Xenia "Xie" Gallaugher

November 22, 1934 - April 30, 2017

Xenia Mae “Xie” Gallaugher, 82, of Medicine Lodge, KS, died, Sunday, April 30, 2017 at Medicine Lodge Memorial Hospital, Medicine Lodge, KS. She was born on November 22, 1934 in Capron, OK, the daughter of Walt and Hulda (Quast) Kunzman. Xie graduated from Capron High School in 1952 and then attended the Salt City Business College in Hutchinson, KS, graduating in 1954. She then moved to Enid, OK, to go to work for Champlin’s Refining in the Treasurers Office. Xie worked there until 1956, and moved to Medicine Lodge, KS, where she lived for the rest of her life. She helped with selling tags in January 1957 in the treasurers office until March and helped with taxes and tags for a number of years part-time. She became steadily employed in 1967 and retired in 1974 to raise her son, W.J. In 1985, she returned to work until 2000. Xie also worked part-time for Arrowhead West (formerly Chikaskia Division) from 1988 to 1999. She loved every client as a special person. She was a member of the Trinity Lutheran Church, Medicine Lodge, KS. Surviving are one niece, Georgianna (Glenn) Gagnon of Alva, OK; four nephews, Bruce (Michelle)Keitel of Enid, OK, Ronald Arebalo of Arizona, Steven Arebalo of Prosper, TX, & Bill (Lois) Gallaugher of Sawyer, KS; two sisters-in-law, Pam Gallaugher of Toronto, KS and Elinor Gallaugher of Isabel, KS; a host of other relatives & friends. Special thanks to her caregivers at Medicine Lodge Memorial Hospital. She was preceded in death by her parents, her son, W.J. Gallaugher, & two sisters, Stella Arebalo & Nadine Keitel. Visitation will be on Wednesday, May 3, 2017 from 10 a.m. to 7:00 p.m, with family present from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., at Larrison Funeral Home, 120 E. Lincoln, Medicine Lodge, KS 67104. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, May 4, 2017 at 10:30 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church, Medicine Lodge, KS with Pastor Dennis Fangmeyer officiating. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Medicine Lodge, KS. Memorials may be made to the Trinity Lutheran Church or the Medicine Lodge Memorial Hospital Long Term Care, in care of Larrison Funeral Home. Condolences may be left at www.larrisonmortuary.com.