Ronald "Wade" Girod, 68, of Cambridge, departed from this Earth Sept. 24, 2008.
Baker Funeral Home in Valley Center was in charge of his cremation. Burial will be private. At Wade's request, there will be no formal service. His memory will be honored with a social gathering from 2 to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 11, at the Cambridge Senior Citizens Building.
Memorials are to the Boys Scouts of America or the National Rifle Association Foundation.
Wade was born July 25, 1940, in Winfield, the oldest son of Wade Lorten and Blanche Irene (Calvin) Girod. When Wade was six, his father died in a motorcycle accident. Wade received his early education in Winfield and Sedgwick. He graduated from Wichita West High School with the Class of 1958. Following graduation, he enlisted in the United States Air Force. He served four years at Malstrom Air Force Base in Great Falls, Mont.
On June 4, 1960, Wade married Rita R. Finley in Wichita. They continued to live in Great Falls while he was in the military. In October 1960, Wade tragically lost his 14-year-old younger brother, Rene, when he was accidentally killed by a friend with a loaded shotgun.
Wade and Rita had two children, Irenus "Rene" Girod IV, in 1961 and Cynthia Ann in 1962. During the 1960s the family lived in several Montana communities and western states. Wade worked hard to provide for the needs of his family, installing missiles for Boeing, building planes for Cessna Aircraft, working as a welder/machinist for Fabian's Welding, managing a dime store, selling insurance and working in the mines.
In 1970, Wade joined the United States Army and served one tour of duty in Vietnam in 1971. After leaving Ft. Lewis, Wash., in 1974, the family moved to Trinidad, Colo., where Wade went to college for two years pursuing one of his greatest passions - gunsmithing.
In 1976, they returned to Douglass where both children graduated from high school. The family lived in Douglass from 1976 to 1984. For the first two years, Wade worked for Cessna Aircraft and operated a gunsmithing business. In 1978, he was hired as a rural mail carrier for the U.S. Postal Service in Rose Hill. In 1984, he was transferred to Cambridge, the area close to his boyhood home.
From February 1984 to June 30, 1987, Wade helped his wife, Rita, fight a very hard fight against breast cancer.
Wade eventually married again, adopting his second wife's adopted daughter, Honesty Luanne, and cared for Luanne even beyond the subsequent divorce.
In 2000, Wade retired from the Post Office and spent too few years enjoying his retirement and God's creations. In 2002, he suffered a heart attack and following surgery, a stroke from which he remained paralyzed on his left side. Following rehabilitation in 2003, he returned to his home in Cambridge until the time of his death.
His life was tough, but he did the best he could with the hand he was dealt. He faced life with courage, discipline, love and a positive attitude.
Wade enjoyed hunting and fishing in the mountains, streams, rivers and lakes of Montana and in the Flint Hills, creeks, ponds and lakes of Kansas with his many friends. Along with shooting the many guns he made and worked on over the years, Wade also enjoyed his vegetable garden and playing his guitar.
He was a member of the body of Christ because of the blood of Jesus and his faith and love for Christ.
In addition to his parents, Wade was preceded in death by his wife, Rita, his brother, Rene, and his stepfather, William Bobb.
Survivors include his three children, a son, Rene Girod, and wife, Rosemary, Lewistown, Mont.; and two daughters, Cindy Volkman, and husband, Rick, Augusta, and Honesty "Luanne" Girod, California; a sister,, Sandy Giffin, and husband, Jim, Sedgwick; two brothers, Tim Bobb, and wife, Tamara, Wichita, and Jim Courtney, and wife, Melissa, Claremore, Okla.; along with all of their children and his numerous friends.
Baker Funeral Home in Valley Center was in charge of his cremation. Burial will be private. At Wade's request, there will be no formal service. His memory will be honored with a social gathering from 2 to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 11, at the Cambridge Senior Citizens Building.
Memorials are to the Boys Scouts of America or the National Rifle Association Foundation.
Wade was born July 25, 1940, in Winfield, the oldest son of Wade Lorten and Blanche Irene (Calvin) Girod. When Wade was six, his father died in a motorcycle accident. Wade received his early education in Winfield and Sedgwick. He graduated from Wichita West High School with the Class of 1958. Following graduation, he enlisted in the United States Air Force. He served four years at Malstrom Air Force Base in Great Falls, Mont.
On June 4, 1960, Wade married Rita R. Finley in Wichita. They continued to live in Great Falls while he was in the military. In October 1960, Wade tragically lost his 14-year-old younger brother, Rene, when he was accidentally killed by a friend with a loaded shotgun.
Wade and Rita had two children, Irenus "Rene" Girod IV, in 1961 and Cynthia Ann in 1962. During the 1960s the family lived in several Montana communities and western states. Wade worked hard to provide for the needs of his family, installing missiles for Boeing, building planes for Cessna Aircraft, working as a welder/machinist for Fabian's Welding, managing a dime store, selling insurance and working in the mines.
