton Stevens; and 3 great grandchildren, Aryana Sanchez, and Gentry and Lake Drake.

She was also preceded in death by her parents, 2 brothers, Arnold and Andrew Bogner and a sister, Angela Williams.

Vigil service will be at 7:00 pm Monday, January 11, 2021 at Ziegler Funeral Chapel, Dodge City.  Funeral Mass will be at 10:30 am Tuesday at Sacred Heart Cathedral, 901 Central, Dodge City, with Fr. Wesley Schawe presiding.  Burial will follow in Maple Grove Cemetery, Dodge City.  Visitation will be Monday from noon to 7:00 pm at Ziegler Funeral Chapel.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials to Dominican of the Peace Associates in care of Ziegler Funeral Chapel, 1901 N. 14 ^th Ave., Dodge City, Kansas 67801.