Obituaries
George Wilson Aicher
Sep 26, 2007
George Wilson Aicher, of Eureka, died on Wednesday, September 26, 2007, at Greenwood County Hospital, in Eureka, at the age of 89. He was born on November 16, 1917, in Aberdeen, Idaho, the son of Louis and Edith (Davis) Aicher. He was raised in Fort Hays, Kansas and graduated from Fort Hays High School. He later attended Kansas State University...
Orlan Reece Land
Sep 22, 2007
Orlan “Reece” Land, of Eureka, died on Saturday, September 22, 2007 at Newman Regional Health in Emporia, at the age of 63. He was born on September 4, 1944, in Culver City, California, the son of Wilbert Clark and Pauline (Cary) Land. Reece was raised in Wichita and attended local schools. The family later moved to Howard where Reece graduated...
Jessie Joan Cox
Sep 16, 2007
Jessie Joan Cox of Eureka, Kansas died on September 16, 2007 at the Greenwood County Hospital at the age of 73. She was born on July 13, 1934 in El Dorado, Kansas the daughter of Carl S. and Ruth (Bilson) Colvin. The family moved around the east coast while her dad was working on the pipeline. When she was older...
Teresa Ann Hand
Sep 16, 2007
Teresa A. Teichgraeber Hand, of Eureka, died at Galichia Heart Hospital in Wichita on Sunday, September 16, 2007, at the age of 74. She was born in Eureka on February 7, 1933, the daughter of Richard C. and Ruth (Mullen) Teichgraeber. Teresa was raised in Eureka and attended Eureka schools, graduating from Eureka High School with the class of 1951....
Edna Earle Pugh
Sep 6, 2007
Edna Earle Pugh, of Eureka, died on Thursday, September 6, 2007 at Medicalodge in Eureka, at the age of 78. Edna was born on October 16, 1928, in Jacksonville, Florida, the daughter of Oscar and Blanche (Barlow) Patton. She was raised in Jacksonville and attended school there. Edna’s mother passed away while she was still young. The family later moved...
Gerald Wayne Mitchell
Sep 6, 2007
Gerald “Wayne” Mitchell, of Eureka, died at Harry Hynes Hospice in Wichita on Thursday, September 06, 2007, at the age of 79. He was born in Eureka on May 20, 1928, the son of Forrest Roland and Margaret (Nokes) Mitchell. He was raised in Eureka and attended Eureka schools. On January 4, 1951, Wayne was united in marriage to Bonnie...
Carl Eugene Knudsen
Jul 30, 2007
Carl Eugene Knudsen, of Eureka, died on July 30, 2007 at St. Francis – Via Christi Regional Medical Center in Wichita, at the age of 77. He was born on August 17, 1929, in Wichita, Kansas, the son of Russell and Nina (Finegan) Knudsen. When he was young, the family moved to Climax and Carl graduated from Climax High School....
Marie Ida Bratton
Jul 22, 2007
Marie Ida Bratton, of Emporia, died Sunday, July 22, 2007 at Newman Regional Health in Emporia, at the age of 92. She was born on October 11, 1914, in Allen, Kansas, the daughter of Carl Edward and Nora Robinson Nelson. She was raised on the family farms in Lyon and Morris counties, and graduated from local schools. On August 23,...
Rachel Ann Yost-Blackwell
Jul 14, 2007
Rachel Ann Yost-Blackwell, of Eureka, died of injuries received in a motorcycle accident on July 14, 2007, at the age of 19. She was born in Eureka on July 15, 1987, the daughter of Bryan Blackwell and Crystal Gulick. Rachel attended Eureka schools and graduated from Eureka Jr./Sr. High School with the class of 2005. After her schooling she worked...
Olive Myrtle Jones-Hardesty
Jul 13, 2007
Olive M. Jones-Hardesty of Neal, Kansas, died on July 13, 2007 at Greenwood County Hospital at the age of 87. She was born on June 5, 1920 in Potwin, Kansas the daughter of J.R. and Nellie (Richardson) Hamilton. She was raised in the Neal area and attended Neal High School. Olive owned the Snack Shack Café and Truck Stop on...
