Obituaries
Oscar Gerald Makemson
Oct 27, 2013
Gerald Makemson Oscar “Gerald” Makemson, formerly of Eureka, died on Sunday, October 27, 2013, in Burlington, North Carolina at the age of 77. Gerald was born on February 14, 1936, in Linn County, Kansas, the son of Oscar and Adeline Makemson. He served in the U.S. Army after high school, and then he worked in the telephone industry for more...
Coleen Kay Buettner
Oct 20, 2013
Coleen K. (Haney) Buettner Coleen Kay (Haney) Buettner of Eureka, died on Sunday, October 20, 2013 at the age of 65. She was born on December 15, 1947, in Eureka, the daughter of Carl W. and Imogene V. (Johnson) Haney. She was raised in Madison and graduated from Madison High School with the class of 1966. After graduation, she enlisted...
Sue Ann Spain
Oct 15, 2013
Sue Spain Sue Ann Spain of Eureka died on Tuesday, October 15, 2013 at the age of 84. She was born on November 22, 1928, in Montezuma, Kansas, the daughter of Lee and Ellen (Stonebraker) Richardson. She attended grade school at a local country school. She graduated from Climax High School with the class of 1946. After graduation, Sue moved...
Beth Edith Wright
Oct 14, 2013
Beth E. Wright Beth Edith Wright of Eureka, was called home on October 14, 2013 at Kansas Medical Center in Andover at the age of 84. She was born in 1929 in Wonsevu, Kansas the daughter of William James and Ruth Elizabeth (Nicholson) Thompson. Beth grew up in the area and graduated Valedictorian with the class of 1947 from Cedar...
Raymond Murl Valentine
Oct 13, 2013
Raymond Murl (Ray) Valentine Raymond Murl (Ray) Valentine, age 80 of Eureka, Kansas passed away Sunday morning October 13, 2013 at Greenwood County Hospital surrounded by his loving family. Born October 16, 1932 in Iola, Kansas, he was the son of the late Vernon and Neita Valentine. Ray grew up in the Iola area where he attended schools graduating in...
Virginia Mae Anderson
Oct 9, 2013
Virginia Mae Butler Anderson Virginia Mae Butler Anderson died in Houston on October 9, 2013 at the age of 82. She was born in Neal Kansas on July 20, 1931 to Benjamin and Ruth Butler and was raised on the family farm near Eureka, Kansas. Her adult life was spent first in Tulsa and then Houston, but her heart was...
Sheila Louise Kriesel
Oct 2, 2013
Sheila Louise Kriesel Sheila Louise Kriesel, of Eureka, formerly of Bloomfield, New York, died on Wednesday, October 2, 2013, at her home with her husband Keith Kalen Kriesel, at the age of 52. She was born June 3, 1961, in Canandaigua, New York, the daughter of Floyd and Dolores (Teamerson) Rayburn. She attended school in Bloomfield, NY and graduated from...
Keith Kalen Kriesel
Oct 2, 2013
Keith Kalen Kriesel Keith Kalen Kriesel, of Eureka, Kansas, formerly of Osawatomie, Kansas, died Wednesday, October 2, 2013, at his home with his wife Sheila Louise Kriesel, at the age of 54 He was born April 9, 1959, in Osawatomie, the son of Keith and Patricia (Showalter) Kriesel. He attended school in Osawatomie and graduated from Osawatomie High School. He...
Bob Lee Vinson
Sep 26, 2013
Bob Lee Vinson Bob Lee Vinson of Eureka, died on September 26, 2013 at Greenwood County Hospital at the age of 82. Bob was born on July 11, 1931 in Winfield, Kansas the son of Clarence and Eva (Frakes) Vinson. He attended Tonovay schools graduating in 1950. After his schooling Bob went to work at Brenton’s Auto Body Shop and...
