Menno F. Enns, 98, of Inman, passed away on Sunday, September 6, 2020 at Pleasant View Home. He was born to Henry J. and Agatha (Fehdrau) Enns on March 23, 1922, at the rural Inman farm home where he lived until 2015.
It was love at first sight for Menno when he met a new girl in town, Edith Loeffler, at choir practice in 1940. They were married on November 28, 1943 at Bethel Mennonite Church in Inman, where he was an active lifetime member. They were ranchers, and members of the American Quarter Horse Association, the American Hereford Association, and the Reno County Cattlemen’s Association where he received the Lifetime Achievement Award. Menno was a charter member of the Sandhill Saddle Club and organized the Thomadora 4H club where all three of his children were members. He was a 4H leader, and they hosted horse judging schools for the 4H members at the ranch for 25 years. Menno judged many horse shows throughout Kansas and nearby states, including an international show in Minnesota.
Menno spent much of his life on a horse, checking pastures for himself and neighbors, often called on by friends to help rope a bull or pull a calf. He never charged for that, always willing to help. He was known to bring Edith bouquets of wild flowers after those rides. They never stopped holding hands.
Menno is survived by daughters, Jan (Steve) Spiller and Judy Bryant; daughter-in-law, Judy Enns; grandchildren, Raymond (Rachel) Enns, and Meghann Myers; and great-grandchildren, Hayden and Violet Enns;
He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Edith, his beloved son Roger, his sister Rubena Wiens, and his brother Waldo Enns.
A private family service was held at the North Inman Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Bethel Mennonite Church in care of Buhler Mortuary, PO Box 589, Buhler, KS 67522. Condolences may be sent to the family at 1121 Overland Road, McPherson, KS 67460.
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