Myrna May (Covert) Porsch
Myrna May (Covert) Porsch was born January 8, 1932, in Wenatchee, WA, to Harry Langford and Mable Violet (Warren) Covert. Her family lived there until she was four, when they moved to Wilbur, WA. When she was in third grade, the family moved to Harrington, WA.
She graduated from Harrington High School in 1951 and put herself through Kelsey Baird Business School in Spokane, WA.
After graduation, Myrna worked as an administrator for Southwestern Bell Telephone in Spokane, WA, where she met her future husband Norbert Anthony Porsch, a U.S.A. Marine sergeant who was serving as an instructor at Fairchild Airforce Base.
They were married on Oct. 15, 1955, in Harrington, WA. Their honeymoon was the adventure of their drive to Kansas in their old pickup. They settled into their home on a small farm they purchased south of Selden, KS, Norb's hometown, where they raised their four children, Kathy, Ruth, Joan, and Michael.
Myrna worked as a nurse’s aide at Sheridan Country Hospital starting in September 1963 for 34 years, and as a housekeeper for a final year before her retirement in October 1998. She moved to Colby, KS in 1995, where she lived until August 2021 when she moved to Hoxie where she remained until her death on Nov. 19, 2023.
An active volunteer in Thomas County's Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) for many years, she also regularly participated in activities at the Senior Progress Center, leading exercises, playing cards, and working on puzzles, as well as helping serve the lunches. She enjoyed her gardens, hosting card parties with friends, and family gatherings at her Colby home. After her mobility became limited, she continued to keep up with family and friends via social media and frequent telephone calls. She avidly followed her grandchildren’s sports, and her “greats” were her special treasures.
She was preceded in death by her husband Norb, brother Jim Covert, sisters Patty Covert and Harriet (Covert) Hayden, brother-in-law Doc Porsch, brother- and sister-in-law Francis and Leone Porsch, and brothers-in-law Alfred (Dink) Dinkel and Stanley Shaw.
Survivors include her children, Kathy (Marc Epard), Ruth, Joan (Bill Jenkins), and Michael (Tami) Porsch; grandchildren Robby (Amanda Turner), Tristan (Taylore), Dayton, Marissa, and Chloe Porsch; great granddaughters Henley and Amelia Porsch and great-grandson Wyatt Porsch; sisters Eileen (Glen) Tanke and Helen (Roy) Nuxol; brother-in-law Donald Hayden; sisters-in-law Mary Anna (Porsch) Dinkel and Ramona (Porsch) Shaw; and numerous nieces and nephews.
The immediate family will celebrate her life privately.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials directed to Sheridan County Benefit Walk sent in care of: Myrna Porsch Memorial, Mickey-Leopold Funeral Home, 1024 Sheridan Avenue, P.O. Box 987, Hoxie, KS 67740.
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