Robert “Bob” L. Durheim, 85, died Saturday, November 12, 2022, at St Catherine’s of Dodge City.
He was born April 12, 1937, in Beatrice, Nebraska, the son of Clifford and Francis (Meyers) Durheim. He was a graduate of Great Bend High School. He married Una Rae Nuss on July 28, 1957, at Great Bend and they moved to Dodge City in the early 1960s. He was a letter carrier for the United States Postal Service for many years and later worked for Centel as a power plant operator until retiring.
He served in the United States Army during the Korean war. He was a member of Holy Cross Lutheran Church and Howard Gotschall VFW Post 1714 both in Dodge City. He was an avid outdoorsman who loved hunting and fishing, enjoyed traveling on family vacations, took pride in his gardening, and was quite the handy man.
Survivors include: his son, Steve Durheim and wife Janet of Ellis, Kansas; his daughter Debbie Harris and husband Larry of Dodge City; his 5 grandchildren, Travis Elder, Jamie Durheim, Emily Hiss, Ashley Harris and Jacob Harris; and 2 great grandchildren, Oliver Hiss and Laurel Gerber.
He was preceded in death by his wife Una Rae on March 12, 2021, his parents and his sister, Nancy Schrader.
Memorial service will be at 10:00 am Tuesday, November 22, 2022, at Holy Cross Lutheran Church with Rev. Randall Jahnke officiating. Inurnment will follow at the Kansas Veterans’ Cemetery, Ft. Dodge, with military honors by Howard Gotschall VFW Post 1714 and Military Honors for the state of Kansas. There will be no public viewing, cremation has taken place. Friends may sign the register Monday, November 21, 2022, from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm at Ziegler Funeral Chapel, Dodge City.
The family suggest memorials to VFW Post 1714 in care of Ziegler Funeral Chapel, 1901 N. 14th Ave., Dodge City, Kansas 67801.