Mary L. Boxberger, 96, died at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center, Great Bend, Kansas. Mary was born December 27, 1911 in Barton County, Kansas, the daughter of John B. and Mary Seidl Springer. On June 1, 1935 she married William Boxberger in Great Bend, Kansas. He preceded her in death on October 3, 1975. Mary was a resident of Hoisington since 1935 coming from the Olmitz community. She was a homemaker. Mary was of the Lutheran faith. Survivors include two nephews, Ernest Bittner and Larry Schafer; nine nieces, Shirley Harrison, Leona Marbut, Caroll Burnett, Barbara Thorne, Cathy Smith Barbara Allen, Gloria Meyer, Margaret Allan and Wanda Turner. Mary was preceded in death by three brothers, John, Adolph and Tony Springer and six sisters, Mollie Jamison, Josephine Kaiser, Anna Kuhn, Rose Smith, Hattie Jennings and Helen Schafer. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, February 6, 2008 at Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home, Hoisington, Kansas with the Reverend Don Fisher officiating. Interment will be at Hoisington Cemetery, Hoisington, Kansas. Visitation will be on Tuesday, February 5, 2008 from 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. and Wednesday, 9:00 a.m. to service time all at Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home. Memorials are suggested to Clara Barton Foundation or Sunflower Diversified Services in care of the funeral home.