Born June 3, 1907, at Dorrance, he married Anna Marie Ohlrogge Jan 12, 1935, at Ness City. He was a retired welder and resident of Topeka since 1956, formerly of Stafford.
He was a member of the Baptist Church, Stafford.

Survivors include his wife of the home; three daughters, Carolyn A. Herbel, of Lucas, Donna J. Brinker of Point Pleasant, W. Va., and Danna J. Crawshaw of Mayetta; two brothers Sam of Fort Worth, Texas, and Jonathan of Aurora, Colo.; one sister, Esther Jonker of Wichita; five grandchildren; one great grandchild.

Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Peacock-Milton Funeral Chapel, Stafford, with C. M. Richardson officiating. Burial will be in the Stafford Cemetery. Friends may call from 1:30 p.m. until 9:30 p.m. Sunday and until service time Monday at the funeral home. Memorials have been suggested to the Kidney Foundation of Kansas.