Obituaries
Joan Chastain
Aug 20, 2010
Joan Chastain of Eureka, died on Friday, August 20, 2010, at Greenwood County Hospital in Eureka, at the age of 75. She was born on June 30, 1935, in Denver, Colorado, the daughter of Thannie “Evelyn” Dye. She was raised in Fall River area and attended Climax High School. On February 14, 1952, Joan was united in marriage to Irl...
Jack Shearer Newby
Aug 14, 2010
Jack Shearer Newby of Eureka died on Saturday, August 14, 2010 at Eureka Nursing Center at the age of 76. Jack was born in Eureka, Kansas on May 5, 1934 the son of Jack and Hazel May (Shearer) Newby. He was raised in Eureka and attended local schools. After graduating he attended K-State getting a bachelor’s degree in business administration....
Mary Edna Martin
Aug 12, 2010
Mary Edna Martin, formerly of Toronto, Kansas, died at Life Care Center in Andover, Kansas, on August 12, 2010. She was born in Salina, Kansas, on September 7, 1917, the daughter of John and Effie May (Norris) Elder. On August 8, 1935, Mary was united in marriage to Jack Clayburn Martin in Wichita, Kansas. They were married for 67 years,...
Joe Foster Boyer
Aug 12, 2010
Joe Foster Boyer of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, formerly of Eureka, died on Thursday, August 12, 2010. He was born on November 2, 1925, in LaHarpe, the son of Russell and Lucille (Foster) Boyer. He was raised in Iola and attended local schools. During World War II, Joe served in the United States Navy, as an encrypted code machine technician. Serving from...
Fred Bonner Ball
Aug 11, 2010
Fred Bonner Ball of Eureka, died on Wednesday, August 11, 2010 at Greenwood County Hospital, in Eureka, at the age of 87. He was born on March 19, 1923, in Eureka, the son of Frank and Cova (Snuffer) Ball. He was raised in Eureka and attended local schools. He won many ribbons for his running ability at County school track...
Doris Fanny Gaines
Jul 30, 2010
Doris F. Gaines of Dallas, formerly of Eureka, passed away on July 30, 2010 where she had been residing to be near family at the age of 95. Doris was born on December 17, 1914 in Belvedere, Nebraska. When Doris was six her family moved to Midian (Butler County), Ks., where she lived until she married. Doris married Burdett (Red)...
Charles Frederick Hoggatt
Jul 30, 2010
Charles F. Hoggatt, of Virgil, died on July 30, 2010 at his residence at the age of 77. He was born on February 21, 1933, the son of Thelma Hoggatt Ashley. He attended school at Quincy until his last two years of high school and graduated from Virgil High School in 1951. In December 1951, he joined the Painter’s Union...
Winifred Loretta Rader
Jul 29, 2010
Winifred Loretta Rader of Arkansas City, formerly of Eureka, died on Thursday, July 29, 2010, at Presbyterian Manor in Arkansas City, at the age of 93. Winnie was born November 8, 1916, the daughter of Benjamin H. and Ruth (Nucklos) Butler. She was raised in the Tonovay area and graduated from Tonovay High School. Later she graduated from cosmetology school...
Richard James Lane
Jul 28, 2010
Richard James “Dick” Lane of Eureka, died on Wednesday, July 28, 2010 at his residence, at the age of 81. He was born on October 25, 1928 in Climax, the son of Myron and Millie (Smith) Lane. Dick was raised in Climax and graduated from local schools. After his schooling, he worked out west before joining the Air Force serving...
Thomas Rodney Twadell Jr
Jul 25, 2010
Thomas Rodney Twadell, Jr. was born on July 14, 1958, in Inglewood, California, and passed away July 25, 2010 in Rialto, California. He attended Camden Military Academy in South Carolina for two years in high school and graduated from the Chaffey High School in Ontario, California. He enjoyed Cub and Boy Scouts, camping, fishing, boating, reading, his computer, and his...
William Alvin "Willie" Nordmeyer
Jul 15, 2010
William Alvin “Willie” Nordmeyer, of rural Eureka, died at his home on Thursday, July 15, 2010, at the age of 79. He was born on May 17, 1931, in Laramie, Wyoming, the son of William H. and Elsie (Liebau) Nordmeyer. Willie was raised in the Quincy/Toronto area and graduated from Quincy High School with the class of 1951. After his...
Robert Henry "Bob" Olson
Jul 14, 2010
Robert H. Olson of Eureka, died on Wednesday, July 14, 2010, at Greenwood County Hospital at the age of 74. Bob was born on December 19, 1935, in Wichita, the son of Otto and Marie (Beitz) Olson. After graduation in Climax, he worked at Ranch-Aid until going to work for KPL/Westar for 42 years. Bob was a supervisor for his...
Raymond Dee Flummer
Jul 13, 2010
Raymond Dee Flummer, of Eureka, died on Tuesday, July 13, 2010, at Susan B. Allen Memorial Hospital in El Dorado, at the age of 92. He was born on February 25, 1918, in Wichita, the son of Oscar Calvin and Ollie (Anderson) Flummer. He was raised in Eureka and graduated from Eureka High School with the class of 1936. He...
Mary Louise Abbey
Jul 11, 2010
Mary Louise Abbey, of Virgil, died on Sunday, July 11, 2010, at Stormont-Vail Regional Health Center, in Topeka, at the age of 81. She was born on May 2, 1929, in San Antonio, Texas, the daughter of Girolomo and Mary Grace (Daura) Maspero. She was raised in San Antonio, and graduated from local schools. After her schooling she lived on...
Geneva Dorthey Baker
Jul 3, 2010
Geneva Dorthey (Boster) Baker of Virgil, died on July 3, 2010, at Holiday Resort Nursing Home in Emporia at the age of 88. She was born on April 16, 1922 at Neodesha, KS, the daughter of Harry and Chloe (Burger) Boster. Geneva grew up at Neodesha and attended local schools. She worked at various jobs throughout Kansas, Texas, and Oregon...
Charles Gordon Rowe
Jun 29, 2010
Charles Gordon Rowe, of Eureka, died on Tuesday, June 29, 2010, at Greenwood County Hospital, in Eureka, at the age of 93. He was born on October 30, 1916, in Caney, the son of Charles K. and Fannie (Miller) Rowe. He was raised in Caney and attended local schools. He began working for Sinclair\Prairie Pipeline Company when he was only...
Charles Allen Troll
Jun 23, 2010
Charles Allen Troll, of Eureka, died on Wednesday, June 23, 2010 at Greenwood County Hospital, in Eureka, at the age of 77. He was born on December 26, 1932, in rural Eureka, the son of Christian and Mary Charline (Vansickle) Troll. He was raised in Eureka and attended local schools. At the age of 17, Charles entered the United States...
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