Dale Dean Sauder's Obituary
Dale Dean Sauder, age 84, of Eureka, KS passed away Tuesday, March 19, 2019 at the Susan B Allen Memorial Hospital in El Dorado, KS.
Dale was born May 7, 1934 in rural Virgil, KS to Oliver and Maxine (Pinon) Sauder, growing up with 3 brothers. On February 25, 1952, he married Marilyn Phillips in Nevada, Missouri. They were married for 65 years until her passing in 2017. Dale started out working in the oil fields near Virgil, moving to Wichita in 1955 to work for Boeing. He and Marilyn and their two children moved around while he worked jobs in several different states, returning to Wichita in 1966. He worked for Boeing for the last 11 years of his career, retiring in July 1998. Dale and Marilyn moved to Bella Vista, Arkansas when they retired where they had a gold course behind their back yard. They moved to Eureka, KS in 2010 to be close to family. They also had a golf course behind their backyard there.
Dale was always very active. He loved to golf, take his boat out on the water, and water ski, which he was very good at. He took his children and grandchildren to Table Rock Lake every summer and taught many of them how to ski. He went swimming at the YMCA almost daily. He and Marilyn loved to travel, and took many trips. They visited 48 states, excluding Maine and North Dakota. They also traveled to Mexico and to Europe and took a 29 day bus trip to Alaska for over 1000 miles.
Dale is survived by:
Son: Ron Sauder and companion June Laukkanen of Dallas, TX
Daughter: Sheila and husband Jerry Houchin of Severy, KS
Brothers: Joe Sauder and wife Virginia of Brunswick, OH, and Gary Sauder of Milliken, CO
Grandchildren: Laurie and husband Rob Coble, Adam and wife Crystal Houchin, Ben and wife Heather Houchin
Great-Grandchildren: Taylor and wife Jennifer Coble, Tylyn Coble, Tanner, Evan, Weston, Dawson, Hudson, Cora, Beau, Braden, Kaylee, Bryson, and Miah
Dale was preceded in death by his parents Oliver and Maxine; his wife Marilyn Sauder; brother, Neil Sauder; and grandson, Jeremy Houchin
Visitation will be held 5:00 – 7:00 pm on Sunday, March 24, 2019, at the Severy Church of the Nazarene, Severy, KS
Funeral Service will be at 2:00 pm on Monday, March 25, 2019 at the Severy Church of the Nazarene, Severy, KS
Memorials may be made to the Susan B Allen Cancer Center or the Severy Church of the Nazarene Youth Group and can be mailed to or left with the funeral home.
Serves entrusted to:
Countryside Funeral Home, 206 E. Washington - PO Box 1233, Howard, KS 67349.
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