Dateline: Wichita, Kansas
Name of Deceased: Irwin Frank Alefs Age: 90
Date of Death: July 21, 2015
Place of Death: Wesley Medical Center, Wichita, Kansas
Date of Birth: January 11, 1925 at Great Bend, Kansas
Parents Name: Daniel and Minnie Rose (Lippoldt) Alefs
OBITUARY INFORMATION
He married Dorothy Marie Boatright October 28, 1945 at Great Bend, Kansas. She died July 12, 2012.
He owned and operated Alefs and Sons Equipment, the John Deere dealership, with his father and brother. He later operated the business Irwin Alefs Equipment Co. During the 1970s, he had a custom hay cutting business at Moscow, Kan., and later operated a general repair business there. They moved back to Great Bend in 1989 where he was a public relations representative for Farmers Mutual Insurance. He served on the Farmers Mutual Insurance board of directors for more than fifty years.
He was a member of First Christian Church, Great Bend.
SURVIVORS
one son: John D. Alefs and his wife Sally of Wichita, KS
two daughters: Karen Capell and her husband Bill of Casa Grande, AZ, and Betty Livingston and her husband Gary of Wichita, KS
four grandchildren: Heather West and her husband Mike, Robb Collins and his wife Corinne, Spencer Alefs and his wife Emily and Maggie Alefs
three great-grandchildren: Anna West, Brandon West, and Charly Collins
He was preceded in death by one brother, Daniel J. Alefs, Jr., and two sisters, Ruth Evers and June Shafer.
SERVICE INFORMATION
Funeral Service: Monday, July 27, 2015
Time of Service: 10:30 a.m.
Place of Service: First Christian Church in Great Bend
Officiant: The Reverend Joshua Leu
Interment: Great Bend Cemetery, Great Bend, Kansas
Visitation: 1:00 to 9:00 p.m., Sunday, July 26, 2015 at Bryant Funeral Home
Memorial Fund: First Christian Church, in care of Bryant Funeral Home
Condolences may be sent and notice viewed at www.bryantfh.net
Arrangements by Bryant Funeral Home
1425 Patton Road Great Bend, Kansas 67530