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Many of the residents at our Via Christi Villages have interesting stories to tell about their lives. Read about their experiences in our Senior Diaries.

• Norah Ahrens received greetings from Pope Benedict XVI on her 100th birthday.
• Juanita Fern Aikman, born in Midway, MO, enjoys playing piano and being a resident of Via Christi Village in Pittsburg.
• Clifford Arthur, born in Richie, MO grew up and attended school in Pittsburg, KS.
• Alma Barth, resident of Via Christi Village in Manhattan, was one year old when her father died.
• David Bevan celebrated his 95th birthday on June 8.
• Dorothy Block still hears from her former students 69 years after retiring as a teacher.
• Bob and Alice Brown passed the 50-year marriage mark and are still going strong.
• Margaret Buerge grew up poor during the depression, but that did not stop her from creating beautiful things by painting and flower arranging. 
• Ena Burke is our cheerful, 104-year old resident at the Via Christi Village on McLean in Wichita, KS. 
• James Butler served in three wars before retiring to Kansas and getting his college degree in Social Theology.
• Tom Carlin was lucky that he knew shorthand and that his boat was hit by a torpedo.
• Charlotte Carter, homemaker extraordinaire, enjoys her home at Via Christi Village in Pittsburg, KS.
• Goldie Carter reaches the 100 year milestone and is still active playing Wii bowling.
• Edith Carr celebrates her 100th birthday in Pittsburg KS.
• Gerald Caldwell is a World War II veteran who was selected to take the recent Honor Flight to the World War II Memorial in Washington, DC.
• Charlie Mae Comage, a hard worker all her life, enjoys serving others.
• Carl "Bus" Crumpton went from being a WWII pilot to studying geology in the Kansas plains.
• Vera Dalrymple, a farmer most of her life and former caregiver to children at Parsons State Hospital, enjoys living at Via Christi Village in Pittsburg, KS.
• Mary Davis was a teacher for 22 years as well as a loving wife and mother.
• Wulf Doerry served in both the German and American forces before starting his life in the mid-West as a baker and chemist.
• Beulah Dungan enjoys living at Catholic Care.
• Jett Earl once raised nationally-recognized championship dogs and lived around the corner from President Harry S. Truman.
• Alexis Ebert, a native of Blaine, KS, celebrates her 100th birthday
• Myrna Filion, born in Quezon City, Philippines, worked hard all her life and has a goal to be a part of the workforce again.
• Gerald Finch started as a Chicago boy and then moved to Kansas where he devoted his life to his family and community.
• Ed Froelich recieved his Purple Heart medal over 60 late with the help of U.S. Senator Jerry Moran. 
• John Gross, who once rode a horse to school, became a resident of Via Christi in Pittsburg a few months after turning 100 years old.
• Catherine Gibson, resident of Via Christi Village in Pittsburg, KS, says her father is her life's inspiration.
• Leo Gilmore travelled to Europe and across the western U.S. before returning to Pittsburg KS.
• Bettye Haggard enchants others with her smiling face and pleasant demeanor.
• Lu Hardy took a special interest in autistic kids and developed innovative learning approaches in the Wichita school district.
• Vera Heidebrecht hits milestone birthday
• Lela Holden, for 10 years, ran her hometown's newspaper.
• Marian Holiwell lists Mother of the Year among her greatest accomplishments.
• Mary Joerg derives some of her greatest satisfaction from the volunteer service she gave to others.
• Wayne and Rachel Jones have enjoyed a better quality of life because of Via Christi HOPE.
• Roger Kato and Evelyn Edwards met after she answered a personal ad describing the man of her dreams.
• Perry Kippes, resident of St. John's of Victoria, was born on a farm and was the third of 6 children.
• Carl Kramer, as a young boy, knew he wanted to be a priest.
• Gladys Lester, born in Canada, KS, celebrated her 100th birthday on Sept. 10, 2011.
• Elizabeth 'Janie' Martin was 10 years old when she participated in her first beauty contest and was in the "Our Gang" movie.
• Larry Martin began his 40-year career in education teaching in a one-room country school.
• Glen Maughmer at the young age of 97 still excercises on the rowing machine three times a week.
• Virginia McAdam celebrates life each day after beating cancer and moving into the assisted living community at Via Christi Village at Georgetown.
• Wayne McIntosh, resident of Via Christi Village in Manhattan, flew combat in Europe during WWII and enjoyed a 30-year career in the military.
• Bertha Milbank dedicated much of her adult life serving many noteworthy community organizations including the Girl Scouts.
• Caterina Miller was a young Italian girl whose fate lead her to a handsome soldier and a new life in Kansas.
• Margery Miller met her future husband after transferring to K-State.
• Inez Oehme loves to cook and sew.
• Elaine Olson and her late sister, Louise Southerland, were inseperable all their lives.
• Bernice Owens, resident of Via Christi Village in Manhattan, surrounds herself with memories from home.
• Penny Parris loves her home at Via Christi Village in Pittsburg, KS
• Ross Pauli became a decorated war veteran before returning to college to earn his mechanical engineering degree and teaching at Kansas State University.
• Jim and Kay Perry, who have been married for 58 years, met on a blind date.
• Harold Press is adored by his grandchildren and great-grandchildren
• Mary Ann Rauniker, born in Cherokee, KS, is a resident of Via Christi Village in Pittsburg, KS.
• Josie Robben celebrates her 105th Birthday at St. John's in Victoria, KS
• Alfred (Fritz) Rohr, resident of St. John's in Victoria, KS, built wooden wagons and horses after his retirement. 
• Doris Schultes is a retired teacher that clearly remembers the dirt from the days of the Kansas Dirt Bowl
• Erick Schulze plowed the land, drove the roads and played the accordion to the delight of audiences.
• Alma Sloan, resident of Via Christi Village on Broadmoor, celebrated her 100th birthday surround by family and friends.
• Sandra Snoke is a living example of faith in action
• Pat Stone is the 'Angel Volunteer' at Via Christi Village on Georgetown.
• Reginah Smith, an active volunteer, has overcome adversity several times during her lifetime
• Art and Gloria Thomas, residents of the Via Christi Village in Pittsburg, celebrated their 71st wedding anniversary on June 9, 2011. 
• Virginia True, resident of Via Christi Village in Pittsburg, worked at McNally's for 27 years and was an active community volunteer.
• Joan Watkins celebrated her 100th birthday in Pittsburg, KS
Rachel Witt grew up on a cotton farm in northern Louisiana during the Great Depression
• Doc Wright is most likely Ponca City, OK most avid sports fan.