He was born Dec. 22, 1934, in rural Hepler to Marion Edward and Gertrude (Fager) Westhoff. He grew up in Hepler, where he was a 1952 graduate of Hepler High School.
Following graduation, he worked as a mechanic at Evans Motors in Girard. He then worked in Parsons at the Conoco Station five years before owning and operating Bob’s Conoco in Parsons for two years. In 1957, he began working at Boeing in Wichita, where he stayed for 12 years working on B52s. He then returned to Parsons and worked for five years at Ankortite as a machine operator, at Coors Distributing Co. as warehouse manager for 10 years and most recently at Slayman’s Beverage Co. for three years until retiring.
He was a member of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Parsons. He enjoyed mowing and taking care of his land.
In 1973, he married Wilma Joan Hibdon at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Walnut. They later divorced. On Aug. 20, 1999, the couple reunited in marriage at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Parsons. She preceded him in death on March 8, 2007.
Survivors include a son, Robert L. Westhoff Jr. of Parsons; a daughter, Vicki M. Saliba and her husband, Sam, of Granbury, Texas; four grandchildren, Aaron Saliba, Hannah Hernandez and her husband, Al, Miriam Saliba and Maranda Westhoff; a great-granddaughter, Olivia; a great-grandson, Bentlynn; and two sisters, Patty Lucas and Doris Prickett.
In addition to his wife, he was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Bill and Jim Westhoff; five sisters, Mary Goff, Julia Sapp, Olive Howell, Fern McDaniel and Ellen Harris; and an infant daughter.
The funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Parsons. Burial will be in St. Patrick’s Cemetery in Walnut. The rosary will be prayed at 7 p.m. Friday at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church. The family will receive friends at 7:30 p.m. Friday in parish hall at the church.
Memorials are suggested to St. Patrick’s Catholic Church. These may be left at or mailed to Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home, P.O. Box 374, Parsons, KS, 67357.
He was born Dec. 22, 1934, in rural Hepler to Marion Edward and Gertrude (Fager) Westhoff. He grew up in Hepler, where he was a 1952 graduate of Hepler High School.
Following graduation, he worked as a mechanic at Evans Motors in Girard. He then worked in Parsons at the Conoco Station five years before owning and operating Bob’s Conoco in Parsons for two years. In 1957, he began working at Boeing in Wichita, where he stayed for 12 years working on B52s. He then returned to Parsons and worked for five years at Ankortite as a machine operator, at Coors Distributing Co. as warehouse manager for 10 years and most recently at Slayman’s Beverage Co. for three years until retiring.
He was a member of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Parsons. He enjoyed mowing and taking care of his land.
In 1973, he married Wilma Joan Hibdon at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Walnut. They later divorced. On Aug. 20, 1999, the couple reunited in marriage at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Parsons. She preceded him in death on March 8, 2007.
Survivors include a son, Robert L. Westhoff Jr. of Parsons; a daughter, Vicki M. Saliba and her husband, Sam, of Granbury, Texas; four grandchildren, Aaron Saliba, Hannah Hernandez and her husband, Al, Miriam Saliba and Maranda Westhoff; a great-granddaughter, Olivia; a great-grandson, Bentlynn; and two sisters, Patty Lucas and Doris Prickett.
In addition to his wife, he was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Bill and Jim Westhoff; five sisters, Mary Goff, Julia Sapp, Olive Howell, Fern McDaniel and Ellen Harris; and an infant daughter.
The funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Parsons. Burial will be in St. Patrick’s Cemetery in Walnut. The rosary will be prayed at 7 p.m. Friday at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church. The family will receive friends at 7:30 p.m. Friday in parish hall at the church.
Memorials are suggested to St. Patrick’s Catholic Church. These may be left at or mailed to Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home, P.O. Box 374, Parsons, KS, 67357.
Family Members
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Mary Francis Westhoff Goff
1914–2000
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Julia Catherine Westhoff Sapp
1916–2004
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William "Bill" Westhoff
1918–1996
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Florence Ellen Westhoff Harris
1921–2014
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Olive Louise Westoff Howell
1922–1994
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Doris Marie Westhoff Prickett
1925–2022
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Fern L. Westhoff McDaniel
1928–2011
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James Edward "Jim" Westhoff Sr
1937–2000
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