Michael J. Dreiling, age 78, passed away on Friday, Sept. 18, 2026.

Rosary will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 23, and funeral Mass will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 24, both at St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church, Schulte.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Norbert and Laurine Dreiling; brother, Loren Dreiling; in-laws, Roman and Helen Thome; brothers-in-law, Bill Thome and Gary Thome; sisters-in-law, Debbie Thome, Vera Dreiling, Marlene Dreiling, and Becky Dreiling; and nephew, Travis Dreiling.

He is survived by his loving wife, Karen (Thome) Dreiling of Goddard; children, Jeffrey (Shonda) Dreiling of Wichita, Glenn (Lisa) Dreiling of Colwich, Brett (Leah) Dreiling of Garden Plain, and Jill Pelz (Tim Caudle) of Bel Aire; siblings, Elaine (Joe) Clouse of Kingman, Roy Dreiling of Wichita, Thomas Dreiling of Wichita, Rodger (Doris) Dreiling of Hutchinson, Galen Dreiling of Hutchinson, Mary (Conrad) Koehler of Great Bend, Tim (Kim) Dreiling of Hutchinson, Duane (Denise) Dreiling of Hutchinson, Mark Dreiling of Hutchinson, Jerry (Brenda) Dreiling of Pfeifer, David (Vickie) Dreiling of Great Bend, Paul (Angie) Dreiling of Goddard, Neal (Penny) Dreiling of Great Bend, and Norine (Todd) Hamby of Hutchinson; grandchildren, Kale Dreiling, Kadey (Ian) Nordell, Chloe Pelz, Luke Pelz, Jaxx Dreiling, Claire Dreiling, Brekk Dreiling, Linkin Dreiling, Sawyer Dreiling, Everleigh Caudle, and Chase Caudle; and great-grandchildren, Brooks and Rory Nordell.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the St. Peter’s Athletic Committee, Attn: St. Peter’s Catholic School, 11010 Southwest Blvd., Wichita, KS 67215.

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