ECKEL, CHARLES E.

Charles E. Eckel, Leon farm and Stockman dies

Charles E. Eckel, 79, a long time Leon farmer and stockman, died Thursday night at the home of a son in Clearwater.

Funeral services for Mr. Eckel, who had lived at Leon all of his life, will be conducted Saturday at 1 p.m. at the Leon Methodist Church by the Rev. Richard D. Robbins, pastor. Interment will be made in Walnut Valley Memorial Park cemetery. The Kirby Funeral Home is in charge of the services.

Mr. Eckel had served on the Brown school district board of education for several years.

He was born in El Dorado on March 14, 1885. He and Grace Morgan were married Aug. 28, 1913 at Leon.

Survivors include the widow, two daughters, Mrs. Ruth Chandler, Saratoga, Calif., and Mrs. Grace E. Smith, LaMesa, Calif., five sons, Bradford, of Clearwater, Dr. Howard Eckel, Lincoln, Neb., Richard, Kansas City, Kansas, George and Elbert W., both of LeMesa, two sisters, Mrs. Burgess Fullinwider, Route 1, El Dorado and Mrs. Joe Collins, Hollywood, Calif., 19 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

(El Dorado Times, Jun 5, 1964)

Charles Eckel, Leon Farmer and Stockman Passes June 4 at 79

Funeral services were held at 1 o’clock Saturday afternoon in the Leon Methodist church for Charles E. Eckel, 79, of Route 1, Leon, who passed away Thursday evening in the home of his son, Bradford Eckel, near Clearwater.

Rites were conducted by Rev. Dick Robbins, local pastor. Carl Packer of Wichita played a group of organ selections.

Casket bearers included Rev. Charles Fullinwider, Robert Fullinwider, George Coulter, Willard Morgan, James Knox, and Jack Calbeck.

Ushers were E. H. Willhite, and A. L. Hammer.

Charles Elmer was the son of the late John and Hettie eckel, and was born March 14, 1885, at El Dorado, and departed from this life June 4, 1964, at the age of 79 years, 2 months and 20 days.

The John Eckels had come to Kansas in August of 1870 and located in the Pontiac community, purchasing a farm near Leon in 1885 when Charlie was born. It was on this farm that he spent all his life except 2 years in Wichita. His father died March 12, 1912, so Charles took over farming the place, looking after his mother. He had graduated in 1905 from Leon high school.

On August 28, 1913, Charles was united in marriage with Grace Morgan in the home of the bride’s parents near Haverhill. They celebrated their golden wedding anniversary last August. To this union were born five sons and two daughters.

They lived in the old Eckel farm home until 1947 when they moved into their newly built house on the hill and in this home they spent many happy days and years.

Charles was a man interested in politics, in civic affairs, and religious circles. He was a member of the Leon Methodist church, the Masonic Lodge, and served for a number of years on the Brown school board.

Left to mourn his passing are his wife, Grace of the home; five sons, Bradford of Clearwater, Howard, Lincoln, Neb., George and Elbert, LaMesa, California and Richard of Kansas City Kansas, two daughters, Mrs. Ruth Chandler, of Saratoga, Calif., and Mrs. Grace Smith of LaMesa, Calif., 19 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren, and two sisters, Mrs. Marie Fullinwider of El Dorado and Mrs. Ethel Collins of Hollywood, California.

Kirby Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements with burial made in Walnut Valley Memorial Park cemetery. (El Dorado Times, June 7, 1964)

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EISENBISE, MRS. MARION B.

Mrs. Eisenbise Dies, Services Saturday

Mrs. Marion B. Eisenbise, 44, of 1620 Lawndale died early this morning at Allen Memorial Hospital, following an 11-month illness.

Mrs. Eisenbise has lived in El Dorado for the past eight years and previously in Augusta for a year and a half. She also had lived at Phillipsburg, Kan., for two years at Quinter, Kan., in Oklahoma and near Williamsburg, Va.

She was a member of the First Baptist Church and active in its various organizations.

She was born Aug 2, 1920, at Hitchcock, Okla. She and Mr. Eisenbise were married June 11, 1939, at Medicine Lodge.

