Jeffrey Alan Bernbeck, 67, a lifetime Gove, Kansas resident died Friday
April 23, 2021 at the Lane County Hospital in Dighton, Kansas after a
long battle with cancer. Jeff was born May 6, 1953 in Quinter, Kansas
to Dale and Avis (Cavanaugh) Bernbeck. He was the 8th of 10 siblings
that grew up on the family farm in Gove County, along the Smoky Hill
River.
Jeff attended Sunnyside Country Schoolhouse and Quinter High School
before working on farms both locally and in Wyoming. He married his
loving wife Denise on June 24, 1977, in Ness City, Kansas. He took over
the family farm to raise his four children; and also ran his own
trucking business up until 2007, when he “retired" to raise cattle.
He was well known for his storytelling and jokes, his love of being
outdoors hunting, fishing, riding a horse or his motorcycle. He could
solve any problem with some ingenuity and stubbornness.
Jeff will fondly be remembered by his wife of 43 years_ Denise and his
four children- Michelle Bernbeck of Allen, Texas; Andrew Bernbeck of
Pasadena, California; Alan Bernbeck of Benton, Kansas and Amy (Joey)
Parnell of Wichita, Kansas, five grandchildren- Alex, Lily, Aurora,
Delilah, and Elena, eight siblings- Phyllis (Russ) Walls of Milwaukee,
Oregon, Jerry (Judy) Bernbeck of Utica, Kansas, Judy (Harold) Baesler
of Hillsboro, Oregon, Donna (Bob) Karl of Bend, Oregon, Ted (Marie)
Bernbeck of Ransom, Kansas, Brenda (Mert) Perry of West Pointe,
Nebraska, Berthold Bernbeck of Utica, Kansas, and Mona (Greg) Lutters of
Ransom, Kansas, along with numerous nieces and nephews and many good
friends.
Jeff is preceded in death by his parents- Dale and Avis, his brother- Norm, and a sister-in-law- Melanie.
There will be no service at this time a Celebration of Life Service will
be held at a later date. In lieu of memorial contributions or flowers
the family asks that you drink a beer, smoke some meat, or tell a good
joke, bonus if its inappropriate.