Joe (Okie Joe) Elmenhorst

Joseph Henry (Okie Joe) Elmenhorst, age 91, Moran, Kansas, passed away January 23, 2022, at his residence. Joe was born December 2, 1930, in El Reno, Oklahoma, to Anton Elmenhorst and Mary Irene (Kappus) Elmenhorst.

Joe attended school in Oklahoma and graduated in 1949 from Sacred Heart Catholic High School in El Reno, Oklahoma.

Joe and Edna Wittrock were married November 18, 1953, in Okarche, Oklahoma. Together they made their home in El Reno, Oklahoma, where they were blessed with their four children. They later moved to Moran, Kansas, in 1966 where they continued their life together raising their children on the family farm.

Farming was Joe's hobby as well as his occupation. Joe loved to visit and talk, especially at the local sale barns and farm auctions. He never met a stranger. Joe loved spending time with his family.

Joe was preceded in death by his wife, Edna; parents; sisters, Margaret Williams, Millie Hess, Eileen Williams; brothers, Francis Elmenhorst, Gene Elmenhorst, George Elmenhorst, Bob Elmenhorst, Paul Elmenhorst, Carl Elmenhorst; and granddaughter, Nicole Sigg.

Joe is survived by children, Karen (Bob) Sager, Moran, Kansas, Chris (Sherry) Elmenhorst, LaHarpe, Kansas, Carla (Jim) Metcalfe, Chanute, Kansas, Julie (Chris) Hammes, Edmond, Oklahoma; 12 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; brothers, Don Elmenhorst, El Reno, Oklahoma, Jim Elmenhorst, Oktaha, Oklahoma; his beloved dog, Charlie; and numerous other relatives and friends.

A visitation will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 26, 2022, in The Venue at Feuerborn Family Funeral Service, 1883 US Highway 54, Iola, Kansas. A Rosary will be recited at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, January 27, 2022, at St. John Catholic Church, Iola, Kansas, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 a.m. Burial will follow in St. John Catholic Cemetery, Gas, Kansas.

Memorials are suggested to St. John Altar Society, and may be left with Feuerborn Family Funeral Service, Iola, Kansas.

Condolences for the family may be left at www.feuerbornfuneral.com .

Joseph Elmenhorst's funeral service can be watched here: https://vimeo.com/670727158