November 9, 1942 - September 28, 2025_________________________________
Dr. Walter C. “Wally” Koers earned his ticket to the big feedlot in the sky on September 28, 2025.
A service and luncheon to memorialize this larger-than-life Husker loving, coffee drinking legend will take place at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, October 25, 2025, at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Salina, KS. To honor Wally’s spirit, guests are invited to wear red or Husker attire if they wish.
In consideration of family and friends who are unable to travel, the service will be live streamed. A private family burial will follow. Links to service streaming can be found at: www. redeemer-elca.org.
Wally was born November 9, 1942, to Julius and Leona Koers in Gillette, WY. He grew up in Wyoming and Rapid City, graduating from Rapid City High School in 1960. He studied animal science at South Dakota State, pausing only to marry his high school sweetheart, Virginia Feiock, in 1962. Wally and Ginny became ranchers and parents to their son Todd in 1964. They spent several years in Dupree where Wally was the Ziebach County agent who went everywhere with his dog Chipper. Wally, Ginny, Todd, and Chipper brought daughter Kristi home to their little pink house in Dupree in 1968.
Fulfilling his destiny as a forever Husker in 1968, Wally began the best years of his life earning a PhD at the University of Nebraska under his lifelong friend and idol, Walt Woods. While studying and researching, he and Ginny welcomed their third child, “the only true Husker in the family,” Michele “Shelli.” After graduation, Dr. Koers worked at Texas A&M as an assistant professor and researcher until moving his family to Kansas to work with Cargill as a feedlot consultant in 1975. In 1977 Wally and family took a leap and started Koers Consulting Service. In 1988 he founded Bos Technica Research Services, and with Dr. Shane Davis brought research precision to the feedlot industry which is still thriving to this day.
Wally was preceded in death by his wife Ginny; son Todd; parents; stepmother Norene Koers; brothers Doug Fitch and Gary Fitch; grandson Joseph, and dogs Chipper, Bruno, Daisy, Meg, Pete, Bull, Dixie, and Nicky.
He is survived by his daughters Kristi (Mark) Weiss, Shelli (Ed Ploy) Bell; sister Cindy (Doug) Strohmer; grandchildren Sophie Bell, Taylor Koers, Matthew Weiss, Leo Bell, Charlie Weiss, and Rylee Koers; business partner/friend Shane Davis and manager/friend Max Vandament.