Harold David Bieker

Harold David Bieker passed away at the Hays Medical Center, Saturday, February 24, 2018 at the age of 67. He was born to Louie and Ludwina (Munsch) Bieker on August 13, 1950 in Quinter, Kansas. Harold was the youngest of thirteen children. He grew up in Hoxie, Kansas and attended Hoxie Grade School and the Hoxie High School graduating with the class of 1968. On September 13, 1975, in Hoxie, Kansas, Harold married the love of his life Arlene Rumback. They were blest with three children Heather, Heath, and Brent. Harold’s family was very precious to him. Harold loved to work. He enjoyed working as a heavy equipment operator for the Sheridan County Road Department and running the big “blade” was a real joy for him. When he wasn’t working he loved to hunt and fish. He really liked to go deer and pheasant hunting. When he wasn’t hunting you might find him riding his motorcycle or just “tinkering”. Harold was a good cook, and you might just find him in the kitchen or at the grill fixing a feast for his family. Above all, Harold was a family man. He loved his wife, kids, and grandchildren, and they were the most important thing in the world to him. Harold is survived by his wife Arlene of the home; daughter, Heather Bieker of Dodge, City, Kansas; sons, Heath Bieker and his wife Desi of Colorado Springs, Colorado and Brent Bieker and wife Erin of Elizabeth, Colorado; grandchildren, Braden Simmonds, Jovan Bieker, Ivan Kaus, Hayden Bieker, River Bieker, Ashlyn Kaus, Laela Bieker, and Tessa Bieker; brothers, Ralph Bieker of Hoxie, Kansas, Clarence Bieker and wife Virginia of Hoxie, Kansas, Eugene Bieker of Oberlin, Kansas, Alex Bieker and wife Willetta of McCook, Nebraska, and Charles Bieker and wife Sue of Salina, Kansas; and sister, Eleanora Douglas of Afton, Oklahoma, Mary Kay Sanders and husband Bill of Hoxie, Kansas, and Annie Stillman of Hoxie, Kansas. He was preceded in death by his parents, Louie and Ludwina Bieker; brother, Tony Bieker; sisters, Viola Bieker, Barbara Irwin, and Louise Bryant. A funeral service is planned for Wednesday, February 28, 2018, at the St. Frances Cabrini Catholic Church, at 10:00 A.M. with interment to follow in the Hoxie City Cemetery. A visitation is planned for Tuesday, February 27, 2018, from 11:00 A.M. until 7:30 P.M. Family will receive friends from 5:00 P.M. until 6:00 P.M. A vigil service will be held at 6:00 P.M. on Tuesday, February 28, 2018. Visitation and Vigil will be held at the Mickey-Leopold Funeral Home. Memorials are suggested to the St. Frances Cabrini Catholic Church. On-line condolences may be left at www.mickeyleopoldfuneral.com. Harold was a hardworking man. The greatest love and joy of his life was his loving wife, children , and grandchildren. The father loved by all is gone, but his kind and caring spirit will live on in his family.