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 </figure>Ninety-six years of family, friends, food, and fun anchored in Love 
only begins to describe Irma Deeds. Irma was born in Blue Earth, MN on 
July 11th, 1924 and died August 10th, 2020 at the Goodland Regional 
Medical Center.&nbsp;She was known for her great hospitality extended to family and 
friends throughout her life and quietly brought out the best in people 
mainly in her children and grandchildren.&nbsp; She loved to give her time 
freely to teach, encourage, laugh and to humbly persevere.&nbsp;After graduation from Bird City High School and WWII was over, Irma 
married Wayne Deeds in 1945 and they happily lived on their Beaver Creek
 ranch.&nbsp; Wayne and Irma had four children: Reva (Jon) Eicher, Linda 
(Ray) Crumbaker, Bill (Janice) Deeds and Jeanie (Fred) Schields.&nbsp;Irma would help Wayne tend to the cattle early in the morning, fry 
chickens along with prepared fresh garden vegetables, run to town to 
install hand-made drapes-----all within a half days’ time.&nbsp; Irma 
understood the value of hard work and the gain it would bring her 
family, and what it would teach them.&nbsp; Irma’s beautiful hand-sewn 
drapes, interior decorating and wedding hostess skills became an admired
 passion for Irma.&nbsp; Against all odds at the age of 50, she founded a 
highly successful drapery business.&nbsp; In 2002 Wayne and Irma sold the 
ranch and moved to Colby where they lived until Wayne’s death in 2008.&nbsp; 
Irma moved to Goodland shortly after to be closer to family.Irma is preceded in death by her husband Wayne and all four of her 
siblings. Irma is virtually the last surviving member of a 24-person 
Pinochle Club from Bird City.She is survived by all of her children and their spouses, 13 
grandchildren Michele Preston, Rick (Stacey) Eicher, Pete (Kendra) 
Eicher, Porter Crumbaker, Preston (Ally) Crumbaker, Paxton (Ciara) 
Crumbaker, Parker Crumbaker, Zac (Nikki) Deeds, Sara (Matt) Bromley, 
Tiffany (Scott) Mathias, Tahnee (Justin) Mueske, Tatum (Andy) Kepler and
 Tennille (Nick) Roppo, 20 great grandchildren, 3 great great 
grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.&nbsp;During her later years, Irma’s competitive spirit was evident in her 
card playing with the grandchildren and her passion for sports mainly 
Kansas college basketball teams.After 63 years of marriage, Wayne wrote in his last poem:“But most important in My Life…….is IRMA, my joy and my wife!"Click <a href="https://www.koonsrussellfuneralhome.com/obituary/Irma-Deeds">HERE</a> for service details.

Irma D. (Carstens) Deeds