Obituaries
Maxine Osmundson
Aug 8, 2015
Maxine Osmundson of Eureka, died on Saturday, August 8, 2015, at the Eureka Nursing Center, in Eureka at the age of 92. She was born on February 9, 1923, in Stroud, Oklahoma, the daughter of Elza Percy and Clemma (Black) Waltman. She was raised in Upper Fall River attending Lapland Grade School, and later Eureka High School. After graduation she...
Linda Diane Mills
Jul 25, 2015
Diane Mills Linda “Diane” Mills of Eureka, died on Saturday, July 25, 2015 at Via Christi – Saint Francis Hospital, in Wichita, at the age of 62. She was born on March 15, 1953, in Coffeyville, the daughter of Charles and Wanda (Austin) Lindesmith. She was raised in Tyro, Kansas and attended school at the Ringo school house until 6th...
Betty Loraine Coon
Jul 22, 2015
Betty Loraine Coon of Eureka, died on Wednesday, July 22, 2015, at the Eureka Nursing Center, in Eureka, at the age of 93. She was born on November 8, 1921, in Olpe, the daughter of Virgil and Lena (Troll) Bales. She was raised in Reece, and moved to Eureka in 1933, graduating from the Eureka High School. On April 12,...
Ernest Eugene Ake
Jul 22, 2015
Ernest Eugene Drake of Eureka, died on Wednesday, July 22, 2015 at Via Christi – Saint Francis Hospital, in Wichita, at the age of 65. He was born on February 13, 1950, in Toronto, the son of Elmer and Viola (Blevins) Drake. He was raised in Neodesha and graduated from Neodesha High School. In 1968, Ernie was united in marriage...
Ruby Pauline Devroude Stuber
Jul 20, 2015
Paulline Gillan (Devroude) Stuber of Augusta, died on Monday, July 20, 2015 at Kansas Medical Center, in Andover, at the age of 85. She was born on March 12, 1930, in Essington, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Joseph and Augusta (LeClerq) Devroude. She was raised in Essington and graduated with the class of 1948. After her schooling, she worked as a...
Carl Victor Owen Jr.
Jul 19, 2015
Carl V. Owen, Jr. Carl Victor Owen, Jr., of Hamilton, died on Sunday, July 19, 2015 at Via Christi – Saint Francis Hospital, in Wichita, at the age of 77. He was born on August 9, 1937, in Hamilton, the son of Carl V., Sr. and Minnie E. (Buffington) Owen. He was raised in Hamilton and graduated local schools. He...
Forest Leroy Graves
Jul 16, 2015
Forest L. Graves Forest Leroy Graves of Eureka, died on Thursday, July 16, 2015 at his home in Eureka, at the age of 88. He was born on March 10, 1927, in Greensburg, Kansas, the son of Louis and Zelma (Kerrick) Graves. He was raised in Greensburg and graduated from local schools. After graduating, he served in the United States...
Brandi Lynette Colonnese
Jul 10, 2015
Brandi Lynette (Thompson) Colonnese was born on January 2, 1983, and passed away on July 10, 2015. She was one of six children born to Darlene and Kenneth Thompson. Even as a child, Brandi displayed a fierce loyalty and caring nature, once fearlessly defending her younger sister from a playground bully, a trait that would define her throughout her life....
Hazel Aleta Herold
Jul 8, 2015
Hazel Aleta Herold of Neal, died on Wednesday, July 8, 2015, at the Eureka Nursing Center, in Eureka, at the age of 82. She was born on September 2, 1932, in Virgil, the daughter of James and Opal (Megli) Griffith. She was raised in the Virgil area and attended local country schools. After her schooling, she was a babysitter and...
Doris Elaine Burch
Jul 2, 2015
Doris Elaine Burch, of Emporia, formerly of Eureka, died at Holiday Resort, in Emporia, on July 2, 2015, at the age of 92. She was born in Eureka on October 14, 1922, the daughter of Otis and Florence (McCready) Ward. She attended Eureka schools and graduated from Eureka High School with the class of 1942. After her schooling, she worked...
Carolyn "Kay" Knudsen
Jun 22, 2015
Carolyn “Kay” Knudsen Kay Knudsen, of Emporia, died at Newman Regional Health on June 22, 2015, at the age of 74. She was born on August 29, 1940, in Howard, Kansas, the daughter of Frederick and Clarice (Criger) Lilley. She was raised in Greenwood County, and attended Tonavay grade school, and graduated from Eureka High School with the class of...
William "Bill" White
Jun 13, 2015
William Earl “Bill” White, III of Eureka, died on Saturday, June 13, 2015 at Greenwood County Hospital, in Eureka, at the age of 51. He was born on October 19, 1963, in Portsmouth, Virginia, the son of William Earl, Jr. and Ruth Jane (Blackburn) White. He was raised in Pennsylvania and New York attending Northwestern Lehigh Valley High School in...
Albert Leon Butler
Jun 11, 2015
Albert Leon Butler of rural Neal, went to meet his Savior on Thursday, June 11, 2015 at Via Christi Hospital St. Francis, in Wichita, at the age of 87. He was born on July 31, 1927, on his parents farm southeast of Eureka, the son of Harold O. and Hazel (Nelson) Butler. He graduated from Tonovay High School in 1947....
Freida Elizabeth Buster
Jun 10, 2015
Freida Elizabeth Buster of Trinity, Texas, died on June 10, 2015 at Avalon Place Trinity, Trinity, Texas at the age of 93. She was born Dec 22, 1921 in Hamilton, Kansas to William Thomas and Mabel Florence (Miller) Hollander. She was united in marriage to Otho Buster on November 8, 1941. They lived in Kansas, South Dakota, and Texas. When...
Marjorie Kennedy Matthews
May 30, 2015
Marjorie Kennedy Matthews of Eureka, died on Saturday, May 30, 2015 at the Eureka Nursing Center in Eureka at the age of 96. She was born on October 30, 1918 in Kansas City, Missouri, the daughter of Roy and Cordelia (Craig) Kennedy. She was raised in Wellington and graduated from Wellington High School. On December 5, 1944, Marjorie was united...
Harriet Neoma Edmondson
May 29, 2015
Harriet Neoma Edmondson of Eureka, died on Friday, May 29, 2015, at the Eureka Nursing Center, in Eureka, at the age of 94. She was born on March 6, 1921, in Atchison, Kansas, the daughter of Philip and Susie (Eberly) Riedesel. She was raised in Nevada and attended local schools. Just before graduation, the family moved to Sentinel, Missouri. On...
Ray Clifton Alleman Jr
May 28, 2015
Ray Clifton “Cliff” Alleman, Jr Ray Clifton “Cliff” Alleman, Jr was born in Eureka, Kansas on November 16, 1944, the son of Ray Clifton Alleman, Sr and Muriel A. Scott of Eureka. He graduated from Virgil High School. He enlisted in the Navy on October 16, 1965 where he served with dignity and honor aboard the Bonn Homme Richard an...
Erma Jean Smith
May 17, 2015
Erma Jean Smith Erma Jean Smith of Toronto died on Sunday, May 17, 2015 at her home in Toronto at the age of 86. She was born on April 25, 1929 in Chase County, Kansas, the daughter of Floyd and Julia (Pritchett) Cook. She was raised in El Dorado and attended local schools. On April 25, 1947, she was united...
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