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John Gehmlich
Jul 4, 2018
Hans Joachim “John” Gehmlich of Climax, died on Wednesday, July 4, 2018 at Wesley Medical Center, in Wichita, at the age of 73. He was born on January 30, 1945, in Zeuthen, Germany, the son of Richard Rudolf and Irmgard Charlotte Frieda (Ludwig) Gehmlich. He was raised in Zeuthen, a small town southeast of Berlin, attending local schools. At the...
Carol Jean (Chambers) Fowler
Jun 28, 2018
Carol Jean Fowler, of Eureka, died Thursday, June 28, 2018, at Eureka Nursing Center in Eureka at the age of 77. Carol was born September 25, 1940, in Eureka, the daughter of Robert F. and Iola R. (Oblander) Chambers. As a child the family moved a lot for her father’s job. She attended school in Eureka, Wichita, Fremont, NE, and...
Charles W. "Bud" Wiggins
Jun 12, 2018
Charles William “Bud” Wiggins of Eureka, died on Tuesday, June 12, 2018, at Vintage Park in Eureka, at the age of 101. He was born October 13, 1916, in South Salem township, Greenwood County, Kansas, the son of George and May (Black) Wiggins. He was raised in the Upper Fall River area, attending grade school at Holverson. He helped with...
Delbert V. Forcum
Jun 9, 2018
Delbert Vearle Forcum of Piedmont, died on Saturday, June 9, 2018 at Susan B. Allen Memorial Hospital in El Dorado, Kansas, at the age of 92. He was born on June 15, 1925, near Piedmont, Kansas, the son of Otto Vearle and Grace Laura (Bland) Forcum. He was raised in Piedmont and graduated from Piedmont High School. After his schooling,...
Bradley Lynn Felter
Jun 5, 2018
Bradley Lynn “Brad” Felter, of Eureka, died Tuesday, June 5, 2018, at his home in Eureka, at the age of 59. Brad was born December 12, 1958, in Eureka, the son of Leonard Clyde and Betty Mae (Robinson) Felter. He was raised in Eureka, attending local schools and graduating from Eureka High School with the Class of 1976. Following graduation,...
Robert Allen Mclean
May 26, 2018
Robert Allen McLean of Eureka, died on Saturday, May 26, 2018, at Wesley Medical Center, in Wichita, at the age of 89. He was born on August 8, 1928, in Ponca City, Oklahoma, the son of Roy Perry and Gloria Mae (Bailey) McLean. He was raised in Severy and graduated from local schools. In 1948, Robert was united in marriage...
Hazel Marie Winn
May 23, 2018
Hazel Marie Winn of Eureka, died on Wednesday, May 23, 2018 at Greenwood County Hospital, in Eureka, at the age of 99. She was born on February 27, 1919, on the family farm northwest of Eureka, in Butler County, the daughter of John Stanley and Irene (Paulson) Winn. She was raised in the Eureka area and attended Random school graduating...
Moetta Lee Escareno
May 16, 2018
Moetta L. Escareno of Eureka, KS, died Wednesday, May 16, 2018, at Eureka Nursing Center in Eureka at the age of 86. She was born November 14, 1931, in Hannibal, Missouri, the daughter of Berle and Effie (Walker) Herren. She was raised in Missouri, until the family moved to Eureka, where she graduated from Eureka High School. Following graduation, Moetta...
Paul Dean Junkersfeld
May 14, 2018
Paul Junkersfeld of Eureka, Kansas died on Monday, May 14, 2018, at his home in Eureka, at the age of 75. He was born May 15, 1942, in Pocahontas, Arkansas, the son of Alvin Albert and Evelyn Pauline (Holt) Junkersfeld. He was raised in the Pocahontas area and graduated from St. Paul’s Catholic High School. On July 21, 1962, Paul...
Bradley Paul Warren
May 10, 2018
Bradley Paul Warren of Piedmont, died on Thursday, May 10, 2018 at his home in Piedmont, at the age of 58. He was born on July 29, 1959, in El Dorado, Kansas, the son of Billy R. and Karen (Bearden) Warren. At the age of eighteen he began working for Blackburn Construction where he remained for 11 years. He then...
