Mary Lee Wasinger
July 8, 1937 — September 14, 2008
Mary Lee Wasinger of Eureka, died on Sunday, September 14, 2008, at Greenwood County Hospital at the age of 71.
She was born on July 8, 1937 in Kansas City, Kansas the daughter of John and Irene (Benton) Shofe. The family moved to Wichita where Mary Lee was raised. She graduated from West High School and later attended cosmetology school. Mary Lee later opened her own beauty shop in Wichita before moving to Eureka. After moving to Eureka she owned and operated a beauty shop until her retirement in 1977.
On November 28, 1958 Mary Lee Shofe was united in marriage to Robert “Bob” Wasinger in Miami, Oklahoma. The family lived in many different locations but always came back to Wichita. The family moved to Eureka in 1976 when Bob retired from the phone company.
Mary Lee is survived by three daughters, Kimberly Ring of Eureka, Kansas, Rosita Golbek of Omaha, Nebraska and Lolita Glebavicius of Elsbery, Missouri; seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; one brother, John Shofe of Hillsboro, Kansas and one sister, Irene Patton of Harrison, Arkansas. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, son Robert Keith Wasinger Jr. and one grandchild.
Memorial services will be held at 10:30 A.M., Thursday, September 18, 2008 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with the Rosary at 10:00 A.M., Thursday, September 18, 2008 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Inurnment will take place at Greenwood County Cemetery following the service.
In lieu of flowers the family has requested memorials be made to the Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Memorials may be sent in care of Koup Family Funeral Home at P.O. Box 595, Eureka, Kansas 67045.
She was born on July 8, 1937 in Kansas City, Kansas the daughter of John and Irene (Benton) Shofe. The family moved to Wichita where Mary Lee was raised. She graduated from West High School and later attended cosmetology school. Mary Lee later opened her own beauty shop in Wichita before moving to Eureka. After moving to Eureka she owned and operated a beauty shop until her retirement in 1977.
On November 28, 1958 Mary Lee Shofe was united in marriage to Robert “Bob” Wasinger in Miami, Oklahoma. The family lived in many different locations but always came back to Wichita. The family moved to Eureka in 1976 when Bob retired from the phone company.
Mary Lee is survived by three daughters, Kimberly Ring of Eureka, Kansas, Rosita Golbek of Omaha, Nebraska and Lolita Glebavicius of Elsbery, Missouri; seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; one brother, John Shofe of Hillsboro, Kansas and one sister, Irene Patton of Harrison, Arkansas. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, son Robert Keith Wasinger Jr. and one grandchild.
Memorial services will be held at 10:30 A.M., Thursday, September 18, 2008 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with the Rosary at 10:00 A.M., Thursday, September 18, 2008 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Inurnment will take place at Greenwood County Cemetery following the service.
In lieu of flowers the family has requested memorials be made to the Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Memorials may be sent in care of Koup Family Funeral Home at P.O. Box 595, Eureka, Kansas 67045.
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