Elma M. Koerber, age 98, formerly of Aurora, Kansas, passed away on Friday, December 11, 2020, at her daughter’s home in Wichita, Kan. She was born on June 15, 1922, in Sulphur Springs, Kan., to William & Mary (Gunter) Ming.
Elma married Edward A. Koerber on Nov. 25, 1953, and he preceded her in death on April 4, 2008. She was a loving farm wife. She was a member of the Huscher United Methodist Church, the United Methodist Women and taught Sunday school. She served on the local election board. She moved into Sunset Nursing Home in the Assisted Living in 2005 and moved in with her daughter in Wichita in 2014.
She is survived by her daughter, Mary Bailey (Mike), Wichita; sons, Eldon (Phyllis), Aurora, Dawain, Clyde, & Lyle (Rose), Aurora; 12 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Edward; her parents; a grandchild; a brother, four sisters and two infant siblings.
Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020, at Chaput-Buoy Funeral Home, Concordia, with Pastor Jonathan Peppers officiating. Burial will follow at Sulphur Springs Cemetery, Aurora. Visitation will be 1-8 p.m., with family greeting friends from 6-7 p.m., Friday, Dec. 18, 2020, at the funeral home. The family suggests memorials to the Cloud County Food Bank in care of the funeral home. For online condolences, please visit www.chaputbuoy.com.