Barbara Lou Dunkelberger
Apr 25, 2018
Barbara Lou (Morehouse) Dunkelberger of Dallas, Texas passed away on Wednesday, April 25, 2018 at the age of 81. Services will be on Monday, April 30, 2018 at 10:00 A.M. in the Brooks Family Chapel of the North Dallas Funeral Home, 2710 Valley View Lane, Farmers Branch, Texas 75234. Interment will be in Toronto Cemetery in Toronto, Kansas. Please leave...
Donald Lee Patterson
Apr 12, 2018
Donald Lee Patterson of El Dorado, died on Thursday, April 12, 2018 at Lakepoint Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, in El Dorado, at the age of 82. He was born on July 5, 1935, in Peabody, Kansas, the son of Lacester Devern and Dorothy Loretta (Fellingham) Patterson. He was raised Kansas City, Missouri and attended local schools. In 1953, Don was...
Frances Marie Gillis
Apr 6, 2018
Frances Marie Gillis of Eureka, died on Friday, April 6, 2018 at her home in Eureka, at the age of 43. She was born on October 10, 1974, in Emporia, Kansas, the daughter of Phil and Cynthia (Rhoads) Edwardson. She was raised in Emporia and graduated from local schools. She later attended Johnson County Community College. In 1997, Frances was...
Phillip "Phil" Johnston
Mar 30, 2018
Phillip Elwin Johnston of Eureka, died on Friday, March 30, 2018 at the Kansas Christian Home in Newton, Kansas, at the age of 83. He was born on December 12, 1934, in Yates Center, Kansas, the son of Sidney Warren and Nina (Cortelyou) Johnston. He was raised in Climax and Eureka, graduating from Eureka High School. He joined the United...
Jackie L. Miller
Mar 29, 2018
Jackie Lea Miller of Eureka, died on Thursday, March 29, 2018 at Greenwood County Hospital, in Eureka, at the age of 86. She was born on August 5, 1931, in Peabody, Kansas, the daughter of Allen Roy and Sylvia Lillian (Milner) Bumgardner. She was raised in rural Greenwood County attending Eureka High School, graduating with the class of 1949. She...
Michael Alan Tannahill
Mar 22, 2018
Michael Alan Tannahill of Eureka, Kansas, died Thursday, March 22, 2018, at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, at the age of 58. Mike was born October 10, 1959, in San Gabriel, CA, the son of Joseph Dayrel and Gladis (Scheck) Tannahill. He attended local schools, and graduated from Alhambra High School with the class of 1977. Following graduation, Mike moved...
Paul J. Burk
Mar 10, 2018
Paul James Burk of Eureka, died on Saturday, March 10, 2018, at the Greenwood County Hospital, in Eureka, at the age of 94. He was born on August 17, 1923, in Eureka, the son of John F. and Mamie (Brazil) Burk. He was raised in Eureka and graduated from Eureka High School with the class of 1941. He attended Catholic...
Lois (Morton) Himes
Mar 2, 2018
Lois Evelyn (Morton) Himes of Emporia, died on Friday, March 2, 2018 at Emporia Presbyterian Manor in Emporia, Kansas, at the age of 92. She was born on December 10, 1925, in Lebanon, Indiana, the daughter of William and Carrie (Wiley) Morton. She was raised in Lebanon and graduated from Lebanon High School with the class of 1943. She then...
Virginia May Glasco
Feb 21, 2018
Virginia May Glasco of Eureka, died on Wednesday, February 21, 2018 at the Greenwood County Hospital, in Eureka, at the age of 91. She was born on August 5, 1926, in Eureka, the daughter of James Harvey and Leta (Wallace) Gray. She was raised in Eureka and graduated from Eureka High School. She met George “Dale” Glasco in Lawrence and...
Bessie C. Lewis
Feb 15, 2018
Bessie C. Lewis Bessie C. Lewis of Eureka, died Thursday, February 15, 2018, at the Eureka Nursing Center in Eureka, at the age of 87. She was born July 30, 1930, near Climax, in Greenwood County, Kansas, the daughter of Arnold and Alice Marrieta (Hosler) Smith. She attended rural schools, graduating with the Eureka High School Class of 1949. On...
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