Obituaries

Gerald Wayne Mitchell

Gerald Wayne Mitchell

Sep 6, 2007

Gerald “Wayne” Mitchell, of Eureka, died at Harry Hynes Hospice in Wichita on Thursday, September 06, 2007, at the age of 79. He was born in Eureka on May 20, 1928, the son of Forrest Roland and Margaret (Nokes) Mitchell. He was raised in Eureka and attended Eureka schools. On January 4, 1951, Wayne was united in marriage to Bonnie...

Carl Eugene Knudsen

Carl Eugene Knudsen

Jul 30, 2007

Carl Eugene Knudsen, of Eureka, died on July 30, 2007 at St. Francis – Via Christi Regional Medical Center in Wichita, at the age of 77. He was born on August 17, 1929, in Wichita, Kansas, the son of Russell and Nina (Finegan) Knudsen. When he was young, the family moved to Climax and Carl graduated from Climax High School....

Marie Ida Bratton

Marie Ida Bratton

Jul 22, 2007

Marie Ida Bratton, of Emporia, died Sunday, July 22, 2007 at Newman Regional Health in Emporia, at the age of 92. She was born on October 11, 1914, in Allen, Kansas, the daughter of Carl Edward and Nora Robinson Nelson. She was raised on the family farms in Lyon and Morris counties, and graduated from local schools. On August 23,...

Rachel Ann Yost-Blackwell

Rachel Ann Yost-Blackwell

Jul 14, 2007

Rachel Ann Yost-Blackwell, of Eureka, died of injuries received in a motorcycle accident on July 14, 2007, at the age of 19. She was born in Eureka on July 15, 1987, the daughter of Bryan Blackwell and Crystal Gulick. Rachel attended Eureka schools and graduated from Eureka Jr./Sr. High School with the class of 2005. After her schooling she worked...

Olive Myrtle Jones-Hardesty

Olive Myrtle Jones-Hardesty

Jul 13, 2007

Olive M. Jones-Hardesty of Neal, Kansas, died on July 13, 2007 at Greenwood County Hospital at the age of 87. She was born on June 5, 1920 in Potwin, Kansas the daughter of J.R. and Nellie (Richardson) Hamilton. She was raised in the Neal area and attended Neal High School. Olive owned the Snack Shack Café and Truck Stop on...

Joyce Joan Fitzgerald

Joyce Joan Fitzgerald

Jul 12, 2007

Joyce J. Fitzgerald of Eureka, Kansas died on July 12, 2007 at her residence at the age of 71. She was born on August 30, 1935 in Hutchinson, Kansas the daughter of Theodore Earl and Alice (Collins) Perry. She was raised in Hutchinson and attended local schools. After her schooling Joyce attended Emporia State College getting a degree in nursing...

Ellen Louise Sizemore

Ellen Louise Sizemore

Jul 11, 2007

Ellen Louise Sizemore, of Eureka, died on Wednesday, July 11, 2007, at the Greenwood County Hospital, at the age of 80. She was born in Hutchinson, Kansas on April 12, 1927, the daughter of Harry Eugene and Marguerite (Moorman) Peirce. Ellen was raised in Hutchinson and graduated from Hutchinson High School with the class of 1944. She then attended Sterling...

Lloyd Ernest Nichols

Lloyd Ernest Nichols

Jul 9, 2007

Lloyd E. Nichols, of Eureka, died on July 9, 2007, at Medicalodge of Eureka at the age of 95. He was born on June 13, 1912, in Eureka, Kansas, the son of John Carl and Bonnie (Brown) Nichols. He was raised in the Eureka area and graduated from Tonovay High School with the class of 1930. After his schooling, he...

Wilma J Taliaferro

Wilma J Taliaferro

Jul 6, 2007

Wilma J. Taliaferro, 80, died July 6, 2007 at Oakbrook Health and Rehab Center in Thorp, Wisconsin. Wilma was born on October 10, 1926 in Madison, Kansas, the daughter of Wilber and Agnes (McKean) McMurray. She grew up in the Madison-Hamilton area and attended area schools. She lived in Severy until 1967 before moving to LaHarpe, Kansas. Wilma attended Neosho...

Leona Lucille Knight

Leona Lucille Knight

Jul 3, 2007

Leona Lucille Knight, of Toronto, died on Tuesday, July 3, 2007 at Yates Center Healthcare and Rehabilitation, in Yates Center, at the age of 87. She was born on October 7, 1919, in Stillwater, Oklahoma, the daughter of Frank and Bessie (Mosier) Stout. On December 4, 1937, she was united in marriage to Emory Knight in Perry, Oklahoma. They made...

