Aug 24, 2022

Darryl E. Vohs

Posted Aug 24, 2022 1:14 PM

No one loved life, family or adventures more than Darryl Vohs. He went to his eternal rest on Sunday, August 21, 2022, to join his parents. Darryl was born on March 27, 1961, at Smith Center, Kansas to Bernard and Roberta (Rickert) Vohs.

Darryl was in the class of 1979 at West Smith County High School. After high school he worked at Cessna as a machinist. Darryl then found his calling as an electrician. He attended Beloit Vocational School to study electricity. Darryl then went on to get his Journeyman and his Master License in electricity. After working as a lineman, he started his dream which was Vohs Electric Inc in 1995.

In 1984 he married the love of his life, Gayle. Gayle and Darryl started their life together in Concordia. In 1991, they moved to Smith Center where Gayle continues to live.

Darryl was a person who loved the outdoors and adventures. As a kid on the farm, Darryl could build anything from parts he would find laying around. Later in life his passion was motorcycles. Road, dual purpose and motocross, Darryl loved them all. Darryl and Gayle took many trips in their van with the motorcycles in the trailer behind. Moab, Utah, was Darryl’s favorite place to ride and that is where he wishes for his ashes to be scattered. Darryl designed and built many projects and was still planning more projects as soon as he got better. Darryl never gave up and still had plans to be out on his motorcycle riding.

Even while struggling with issues from the treatment for leukemia Darryl continued to enjoy camping, fishing and canoeing. Darryl went as far as paddling with his portable oxygen generator. Darryl made many fans, CNA.s, nurses and doctors because of the fact that he never complained through all of his treatments at numerous hospitals and clinics. Even as Darryl struggled to breath, his family was amazed by his sense of humor that brought smiles to others.

Darryl will join his parents Bernard and Roberta Vohs along with nephew Jeremy Johnson in Heaven.

He is survived by Gayle, his wife of 38 years, siblings, Bernadine (Larry) Siemens, Carolyn (Mark) Johnson, Wanda (Lorrie) Opdahl, Eldon (Dottie) Vohs, and Rodney (Maria) Vohs along with many nieces and nephews.

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