ELIAS "ELI" HAMMERSCHMIDT

Dateline/Kingman

Elias "Eli" Hammerschmidt, 89, died May 7, 2020, at Inman, Kansas.

He was born Sept. 28, 1930, at Ogallah, Kansas the son of Mike and Anna Sander Hammerschmidt. A longtime Kingman resident, he was a retired oilfield consultant.

Elias was a member of the St. Patrick Catholic Church.

On May 1, 1950, he married Thelma Staab; she died Sept. 19, 1996. Survivors include sons Ronald and Mark; daughters Karen Johnson, Lori Young and Lisa Hammerschmidt; 6 grandchildren; and 3 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by brothers Richard, Norbert, Alvin, Fridolin "Fred" and twin brother Elmer; sisters Silvina Pfaff, Helen Mohl, Mary Weigel, Irene Pfannenstiel, Sister Armella Hammerschmidt and Viola Robin.

Due to current health concerns a family Parish Rosary will be at 10:00 a.m., Monday at the St. Patrick Church, Kingman, with a Mass of Christian Burial immediately following. The family will receive friends from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Sunday at the Livingston Funeral Home, Kingman. Burial will be in the Walnut Hill Cemetery.

Memorials may be made with the Pleasant View home in care of the funeral home.