Obituaries
Fred A. Hays
Jun 10, 2021
Fred A. Hays, son of the late John D. and Lillian Rosena Amelia (Rathke) Hays, rode the last trail, Thursday, June 10, 2021, at Wesley Medical Center, in Wichita, Kansas, at the age of 90, due to complications from a vehicle accident. He was born December 31, 1930, on a farm west of Olpe, Kansas. He grew up on the...
Carole (Gaffney) Shirley
Jun 3, 2021
Carole Jean (Gaffney) Shirley of Eureka, died on Thursday, June 3, 2021, at Eureka Nursing Center in Eureka, at the age of 88. She was born on February 24, 1933, in Eureka, the daughter of Burlin Faye and Fern Elizabeth (Scroggins) Gaffney. She was raised in Eureka and attended Eureka High School, graduating with the Class of ’51. Following graduation,...
Larry E. Davis
May 30, 2021
Larry Everett Davis of Eureka, died on Sunday, May 30, 2021, at Ascension Via Christi St. Francis Hospital, in Wichita, at the age of 61. He was born on October 6, 1959, in Liberal, Kansas, the son of Donald Lee and Leota Louise (VanNess) Davis. He was raised in Haysville and graduated from Campus High School. He began work as...
Gregory Paul Rockhill
May 17, 2021
Gregory Paul Rockhill of Andover, Kansas, died on Monday, May 17, 2021 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, at the age of 67. He was born October 13, 1953, in Wichita, Kansas, the son of Kenneth Paul and Aurilla “June” (Thompson) Rockhill. He was raised in Eureka, Kansas, and attended local schools, graduating with the Class of 1972. While in...
Dean Miles
May 11, 2021
Carl Dean Miles of Eureka, died on Tuesday, May 11, 2021 at Vintage Park in Eureka, at the age of 78. He was born on May 19, 1942, in Eureka, the son of Lester Eugene and Florence May (Beedles) Miles. He was raised on a farm southwest of Eureka. He helped his father with calving from a young age and...
Anita Jane Pitko
May 2, 2021
Anita Jane Pitko, age 99 of Eureka, Kansas, passed away on May 2, 2021. She was born on January 2, 1922, in Wellington, Kansas. Her parents, Ned and Peggy Graves, her sister Judy R. Murphy, and husband of 68 years, Alexander Pitko all preceded her. She is survived by two sons, Michael L. (Phyllis) Pitko of Eureka, Kansas and Jon...
Darr Ray Tracy
Apr 14, 2021
Darr Ray Tracy of rural Toronto, died of natural causes on Wednesday, April 14, 2021, at his home, at the age of 84. He was born on August 10, 1936, in Harper County, Kansas, the son of Henry “Milton,” Jr. and Susie (Bell) Tracy. He was raised in Ford County and graduated from Ford High School. After his schooling he...
Mary Martha Brown
Apr 9, 2021
Mary Martha Brown of Eureka, died Friday, April 9, 2021, at Greenwood County Hospital in Eureka, at the age of 95. She was born February 2, 1926, in rural Greenwood County, the daughter of Albert B. and Tammie May (Bair) Stuber. She was raised in the rural Eureka area and attended local schools, graduating from Climax High School. On June...
Jim Criswell
Mar 24, 2021
James Webster “Jim” Criswell, Jr., of Eureka, died on Wednesday, March 24, 2021, at Greenwood County Hospital in Eureka, at the age of 79. He was born on February 26, 1942, in Eureka, the son of James Webster, Sr. and Colleen Helen (Sovern) Criswell. He served honorably in the United States Air Forces during Vietnam in the Philippines before being...
Jeanne Burtin
Mar 11, 2021
Beverly “Jeanne” Burtin of Eureka, died on March 11, 2021, at the Eureka Nursing Center, in Eureka, at the age of 83. She was born on July 25, 1937, in rural Eureka, the daughter of Virgil Harold and Doris Marguerite (Little) Stever. She was raised in the Hamilton area and attended local schools. On October 10, 1954, Jeanne was united...