Joyce Joan Fitzgerald
Jul 12, 2007
Joyce J. Fitzgerald of Eureka, Kansas died on July 12, 2007 at her residence at the age of 71. She was born on August 30, 1935 in Hutchinson, Kansas the daughter of Theodore Earl and Alice (Collins) Perry. She was raised in Hutchinson and attended local schools. After her schooling Joyce attended Emporia State College getting a degree in nursing...
Ellen Louise Sizemore
Jul 11, 2007
Ellen Louise Sizemore, of Eureka, died on Wednesday, July 11, 2007, at the Greenwood County Hospital, at the age of 80. She was born in Hutchinson, Kansas on April 12, 1927, the daughter of Harry Eugene and Marguerite (Moorman) Peirce. Ellen was raised in Hutchinson and graduated from Hutchinson High School with the class of 1944. She then attended Sterling...
Lloyd Ernest Nichols
Jul 9, 2007
Lloyd E. Nichols, of Eureka, died on July 9, 2007, at Medicalodge of Eureka at the age of 95. He was born on June 13, 1912, in Eureka, Kansas, the son of John Carl and Bonnie (Brown) Nichols. He was raised in the Eureka area and graduated from Tonovay High School with the class of 1930. After his schooling, he...
Wilma J Taliaferro
Jul 6, 2007
Wilma J. Taliaferro, 80, died July 6, 2007 at Oakbrook Health and Rehab Center in Thorp, Wisconsin. Wilma was born on October 10, 1926 in Madison, Kansas, the daughter of Wilber and Agnes (McKean) McMurray. She grew up in the Madison-Hamilton area and attended area schools. She lived in Severy until 1967 before moving to LaHarpe, Kansas. Wilma attended Neosho...
Leona Lucille Knight
Jul 3, 2007
Leona Lucille Knight, of Toronto, died on Tuesday, July 3, 2007 at Yates Center Healthcare and Rehabilitation, in Yates Center, at the age of 87. She was born on October 7, 1919, in Stillwater, Oklahoma, the daughter of Frank and Bessie (Mosier) Stout. On December 4, 1937, she was united in marriage to Emory Knight in Perry, Oklahoma. They made...
William Earl Taylor
Jun 21, 2007
William “Earl” Taylor, of Eureka, died on Thursday, June 21, 2007 at Medicalodge in Eureka, at the age of 93. He was born on March 14, 1914, in Greenwood County, the son of David L. and Bessie (Key) Taylor. He was raised in southern Greenwood County before the family moved to Valley View, Texas, and later to California. In the...
Marcella May Cummings
Jun 18, 2007
Marcella M. Cummings of Eureka, Kansas, died on Monday, June 18, 2007, at the Greenwood County Hospital in Eureka, Kansas at the age of 82. She was born on October 7, 1924, in Toronto, Kansas, the daughter of Charlie O. and Stella M. (Guisinger) Benson. She was raised in the Greenwood County area and graduated from Fall River High School....
Roy Cleatus Fechter
Jun 17, 2007
Roy C. Fechter of Hamilton died Sunday, June 17, 2007, at the Greenwood County Hospital in Eureka, Kansas at the age of 83. Roy was born on January 31, 1924, in Hilltop, Kansas, the son of Henry and Anna (Dreyer). At the onset of World War II Roy entered the US Army in Germany, where he served his country with...
Fern Oretta Blakeslee
Jun 13, 2007
Fern Blakeslee, daughter of Alvin and Julia Sutton was born on November 7, 1912, in Greenwood County, Kansas. She lived in Climax, Kansas until she graduated form high school. Fern was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Eureka. She was preceded in death by her sister, Violet, and her mother and father. She leaves to mourn her...
Michael Bonaventure Colonnese
Jun 11, 2007
Michael Bonaventure “Mikie” Colonnese, of Eureka, died Monday, June 11, 2007, near Hamilton, at the age of 25. He was born on April 14, 1982, the son of Adrian Phillip and Hope Marie (Davenport) Colonnese. He was raised in South Hannibal, New York, and attended local schools. In 1995, the family moved to Eureka. He was heavily involved in football,...
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