George E. Reimer

George E. Reimer of Meade, Kansas, died on January 17, 2016, at the Lone Tree Retirement Center, Meade at the age of 83. He was the husband of Lois Clemmer Reimer.

George was born July 29, 1932, in Meade County, Kansas, to the late David A. and Elizabeth Classen Reimer. Along with four older siblings, he grew up on a farm south of Meade, and farming was always an important part of his life. As a youth, he accepted Christ as his Savior, was baptized, and became a member of Emmanuel Mennonite Church. He lived in Meade all his life except for two years in Denver, Colorado, where he did his 1-W service. Following this, he farmend wand helped his brother Arnold with the dairy. Later, he worked at Meade Manufacturing for 16 years, B.J. Manufacturing in Dodge City for 2 years, and for the City of Meade for 16 years. He retired in February, 1996. He married his wife, Lois, on November 25, 1967, at the Salford Mennonite Church in Harleysville, Pennsylvania. He was a wonderful husband, dad, and grandpa. He enjoyed little children and always had a smile.

He is preceded in death by his parents and his brothers, Daniel, Arnold, and an infant brother Peter. He is survived by his wife, Lois and two sons, Troy (wife Emily) of Lawrence, Kansas, and Gerald (wife Julie) of Ifrane, Morocco, and six grandchildren, Benjamin, Jonathan, Lucy, Matthew, Katrina, and Kendra. He is also survived by two sisters, Hulda Voth (husband Kenneth) of Valley Center, Kansas, and Alma Koehler (husband George) of Meade, Kansas, sister-in-law Martha Reimer of Meade, and a sister-in-law Helen C. Reimer of Meade, and many nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, January 23, 2016, at the Emmanuel Mennonite Church, Meade. Friends may call from 9:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. Friday at Fidler-Orme-Bachman Mortuary, Meade. Interment will follow in the Emmanuel Mennonite Church Cemetery, rural Meade.

In lieu of flowers the family would welcome memorials to the Emmanuel Mennonite Church Building Fund in care of the funeral home.