Monthly Archives: June 2011

Ralph

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Ralph H. Goering

Ralph was born on October 25, 1931, the twelfth, of sixteen children, of John B. Goering and Jessie Schrag Goering, on a farm near Moundridge, Kansas. Ralph made the transition to his heavenly home on November 4, 1996. At the … Continue reading

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Harry & Rosie

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John B. with the in-laws

From the archives of Dan & Grace. Standing from left: Orletta, Hildred, Dot, Rosie, Ida, Delores, Alice, Grace Seated, from left; Walter, John B., Tony, Archer

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Canton

by Dan Goering The family moved from a farm near Moundridge, Kansas, to the farm north of Canton in 1936.  Having purchased the Simpson property, the family operated a dairy business. Antique collectors may still find glass bottles or perhaps … Continue reading

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John B. Goering’s memoirs – Chapter 6

back to Chapter 5 July 27, My 90th Birthday! The children where all here, but Walter couldent come so they had a family sale and sold all Leonard had stored in his garage, ever since I left the apartment; I … Continue reading

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Maggie!

as reported in The Kansan

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Loren

From the archives of Dan & Grace

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Fresh baked bread, jelly, thick cream and…

One of John’s early memories of his mother is that she fixed him a thick slab of fresh baked bread with jelly and then put thick cream over the top of it. It was sooooo good. In fact, it was … Continue reading

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Testing the Saints of Eden

by Dan orginally published in the Goering Gazette, July 1989 It was a beautiful SUN-DAY. Everyone dressed in their ‘Sunday best’, and the church services were probably that of corporate praise in word and song as usual. Everyone had arrived … Continue reading

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