DEATH: Alvin H. Goertz, 96

Alvin H. Goertz, 96, owner of Al?s Garage in Lehigh, died June 3 at Bethesda Home, Goessel.

The memorial service is at 11 a.m., Saturday, June 20, at Tabor Mennonite Church in rural Newton.

Visitation with family is from 6-8 p.m. Friday, June 19, at Miller-Ott Funeral Home, 303 E. Main, Goessel.

He was born May 19, 1919, to Henry and Martha Goertz on on a farm near Walton. On June 15, 1944, he was married to Ethlyn Wiebe, who predeceased him April 29, 1978. On April 2, 1983, he was married to Marie Ediger, who predeceased him in 1999.

Survivors include children David Goertz of Chandler, Ariz., Edith and husband Vern Schultz of Osseo, Minn., Grace and husband Gary Hagen of Minnetonka, Minn., and Becky and husband Howard Allison of Newton; brother, Richard Goertz of Missouri; six grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.

Memorials may be made to Bethesda Home, Gideon?s International or Tabor Mennonite Church and sent in care of Miller-Ott Funeral Home, P.O. Box 96, Goessel, KS 67053, also in charge of arrangements.

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