Mary Elizabeth Knudsen
March 24, 1933 — January 10, 2011
Mary Elizabeth Knudsen of Eureka, died on Monday, January 10, 2011 at Greenwood County Hospital in Eureka, at the age of 77.
She was born on March 24, 1933, in Wichita, the daughter of Otto and Marie (Beitz) Olson. She was raised on the family farm near Tad Pole Creek west of Climax. She attended Pleasant View Grade School and graduated from Climax High School. Later she spent a year in Business College in Wichita.
On November 26, 1952, Mary was united in marriage to Carl Knudsen in Wichita. They made their home in Eureka. This marriage later ended in divorce. Mary worked at mostly as a legal secretary for E.E. Pedroja in 1968, Carl Shewmaker from 1969 to 1978, and Chase & Myers from 1978 to 1999. After her retirement she took many bus trips and cruises with friends.
Mary was a member of the Christian & Congregational Church.
She is survived by four children, daughter, Kari E. Castleberry of Boise, Idaho; daughter, Susan E. Wood of Severy; daughter, Peggy Marlar of Eureka; and son, David Knudsen of Chanute; eight grandchildren; and ten great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, and two brothers, Robert “Bob” Olson, and an infant boy.
Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M., Friday, January 14, 2011, at Koup Family Funeral Home, in Eureka, with Pastor Steve McVey of the Lamont Wesleyan Church officiating. Interment will follow at Pleasant View Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that memorials be made to Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice or to the Greenwood County Hospital. Contributions may be sent in care of Koup Family Funeral Home at P.O. Box 595, Eureka, KS 67045, which was in charge of service arrangements.
She was born on March 24, 1933, in Wichita, the daughter of Otto and Marie (Beitz) Olson. She was raised on the family farm near Tad Pole Creek west of Climax. She attended Pleasant View Grade School and graduated from Climax High School. Later she spent a year in Business College in Wichita.
On November 26, 1952, Mary was united in marriage to Carl Knudsen in Wichita. They made their home in Eureka. This marriage later ended in divorce. Mary worked at mostly as a legal secretary for E.E. Pedroja in 1968, Carl Shewmaker from 1969 to 1978, and Chase & Myers from 1978 to 1999. After her retirement she took many bus trips and cruises with friends.
Mary was a member of the Christian & Congregational Church.
She is survived by four children, daughter, Kari E. Castleberry of Boise, Idaho; daughter, Susan E. Wood of Severy; daughter, Peggy Marlar of Eureka; and son, David Knudsen of Chanute; eight grandchildren; and ten great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, and two brothers, Robert “Bob” Olson, and an infant boy.
Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M., Friday, January 14, 2011, at Koup Family Funeral Home, in Eureka, with Pastor Steve McVey of the Lamont Wesleyan Church officiating. Interment will follow at Pleasant View Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that memorials be made to Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice or to the Greenwood County Hospital. Contributions may be sent in care of Koup Family Funeral Home at P.O. Box 595, Eureka, KS 67045, which was in charge of service arrangements.
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