BUCKLIN - Tom Porsch, 75, died Monday, February 12, 2018 at Hill Top House, Bucklin.

He was born October 4, 1942 at Stockton, California, the son of Frank and Violet Helen (Cobaugh) Porsch. He moved to Bucklin in 1972 from California and was a truck driver for Koch and Plains Energy. He loved doing mechanic work, especially on trucks.

He was a member of the Bucklin Free Methodist Church.

On August 16, 1971 he married Judy McQuerrey at Carson City, Nevada.

Survivors include: his wife, Judy, Bucklin; his 3 children, Philip Porsch and wife Rebecca, Bucklin, Thomas L. Porsch, Jr. and wife Jennifer, Zenda and Kayla Holland and husband Keith Koehn, Montezuma; a sister, Diana Sarafine and husband Joe, Stockton; a sister-in-law, Sue Porsch, Stockton; 3 grandchildren, Ashley Chin, Heather Porsch and Katelin Augustine; and a great grandson, Liam Chin.

He was preceded in death by his parents and 2 brothers, Gerald "Jerry" Porsch and Richard "Dickey" Porsch.

Funeral will be at 10:30 am Thursday, February 15, 2018 at the Bucklin Free Methodist Church with Pastor Roger Harris officiating. Burial will follow in the Bucklin Cemetery. Visitation with the family present will be Wednesday from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm at Minnis Mortuary, Bucklin.

The family suggests memorials to the Bucklin Free Methodist Church in care of Minnis Mortuary, P.O. Box 516, Bucklin, Kansas 67834.