Obituary for Doris Kreie
Doris June (Carter) Kreie, 85, of
Newton, Kansas, passed away Tuesday October 2, 2018, at Newton
Medical Center in Newton, Kansas. She was born June 21, 1933, in
Ardmore, Oklahoma, the daughter of Opal Olive and Etta Alice (Taylor)
Carter. Doris was a graduate of Johnson High School and worked as an
administrative secretary at the Grant County Recreation Commission,
the Ulysses News and Edward Jones.
During her lifetime, she transitioned
from being a “wild driver” of sorts - to that “dangerously
careful” driver in the front of a line of 150 cars while doing 45
MPH in a 60 MPH zone. Her early driving escapades included taking out
the light-pole in the middle of the Bill’s IGA parking lot and a
two-car encounter in an intersection with kids in her car holding
chocolate pies (yes – chocolate looks a lot like blood at first
glance). She was always at the ball games, rooting for her kids,
grandkids and other people’s kids – loudly…..very, very loudly.
Doris lived her life loudly, and caringly – there was little doubt
what she was thinking, there was little doubt that if she had
something and you liked it, she would give it to you. There was a
rumor that Doris liked to play cards – bridge – any type of
bridge.
Doris married Richard “Dick” Kreie
on October 20, 1952 in Sand Springs, Oklahoma. He preceded her in
death on March 19, 2011.
Survivors include four sons, Jeff and
wife Sharon of Dodge City, Kansas; Rod and wife Dana of Newton,
Kansas; Scott and wife Teresa of Turpin, Oklahoma; Todd and wife
Deborah of Ulysses, Kansas; one daughter, Tracy of Scottsbluff,
Nebraska; two sisters, Peggy Bruening of Lee’s Summit, Missouri and
Judy Brougher and husband Phil of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; one
brother, Bob Carter of Tulsa, Oklahoma; three half-sisters, Delores
Rae Neal of Tulsa, Oklahoma; Lenore Kay Zumwalt of Edmond, Oklahoma
and Ima Jean Lang of Albuquerque, New Mexico; and one half-brother
Charlie Carter of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; 11 grandchildren and many
great-grandchildren.
Doris was preceded in death by her
parents and her husband.
A special thank you to Asbury Park,
Newton Medical Center and Good Shepherd Hospice for the loving care
they provided during the last few days.
Memorial service will be held at
Garnand Funeral Home Chapel on Saturday, October 13, 2018, at 3:00
p.m. with Reverend Kelly Gindlesberger officiating. A private family
inurnment will be held at the Ulysses Cemetery. Memorial
contributions may be given to Asbury Park (senior living facility) in
care of Garnand Funeral Home, 405 W. Grant Avenue, Ulysses, Kansas
67880.
