Eugene "Gene" Toews

Eugene "Gene" Richard Toews, 87, of Moundridge, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, July 26, 2022 at Ascension Via Christi St. Francis Hospital in Wichita, Kansas. He was born March 27, 1935 in Langdon, North Dakota, the son of Abram P. and Prisilla (Wiebe) Toews.
Gene was a member of the Grafton Church of God in Christ, Mennonite in Grafton, North Dakota.
He was united in marriage to Joyce Katherine Schmidt on December 1, 1957 at Grace Mennonite Church in Halstead. She preceded him in death on December 25, 2021.
Gene worked at Big Chief Manufacturing in Hutchinson, later working for Hesston Corporation and Skyline Manufacturing in Halstead.
He is survived by his four sons, Gary (Elda Mae) Toews of Burns, KS, Randy (Bonnie) Toews of Livingston, CA, Bruce (Susan) Toews of Pisek, ND, and Travis (Juliann) Toews of Grifton, NC; 20 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; three brothers, Lorne Toews of Grafton, ND, Jim Toews of Ithaca, MI, and Larry Toews of Park River, ND; and three sisters, Norma Reimer of Pincher Creek, Alberta, Canada, Linda Toews of Altona, Manitoba, Canada, and Janet Toews of Grafton, ND.
Gene was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Joyce; and brother, Burton Toews.
Funeral services will be held at Grafton Mennonite Church, Grafton, North Dakota. Family will greet friends from 5 to 7 p.m., Thursday, July 28, 2022 at Moundridge Funeral Home. Memorial contributions may be made to Moundridge Manor in care of Moundridge Funeral Home, PO Box 410, Moundridge, KS 67107.