In 1970, Wade joined the United States Army and served one tour of duty in Vietnam in 1971. After leaving Ft. Lewis, Wash., in 1974, the family moved to Trinidad, Colo., where Wade went to college for two years pursuing one of his greatest passions - gunsmithing.
In 1976, they returned to Douglass where both children graduated from high school. The family lived in Douglass from 1976 to 1984. For the first two years, Wade worked for Cessna Aircraft and operated a gunsmithing business. In 1978, he was hired as a rural mail carrier for the U.S. Postal Service in Rose Hill. In 1984, he was transferred to Cambridge, the area close to his boyhood home.
From February 1984 to June 30, 1987, Wade helped his wife, Rita, fight a very hard fight against breast cancer.
Wade eventually married again, adopting his second wife's adopted daughter, Honesty Luanne, and cared for Luanne even beyond the subsequent divorce.
In 2000, Wade retired from the Post Office and spent too few years enjoying his retirement and God's creations. In 2002, he suffered a heart attack and following surgery, a stroke from which he remained paralyzed on his left side. Following rehabilitation in 2003, he returned to his home in Cambridge until the time of his death.
His life was tough, but he did the best he could with the hand he was dealt. He faced life with courage, discipline, love and a positive attitude.
Wade enjoyed hunting and fishing in the mountains, streams, rivers and lakes of Montana and in the Flint Hills, creeks, ponds and lakes of Kansas with his many friends. Along with shooting the many guns he made and worked on over the years, Wade also enjoyed his vegetable garden and playing his guitar.
He was a member of the body of Christ because of the blood of Jesus and his faith and love for Christ.
In addition to his parents, Wade was preceded in death by his wife, Rita, his brother, Rene, and his stepfather, William Bobb.
Survivors include his three children, a son, Rene Girod, and wife, Rosemary, Lewistown, Mont.; and two daughters, Cindy Volkman, and husband, Rick, Augusta, and Honesty "Luanne" Girod, California; a sister,, Sandy Giffin, and husband, Jim, Sedgwick; two brothers, Tim Bobb, and wife, Tamara, Wichita, and Jim Courtney, and wife, Melissa, Claremore, Okla.; along with all of their children and his numerous friends.
Ronald "Wade" Girod, 68, of Cambridge, departed from this Earth Sept. 24, 2008.
Baker Funeral Home in Valley Center was in charge of his cremation. Burial will be private. At Wade's request, there will be no formal service. His memory will be honored with a social gathering from 2 to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 11, at the Cambridge Senior Citizens Building.
Memorials are to the Boys Scouts of America or the National Rifle Association Foundation.
Wade was born July 25, 1940, in Winfield, the oldest son of Wade Lorten and Blanche Irene (Calvin) Girod. When Wade was six, his father died in a motorcycle accident. Wade received his early education in Winfield and Sedgwick. He graduated from Wichita West High School with the Class of 1958. Following graduation, he enlisted in the United States Air Force. He served four years at Malstrom Air Force Base in Great Falls, Mont.
On June 4, 1960, Wade married Rita R. Finley in Wichita. They continued to live in Great Falls while he was in the military. In October 1960, Wade tragically lost his 14-year-old younger brother, Rene, when he was accidentally killed by a friend with a loaded shotgun.
Wade and Rita had two children, Irenus "Rene" Girod IV, in 1961 and Cynthia Ann in 1962. During the 1960s the family lived in several Montana communities and western states. Wade worked hard to provide for the needs of his family, installing missiles for Boeing, building planes for Cessna Aircraft, working as a welder/machinist for Fabian's Welding, managing a dime store, selling insurance and working in the mines.
In 1970, Wade joined the United States Army and served one tour of duty in Vietnam in 1971. After leaving Ft. Lewis, Wash., in 1974, the family moved to Trinidad, Colo., where Wade went to college for two years pursuing one of his greatest passions - gunsmithing.
In 1976, they returned to Douglass where both children graduated from high school. The family lived in Douglass from 1976 to 1984. For the first two years, Wade worked for Cessna Aircraft and operated a gunsmithing business. In 1978, he was hired as a rural mail carrier for the U.S. Postal Service in Rose Hill. In 1984, he was transferred to Cambridge, the area close to his boyhood home.
From February 1984 to June 30, 1987, Wade helped his wife, Rita, fight a very hard fight against breast cancer.
Wade eventually married again, adopting his second wife's adopted daughter, Honesty Luanne, and cared for Luanne even beyond the subsequent divorce.
