Obituaries
Charles Duane Hand
Sep 21, 2015
Charles Duane Hand of Eureka, died on Monday, September 21, 2015, at his home in Eureka, at the age of 82. He was born on August 9, 1933, in Wichita, the son of Don Sr., and Opal (Smith) Hand. He was raised in Wichita and in Texas. He attended Missouri Military Academy, the Citadel, and University of Kansas. On September...
Marlene Kay Ward
Sep 21, 2015
Marlene Kay Ward of Eureka, died on Monday, September 21, 2015, at her home in Eureka, at the age of 56. She was born on March 15, 1959, in Medicine Lodge, the daughter of Owen Samuel and Wilma Frankie (Thorne) McCormick. She was raised in Madison and graduated from Madison High School. After graduation, she worked in Emporia and then...
Betty Jean Hays
Sep 16, 2015
Betty Jean Hays, formerly of Eureka, died on Wednesday, September 16, 2015 at LakePoint Nursing Home, in El Dorado, Kansas, at the age of 89. She was born on April 8, 1926, in Eureka, the daughter of Joe and Hattie Cope. She was raised in Eureka and graduated from local schools. After her schooling, she worked for Eureka Federal Savings...
Ruth "Joyce" Armitage
Sep 8, 2015
Ruth "Joyce" Armitage of Eureka, died Tuesday, September 8, 2015, at her home in Eureka at the age of 76. She was born on October 14, 1938, in Virgil, the daughter of Paul A. and Vernice Lucille (Welsh) Sailor. She was raised in Hamilton and graduated from Hamilton High School. On May 26, 1956, she was united in marriage to...
Debra Kay Hall
Sep 5, 2015
Debra Kay (Myers) Hall of Humboldt, died on Saturday, September 5, 2015, at her home in Humboldt, at the age of 61. She was born on September 9, 1953, in Eureka, the daughter of Chester “Marion” and Nina Nadine (Vest) Myers. She was raised in Toronto and attended Eureka schools, graduating with the class of 1971. On August 21, 1971,...
Francis Hugh Campbell
Sep 5, 2015
Francis Hugh Campbell, a longtime resident of Eureka, Kansas, passed away Saturday, September 5th, 2015 at the Greenwood County Hospital in Eureka. He was 90 years old. Francis was born on April 19th, 1925 in Yates Center, Kansas to Reta Jones Campbell and Hugh R. Campbell. He attended Yates Center High School, graduating in 1943. Immediately following graduation he enlisted...
Beverly Joan Mock
Aug 28, 2015
Beverly Joan Mock, formerly of Eureka, died on Friday, August 28, 2015, in Haysville, at the home of her daughter, at the age of 84. She was born on October 25, 1930, in Ochelata, Oklahoma, the daughter of Albert Nelson and Erma LaVern (Rooker) Lyons. She was raised in Oklahoma and graduated from Eureka High School with the class of...
Darlene Brand
Aug 25, 2015
Nancy “Darlene” Brand of Eureka, died on Tuesday, August 25, 2015, at Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice in Via Christi-St. Francis Hospital, in Wichita, at the age of 81. She was born on July 21, 1934 in Howard, Kansas, the daughter of Joseph Antone and Mildred Frances (Shipman) Schneider. She was raised in the Howard area until the age of ten...
Jim White
Aug 18, 2015
Jimmie W. White of Eureka, died on Tuesday, August 18, 2015, at the Greenwood County Hospital, in Eureka, at the age of 74. He was born on October 11, 1940, in Wellington, Kansas the son of Wilford Nathaniel and Catherine Bernice (Corneil) White. He was raised in Geuda Springs and graduated from South Haven High School with the class of...
James Robert "Jim" Denison
Aug 16, 2015
James Robert “Jim” Denison of Eureka, died on Sunday, August 16, 2015 at the Eureka Nursing Center, in Eureka, at the age of 81. He was born on May 8, 1934, in Ponca City, the son of James Richard and Rosella (Wooley) Denison. He was raised in Ponca City and graduated from Ponca City High School. He later attended college...
Jake Schlotterbeck
Aug 16, 2015
Larry Ray “Jake” Schlotterbeck of Hamilton, died on Sunday, August 16, 2015 at his home near Hamilton, at the age of 75. He was born January 25, 1940, in Neal, Kansas the son of Ira Lloyd and Irene Winona (Sherman) Schlotterbeck. He was raised in the Hamilton area, attending 24 schoolhouse and graduating from Hamilton High School. He then attended...
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....


