Kenneth Lee Klufa

Kenneth Lee Klufa, 78, middle school teacher, passed away Wednesday, January 15, 2020. Visitation with the family present, 5:00-8:00 p.m., Sunday, January 19, Downing & Lahey Mortuary West. Funeral Service, 10:00 a.m., Monday, January 20, at Northwest Christian Church. Kenneth played football (cornerback) at Bethel College from 1959-1963, was the womens high school basketball coach of the year for Marysville High School, and coached track, volleyball and baseball as well. He was on the board of the Orange Army Booster Club back in the late 1980s for the Wichita Wings indoor soccer team, enjoyed gardening, fishing, anything associated with his grandkids and spending time with his family. Kenneth enjoyed traveling through ACAP to Alaska, Hawaii and to Europe, notably England and Switzerland. He was a member of Air Capital (ACAP), Kansas National Education Association (KNEA) and volunteered through Northwest Christian Church in Wichita. Preceded in death by his father, Ed Klufa; mother, Berta Nicholson; brother, Gary Klufa; sister, Kay Wilson, and stepfather, C.E. “Nick” Nicholson. Survivors: wife, Mary; daughter, Nicki (Bob) Albert; son, Derek (Sonni) Klufa; brothers, Clayton (Mona) Nicholson, Brad Nicholson; grandchildren, Payden, Ella and Kale (fiancée, Aubrey) Klufa, Mia, Micah and Lizzie Albert. Memorials established with Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice, 313 S. Market, Wichita, KS 67202; CurePSP, 1216 Broadway, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10001; Northwest Christian Church, 10850 W. 21st St. N., Wichita, KS 67205 or in Kenneths name to an organization of the donors choice.