Irene Elizabeth Simmons, 95, died June 15, 2014 at Great Bend Regional Hospital. Born July 18, 1918, in Hoisington, she was the daughter of Henry and Amalia "Molly" (Schneider) Nuss. On March 30, 1940, she married Wayne Edward Ensle in Hoisington and was later divorced. She then married Lester Oakley on October 15, 1951, in Hoisington. Lester passed away on November 17, 1957. She then married Kenneth Arthur Simmons on May 21, 1966, in Great Bend. Kenneth passed away May 16, 1973. A lifetime resident of Hoisington, she was employed by the Hoisington Public Library and Cornerstone Interiors. Mrs. Simmons was a member of Concordia Lutheran Church, Life Member of LWML, and was the Supervising Judge for the Election Board, serving in Ward 1 for forty-eight years. She also served as the treasurer for Victory EHU for fourteen years and was the last surviving charter member of the Hoisington Hospital Auxiliary, helping to organize it in 1953. Survivors include two sons, Ronald Wayne Ensle and wife Janice of Topeka, Kansas; and Charles Alan Oakley and wife Julie of Midland, Texas; one brother, Gene "Skeets" Nuss and wife Mary Jane of Lawrence, Kansas; one step son, Kenneth Aaron Simmons and wife Carol of Guthrie, Oklahoma; six grandchildren, Richard Ward, Steven Ensle, Scott Ensle, Greta Miller, Dan Ensle, and Erik Oakley; two step-grandchildren, Colin Simmons and Kari Tompkins; and twelve great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by one daughter, Sharon Louise Ward; four brothers, Elmer "Lee" Nuss, Clarence "Red" Nuss, Robert "Bob" Nuss, and Glenn Nuss; and one sister, Lucille Chaffee. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, June 18, 2014 at Concordia Lutheran Church in Hoisington with the Reverend Mark Lovett officiating. Burial will be at the Hoisington Cemetery. Friends may call from noon to 8 p.m., Tuesday, June 17, 2014 at Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home. Memorials are suggested to, Lutheran Braille Workers or Clara Barton Auxiliary, in care of the funeral home.