Doris M. Goecks

JUDA – Doris M. Goecks, age 92 of Juda, died Thursday, Sept. 17, 2015 at Pleasant View Nursing Home.

Doris was born April 10, 1923 in Spring Grove Township, the daughter of Glen and Luella (Albright) Wunschel. She attended Oakley Rural School and graduated from Juda High School in 1941. Doris married Emil “Bud” Goecks on Nov. 20, 1944 at the Union United Methodist Church in Oakley. He preceded her in death on June 12, 2011. Doris farmed with her husband in Spring Grove Township until moving into Juda in 1980. She worked as a prep cook at the Loafing Shed and was known for her delicious pies. She was a member of the Oakley Union Church, Union Women’s Circle, and the Spring Grove Mother’s Club.

She is survived by two sons, Denny (Kathy) Goecks and Steve (Robyn) Goecks; a daughter-in-law, Joann Goecks, all of rural Juda; six grandchildren, Mike (Tammy) Goecks, Susan (Kim) Trotter, Chad Goecks, Brad Goecks, Jessica (Ryan) Cahill, and Jamie (Josh) Riese; ten great-grandchildren; a sister, Thelma Gempeler of Cottage Grove; and a sister-in-law, Selma Wunschel of Monroe.  She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; a son Gary on Sept. 10, 2008; a daughter, Sandra on March 30, 1967; and a  brother, Wendell Wunschel.

Funeral services were held on Monday, Sept. 21 at 11 a.m., at the Newcomer Funeral Home, Monroe, with Cal Schaver and Robert Wallace officiating. Interment was in Oakley Union Cemetery followed by a luncheon at the Juda Community Center. Visitation was held at the funeral home on Sunday from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. A memorial will be established in Doris’ name for the Juda Class of 1967 Nine Angels Scholarship Fund.