Obituaries
Lyle "Richard" Wade
Oct 28, 2016
Lyle “Richard” Wade of Eureka, died on Friday, October 28, 2016, at Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice in Saint Francis Hospital in Wichita, at the age of 75. He was born on October 11, 1941, in Piedmont, the son of Lyle Willis and Lorene (Flaiz) Wade. He was raised in Piedmont and graduated from Piedmont High School. After graduation, he farmed...
Irene Amparo Bonilla
Oct 25, 2016
Irene Amparo Bonilla, of Wichita, Kansas, died on Tuesday, October 25, 2016, at Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice in Wichita, at the age of 79. She was born on May 10, 1937, in Howard, Kansas, the daughter of Anastasio and Francisca (Martinez) Arguelles. She was raised in Eureka and graduated from Eureka High School. After, graduation she attended University of Saint...
Elwanda Louise Torrance
Oct 15, 2016
Elwanda Louise Torrance of Eureka, died on Saturday, October 15, 2016 at the Eureka Nursing Center, in Eureka, at the age of 95. She was born on September 24, 1921, in Elk County, the daughter of John H. and Mary E. (Taylor) Samuels. She was raised in Eureka and attended Eureka High School. On October 1, 1939, Elwanda was united...
Virginia Ann Stanfield
Oct 14, 2016
Virginia Ann Stanfield of Eureka, Kansas, died on Friday, October 14, 2016, at Greenwood County Hospital in Eureka, at the age of 82. Virginia was born October 13, 1934, in rural Greenwood County, Kansas, the daughter of John and Ethel Katherine (Birkett) Black. She was raised in the Reece area and attended Reece Grade school. She graduated with the Eureka...
Norma Elaine Harber
Sep 28, 2016
Norma Elaine Harber, formerly of Neal, Kansas, died Wednesday, September 28, 2016, at Wheat State Manor, in Whitewater, Kansas, at the age of 90. Norma was born September 15, 1926, in El Dorado, Kansas, the daughter of Fred James and Mary (King) Nelson. She was raised in the Neal, Quincy, and Virgil areas, and graduated from Neal High School. On...
Cornelius "Dutch" Vander Meyden
Sep 25, 2016
Cornelius “Dutch” Vander Meyden Cornelius “Dutch” Vander Meyden, formerly of Severy, Kansas, departed this life on Sunday, September 25, 2016 at the Kansas Veterans Home in Winfield, Kansas at the age of 84. He was born on February 13, 1932, in Giessendam, Holland, The Netherlands, the son of Dirk and Mensje “May” (Baan Hofman) Vander Meyden. He immigrated to the...
Ardeth Mae Longfellow
Sep 16, 2016
Ardeth Mae Longfellow of Eureka, Kansas, died on Friday, September 16, 2016, at Eureka Nursing Center in Eureka, at the age of 101. She was born on August 8, 1915, in Greensburg, Kansas, the daughter of Roy and Gladys (Erb) Kessinger. She was raised in Climax, Kansas and graduated from Climax High School with the class of 1933. On July...
Viola Marie "Vi" Swisher
Sep 13, 2016
Viola Swisher Viola “Vi” (Butler) Swisher of Piedmont, KS, died on Tuesday, September 13, 2016, at Greenwood County Hospital in Eureka, at the age of 83. Vi was born February 11, 1933, the daughter of Ben and Ruth (Nuckols) Butler. She was raised in the Tonovay area, graduating from Tonovay High School. She enjoyed math, cheerleading, and basketball, and was...
Meryl Josephine Sanders
Sep 11, 2016
Meryl Josephine Sanders of Cottonwood Falls, Kansas, died on Sunday, September 11, 2016 at the Golden Living Center in Cottonwood Falls, at the age of 99. She was born on August 26, 1917, in Wellington, Kansas, the daughter of Carlyle and Elta (Mae) Smith. She was raised in Neal and graduated from local schools. On April 23, 1941, she was...
