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Isengard -- Wilma (Willie) Bieker Isengard, 71, passed from this life to a new realm in the Communion of Saints, Monday evening October 8, 2001. Wilma is survived by her sons, Gerald Lee Bieker of Seattle, WA and Dennis Bieker of Fayettville, AR; her grandson, George C. Bieker of Fayettville, AR; sisters and brothers, Marcella Dreiling of Chapman, KS, Katherine Schmidt and husband, Alexis, Alice Windholz and husband, Alfred, Ralph Walters and Leona Fross, all of Hays, KS, Mary Pfeifer and husband, Alphonse of La Crosse, KS, Rosemary Gerstner and husband, Ernest of Conyers, GA, Sister Mary Alice Walters, CSA of Cudahy, WI, Robert Befort and wife, Ernestine of Ellis, KS, Ronald Walters and wife, Pam Fraser-Walters of Albuquerque and Janet Gerstner and husband, Jude of Overland Park, KS; as well as numerous nieces, nephews and cousins across the USA; and dear friends in Albuquerque. Wilma was preceded in death by her mother, Monica; sisters, Rita Mae and Miriam; her father, Frank; sister, Cecilia Wolf; her first husband, George Bieker in 1973; her second husband, William Isengard of Albuquerque in 1994; her stepmother, Rose and her sister, Frances Schmidt. Born December 24, 1929 in Hays, KS to Frank Walters and Monica Koerner Walters, Wilma was the next to last of their twelve children. She graduated from Girls� Catholic High School in Hays and married George Bieker, after his return from service in the Navy. They subsequently moved to Denver. After Mr. Bieker's death Wilma worked as a supervisor with Blue Cross/Blue Shield in Denver, CO. In 1976 she married William Isengard, a retired Air Force Lieutenant Colonel, former prisoner of war and employee with the Defense Nuclear Agency at Kirtland AFB, and moved to Albuquerque. widow Mrs. Isengard volunteered with the Veterans Administration Hospital and enjoyed and taught water aerobics at Kirtland AFB. She also was active with the Albuquerque Chapter 1 of exPOW. She was a parishioner at Holy Ghost Church. Willie is remembered fondly and joyfully for her humor and hospitality. Rosary will be recited Saturday, 10:00 a.m., at French Mortuary, University Blvd. Chapel, 1111 University Blvd. NE, with Sister Mary Alice Walters CSA reciting. Cremation will follow and interment of cremains will be held at Fairmont Cemetery, Denver, CO. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the charity of the donor's choice. The family thanks Willie�s friends and neighbors for their loving attention, and her caregivers, particularly the Presbyterian Home Hospice team for their professional and compassionate care. French Mortuary, 1111 University Blvd. NE.
        Published on: Sat October 13, 2001