William Earl Taylor

William Earl Taylor

Jun 21, 2007

William “Earl” Taylor, of Eureka, died on Thursday, June 21, 2007 at Medicalodge in Eureka, at the age of 93. He was born on March 14, 1914, in Greenwood County, the son of David L. and Bessie (Key) Taylor. He was raised in southern Greenwood County before the family moved to Valley View, Texas, and later to California. In the...

Marcella May Cummings

Marcella May Cummings

Jun 18, 2007

Marcella M. Cummings of Eureka, Kansas, died on Monday, June 18, 2007, at the Greenwood County Hospital in Eureka, Kansas at the age of 82. She was born on October 7, 1924, in Toronto, Kansas, the daughter of Charlie O. and Stella M. (Guisinger) Benson. She was raised in the Greenwood County area and graduated from Fall River High School....

Roy Cleatus Fechter

Roy Cleatus Fechter

Jun 17, 2007

Roy C. Fechter of Hamilton died Sunday, June 17, 2007, at the Greenwood County Hospital in Eureka, Kansas at the age of 83. Roy was born on January 31, 1924, in Hilltop, Kansas, the son of Henry and Anna (Dreyer). At the onset of World War II Roy entered the US Army in Germany, where he served his country with...

Fern Oretta Blakeslee

Fern Oretta Blakeslee

Jun 13, 2007

Fern Blakeslee, daughter of Alvin and Julia Sutton was born on November 7, 1912, in Greenwood County, Kansas. She lived in Climax, Kansas until she graduated form high school. Fern was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Eureka. She was preceded in death by her sister, Violet, and her mother and father. She leaves to mourn her...

Michael Bonaventure Colonnese

Michael Bonaventure Colonnese

Jun 11, 2007

Michael Bonaventure “Mikie” Colonnese, of Eureka, died Monday, June 11, 2007, near Hamilton, at the age of 25. He was born on April 14, 1982, the son of Adrian Phillip and Hope Marie (Davenport) Colonnese. He was raised in South Hannibal, New York, and attended local schools. In 1995, the family moved to Eureka. He was heavily involved in football,...

Marilyn Rose Bradbury

Marilyn Rose Bradbury

Jun 6, 2007

Marilyn Rose Bradbury of Dearing, Kansas died on June 6, 2007, at her home in Dearing at the age of 66. She was born on October 14, 1940, in Wichita, Kansas, the daughter of John R. and Marian (Kemerling) Oakley. She was raised in Havanna and the Coffeyville areas and graduated from Coffeyville High School in 1958. In 1958, she...

Milton "Milt" Taylor Jr

Milton "Milt" Taylor Jr

Jun 4, 2007

Milton “Milt” Taylor, of Eureka, died at the Greenwood County Hospital on Monday, June 4, 2007, at the age of 83. He was born at Foss, Oklahoma, on February 25, 1924, the son of Milton Taylor, Sr. and Mabel (Kimberling) Taylor. He was raised in western Oklahoma and graduated from Cheyenne High School. After his schooling he entered in the...

Pauline Vera Birkholz

Pauline Vera Birkholz

Jun 1, 2007

Pauline Birkholz, formerly of Eureka, died on Friday, June 1, 2007, at Osage Nursing Home in Osage City, at the age of 89. She was born on February 16, 1918, in Erie, the daughter of Emil and Ila J. (Sisson) Passig. She was raised in Argonia, and graduated from Argonia High School. On September 11, 1937, she was united in...

Velma Rebecca Miller-Weber

Velma Rebecca Miller-Weber

May 22, 2007

Velma Rebecca (Mauk) Miller-Weber of Eureka, died Tuesday, May 22, 2007, at Medicalodge in Eureka, at the age of 98. She was born on February 11, 1909, in Hamilton, the daughter of Julius Arthur and Martha Ellen (Gore) Mauk. She was raised in Eureka and graduated from Eureka High School. On September 30, 1928, she was united in marriage to...

Anita Fern Hall

Anita Fern Hall

May 15, 2007

Anita Fern Hall, of Eureka, died at Medicalodge of Eureka on May 15, 2007, at the age of 86. She was born on July 15, 1920, in Marshall County, Kansas, the daughter of Robert Charles and Hazel Laura (Reno) Neumayer. She was raised in Greenwood County and graduated from Madison High School with the class of 1938. After high school...

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