Jay D. Bloesser, age 82, died July 3, 2022, at Bob Wilson Memorial
Hospital, Ulysses, Kansas. He was born March 1, 1940, in Kingman,
Kansas, the son of Lawrence and Sylvia (Brown) Bloesser.
Jay grew up at Tribune, KS and graduated from Greeley County High
School, he then attended Salt City Business School in Hutchinson, KS. A
longtime Ulysses, KS resident, he spent many years working in an auto
parts store. Jay also worked as a truck driver for Collectia Ltd. After
retiring he enjoyed being a scale operator at Cactus Feeders. He was an
avid Kansas City Chiefs fan, enjoyed classic cars, but most of all he
loved his family and time spent on brothers trips to Colorado and
playing Wahoo with his grandchildren.
Jay married Wanda Chilson on June 6, 1959, in Tribune, KS; she survives.
Other survivors include two sons, Rick Bloesser of Howard, CO, and Rocky
Bloesser and wife Gaye of Colorado Springs, CO; one daughter, Ronda
Waechter and husband Troy of Ulysses, KS; two brothers, Brock Bloesser
of Tennesse and Orville Bloesser of Howard, CO; two sisters, Beverly
Stewart of Pratt, KS and Janice Lathrope and husband Larry of Lake
Havasu, AZ; 11 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Jay is preceded in death by his parents; son, Randy Bloesser; brother, Larry Bloesser; and grandson, Karlton Waechter.
Memorial Service will be Monday, July 18, 2022, 10:00 a.m. at Garand
Funeral Home Chapel, Ulysses, KS with Pastor James Berry officiating.
Inurnment will follow at the Ulysses Cemetery in Ulysses, Kansas.
Memorials may be given to Women of Purpose or Country View Baptist Church both in care are of Garnand Funeral Home, 405 W. Grant, Ulysses, Kansas 67880. Online condolences may be posted at www.garnandfuneralhomes.com.