Survivors include the husband; one daughter, Miss Judith Kay Eisenbise of the home; a son, Ronald Lee of the home, her mother and step-father, Mr. and Mrs. Roy McClure of Russell, the maternal grandmother Mrs. Anna Syria, Watonga, Okla.; four sisters, Mrs. Helen Shell, Bartlesville, Okla. Mrs. Betty Wilson, Hutchinson, Mrs. Patricia Foos and Mrs. Sharon Branch both of Russell.

Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at the First Baptist Church with the rev. Donald McCracken pastor officiating. Interment will be made in Walnut Valley Memorial Park Cemetery. Friends may call at the Dietz-Pittman Funeral Home. Those who wish may contribute to a memorial at the First Baptist Church or to the American Cancer Society in her memory. (El Dorado Times, Nov. 5, 1964)

Services are Held for Mrs. Eisenbise

Funeral services for Mrs. Marion B. Eisenbise, 1620 Lawndale, who died here Thursday were held Saturday afternoon at the First Baptist Church. The rev. Donald D. McCracken pastor, officiated.

Mrs. Amos Marsh at the organ accompanied Mrs. Lowell Young who sang “Wait a Little Longer, Please, Jesus,” and “Vertie Tomlin who sang “Sunrise Tomorrow.”

Active and honorary casket bearers were all deacons of the church.

Serving as active bearers were: Archie Dowell, W. V. Montgomery, Jr., Robert H. Ward, Leroy Hildreth, Richard Thomas and Beford Magnus.

Honorary bearers included Frank Nearhood, O. L. Huddleston, Doyle Fox, Ira cooper, Omer Lazarus, Glenn Bonnell, Howard Spohn and Glen C. Cooper.

Ushers were gene Conrod and Norman Woods.

Interment was in Walnut Valley Memorial Park cemetery under the direction of the Dietz-Pittman Funeral Home. (El Dorado Times, Nov. 9, 1964)

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ELLIS, CLARENCE I.

Clarence I. Ellis, 74, of 606 South Main, died suddenly Friday afternoon after he collapsed at Gambles Store, 108 South Main. He was taken by ambulance to Allen memorial Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival.

Mr. Ellis was born July 19, 1890, in El Dorado. He was a day laborer, retiring in 1953. He and Elsie Edith McReynolds were married Nov. 2, 1914. She died Aug. 23, 1962.

Survivors include three sons, earl Floyd and Kenneth Boyd Ellis, both of Amarillo, Tex.; and Delbert Glenn Ellis, of Sitka, Alaska; five daughters, Mrs. Donald Booth, Oklahoma City, Okla., Mrs. I.O. Claxton,of Jacksonville, Fla., Mrs. E. L. hackler, Route 3, Mrs. D. C. Fox, Las Vegas, Nev. And Mrs. George Rollings, of Wichita; two brothers, Earl of Wichita, and Chester G., of the home; two sisters, Mrs. Violet Hales and Miss Fern Ellis, both of Wichita; 212 grandchildren and a great-grandchild.

He was preceded in death by a brother, Charles.

Funeral services are pending and will be announced by the Dietz-Pittman Funeral home. (El Dorado Times, Dec. 5,1964)

Clarence Ellis Had Lived Here All His Life

Clarence I. Ellis, 606 South Main, who died December 4 in Allen Memorial Hospital, was a lifelong resident of El Dorado. He was burn here July 19, 1890 and was married November 2, 1914 to Elsie Edith McReynolds who death occurred August 23, 1962.

Surviving are three sons and five daughters, Earl F. and Kenneth B. Ellis of Amarillo, Texas; Delbert G. , of Sitka, Alaska; Mrs. Donald Booth (Corrine), Oklahoma City, Mrs. I. O. Claxton (Kathryn), of Jacksonville, Fla.; Mrs. E. C. Hackler Genevieve), El Dorado route three, Mrs. O. c. Fox (Dorothy), Las Vegas, Nev., and Mrs. George Rollings (Shirley) of Wichita, two brothers and two sisters. Chester G. Eilis of El Dorado; Earl Ellis, Mrs. Violet Hales and Miss Fern Ellis of Wichita. (El Dorado Times, Dec. 17, 1964)

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ENGBERG, CARL GUSTAF

Death Comes to Carl G. Engberg

Carl Gustaf Engberg, 76, of 117 West Third, died Friday at Allen Memorial Hospital.

