Rita Klug, 73, passed away on August 13, 2015, surrounded by her husband and family, at Almost Home, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born February 3, 1942, in Great Bend, the daughter of John and Margaret (Boor) Schneweis. She was a 1960 graduate of Odin High School. She later married James Klug on November 18, 1961, in Beaver, Kansas. Rita was a loving wife, mother, and homemaker, who enjoyed gardening and sewing. She was a member of Holy Family Catholic Church in Odin and a member of the Altar Society. She worked for Superior Essex for 30 years. She is survived by her husband, James; sons, Alan (Krista) Klug of Riley, KS, Scott (Leslie) Klug of Hoisington, Darren (Jamie) Klug of Newton, KS; a daughter, Angie (Mitch) Gebhardt of Gypsum, KS; and thirteen grandchildren. She is also survived by; brothers, Francis (Karen) Schneweis of Guymon, OK, Gerald "Jack" (Sandy) Schneweis of Claflin, Herman "Butch" (Toni) Schneweis of Hoisington; and sisters, Dorothy Maneth, Bernice (Paul) Huslig, and Mary (Lester) Stewart, all of Great Bend; and in -laws, Everett Hitschmann of Hoisington, Beatrice Schneweis of Hoisington, and Jim Nimmo of Emmitt, ID. She was preceded in death by her parents; John and Margaret; brother, Leo Schneweis; brother-in-law, Robert Maneth; and sisters, Marge Hitschmann and Judy Nimmo. Rosary will be 7 p.m. Sunday, August 16, 2015, at Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home Chapel. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10 a.m., Monday, August 17, 2015, at Holy Family Catholic Church, Odin, Kansas, celebrated by Father Don Bedore. Burial will follow in Holy Family Cemetery. Friends may call 1 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Holy Family Cemetery Fund or Kans for Kids in care of Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home, PO Box 146, Hoisington, KS 67544.