Leonard P. Staudinger, 68, died May 1, 2011 at his residence. He was born April 8, 1943 at Great Bend, Kansas, the son of Anton and Agnes (Zeman) Staudinger. He married Mary Ann Jacobs June 13, 1970 at Russell Kansas. A lifetime rural Barton County Kansas resident, Mr. Staudinger was a farmer. He was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, Dorrance; Knights of Columbus Council 2630, Odin; Coronado Assembly 4th Degree, Board member of Beaver Grain, former board member of Rural Water District, Russell Co.; and Barton Farm Bureau, and taught hunter safety for 25 years. He served in the Army reserves for 7 years. Survivors include his wife Mary Ann of the home; one son, Keith Staudinger and his wife Theresa, Wilson, KS; three daughters, Karen Marsell and her husband Doug, Russell, KS; Cheryl Bean and her husband Dave, Topeka, KS; and Michelle Brokes and her husband Allan, Wilson, KS; two sisters, Clara Stithem and husband Jack, Salina, KS; Roselle Williams and husband Dennis of Vancouver, WA; one brother, Raymond Staudinger, Hoisington, KS; and seven grandchildren, Allison, Andie, and Anna-Marie Marsell, Ashley and Austin Bean, and Cade and Lane Brokes. Vigil service will be at 7:00 p.m.; Tuesday, May 3, 2011 at St. Catherine Catholic Church in Dubuque. Funeral services will be at 10:00a.m.; Wednesday, May 4, 2011 at St. Catherine Catholic Church, with celebrant Father James Hoover. Burial will be at St. Catherine Cemetery, Dubuque, Kansas. Friends may call from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; Tuesday at Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home, Hoisington, Kansas and after 6:00 p.m. at the church. Memorial contributions are suggested to the Dubuque Catholic Cemetery Trust or St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Dorrance, in care of Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home, Box 146, Hoisington, KS. 67544