Peggy J Schoenhofer

WICHITA - Peggy J. Schoenhofer, age 80, was born July 5, 1936, in Emporia, Kansas She passed away August 9, 2016, in Wichita, Kansas. Peggy was the second of three children in the union of Dorothy Mae and Fred Wheeler. Peggy married Charles T. Schoenhofer on December 29, 1954, at Christ the King Parish. The Reverend Fr. Ivan Eck celebrated the nuptials. From that marriage, six children followed: Mary Ann, Mark (Cindy), Denis (Julie), Carol (Bob), Barbara (Arto), Patricia; 14 grandchildren, Joshua, Alyson, Lesley, Charlie, Jesse, Samantha, Cameron, Victoria, Dominic, Adam, Aaron, Peyton, Luke, Drew; 2 great-grandchildren, Carter and London. Peggy is also survived by her brother, Freddie Wendell. Peggy was a board member of Phyllis Wheatley Children's Home. Later, she purchased houses for homeless Vietnam Veterans. In her later years, Peggy hosted many foreign exchange students visiting America. This was not her first patriotic gesture. In 1980, she opened her home to President Ronald Reagan's son, who was in town dancing with the Joffrey Ballet. In the 1990's, Peggy opened Schoen's Fashions in Parklane Shopping Center. She then operated several KFC restaurants in the years that followed. More than her business or charitable contributions, Peggy will be remembered for the love and devotion to family. Visitation will be held from 2 - 4 p.m., Sunday, Zeiner Funeral Home, Marion.  The funeral will be at 10 a.m. with the Funeral Mass at 10:30 a.m. Monday, August 15, at Blessed Sacrament Church in Wichita. A luncheon will follow at the church. Interment will be in the Marion Cemetery at 3 p.m., Thursday. Memorial Fund established for Blessed Sacrament School, in care of Zeiner Funeral Home, 205 Elm, Marion, KS, 66861.