Cynthia Jo Biehler

Cynthia “Cindy” Jo Menzies Biehler was born on February 26, 1959 in Long Branch, NJ. She died at Salina Regional Health Center after a long battle with cancer on January 19, 2022. She was 62. She is the daughter of the late Hubert Eugene “Gene” and Marilyn (Totten) Menzies. She graduated from Herington High School with the class of 1977 and continued her education at Brown Mackie College, earning a degree in Fashion Merchandise in 1979. She married Steven Biehler on September 27, 1980 at Sacred Heart Cathedral in Salina, KS. From this union, three children were born. She worked many different jobs and upon moving back to the family farm east of Herington in 1992, she began working for USD 487 as a teaching assistant at the Middle School, a job she held for 25 years. She also worked part time at the Herington Hospital as a cook for over 15 years. Her children and their activities always took precedence over anything else in her life. She enjoyed supporting her children in all of their activities. She loved Kansas City Chiefs football, Royals baseball, and ANYTHING K-State related. A truer K-State fan you will never find. She was preceded in death by her father, Gene Menzies, brother, Rocky Menzies, her grandparents, Revere and Elsie Totten and Hubert and Lois Menzies. Survivors of Cindy are her children and their families, Jesse (Kasey) Breeley and Briggs Biehler of Prairie Village, KS; Anna (Darrin), Noah and Lane Sewell of Valley Center, KS, and Matthew (Samantha), Nora, Bracy, and Morgan Biehler of Abilene, KS; her mom, Marilyn Menzies of Salina, KS, her brother Dustin (Kristin) Menzies of Salina, KS a niece Cheyenne (Brad) Hill of Manhattan, KS, numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, and her husband Steven Biehler, currently of Heppner, Oregon. Her family will gather with friends on Friday February 4, 2022 at the Herington Community Center from 5-7 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday February 5, 2022 at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Herington at 10 a.m. with the Rosary at 9:30 a.m. The family asks that you wear purple to the funeral in honor of her deep pride for K-State. Yazel Megli Funeral Home, Herington is serving the family. Memorial contributions in Cindy’s name may be directed to Dustin Menzies for the establishment of educational funds for the grandchildren. Please sign her online guestbook and leave a memory of Cindy at www.yazelmeglifh.com.