In 2000, Wade retired from the Post Office and spent too few years enjoying his retirement and God's creations. In 2002, he suffered a heart attack and following surgery, a stroke from which he remained paralyzed on his left side. Following rehabilitation in 2003, he returned to his home in Cambridge until the time of his death.
His life was tough, but he did the best he could with the hand he was dealt. He faced life with courage, discipline, love and a positive attitude.
Wade enjoyed hunting and fishing in the mountains, streams, rivers and lakes of Montana and in the Flint Hills, creeks, ponds and lakes of Kansas with his many friends. Along with shooting the many guns he made and worked on over the years, Wade also enjoyed his vegetable garden and playing his guitar.
He was a member of the body of Christ because of the blood of Jesus and his faith and love for Christ.
In addition to his parents, Wade was preceded in death by his wife, Rita, his brother, Rene, and his stepfather, William Bobb.
Survivors include his three children, a son, Rene Girod, and wife, Rosemary, Lewistown, Mont.; and two daughters, Cindy Volkman, and husband, Rick, Augusta, and Honesty "Luanne" Girod, California; a sister,, Sandy Giffin, and husband, Jim, Sedgwick; two brothers, Tim Bobb, and wife, Tamara, Wichita, and Jim Courtney, and wife, Melissa, Claremore, Okla.; along with all of their children and his numerous friends.
Baker Funeral Home in Valley Center was in charge of his cremation. Burial will be private. At Wade's request, there will be no formal service. His memory will be honored with a social gathering from 2 to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 11, at the Cambridge Senior Citizens Building.
Memorials are to the Boys Scouts of America or the National Rifle Association Foundation.
Wade was born July 25, 1940, in Winfield, the oldest son of Wade Lorten and Blanche Irene (Calvin) Girod. When Wade was six, his father died in a motorcycle accident. Wade received his early education in Winfield and Sedgwick. He graduated from Wichita West High School with the Class of 1958. Following graduation, he enlisted in the United States Air Force. He served four years at Malstrom Air Force Base in Great Falls, Mont.
On June 4, 1960, Wade married Rita R. Finley in Wichita. They continued to live in Great Falls while he was in the military. In October 1960, Wade tragically lost his 14-year-old younger brother, Rene, when he was accidentally killed by a friend with a loaded shotgun.
Wade and Rita had two children, Irenus "Rene" Girod IV, in 1961 and Cynthia Ann in 1962. During the 1960s the family lived in several Montana communities and western states. Wade worked hard to provide for the needs of his family, installing missiles for Boeing, building planes for Cessna Aircraft, working as a welder/machinist for Fabian's Welding, managing a dime store, selling insurance and working in the mines.
In 1970, Wade joined the United States Army and served one tour of duty in Vietnam in 1971. After leaving Ft. Lewis, Wash., in 1974, the family moved to Trinidad, Colo., where Wade went to college for two years pursuing one of his greatest passions - gunsmithing.
In 1976, they returned to Douglass where both children graduated from high school. The family lived in Douglass from 1976 to 1984. For the first two years, Wade worked for Cessna Aircraft and operated a gunsmithing business. In 1978, he was hired as a rural mail carrier for the U.S. Postal Service in Rose Hill. In 1984, he was transferred to Cambridge, the area close to his boyhood home.
From February 1984 to June 30, 1987, Wade helped his wife, Rita, fight a very hard fight against breast cancer.
Wade eventually married again, adopting his second wife's adopted daughter, Honesty Luanne, and cared for Luanne even beyond the subsequent divorce.
In 2000, Wade retired from the Post Office and spent too few years enjoying his retirement and God's creations. In 2002, he suffered a heart attack and following surgery, a stroke from which he remained paralyzed on his left side. Following rehabilitation in 2003, he returned to his home in Cambridge until the time of his death.
His life was tough, but he did the best he could with the hand he was dealt. He faced life with courage, discipline, love and a positive attitude.
Wade enjoyed hunting and fishing in the mountains, streams, rivers and lakes of Montana and in the Flint Hills, creeks, ponds and lakes of Kansas with his many friends. Along with shooting the many guns he made and worked on over the years, Wade also enjoyed his vegetable garden and playing his guitar.
He was a member of the body of Christ because of the blood of Jesus and his faith and love for Christ.
In addition to his parents, Wade was preceded in death by his wife, Rita, his brother, Rene, and his stepfather, William Bobb.
Survivors include his three children, a son, Rene Girod, and wife, Rosemary, Lewistown, Mont.; and two daughters, Cindy Volkman, and husband, Rick, Augusta, and Honesty "Luanne" Girod, California; a sister,, Sandy Giffin, and husband, Jim, Sedgwick; two brothers, Tim Bobb, and wife, Tamara, Wichita, and Jim Courtney, and wife, Melissa, Claremore, Okla.; along with all of their children and his numerous friends.
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