Lorene T. Rychlec, 93, Kansas City, KS, passed away Monday, March 29, 2021 at Advent Health Shawnee Mission with her loving family by her side. On Wednesday, April 7 at the Cathedral of St. Peter, 416 N. 14th St., Kansas City, KS, the rosary will be said at 9:45, followed by visitation, with the Mass beginning at 11:00. In lieu of flowers the family suggests memorial contributions to the Cathedral.
Lorene was born July 30, 1927, in Kansas City, KS and was the first to receive the sacrament of baptism at the new St. Peter's Catholic Church on August 7, 1927. Among the variety of jobs that she held, her retirement was from the City Clerk's office in Kansas City, KS in 1991. She was a lifelong member of the Cathedral Parish including President of the Altar Society, holding various positions within the Catholic Order of Foresters and a member of the Daughters of Isabella. She was preceded in death by her parents Joseph and Marie Brill, her two sisters, Alma Philbrick and Mildred Schneider, husbands, Harold Dobbie in 1958 and Edward Rychlec in 2017. Lorene is survived by 7 children, Paul (JoAnn ) Dobbie, George (Rosemary) Dobbie, Terri (Jim) Schneweis, Joann Dobbie, Jim Dobbie, Diane Rychlec Peterson, and Mark Rychlec, 15 grandchildren and 29 great grandchildren.