Phillip Flock
Mar 4, 2021
Phillip Wayne Flock of Madison, KS, died peacefully at his home with his wife of 51 years by his side, on March 3, 2021, at the age of 73. Phillip was born May 4, 1947, in Eureka, KS, the son of Virgil Wayne and Phyllis Orvilla (Totland) Flock. He was raised in Greenwood County, graduating 8th grade from the Dunlap...
Louis Franklin Hayward
Mar 3, 2021
Louis Franklin Hayward was a caring husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather and educator. He left this world on March 3, 2021 in Eureka, KS at age 93 with his two sons at his side. Mr. Hayward was born October 7, 1927 to Mabel Geneva Boley and Arthur Marion Hayward in Seminole, Oklahoma. They soon moved to Sunny Dale Springs, KS...
Karen Kay Rohrer
Mar 1, 2021
Karen Kay Rohrer of Wichita, died on Monday, March 1, 2021 at Wesley Medical Center, in Wichita, at the age of 71. She was born on September 27, 1949, in Eureka, the daughter of Richard Martin and Bernadine Aletha (Stuber) Olson. She was raised in Eureka, El Dorado, and Newton, graduated from Newton High School. She then attended X-ray technologist...
Pauline Burnham
Feb 24, 2021
Pauline Burnham, age 102 years, passed away at LakePoint Nursing Home in El Dorado on February 24, 2021. She was born May 25, 1918 in Eminence, Shannon County, Missouri to the late Overton and Mattie C. (Hearst) Smith. She was the youngest of 11 children. After graduating from high school in Missouri, Pauline moved to El Dorado to live with...
Ernestine Josephine Hawthorne
Feb 22, 2021
Ernestine Josephine Hawthorne of Eureka, died on Monday, February 22, 2021, at Ascension Via Christi St. Francis, in Wichita, at the age of 73. She was born on March 6, 1947, in Phoenix, Arizona, the daughter of Ernest and Helen (Montez) Ayala. She was raised in Gilroy, California and attended local schools. Growing up, she spent a lot of time...
Terry Kindle
Feb 17, 2021
Terrence John Kindle of Eureka, died on Wednesday, February 17, 2021, at his home in Eureka, at the age of 66. He was born on March 23, 1954, in Torrington, Wyoming, the son of Clifford and Ruby Grace (Morgan) Kindle. The family lived in a few different places while Terry was young but they settled in Quenemo, Kansas where he...
Stan Mitchell
Feb 8, 2021
Standiferd Eugene “Stan” Mitchell of Eureka, died on Monday, February 8, 2021, at St. Luke’s Hospital, in Kansas City, Missouri, at the age of 73. He was born on July 11, 1947, in Eureka, the son of Merle Standiferd and Eda Fern (Matlock) Mitchell. He was raised in Greenwood County graduating from Eureka High School with the Class of 1965....
Pat Britain
Feb 4, 2021
Patricia Ann Britain of Eureka, went to her heavenly home on February 4, 2021 at Greenwood County Hospital, in Eureka, at the age of 88. She was born on February 25, 1932 in rural Greenwood County to William Franklin, Sr., and Eva Rachel (Scott) Hodgson. She was raised in the Eureka area and attended local schools. She graduated from Eureka...
Robert Eugene Runberg
Jan 23, 2021
Robert Eugene Runberg of Eureka, died on Saturday, January 23, 2021, at his home near Eureka, at the age of 69. He was born on August 16, 1951, in Wichita, Kansas, the son of Buel and Margree (Helton) Runberg. He was raised in Wichita and graduated from Wichita South High School, later attending Wichita State University. On September 22, 1973,...
Shirley Fay Sprague
Jan 22, 2021
Shirley Fay Sprague of Eureka, died on Friday, January 22, 2021, at Greenwood County Hospital in Eureka, at the age of 85. She was born November 5, 1935, in Wonsevu, Kansas, the daughter of William James and Ruth Elizabeth (Nicholson) Thompson. She attended Wonsevu Grade School and then Cedar Point High School, from which she graduated. Following graduation, Shirley moved...
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