PLAINS – Gisela Kirby, age 74, died Friday evening, May 1, 2009, at the Meade District Hospital, Meade, Kansas.

She was born June 30, 1934, at Berlin, Germany, the daughter of Johanna Schultze. As a young girl, she attended school in Berlin.

On July 8, 1960, she married Dale E. Kirby at Goodland, Kansas. Upon their marriage, the couple made their home in northwestern Kansas, living in St. Francis for seventeen and a half years. In 1982, the couple moved to Plains, Kansas, from Brewster.

She was a member of Saint John Lutheran Church, Meade. Gisela enjoyed reading and was an avid card player.

She is survived by:
Her husband, Dale of Plains, Kansas

Two sons, Dale Ray Kirby and wife, Glenda of Cimarron, Kansas
Mike Kirby and wife, Shelly of Kismet, Kansas

Two daughters, Pamy Browning of Plains, Kansas
Anne Semisch and husband, Kevin of Plains, Kansas

A sister, Gerda of Germany

Nine grandchildren Four Great-grandchildren

She is preceded in death by her mother, Johanna.

Friends may call from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 5, 2009, at Fidler-Orme-Bachman Mortuary, Meade. A celebration of life services will be held at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, the family would welcome memorials to the Lone Tree Retirement Center or Meade District Hospital Walking Trail in care of the funeral home.