Lifelong Goodland, Kansas resident, Jeanne L. Harding, beloved mother, grandmother, and friend, passed away on February 24, 2024, at Goodland Regional Medical Center in Goodland, Kansas.
She was born on October 21, 1925, in Goodland, Kansas to Bernard and Loraine (Hamilton) Galbreth. Jeanne was very proud of her heritage. She loved her grandparents JG and Ethel Hamilton. She spent most of her childhood with them at the family’s Coal and Feed business. Her great grandmother was a Cherokee Indian.
Jeanne had deep roots in Sherman County. Her great grandfather Isaac Houston homesteaded in southwest Sherman County in 1886. He became one of the first county commissioners for two terms. Her family was significantly involved in the business development of Goodland.
Jeanne graduated from Sherman Community High School in Goodland, KS in 1943. On October 14, 1944, she married Don Harding in Goodland. Jeanne worked for many years as a Dispatcher for Great Plains Electric Company retiring in 1987. Jeanne was a member of Crime Stoppers, Good Sam Camper Club and the Methodist church quilting ladies. She was a good cook and loved to bake pies. One of Jeanne’s biggest highlights after retiring was her and Don traveling with the Good Sam Camper Club. They also took many trips on their own. She was always involved with her children’s activities, Ron in Boy Scouts and LaDona in 4-H, and then with her grandchildren. Jeanne was a Boy Scout chili feed & Catch a Pig sponsor for many years.
Jeanne was preceded in death by her parents, stepfather EW Van Meter, husband Don, and great grandson Brock William Frerichs.
She is survived by her son Ron Harding, daughter LaDona (Richard) Frerichs of Goodland, KS; brother-in-law Bob Harding of Goodland, KS; grandchildren Bret (Jennifer) Frerichs of Goddard, KS and Malissa Sloan of Broomfield, CO; great grandchildren Brady (Kylie) Frerichs, Brendan Frerichs all of Garden Plain, KS, Jett Sloan of Broomfield, CO.
Memorial contributions may be designated to the Goodland United Methodist Church, the Boy Scout Troop 142 or to the Sherman County 4-H Council and may be left at the services or mailed to Koons-Russell Funeral Home, 211 N. Main Ave., Goodland, KS 67735.