BURLINGAME, Kan. – Nancy Lee Kline, 82, passed away Saturday, May 16, 2026, at Stormont-Vail Hospital, Topeka, Kan. She was born Oct. 5, 1943, in Pontiac, Mich., to Harold and Melinda (Marten) Richmond.
Nancy spent most of her life in Burlingame, Kan., where she graduated with the class of 1963 from Burlingame High School. She built a career with Southwestern Bell Telephone, working as an accounting clerk for 31 years before retiring. She was a proud member of the Southwestern Bell Telephone Pioneers.
On Nov. 8, 1969, Nancy married William Eddy Kline, in Osage City, Kan., and together they built a life and raised two sons.
Nancy was preceded in death by her parents, Harold and Melinda; brothers Harvey, Vernie, Donald, Delos, and Norman Richmond; sister, Wanda Winans; and half-brothers, Chuck and Ralph Sutton.
She is survived by her husband, Eddy, of more than 56 years; her sons, Kris (Tricia) Kline, Burlingame, and Tim Kline, Scranton, Kan.; brother, Gary Richmond; three grandchildren, Nic (Zayda) Kline, Kristen (Layton) Dreyer, and Kade Kline; three great-grandchildren, Blakely, Ezekiel, and Linley; and many other family members and friends, including her dearest and closest friend, Cindy Rothrock.
A graveside memorial service will be 3 p.m. Thursday, May 28, at Burlingame Cemetery. Memorial contributions can be made to the Burlingame Community Foundation, sent in care of Feltner Funeral Home, 818 Topeka Ave., Lyndon, KS 66451. Condolences can be left at feltnerfuneralhome.com.
