Elmer J. Klein, age 88, of Wichita, Kansas, died Friday, August 19, 2022, at the Kansas Heart Hospital, Wichita, Kansas.

He was born March 13, 1934, at Pfeifer, Kansas, to Adam and Magdalena (Breit) Klein. &nbsp;He married Lila Mae (Sander) on&nbsp;April 18, 1953, at Victoria, Kansas. &nbsp;She preceded him in death on September 15, 2019. &nbsp;

Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:00 A.M. Thursday, August 25, 2022, at Holy Cross Catholic Church, Pfeifer, Kansas&nbsp;with Father James Moster O.F.M. Cap.&nbsp;officiating.&nbsp;&nbsp;Burial will be&nbsp;in&nbsp;Holy Cross Cemetery, Pfeifer, Kansas.

A vigil service and rosary will be at 7:00 P.M.&nbsp;Wednesday, at Cline’s-Keithley Mortuary of Hays, 1919 East 22nd&nbsp;Street, Hays, Kansas 67601.

Visitation is from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. Wednesday, at Cline’s-Keithley Mortuary of Hays and from 9:00 to 10:00 A.M. Thursday, at Holy Cross Catholic Church.

The family Suggests memorials made payable to: Holy Cross Charities Inc. in &nbsp;care of the mortuary.

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 </figure>Elmer J. Klein, age 88, of Wichita, Kansas, died Friday, August 19, 2022, at the Kansas Heart Hospital, Wichita, Kansas.He was born March 13, 1934, at Pfeifer, Kansas, to Adam and Magdalena (Breit) Klein. &nbsp;He married Lila Mae (Sander) on&nbsp;April 18, 1953, at Victoria, Kansas. &nbsp;She preceded him in death on September 15, 2019. &nbsp;Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:00 A.M. Thursday, August 25, 2022, at Holy Cross Catholic Church, Pfeifer, Kansas&nbsp;with Father James Moster O.F.M. Cap.&nbsp;officiating.&nbsp;&nbsp;Burial will be&nbsp;in&nbsp;Holy Cross Cemetery, Pfeifer, Kansas.A vigil service and rosary will be at 7:00 P.M.&nbsp;Wednesday, at Cline’s-Keithley Mortuary of Hays, 1919 East 22nd&nbsp;Street, Hays, Kansas 67601.Visitation is from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. Wednesday, at Cline’s-Keithley Mortuary of Hays and from 9:00 to 10:00 A.M. Thursday, at Holy Cross Catholic Church.The family Suggests memorials made payable to: Holy Cross Charities Inc. in &nbsp;care of the mortuary.