He was born on a farm east of Seneca on May 15, 1912, the son of Peter and Mary Kramer Lierz. He attended the Ford Grade School near Seneca for a year, but at age 8 he moved with his family to a farm south of Baileyville. He then attended Sacred Heart School at Baileyville and worked on the family farm.
On January 5, 1938, he married LaVerne C. Mulryan at St. Michael's Church in Axtell, KS. They lived and farmed northeast of Baileyville for two years. In 1940, they moved to the Lierz family farm south of Baileyville where they lived for 19 years and raised six children. The couple bought a farm west of Baileyville in 1959 and lived there until the spring of 1972 when they moved into Baileyville. After his retirement from the farm, Ray worked with Vernus McCaffery for 12 years doing carpentry work and painting homes. On May 15, 2003, his wife of 65 years preceded him in death.
Ray was a member of Sacred Heart Church where he had served on the church council. Ray also served on the Baileyville School Board. His hobbies were playing cards and going fishing with his buddies.
Survivors are four sons, Kenneth Lierz of Tempe, AZ, Ronald and Robert Lierz, both of Topeka , and Adrian Lierz of Overland Park, KS; two daughters, Rosemary Kennedy of Kansas City , MO, and Clara Niehues of Wetmore; 16 grandchildren and 27 great-grandchildren.
Besides his wife, he was proceeded in death by his six brothers; Mathias, Leo, Joseph, Paul, Sylvester, and Vincent; and four sisters, Clara Broxterman, Bertha Heiman, Mary Mulryan, and Helen Heiman.
Mass of Christian Burial will be Monday at 11 AM at Sacred Heart Church at Baileyville. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
He was born on a farm east of Seneca on May 15, 1912, the son of Peter and Mary Kramer Lierz. He attended the Ford Grade School near Seneca for a year, but at age 8 he moved with his family to a farm south of Baileyville. He then attended Sacred Heart School at Baileyville and worked on the family farm.
On January 5, 1938, he married LaVerne C. Mulryan at St. Michael's Church in Axtell, KS. They lived and farmed northeast of Baileyville for two years. In 1940, they moved to the Lierz family farm south of Baileyville where they lived for 19 years and raised six children. The couple bought a farm west of Baileyville in 1959 and lived there until the spring of 1972 when they moved into Baileyville. After his retirement from the farm, Ray worked with Vernus McCaffery for 12 years doing carpentry work and painting homes. On May 15, 2003, his wife of 65 years preceded him in death.
Ray was a member of Sacred Heart Church where he had served on the church council. Ray also served on the Baileyville School Board. His hobbies were playing cards and going fishing with his buddies.
Survivors are four sons, Kenneth Lierz of Tempe, AZ, Ronald and Robert Lierz, both of Topeka , and Adrian Lierz of Overland Park, KS; two daughters, Rosemary Kennedy of Kansas City , MO, and Clara Niehues of Wetmore; 16 grandchildren and 27 great-grandchildren.
Besides his wife, he was proceeded in death by his six brothers; Mathias, Leo, Joseph, Paul, Sylvester, and Vincent; and four sisters, Clara Broxterman, Bertha Heiman, Mary Mulryan, and Helen Heiman.
Mass of Christian Burial will be Monday at 11 AM at Sacred Heart Church at Baileyville. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Family Members
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Leo Joseph Lierz
1901–1987
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Clara Gertrude Lierz Broxterman
1903–1986
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Infant Lierz
1904–1904
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Bertha Ann Lierz Heiman
1905–1993
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Mathias J. "Matt" Lierz
1907–2004
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Paul Henry Lierz
1909–1974
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Vincent Henry Lierz
1910–1986
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Mary Elizabeth Lierz Mulryan
1914–2000
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Helen M Lierz Heiman
1916–2007
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Sylvester Peter Lierz
1917–1961
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Joseph Herman Lierz
1920–1992
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