Magdalene Elizabeth Schauf, 79, died March 24, 2012 at McPherson Hospital, McPherson, Kansas. She was born April 12, 1932 at Beaver, Kansas, the daughter of Joseph L. and Lena (Hoffman) Schneweis. She was a 1951 graduate of Hoisington High School. She married Louis P. Schauf September 30, 1952 at Beaver, Kansas. He died December 26, 1981. She was a homemaker. Mrs. Schauf was a member of the Prince of Peace Parish at St. Patrick Catholic Church and Daughters of Isabella, Great Bend; St. Joseph Altar Society and Extension Homemakers Unit, Beaver; and was formerly a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, Beaver, where she was baptized, confirmed, and married. Magdalene and Louis moved to Cawker City in 1957 and resided in Mitchell County until 1969 when the family moved back to the Nick Schauf homestead. She moved to Great Bend 1990, where she resided until moving to the Cedars Retirement Center in August 2011. She enjoyed gardening, sewing, and crafts, as well as traveling in her later years. Survivors include one son, Gerald "Jerry" Schauf and his wife Kathy, Hoisington; one daughter, Sharon Prieb and her husband Glen, Lehigh, Kansas; and four grandchildren: Cheryl (Prieb) Duerkesen and her husband Ross, Mark Prieb, Brian Schauf, and Jessica Schauf. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Richard Joseph Schneweis and Alvin Schneweis; one sister, Evangeline Luft; and one granddaughter, Sarah Prieb. Altar Society Rosary will be at 4:00 p.m., Tuesday, March 27, 2012 at Bryant Funeral Home. Vigil service with Daughters of Isabella Rosary will be at 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, March 27, 2012 at Bryant Funeral Home. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, March 28, 2012 at St. Patrick Catholic Church, Great Bend. Father Reginald A. Urban will be celebrant. Burial will be at 1:00 p.m., Wednesday at St. Joseph Cemetery, Beaver. Friends may call from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Tuesday at Bryant Funeral Home. Memorials are requested to American Diabetes Association or St. Joseph Cemetery Fund, in care of the funeral home.