Obituaries
Laverne Knudsen
Jan 7, 2011
Russell “LaVerne” Knudsen of Eureka, died on Friday, January 7, 2011 at Eureka Nursing Center in Eureka at the age of 82. He was born on February 21, 1928, in Wichita, the son of Russell Roscoe and Nina Myrtle (Finnigan) Knudsen. He was raised in Wichita and attended local schools. In 1946, the family moved to a farm near Climax....
Thomas Rodney Twadell Sr
Dec 31, 2010
Thomas Rodney Twadell was born on March 8, 1936 in Eureka, Kansas, and passed away on December 31, 2010 in Fontana, California. Tom grew up on a farm in Climax, Kansas. He graduated from Eureka High School in 1954, and moved to Redondo Beach, California. He was a member of the Air National Guard and was on active duty at...
Charlene Wallace
Dec 31, 2010
Audra Charlene Wallace, 82, passed away December 31, 2010 in Chandler, Arizona. Charlene was born on the family farm in Grenola, Kansas to Henry and Ozora Liebau. She lived and worked for many years in Eureka, Kansas where she raised her family. She worked as a bookkeeper for T.G.’s Oil Enterprises and was active in the Sweet Adelines and an...
Wilbur Clayton Wygle
Dec 21, 2010
Wilbur Clayton Wygle of Eureka died on December 21, 2010 at LakePoint Nursing Center in El Dorado, at the age of 76. He was born on February 8, 1934, in Eureka, the son of Leland and Sadie (Smith) Wygle. Wilbur was raised in Eureka and graduated from Eureka High School. After his schooling he joined the National Guard. Wilbur then...
Pauline Elizabeth Oblander
Dec 14, 2010
Pauline Elizabeth Oblander of Eureka, died on Tuesday, December 14, 2010, at Villa Maria Nursing Center in Mulvane at the age of 95. She was born on October 16, 1915 in Marion, the daughter of Bert and Nellie (Geortz) Conyers. She was raised in rural Greenwood County and attended local schools. After her schooling, Pauline taught school for six years....
Sue Fern Bryant
Dec 10, 2010
Sue Fern Bryant, formerly of Eureka, died at Sunset Manor Nursing Home in Waverly, on Friday, December 10, 2010, at the age of 82. She was born in Greensburg, on December 6, 1928, the daughter of Rex and Eva (Lynch) Barbour. When Sue was three years old her mother passed away and she went to live with her aunt in...
Harold Leroy Province
Dec 8, 2010
Harold Leroy Province of Eureka died on Wednesday, December 8, 2010, at Eureka Nursing Center in Eureka, at the age of 79. He was born on June 30, 1931, in Eureka, the son of James L. and Evelyn R. (Bratton) Province. He was raised in Eureka and graduated from Eureka High School. After his schooling, Harold joined the United States...
Elta Maureen Curnutt
Dec 4, 2010
Elta Maureen Curnutt, died on December 4, 2010 at LakePoint Nursing Center in El Dorado at the age of 95. She was born on September 18, 1915 in Bushton, Kansas the daughter of George and Josie (Lindley) Wolford. Maureen was raised in Bushton where she graduated high school. After her schooling she married Herbert Jordan and ran her own dry...
Billy Wayne Wingrave
Dec 2, 2010
Billy Wayne Wingrave of Eureka, died on Thursday, December 2, 2010 at Greenwood County Hospital at the age of 51. He was born on June 30, 1959 in Eureka, Kansas the son of William L. and Ann (Wohlford) Wingrave. Billy attended West Elk schools and lived in the Severy/ Fall River area. He always lived in the south east Kansas...
Franklin Delano Bumgardner
Dec 1, 2010
Franklin Delano Bumgardner, of Eureka, died on Wednesday, December 1, 2010 at Greenwood County Hospital in Eureka, at the age of 77. He was born on November 16, 1933, in Sealy, the son of Allen Ray and Sylvia Lillian (Milner) Bumgardner. He was raised in Eureka and graduated from Eureka High School. After his schooling, he served in the United...
James Lester Ummond
Nov 27, 2010
James Lester Drummond of Severy died on Saturday, November 27, 2010, at his home near Severy, at the age of 41. He was born on July 9, 1969, in Wichita, the son of Jack Wilbur and LaVerna (Hastings) Drummond. He was raised in Severy and attended local schools. He left Severy for a short time while he attended college but...
Ora Lucille Kuhn
Nov 22, 2010
Ora Lucille Kuhn of Eureka, died on Monday, November 22, 2010 at her home, in Eureka, at the age of 67. She was born on February 14, 1943, in Eureka, the daughter of Harold Victor and Mary (Watchous) Boren. She was raised in Eureka and attended local schools. Ora lived in Hayes until 1972 before moving back to Eureka. She...
Joyce Ann Boughner
Nov 21, 2010
Joyce Ann Boughner, of Eureka, died at the Greenwood County Hospital on November 21, 2010, at the age of 80. She was born on August 5, 1930, in Hutchinson, Kansas, the daughter of Arthur and Elsie (Flickinger) Plenert. She was raised in Central Kansas and attended schools there. After her schooling she was united in marriage to Wesley D. Boughner...
Thelma Violet Fitch
Nov 20, 2010
Thelma V. Fitch, of Eureka, died on November 20, 2010 at Greenwood County Hospital at the age of 101. She was born in Neal, Kansas on May 31, 1909, the daughter of Walter and Ora (Adkins) Roberts. She was raised in the Neal area and attended high school in Toronto. In 1927 she was united in marriage to Otis Black...
Dee Mott Wallace Jr
Nov 15, 2010
Dee Mott Wallace, Jr. passed away peacefully on Monday, November 15, 2010, at Eureka Nursing Center at the age of 91. He was born on November 30, 1918 in Erie, Pennsylvania to Dee Mott Wallace, Sr., and Leah Marshall Wallace. Dee Sr. was serving in the Army in France during World War 1, and Leah died from the Great Influence...
Opal Pauline Ebberts
Nov 3, 2010
Opal Pauline Ebberts of Towanda, formerly of Fall River, died on November 3, 2010, at Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice at St. Francis – Via Christi Regional Medical Center in Wichita, at the age of 89. Pauline was born on July 28, 1921, in Fall River, the daughter of Edward L. and Alice (Mundy) Prichard. She was raised in the Fall...
Alberta Lucille Curnutt
Oct 30, 2010
Alberta Lucille Curnutt of Eureka, died on Saturday, October 30, 2010 at Greenwood County Hospital in Eureka, at the age of 82. She was born on August 23, 1928, in Salem township, the daughter of Ole G. and Della (Starner) Evenson. She was raised in the Eureka area attending Loy and Utopia rural schools. On January 7, 1945, Bertie was...
Doris Dean Olson
Oct 28, 2010
Doris D. Olson of Eureka, died of breast cancer with complications from Alzheimer’s Disease, on Thursday, October 28, 2010 at Aldersgate Village – Norwich, in Topeka, at the age of 82. She was born on November 30, 1927, in Bern, the daughter of Hollis and Emma (Brezina) DaMetz. During her early years the family lived in several different communities, including...
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