Calvin Leroy Massey
Sep 13, 2013
Calvin L. Massey Calvin L. Massey, of rural Eureka, died at the Greenwood County Hospital on September 13, 2013, at the age of 77. He was born on the family farm in Greenwood County on July 11, 1936, the son of Howard B. and Ellen I. (Bane) Massey. Calvin was raised in and around the Eureka area. He attended Eureka...
Virginia Ilene Moots
Sep 10, 2013
Virginia Ilene Moots Virginia Ilene (Torkelson) Moots was born October 15, 1926 in Horton, Kansas to parents Alfred and Inga Torkelson. She grew up on a farm just outside of Horton and was the second oldest of six children. She graduated from Horton High School, worked for several years before attending and graduating from Kansas State University with a degree...
Margaret Anita Clasen
Aug 30, 2013
Margaret Anita Clasen Margaret Anita Clasen, 91, of Eureka, formerly of Garnett, passed away Friday, August 30, 2013, at the Eureka Nursing Center, in Eureka. She was born May 6, 1922, in Marysville, the daughter of Harry and Helen West. She attended school in Marysville and graduated from Marysville High School. On October 28, 1939, she was united in marriage...
Dianna Lynn Castle
Aug 29, 2013
Dianna Lynn Castle Dianna Lynn (Short) Sherman Castle of Hamilton, died on August 29, 2013 in Tulsa, Oklahoma at the age of 54. She was born on February 7, 1959 in Eureka, Kansas the daughter of Melvin “Pat” and Lola (Crabtree) Sherman. After Dianna’s schooling she worked various jobs including the Hamilton House Restaurant, Daylight Donuts, the City of Hamilton,...
Richard Dale Reeder
Aug 20, 2013
Dick Reeder Richard Dale “Dick” Reeder of Eureka, died on Tuesday, August 20, 2013 at the age of 53. He was born on October 24, 1959, in Eureka, the son of Willis D. and Mary (Cope) Reeder. He was raised in Eureka and graduated from Eureka High School. After his schooling, he began working for Cardwell-IPS building drilling rigs. He...
Neola Fern Jones
Aug 13, 2013
Neola Fern Jones of Eureka, died on August 13, 2013 at Greenwood County Hospital in Eureka at the age of 91. She was born on June 24, 1922, in Greenwood County, Kansas, the daughter of William Leo and Lela Pearl (Mullinax) Culbertson. She was raised in Eureka and graduated from Eureka High School. Neola was united in marriage to Homer...
Jolene Dawn Tolliver
Aug 8, 2013
Jolene Tolliver Jolene Dawn Tolliver of Eureka, died on Thursday, August 8, 2013 in Dodge City, at the age of 46. She was born on October 7, 1966 in Emporia, the daughter of Owen Samuel and Wilma Frankie (Thorne) McCormick. She was raised in Madison and graduated from Madison High School with the class of 1985. She later moved to...
Robert Frank Hays
Aug 1, 2013
Robert F. Hays Robert Frank Hays, of Eureka, died at Kansas Medical Center in Andover, Kansas on August 1, 2013, at the age of 79. He was born in Iola, Kansas on March 13, 1934, the son of Clyde L. Sr. and Ida M. (Michael) Hays. He was raised in Iola and Vigil, and graduated from Virgil High School. Robert...
Alma Lee Schlotterbeck
Jul 29, 2013
Alma Lee Schlotterbeck Alma Lee Schlotterbeck of Toronto, died on Monday, July 29, 2013 at Wesley Medical Center, in Wichita, at the age of 83. She was born on January 9, 1930, in Quincy, the daughter of Arthur Marion and Anna Mariom (Crouch) Watts. She was raised in the Quincy area and attended #9 school. On June 5, 1947, Alma...
Marvin Leroy Winter
Jul 29, 2013
Marvin L. Winter Marvin LeRoy Winter of Virgil, died on Monday, July 29, 2013 at Newman Regional Health in Emporia, at the age of 91. He was born on December 19, 1921 in LeHigh, Kansas, the son of George and Rachel (Lipps) Winter. He was raised in LeHigh and attended local schools. The family later moved to Virgil. During World...
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