Ralph M. Bieker, of Hoxie, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, October 12, 2022, at the age of ninety at Sheridan County Health Complex Long Term Care. He was born in Grainfield, Kansas, to Ludwig and Ludwina (Munsch) Bieker on October 26, 1931. He grew up in Hoxie, Kansas and attended Sheridan Community High School graduating with the class of 1950. After graduating from high school, Ralph entered the United States Army. He served his country for two years working as office personnel at Fort Riley Army Base. Upon discharge from the Army Ralph returned to Hoxie, Kansas where he worked and lived for the rest of his life.
Ralph worked for Central Kansas Power Company, and then for Summerson Abstract Company as an abstractor until he retired in 1976. Ralph was a well-known photographer and took pictures for weddings, senior class pictures, and many other occasions. He also sold monuments for the Smith Monument Company. Ralph was a worker, but he also enjoyed playing golf and could often be found out on the golf course. He loved his family and enjoyed his many nieces and nephews. He was a faithful member of the St. Frances Cabrini Catholic Church and Knights of Columbus.
Ralph is survived by his brothers, Eugene Bieker and wife Pauletta of Oberlin, Kansas; Alexander Bieker and wife, Willetta of McCook, Nebraska; sisters, Eleanora Douglass of Afton, Oklahoma; Mary Kathern Sanders and Elizabeth Stillman of Hoxie, Kansas; sisters-in-law, Virginia Bieker, Arlene Bieker, Sue Bieker; and many nieces, nephews, and friends.
He was preceded in death by parents, Ludwig, and Ludwina Bieker; brothers, Clarence, Anthony, Charles, and Harold; sisters, Louise Bryant, Viola Bieker, and Barbara Lynn Irwin.
A Mass of Christian Burial is planned for Tuesday, October 18, 2022, 10:30 A.M., at the St. Frances Cabrini Catholic Church. Visitation will be held Monday, October 17, 2022, from 1:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M., with family receiving family and friends from 5:30 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. at the Mickey-Leopold Funeral Home, Hoxie, Kansas. The Vigil and Rosary Service will immediately follow visitation at 7:00 P.M. at the Funeral Home.
Memorials are suggested to the St. Frances Cabrini Catholic Church or the Sheridan County Benefit Walk and may be sent in care of Mickey-Leopold Funeral Home, PO Box 987, Hoxie, Kansas. Words of comfort and caring may be left at www.mickeyleopoldfuneral.com