Wanda Lou Mitchell
Sep 11, 2016
Wanda Lou (Purkeypile) Mitchell of Eureka, died Sunday, September 11, 2016, at Greenwood County Hospital in Eureka, at the age of 81. Wanda was born February 20, 1935 near Hamilton, Kansas, the daughter of Glad Eric and Myrtle May (Langton) Purkeypile. Wanda loved her family and the outdoor farm life. She helped her husband Clarence build a thriving Masonry Construction...
Hazel Caroline (Rice) Morse
Sep 9, 2016
Hazel Caroline Morse A devoted wife and mother, Hazel Morse passed away at her home in Bryan, Texas on Friday, September 9, 2016. She was 84 years old. Born in Eureka, Kansas, on November 24, 1931, Hazel grew up in Greenwood County, Kansas. Her father, Ralph Britton Rice, was a farmer, while her mother, Nelly Sarah (Briggs) Rice, was a...
Mary Louise Smith
Sep 9, 2016
Mary Smith Mary Louise Smith of Mesa, Arizona, formerly of Eureka, Kansas, died on Friday, September 9, 2016 at the home of her daughter, in Mesa, at the age of 89. She was born on June 30, 1927, in Teterville, Greenwood County, Kansas, the daughter of Earl and Hilda (Prouty) Buster. She was raised in Greenwood County and graduated from...
Diane Hawthorne
Sep 7, 2016
Theda “Diane” Hawthorne, of Wichita, formerly of Eureka, died on Wednesday, September 7, 2016, at Wesley Woodlawn Hospital, in Wichita at the age of 66. She was born on October 20, 1949, in, Eureka, the daughter of Billy J. and Annabelle (Farr) Hawthorne. She was raised in Eureka and graduated from Eureka High School, later attending Butler County Community College....
Dale Eugene Mast
Sep 2, 2016
Dale Eugene Mast of Severy, died on Friday, September 2, 2016 at Life Care Center of Andover, at the age of 89. He was born on January 31, 1927, in Emporia, the son of Arthur L. and Alice C. (Beer) Mast. He was raised in Emporia and Fall River, attending Fall River schools. He served with honor and dignity in...
Kay Jodell (Jackson) Brougher
Sep 1, 2016
Kay Jodell (Jackson) Brougher of Eureka, died on Thursday, September 1, 2016, at Eureka Nursing Center in Eureka, at the age of 81. She was born on September 27, 1934, in Wichita, the daughter of John James and Marie (Singleton) Jackson. She was raised in Eureka and graduated from Eureka High School with the Class of 1953. On June 12,...
Glenda Mae Hughes
Aug 24, 2016
Glenda Mae Hughes, formerly of Eureka, went to meet her Savior on Wednesday, August 24, 2016 at Susan B. Allen Memorial Hospital, in El Dorado, at the age of 77. She was born on April 28, 1939, in Chetopa, Kansas, the daughter of Orville Glen and Mary Opal (Berkenmier) Neth. She was raised in Chetopa and Parsons, but moved to...
Janice M. (Samuels) Escareno
Aug 23, 2016
Janice Marlene Escareno, of Eureka, Kansas, went to her heavenly home on Tuesday, August 23, 2016, at Greenwood County Hospital in Eureka, at the age of 76. She was born on July 9, 1940, in Eureka, Kansas, the daughter of Willis G. “Bud” and June Arlora (Ford) Samuels. She was raised in Eureka and graduated from Eureka High School. On...
Harriet Ruth Patchett
Aug 23, 2016
Harriet Ruth Patchett of Eureka, Kansas, died on Tuesday, August 23, 2016, at Greenwood County Hospital in Eureka, at the age of 92. She was born on September 6, 1923, in Neal, Kansas, the daughter of Henry S. and Ethel Blanch (Richey) Bieler. She was raised in Greenwood County and attended country schools, graduating from Eureka High School with the...
Blake Douglas Stapleford
Jul 28, 2016
Blake D. “Thelbert” Stapleford Blake Douglas Stapleford of Fall River, died on Thursday, July 28, 2016, near Toronto, at the age of 11. He was born on June 18, 2005, in El Dorado, the son of Douglas Scott and Stormy Dawn (Thompson) Stapleford. He was raised in the Severy and Fall River area and attended Lincoln Elementary School in Fredonia,...
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