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- EDWARD D. GOOSSEN OBITUARY
Edward D. Goossen was born on October 20, 1909 near Hillsboro, Kansas to Franz and Susanna Goossen. He passed this earthly life on March 25, 2001, at the age of 91. At the time of his death, he was the lasting remaining of 10 boys. Ed attended the Antioch school through grade school, and a Bible Academy in Hillsboro, where he finished his sophomore year. While at home, the family worked with
moving houses and farming. Ed's father bought some land for each of his sons in Western Kansas. Ed and five brothers started to farm near Colby several years before he was married. On May 27, 1938 he married Rachel Rebecca Schmidt from near Walton, Kansas, at the Tabor Mennonite Church. Together they built their farmstead at 1158 County Road 22, where they lived until they moved into the Prairie Senior Living Center, where Rachel still resides.
Ed accepted the Lord as his Savior as a boy and was baptized at the Alexanderwohl Mennonite Church near Goessel, Kansas. Ed and Rachel were one of the founders of Meadow Mennonite Church in Mingo, which later became the Mingo Bible Church. He served in leadership positions in the church as well as teaching the adult Sunday School Class, until it became difficult for him to read. In 1948, Ed and Rachael joined the Gideons International where they were able to participate in the distribution of Bibles and New Testaments. Wherever possible he would give his testimony of his personal trust in Jesus Christ and His hope of Eternal Life. Inviting the person to do the same, he would give a personal worker's testament to
them. If you have never accepted Jesus Christ as your personal Savior, he would invite you to do so now, so that you might have the same hope of Salvation and Eternal Life.
As a family we remember the Bible reading and prayer that was a custom everyday before the day started.
He prayed for each of the children and later grandchildren and great grandchildren. He would also pray for
other people in the community as well as many missionaries he was acquainted with. We also remember
learning the Bible verses for everyday living as they were quoted to us as needed. Mom mentioned that Dad read the Bible to her even in Prairie Senior Living Center until lately when it became impossible to do so. We are so very thankful for the spiritual guidance that our parents gave us. They gave us the foundation to live and to pass on the things of God to our children and friends.
Preceding him in death were two sons: Alden Earl and Marcus Duane, nine brothers and an adopted sister.
Ed leaves to mourn his wife Rachel, of 64 years and 10 months, three children: Elva Esther Goossen and her two adopted daughters: Aline and Winner, and Dorothy Goossen (Fortaleza, Brazil); Alden's three children: Lynn and Tami Goossen (Mingo), Gayla and Alvin Alldredge (Rogers, AR), Kerwin Goossen (Fayetteville, AR); Maurice Edward and Darlene Goossen and his children Lauriann and Stephen Goossen (Detroit, MI); James and Bonnie Berg (Colby) and their children: Marc and Crystal Berg (Atwood), Tammy
and David Herbert (Alberta, Canada), Natalie and Jason Horinek (Cameron, MO.), Jimmie Jo and Dan Fitzwater (Altamot, MO), eleven great grandchildren, one adopted sister, Hilda Ratzlaff, four sister-in-laws: Evelyn Lehrman, Hulda Goossen, Agnes Goossen and Ethel Goossen and two brother-in-laws, Eldo Schmidt and Art and Ruth Schmidt.
(Info via www.fmgoossenfamily.com)
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