Parker, Colorado resident Curtis Wayne Flipse, 49, died Thursday, March 10, 2016.
He was born January 5, 1967, at Goodland, Kansas, the son of Linda Ann (Weigel) and John William “Bill” Flipse. He graduated from Goodland High School with the class of 1985, and from Northwest Kansas Technical College, also in Goodland.
He served his country in the United States Army. In 2005, he moved from Maryland to Parker, Colorado. He was a member of the Parker Christian Church and Veterans of Foreign Wars. His friends and co-workers admired him for his work ethic and integrity. Curt’s passions were playing video games and nerf wars with his children; he was a lover of fine wine, great food, and he had a hot pepper in, beside, or on every dish he ate. He enjoyed hunting with his son, father, and brother. He had the ability to bring tears of laughter through his endless jokes.
Preceding him in death were his grandparents.
Surviving family includes his fiancée Monique Eves of Parker, Colorado; his children John Curtis Flipse, Rachel Jean Flipse, and Debra DaNae Flipse, all of Parker, Colorado; father John William “Bill” Flipse and his wife Karla of Hays, Kansas; mother Linda Ann Flipse of Phillipsburg, Kansas; brother Dave William Flipse and his wife Carla of Shawnees, Kansas; and three sisters Christy Ann Flipse of Ballwin, Missouri; Rebecca Lynn Huber and her husband Bryon of Kansas City, Kansas; Sarah Marie Flipse of Great Bend, Kansas.
The Mass of Christian Burial will be Wednesday, March 16, at 10:00 AM MT, at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church in Goodland, with Father Norbert Dlabal presiding. Burial, with military honors, will follow in the Goodland Cemetery.
Vigil will be Tuesday, March 15, at 7:00 PM MT, at Koons Chapel in Goodland.
Memorials may be designated to the Curtis Flipse Memorial, and may be left at the services of mailed to Koons Funeral Home, 211 N. Main, Goodland, KS 67735-1555. Online condolences: www.koonsfuneralhome.com
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