Eulalia Ochs was born December 14, 1931 to Ray and Clementina
(Depperschmidt) Goetz. She passed away October 13, 2020 at the Gove
County Long Term Care Facility, Quinter, KS at the age of 88.
She married Leo Ochs on April 11, 1950 at the Sacred Heart Church in Park.
Rooted in her Catholic faith, “Lalia” raised her family of eight
children - alongside her loving husband - on the family farm near Park,
Kansas. Her love of God, family, and friends was sewn into each of her
children as she guided them into their individual lives. She was not
only a teacher of love and kindness but was also a great role model of
this for her family. She will always be cherished as a patient teacher
and sage confidante.
Eulalia will be remembered by all for her bright, loving eyes and
welcoming smile. She loved welcoming visitors into her home, and would
most often be found either whipping up a delicious meal or snuggled with
one of her grandchildren or great-grandchildren in the rocking chair.
She had many talents and hobbies including being a talented seamstress
and quilter, a wonderful cook and baker. She loved to travel and
thoroughly enjoyed the trips that she and Leo were able to take.
She will be dearly missed by all who knew her. Her quiet way of giving and supporting unselfishly will live on in our memories.
Survivors include her children, Donita Ochs of Hoxie, Sherri (Randy)
Wolf of Hays, Randy Ochs of Park, Rick (Judy) Ochs of Park, Roger
(Karen) Ochs of North Platte NE, Jerilyn (Ken) Rowe of Wichita, Michelle
(Dan) Hoverson of Valley Center KS; Son In Law, Elmer Zimmerman of
Hoxie; her grandchildren, Chad (Angela) Zimmerman of Colby, Fr. Mitchel
Zimmerman of Lawrence, Shauna (James) Elling of Colby, Norman Zimmerman
of Wichita, Rodney Zimmerman of Colby, Thomas (Jayme) Zimmerman of
Quinter, Kevin (Stephanie) Wolf of McPherson, Tyler (Nichole) Wolf of
Hays, Kristin Wolf of Hays, Luke (Amanda) Ochs of Quinter, Jesse Ochs of
Denver CO, Jordan (Lindsay) Ochs of Baltimore MD, Kierra (Jack) Larsen
of Omaha NE, Jillessa (Torey) McMullen of Anselmo NE, Chase Ochs of
North Platte NE, Karson Rowe of Houston TX, Kortney Rowe of Wichita,
Ryan, Dylan and Nathan Hoverson of Valley Center KS and 21
great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Leo Ochs, daughter, Yvonne
Zimmerman, her parents, brother Wilbert Goetz and sisters, Vivian Ochs
and Donna Zerr.
Private family services are planned. Memorial contributions are
suggested to Gove County Long Term Care in Quinter, KS; Sacred Heart
Church in Park, KS or masses.