HUTCHINSON — Virgie Margaret Goerl, 88, died Oct. 5, at Hospice House in Hutchinson. Born Oct. 9, 1922, in Chase, she was the daughter of John Godfried and Mary Elizabeth Hoover Dressel. Virgie was a 1940 graduate of Chase High School. She taught for two years at the Sunnyside Grade School after graduating from Chase High School. After teaching, she worked at both Dillons and Swift and Company in Lyons. On August 1, 1948, she married Vincent Kenneth Goerl in Lyons. He died Feb. 3, 2001.

Mrs. Goerl was a former member of Little River United Methodist Church and Ebenezer Methodist Church of Lyons, and was a current member of Trinity United Methodist Church in Hutchinson. She was a community leader for the Country Pals 4-H Club, served on the Rice County Fair Board, and was a member of the Evening Bells HDU. She served as the Hutchinson district president of the United Methodist Women and also served as an officer of the West Conference for United Methodist Women for several years.

Survivors include, four children, Vincette L. Goerl of Ft. Belvior, Va., Vernon J. Goerl and wife Sandy of Hutchinson, Vaughn A. Goerl and wife Stephannie of Great Bend, and Valerie A. Besperat and husband Paul of Timken; nine grandchildren, Kyle Goerl and wife Danae of Salt Lake City, Utah, Kraig Goerl of Lansing, Sara Goerl of Hutchinson, Lee Goerl of Manhattan, Ryan Goerl and wife Ashley of Henderson, Nev., Katie Goerl of Manhattan, Aaron Goerl of Great Bend, Phillip Besperat of Newton, and Teresa Satterwhite and husband Dean of Ft. Dix, N.J.; two great-grandchildren, Jolie and Waylon Satterwhite. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; a stepmother, Margaret Dressel; and a sister, Grace Poole.

Funeral service will be 10 a.m. on Saturday, at the Trinity United Methodist Church, with the Reverends, Pat Ault-Duell and Jim Rhaesa presiding. Burial will be at the Fairlawn Burial Park. Friends may call from 2 to 6 p.m. today, with family to receive friends from 4 to 6 p.m., at Elliott Chapel. Memorials may be made to the Trinity United Methodist Church, Little River Methodist Church or Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, in care of the mortuary. Visit www.elliottmortuary.com to leave a personal message for Virgie’s family.

Funeral arrangements provided by

Elliott Mortuary*

1219 N. Main

Hutchinson, KS 67501

Great Bend (Kan) Tribune, Oct. 7, 2011