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Gail E Hirt

Birth	:	15 Nov 1923 Cottage Hill, Marshall County, Kansas, USA
Death	:	9 Oct 2017 Marysville, Marshall County, Kansas, USA
Burial	:	Riverside Cemetery, Waterville, Marshall County, USA
Coordinate	:	39.6981010, -96.7542038
Description	:	Gail E. Hirt, age 93, of Waterville, Kansas, passed away on Monday, October 9, 2017, at Cambridge Place Nursing Home in Marysville, Kansas. Gail was born on the farm near Cottage Hill on November 15, 1923, to parents Charles E. Hirt and Helga M. (Lindquist) Hirt. He attended Keystone School and later Waterville High School, graduating in 1941. Gail farmed until he enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1944. He served in combat in the Philippines with the 158th Regimental Combat Team until the end of the WWII. After the war he was stationed near Hiroshima for four months with the 143... Read More	Gail E. Hirt, age 93, of Waterville, Kansas, passed away on Monday, October 9, 2017, at Cambridge Place Nursing Home in Marysville, Kansas. Gail was born on the farm near Cottage Hill on November 15, 1923, to parents Charles E. Hirt and Helga M. (Lindquist) Hirt. He attended Keystone School and later Waterville High School, graduating in 1941. Gail farmed until he enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1944. He served in combat in the Philippines with the 158th Regimental Combat Team until the end of the WWII. After the war he was stationed near Hiroshima for four months with the 143 Construction Engineers. Later he was transferred to the Navy as a seaman operating Landing Craft in Yokohama. He finished his tour as a heavy truck driver, hauling water and bulldozers. In 1946 Gail returned to farm around Cottage Hill. Gail was united in marriage to Mary Margaret Jones of Beattie, Kansas, on March 3, 1951. The family lived along Swede Creek until 1960 when the construction of Tuttle Creek Reservoir caused them to move to a farm north of Waterville along the Little Blue River. In 1967 they moved to their home in Waterville where Gail resided until shortly before his death. Gail was a farmer and stockman. He was a member of St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Waterville and was a seventy year member of Springer Post No. 332 of the American Legion in Waterville and a life member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Survivors include his son Steven E. Hirt of Waterville, son in law Stan Sanner of Texline, Texas, by two grandchildren, four great-grandchildren one great-great grandchild, and a brother Don Hirt and wife Norma of Waterville. Gail was preceded in death by his wife Margaret and Daughter Carolyn Sanner and a brother Charles “Jiggs” Hirt. Viewing is from noon to 8:00 pm, Thursday, with visitation between 6:30 and 8:00 pm, at Terry-Christie Funeral Home in Waterville. Funeral services are at planned for 10:00 am Friday, October 13, 2017, at Saint Mark Lutheran Church in Waterville with Sister Mary Arie officiating. Music is to include congregational hymns of “Amazing Grace” and “The Old Rugged Cross”, the organist is Kim Oatney. Casket Bearers are Johnathan Oatney, Jared Oatney, John Meyers, Danny Lundberg, Pierce Holliman and Ronnie Moeller. Burial is at Riverside Cemetery in Waterville with Military Honors by an Honor’s Detail from Fort Leavenworth. Memorials are suggested to Saint Mark’s Lutheran Church and may be sent in care of the funeral home at P.O. Box 61, Waterville, Kansas 66548.

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Gail E Hirt's memorial is located at: Riverside Cemetery, Waterville, Marshall County, USA.
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Gail E Hirt death on 9 Oct 2017 in Marysville, Marshall County, Kansas, USA
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Latitude: 39.6981010
Longitude: -96.7542038

Family Members:

Parent

Charles Everett “Jiggs” Hirt

(1895 - 1976)

Helga Matilda Lindquist Hirt

(1897 - 1989)

Spouse

Mary “Margaret” Jones Hirt

(1922 - 2010)

Siblings

Charles Hirt Jr.

(1926 - 2011)

Donald N. Hirt

(1929 - 2019)

Children

Carolyn Sue Hirt Sanner

(1953 - 2007)

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