Dale Jost (born Marvin Dale Jost) was
born to Marvin Gerhard Jost and Rosella Franz Jost on June 28, 1944
in Reedley, CA. Dale grew up in a loving home and accepted Jesus
Christ as his Lord and Savior when he was a teenager.
Dale attended Hillsboro High School and
later Tabor College in Hillsboro, KS. In college he played
basketball, studied finance, and worked on wheat harvest crews in the
summers. While at Tabor he met the love of his life Katheryn Shirley
Dick from Mountain Lake, MN.
Upon graduating in 1966, Dale started
his career in finance with the Kansas Department of Transportation.
Later that year, Dale and Shirley were married on November 25 in
Mountain Lake, MN. In 1974, they welcomed twin sons Travis and Bruce
into the family.
Dale?s professional career with KDOT
(his sole employer) spanned 42 years, 6 months, and 6 days. He valued
stewarding government resources to better the roadways of the state
of Kansas.
Dale and Shirley were longtime members
of Cornerstone Community Church in Topeka, KS up until their
relocation to Hesston, KS in 2014. While living in Hesston they
enjoyed meeting new friends, reconnecting with seasoned friends and
being closer to their children and grandchildren. In retirement, Dale
enjoyed cooking, good coffee, discovering fine foods, organizing his
records, leading the family book club, and attending any and all
grandchildren activities.
In June of 2022, he traveled with
Shirley to visit their son Travis in Burundi, Africa. Dale was
thrilled to see Travis in his environment and while there received
the joy of Christ through the Burundi people. After an accidental
fall, he had a successful surgery but succumbed to complications
during the recovery. He died on June 22, 2022.
A private burial service was conducted
at French Creek Cemetery near Hillsboro, KS. A Celebration of Life
service will be at Ridgepoint Church in Wichita, KS on August 13,
2022 at 10:30am. In lieu of flowers memorial gifts can be made to
Tabor College, Multiply, or Mennonite Central Committee.
Dale is survived by his wife Shirley,
sons Travis and Bruce (Kimberlee), granddaughters Ella and Talia,
sisters Loretta Neufeld (Gaylen) and Cheryl McJunkin (Larry),
sisters-in-law Colleen Jost, Marion Graumann, and Verla Dick, and
many beloved nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by his
parents Marvin and Rosella Jost, by his brother Jim Jost, and his
brothers-in-law Don Graumann and Robert Dick.
