STERLING - Kermit D. Engelland, 73, died Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2009, at Lyons Hospital.

He was born March 18, 1936, in Rural Rice County, to Ansel and Elsie Stange Engelland. He was a farmer and stockman in the Sterling community. He belonged to Midland United Church of Christ and CKYC Yacht Club.

On March 18, 1955, he married Betty Jean Schmucker at Sterling. She survives.

Their children and spouses are: Rhonda and Lindsay Schmidt, Geneseo, Rex and Julie Engelland, Sterling, Robyn and Ken Schrock, Huntsville, Ala., Rochelle and Chris Hewitt, Sterling; two brothers, Carroll and Delpha Engelland, Dwight and Pat Engelland; sister, Cheryl Engelland; sister-in-law, Rosemary Engelland, all of Hutchinson; eight grandchildren, Amy and Sean Feldman, Tracy and Jeff Vaughan, Heath and Hunter Hewitt, Kirk Engelland, Nathan, David and Hannah Schrock; two great-grandchildren, Killian Vaughan and Arika Feldman. He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Donald Engelland.

Funeral will be 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12, 2009, at Midland Community Church of Christ with Pastor Robert Smith presiding. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. today with the family present from 4 to 6 p.m. at Elliott Mortuary, Hutchinson. Burial will be in Sterling Community Cemetery, Sterling.

Memorials may be sent to the Rice County Community Foundation or to the church, in care of Elliott Mortuary.

Visit www.elliottmortuary.com to leave a condolence for his family.