Obituaries

Madeline Dicke Anderson

Madeline Dicke Anderson

Nov 28, 2023

Madeline Dicke (Wood) Anderson of Boulder, Colorado, died on Tuesday, November 28, 2023, at Boulder Community Hospital, in Boulder, at the age of 80. She was born in Eureka, Kansas, the daughter of Edwin Tucker Wood and Adalia Pauline (Dicke) Wood whose family are well known in Eureka history. The Tucker family helped found the city and donated land to...

Leon Richardson

Leon Richardson

Nov 28, 2023

Willis “Leon” Richardson of Eureka, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, November 28, 2023, at Greenwood County Hospital in Eureka, at the age of 92. He was born June 11, 1931, in Severy, the son of Lee Roy and Mary Ellen (Stonebraker) Richardson. He was raised in Greenwood County and attended Climax High School. He served during the Korean War in...

Loretta Louise Lasiter

Loretta Louise Lasiter

Nov 27, 2023

Loretta Louise Lasiter of Eureka, died on Monday, November 27, 2023, at Wesley Medical Center, in Wichita, at the age of 63. She was born on August 17, 1960, in Princeton, New Jersey, the daughter of William Henry and Doris Loretta (Wilkinson) Robey. She was raised all over Kansas, graduating from Circle High School in Towanda. After her schooling she...

Natalie Anne Bumgardner

Natalie Anne Bumgardner

Nov 19, 2023

Natalie Anne Bumgardner of Eureka, died on Sunday, November 19, 2023, at her home, in Eureka, at the age of 49. She was born on February 23, 1974, in Iola, Kansas, the daughter of Ross and Sharon (Wood) Thornbrugh. She was raised in Toronto and graduated from Eureka Junior Senior High School. On May 23, 1997, Natalie was united in...

Thomas Eugene Tyler

Thomas Eugene Tyler

Nov 18, 2023

Thomas Eugene Tyler, born on March 19th, 1953, in Houston, Texas, bid farewell to this world on November 18th, 2023, in Eureka, Kansas. In his vibrant journey through life, Tom found his heart in the mountains of Nevada, where he spent the majority of his years. A man of diverse passions and talents, he delved into the depths as a...

Larry Lawrence

Larry Lawrence

Nov 12, 2023

Larry Paul Lawrence of Eureka, died on Sunday, November 12, 2023, at Greenwood County Hospital, in Eureka, at the age of 81. He was born on July 10, 1942, in Toronto, Kansas, the son of Paul Henry and Gertrude Lucille (Ward) Lawrence. He was raised around Greenwood County, graduating from Tonovay High School. After his schooling, he served in the...

Harry Nordmeyer

Harry Nordmeyer

Oct 31, 2023

Harry James Nordmeyer of Toronto, died on Tuesday, October 31, 2023, at his home near Toronto, at the age of 81. He was born on May 20, 1942, in Toronto, the son of William H. and Elsie (Liebau) Nordmeyer. He was raised in Toronto and graduated from Toronto High School. After his schooling he worked on the family farm. On...

Dan Mock

Dan Mock

Oct 28, 2023

Milton Daniel Mock, Sr. of Eureka, died on Saturday, October 28, 2023, at Wesley Medical Center, in Wichita, at the age of 77. He was born on April 21, 1946, in Eureka, the son of Milton Edward and Pauline Bell (Denner) Mock. He was raised at Spring Creek Ranch in Reece and attended local schools. He graduated from Eureka High...

Dayrel W. Bane

Dayrel W. Bane

Oct 13, 2023

Dayrel Wendell Bane, formerly of Eureka, died on Friday, October 13, 2023, at Bethany Home, in Lindsborg, at the age of 97. He was born on February 4, 1926, in Greenwood County, the son of Frank Henry and Jane May (Jones) Bane. He was raised in Greenwood County attending rural schools. He played baseball for Tonovay where he was known...

Patsy Frakes

Patsy Frakes

Oct 8, 2023

Patsy Ruth Frakes of Eureka, died on Sunday, October 8, 2023, at Greenwood County Hospital, in Eureka, at the age of 91. She was born on April 2, 1932, in Pratt, Kansas, the daughter of Dorsey and Bonnie (Collins) Moon. She was raised in Pratt and attended local schools. While still in school she met Clarence Lee “Pete” Frakes. They...

