(KNZA)--A former area lawmaker and Doniphan County community leader is being remembered.
Galen Weiland, of Bendena, died Wednesday at a St. Joseph hospital at the age of 78.
A Celebration of Life service for Weiland will be held Monday morning at 11:00 at the Chapel Oaks Funeral Home, in Highland.
Wieland served in the Kansas House from 1990 to 2001, representing the 1st District.
He was the former manager of Bendena Grain Company.
In addition, Weiland was the former director of the Doniphan County Economic Development Commission and the Doniphan County Chamber of Commerce. He also served on various boards in Doniphan County.
Among his survivors are his wife, Ruth, along with two children
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