Long time Quinter resident, Robert Joseph Kepferle , passed away Wednesday, August 3, 2017 at Gove County Medical Center , Quinter , after suffering a massive heart attack. He was born October 29, 1934 , in Dover, Colorado , to Joseph Royal Kepferle and Dorothy Gladys Ayers , the second to the youngest of five boys.

Growing u p in the Nunn and Pierce , Colorado area, Robert and his four brothers spent their childhood getting into all sorts of predicaments. Robert attended schools in Grainfield and Quinter graduating from Quinter High School in 1952. On October 29, 1954, he w as united in marriage to Nellie Mae Jamison in Quinter. They enjo yed 61 years of marriage before Nellie passed away July 20, 2016 . In the first nine years of their marriage Bob worked the oilfields . They moved to Quinter in 1961 when Robert went to work for John Ewing, at Ewings as a mechanic . During the 9 years with Ewings they added the services of selling iron, gases and cutting and welding iron. Robert purchased the shop from John in May 1972 and Bob's Repair was born. He helped many people in the area keep their cars running and repairing their farm machinery. He enjoyed solving problems for anyone that had an idea that needed built, Robert would figure out a way to build it. But nothing interfered with his coffee breaks with his buddies throughout the years. He retired and closed Bob' s Repair in 2004 after 32 years. Robert and Nellie were instrumental in getting the stained g lass windows for the Quinter United Methodist C hurch and the nativity scene that is on display at Christmas. He also served on the United Methodist Board of Trustees and other committees for many years . The family enjoyed annual camping and sightseeing trips while visiting relatives across the country . Bob and Nellie continued to enjoy their travels, especially the many f ishing trips to Alaska. The most memorable trip was in 1986 when Ro bert caught a 64 lb Ki ng Salmon on the Kenai River at Centennial Park in Soldotna, Alaska.

Robert will be missed by many friends and his fa mily, including , Shirley (Chuck) Comeau of Plainville, Kathleen (Gene) Eichman of Aurora , CO , Janell (Eugene) Ziegler of G r a i nfield, Donald (Helen) Kepferle of Ft. Worth, TX , and Diana Kepferle (Mich ael Reyer ) of Lenexa, KS ; six grandchildren, Jessica (Daniel) Reling of Topeka, Jacob McDaniel of Kan sas City, MO , Michelle Sprigg of Norton, Adam (Ashley) Comeau of Plainville, Alex Comeau of Pomona , CA , and Colin Comeau of West Hollywood , CA ; four great-grandc hildren, Eli and Parker Reling of Topeka , Dustyna (Ernesto) Romano of Wichita, and Dylan (Jordan) Sprigg of Norton; 1 grea t-great grandson Grayson Sprigg ; h is four brothers , Roy Kepferle , Springfield, VA, Jim (Irene) Kepferle , Cody, WY , Dwight (Kay) Kepferle , Billings, MT, Loyd Kepferle , Lummi Island, WA ; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by h is parents; two sister-in-laws R hua Kepferle and Susan Kepferle ; a grandson, Andrew Comeau ; and grandson-in-law Dwight Sprigg .