Margaret Fern Mclean
March 15, 1930 — July 24, 2023
Margaret Fern McLean of Eureka, died on Monday, July 24, 2023, at the Eureka Nursing Center, in Eureka, at the age of 93.
She was born on March 15, 1930, in Severy, Kansas, the daughter of Loren Vearl and Helena Geneva (Fox) Hurt. She was raised in Fall River on the family farm and attended Severy schools, graduating from Severy High School. On March 27, 1948, Margaret was united in marriage to Robert Allen McLean in Eureka. They made their home in Severy for a short time before moving to Kansas City. To this union, two children were born. They lived in Kansas City until 1957 when they moved to Olathe.
Margaret was a foreman at the Swingster Company which made sporting goods and promotional items. They retired to Eureka in the early 90s. Margaret and Bob loved to travel and in their retirement, they went to Utah, Colorado, and Arizona. They sometimes spent the entire summer traveling around seeing the sights. He preceded her in death on May 26, 2018.
She is survived by one son, Kenneth McLean of Eureka; one grandson; two great-grandchildren; and one sister, Wilma Dean of Corpus Christi, Texas. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; son, Douglas Eugene McLean; and one sister, Shirley Lakin.
Memorial services will be held at 10:00 A.M., Friday, August 4, 2023, at the First United Methodist Church of Eureka with Pastor Linda Pope officiating. Cremation has been effected. Inurnment will take place at a later date at Greenwood Cemetery, Eureka.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to the First United Methodist Church. Contributions may be sent in care of Koup Family Funeral Home, PO Box 595, Eureka KS 67045, which is overseeing arrangements. Condolences may be left for the family online, at koupfunerals.com.
She was born on March 15, 1930, in Severy, Kansas, the daughter of Loren Vearl and Helena Geneva (Fox) Hurt. She was raised in Fall River on the family farm and attended Severy schools, graduating from Severy High School. On March 27, 1948, Margaret was united in marriage to Robert Allen McLean in Eureka. They made their home in Severy for a short time before moving to Kansas City. To this union, two children were born. They lived in Kansas City until 1957 when they moved to Olathe.
Margaret was a foreman at the Swingster Company which made sporting goods and promotional items. They retired to Eureka in the early 90s. Margaret and Bob loved to travel and in their retirement, they went to Utah, Colorado, and Arizona. They sometimes spent the entire summer traveling around seeing the sights. He preceded her in death on May 26, 2018.
She is survived by one son, Kenneth McLean of Eureka; one grandson; two great-grandchildren; and one sister, Wilma Dean of Corpus Christi, Texas. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; son, Douglas Eugene McLean; and one sister, Shirley Lakin.
Memorial services will be held at 10:00 A.M., Friday, August 4, 2023, at the First United Methodist Church of Eureka with Pastor Linda Pope officiating. Cremation has been effected. Inurnment will take place at a later date at Greenwood Cemetery, Eureka.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to the First United Methodist Church. Contributions may be sent in care of Koup Family Funeral Home, PO Box 595, Eureka KS 67045, which is overseeing arrangements. Condolences may be left for the family online, at koupfunerals.com.
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