Nora Bell (Koehn) Dalke
(1926 - 2020)
Obituary
Nora Bell (Koehn) Dalke, 93, of
Hesston, passed away Wednesday (Jan. 1, 2020) at Schowalter Villa.
She was born Sept. 16, 1926, in Goltry, Oklahoma, the fifth of seven
children of John C. and Katie (Schmidt) Koehn. She grew up near
Carnegie, Oklahoma, and married Irwin Dalke there on Dec. 1, 1946.
Nora Bell and Irwin moved to Denver in
1951 and raised their family there. They were charter members of
Glennon Heights Mennonite Church, Lakewood, Colorado. Irwin died in
1978.
After coming to Hesston in 1998, Nora
Bell became a member of Whitestone Mennonite Church where she was
active in many ministries. She also participated and volunteered in a
wide variety of activities at Schowalter Villa.
Survivors include her sons, Michael
(Bonnie) Dalke of Loveland, Colorado, and Stephen (Rochelle) Dalke of
Castle Rock, Colorado; daughters, Diana (Loren) Zuercher and Lorna
(Lonnie) Guhr, both of Newton; nine grandchildren; and two
great-grandchildren.
Nora Bell was preceded in death by her
parents; husband; sisters, Edna Unruh, Lonetta Unruh and Sophia
Nightingale; and brothers, Lloyd Koehn, Elmer Koehn and Paul Koehn.
Memorial services will be held at 11
a.m. Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020, at Whitestone Mennonite Church in
Hesston. Family will meet with friends from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Friday,
Jan. 17, 2020, at Schowalter Villa Chapel, Hesston. Inurnment will
take place at a later date at Littleton Cemetery in Littleton,
Colorado.
Memorial donations may be made to
Schowalter Villa Good Samaritan Fund or Mennonite Central Committee
in care of Miller-Ott Funeral Home, P.O. Box 32, Hesston, KS 67062.