Brandon Lee Endress

Brandon Lee Endress

Oct 7, 2023

Brandon Lee Endress of El Dorado, died on Saturday, October 7, 2023, at Kansas Medical Center, in Andover, at the age of 39. He was born on May 1, 1984, in Wichita, the son of Randy Scott and Robin Lee (McFall) Endress. He was raised in Eureka and graduated from Eureka Junior Senior High School with the Class of 2003....

Jerry Lee Handley

Jerry Lee Handley

Sep 28, 2023

Jerry Lee Handley of Eureka, traded in his hero cape for his guardian angel wings on Thursday, September 28, 2023, at the Hospice House in Kansas City, Missouri, at the age of 82. He was born February 22, 1941, in Eureka, the son of Glenn Copple and Denzell Elizabeth (Gray) Handley. He was raised in Eureka and attended local schools,...

Lloyd Stewart

Lloyd Stewart

Sep 26, 2023

Rev. Lloyd Thomas Stewart of Eureka, died on Tuesday, September 26, 2023, at Eureka Nursing Center in Eureka, at the age of 92. He was born August 11, 1931, in Monroe County, Indiana, the son of William Ray and Goldie Elizabeth (Swafford) Stewart. He was raised in Indiana and graduated from local schools. After his schooling he enlisted in the...

Marvin "Bud" Repstine

Marvin "Bud" Repstine

Sep 26, 2023

Marvin Robert “Bud” Repstine of Eureka, died on Tuesday, September 26, 2023, at Harry Hynes Hospice at Via Christi, in Wichita, at the age of 68. He was born on January 15, 1955, in Chanute, Kansas, the son of Marvin Robert, Sr., and Betty Violet (Scott) Repstine. He was raised in Humboldt and Beverly, Kansas in his early life. The...

Nancy Huntington

Nancy Huntington

Sep 22, 2023

Nancy Carolyn (Griffith) Huntington, 80, passed away on Friday, September 22, 2023, at her lake house in Eureka, Kansas. Nancy was born December 13, 1942, at St. Francis Hospital in Wichita, Kansas. Her first 14 years, she lived in Wichita, where her dad built houses with his brother. In the spring of 1956, her family moved to Yates Center, Kansas....

Pam Cowley

Pam Cowley

Sep 14, 2023

Pamela Lou “Pam” (Huntington) Cowley of Eureka, died on Thursday, September 14, 2023, at the Eureka Nursing Center in Eureka, at the age of 82. She was born on January 1, 1941, in Eureka, the daughter of Samuel Alfred and Phyllis Mae (Denchfield) Huntington. She was raised in Wichita and Eureka, graduating from Eureka High School with the Class of...

Angelo Vince Turner

Angelo Vince Turner

Sep 13, 2023

Angelo Vince Turner of Eureka, died on Wednesday, September 13, 2023, as the result of an automobile accident in Coffey County, Kansas, at the age of 51. He was born February 28, 1972, in Independence, Kansas, the son of Larry Mike and Maria Louisa (Castilo) Turner. He was raised in Wichita and attended local schools. Following graduation, he worked for...

Judy Everitt

Judy Everitt

Sep 10, 2023

Judith Ann “Judy” Everitt also known as “Gigi,” of Eureka, passed away unexpectedly, but peacefully, on Sunday, September 10, 2023, at her home at Eureka Lake, at the age of 71. She was born on June 6, 1952, in Topeka, the daughter of Roy and Dorothy (Lingenfelter) Thomas. As a young child the family moved often as Roy was serving...

Marion Earl "Bird" Taylor

Marion Earl "Bird" Taylor

Aug 16, 2023

Marion Earl “Bird” Taylor of Eureka, died Wednesday, August 16, 2023, at Greenwood County Hospital in Eureka, at the age of 86. Earl was born August 15, 1937, in Greenwood County, Kansas, the son of William Earl and Hazel Lavone (Lee) Taylor. He attended local schools, and graduated from Tonovay High School. Following graduation, he worked at different jobs before...

Toni Lynn Conklin

Toni Lynn Conklin

Aug 7, 2023

Toni Lynn Conklin of Odessa, Texas, died on Monday, August 7, 2023, at her home in Odessa, at the age of 71. She was born on December 23, 1951, in Eureka, Kansas, the daughter of Tony and Betty (Staten) Mohesky. Toni was raised in Greenwood County and attended local schools, until the family moved to Odessa, where she graduated from...

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