Mr. Engberg was born Feb. 28,1 888, in Falun, Sweden. He came to the United States in 1906 and five years later moved to Wichita where he was a carpenter. He became associated with the Missouri Pacific Railroad company in 1918 and for many years was an engineer on the run from El Dorado to McPherson.

His memberships included that of Patmos Lodge No. 97, A. F. & A. M., Wichita Consistory, Midian Shrine, Andrina chapter No. 93 Order of Eastern Star, Queen Esther White Shrine, Order of White Shrine of Jerusalem, and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engineers.

Survivors include his wife, Mildred; a daughter, Mrs. Faye Clark, 119 West Third, three sons, Karl of Lakewood Calif., Murrel, Chicago, Ill., and Mode Johnson, 517 South Star; four grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

He was proceeded in death by a son, brother and sister.

Funeral services will be announced by the Kirby Funeral Home (El Dorado Times, Oct 24, 1964)

SERVICES ARE HELD FOR CARL ENGBERG

Funeral services for Carl Gustaf Engberg, 76, of 117 West Third, who died here Friday, were held Monday afternoon at the Kirby Funeral Home Chapel.

The Rev. Ivan H. Hansen, pastor of the First Christian Church, officiated.

Fred Wolfe, Jr., sang “Under His wings,” and “Beyond the Sunset.” The organist was Mrs. H. W. Bullerdiek.

Serving as casket bearers were Millard Pike, Charlie Ritchey, R. M. McCauley, Walter Kunkle, Harold Smith and Alfred Wege.

Masonic services were conducted by Patmos Lodge No. 97 A.F. & A.M., D. J. Rayburn, orator.

Members of the Masonic Lodge and B.P.W. attended the service in a group.

Interment was in Sunset Lawns cemetery. (El Dorado Times, Oct. 27, 1964)

CARL G. ENGBERG

Carl Gustaf Engberg, who died last Saturday, was a man of remarkable attributes. For 35 years, he was a Missouri Pacific engineer on the daily run between El Dorado and McPherson. He gave strict attention to this important duty and was considered a value railroad employee. But, in his life and works, he exercised a type of citizenship that was far above the ordinary.

He was a man of singular and exceptional intelligence. Born in Falun, Sweden, he came to this country at the age of 18. He mastered the English language in all its intricacies – and spoke it with hardly a trace of accent. When he passed his naturalization tests, he was letter perfect in all its requirements. Throughout his long life of 77 years, he added to his store of knowledge by intensive reading. He was an avid student of history and economics – and a capacious memory enabled him to possess a great store of facts and figures at his fingertips. He forgot nothing. Probably no better informed a student of human affairs has every lived in this town.

Mr. Engberg was of sturdy build, energetic in all ways and widely known as a gentleman of the old school. He made, and kept friends everywhere. His precise speech and courtly manners dignified him as a prime figure among all classes of friends and acquaintances. He was blessed with good health and suffered no chronic ailments. His death came about suddenly by reason of an attack in the middle of the night. The day before his death, he had visited the library for another store of books.

He was loyal to his company as an active railroader – always giving more than was expected of him in the line of duty. He reared a fine family of sons and daughters and bestowed upon all his intimates a full measure of devotion. He had been baptized into the Lutheran faith and kept his membership in the church in the town of his birth. While he attended the Christian Church here, he exemplified the wholesome doctrine of the Golden Rule in all his acts.

Mr. Engberg, in his long and useful career, was another of Swedish birth and descent who made a striking contribution to the lustrous eminence of the Kansas people. (El Dorado Times, Oct. 30, 1964)

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ERDWIEN, NEIL C.

Neil C. Erdwien Dies of Injuries Suffered March 22

Neil C. Erdwien, a life-long resident of El Dorado, died late Saturday at an Augusta, Ga., hospital of injuries received in a March 22 automobile accident in Georgia. Mr. Erdwien, who lived at 111 South Topeka, was 36 years old.

Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the First Methodist Church. Dr. Joe Riley Burns, pastor, will officiate. Interment will be in Walnut Valley Memorial Park cemetery. The casket will not be opened at the church. Friends may call until 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Dietz-Pittman Funeral Home.

Mr. Erdwien was a sales representative for the Advance Products company of Wichita. He was previously employed as a representative of the State Farm Insurance company.

He was a member of the El Dorado First Methodist Church. He was graduated from El Dorado High School in 1945 and from Kansas State University in 1950. Mr. Erdwien was a member of the Phi Delta Theta social fraternity and the Sigma Delta Chi journalistic fraternity of the university.

During World War II he served with the United States navy.

Mr. Erdwien was born here July 14, 1927. He and Frances Callahan were married Jan. 4, 1953, at Manhattan.

Survivors include the wife of the home; three daughters, Mary Catherine, Virginia an Barbara Anne, all of the home; one son, Neil C. Jr., of the home; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde E. Erdwien, 220 North Washington, and the maternal grandmother, Mrs. A. W. Kuzilik, Hewins, Kan. (El Dorado Times, April 13, 1964)

NEIL CLAIRE ERDWIEN MEETS UNTIMELY DEATH

Rites for 36-year-old Neil C. Erdwien, 111 South Topeka street, whose death Saturday, April 11, in University Hospital at Augusta, Georgia, resulted from injuries sustained March 22, near Augusta when his car was struck by another car as he was entering a restaurant driveway, were held Wednesday at the First Methodist Church, the Rev. Dr. Joe Riley Burns officiating.

Mr. Erdwien, a lifelong resident of El Dorado, was born here July 14, 1927, and was married to Frances Callahan at Manhattan January 4, 1953. He attended El Dorado schools an din 1950 was graduated from Kansas State University where he was a member of Phi Delta Theta, social fraternity, and Sigma delta chi, journalist fraternity. He was one of El Dorado’s outstanding and popular young men.

A salesman for Advance Products, a Wichita wholesale firm, with southern states as his area, Mr. Erdwien previously was with the State Farm Insurance company. During World War II he served in the U.S. navy. He was a member of the El Dorado Methodist church.

Wilbur Schultz, the soloist, was accompanied by Mrs. Clarren Butterworth at the organ. The casket bearers were Bob Jackson of Valley Center, Bob Bacon, Hutchinson; Allyn McGinnis, George Fankhauser, Paul Kock, and Bill DeVore. Honorary bearers were Verlin Davisson, Cedric Smith, Clarence Wilke, Dr. J. H. Johnson, J. C. Thompson and Galen E. Blackmore. John L. Higgins and Bill Dickson were the ushers. Interment was in Walnut Valley Memorial park. The Dietz-Pittman Funeral home was in charge of arrangements.

Surviving are Mrs. Erdwien; four children, Mary Catherine, 8, Virginia, 7, Neil C., Jr., 2 and Barbara Anne, three-months old; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde E. Erdwien (Erma Loftin), 220 North Washington and his grandmother, Mrs. A. W. Kuzilik of Hewins, (Kansas.) El Dorado Times April 13, 1964)

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ERICSON, TED

El dorado friends of Mrs. Ted Ericson (Bettie Lou Frazier Brumback), former El Doradoan, have received news of the death of Mr. Ericson, 59, Sunday afternoon, November 17, at his home, Virgil route one.

Services were Wednesday afternoon at two o’clock in the Quincy Methodist church.

Survivors in addition to his wife, are two sons, Alfred T. Ericson, Jr., of Emporia and seven stepchildren, Sandra, Linda, and Ed Brumback, and two grandchildren.

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ERPELDING, PETER JOHN

Services Held Today for Peter John Erpelding

Rites for Peter John Erpelding who died October 29 in St. Mary’s Hospital at Emporia, were held this morning in St. John’s Catholic church, the Rev. Fr. Irvin F. Lampe officiating. Interment was in St. Joseph cemetery at Olpe. Recitations of the Rosary and Knights of Columbus Rosary were Wednesday night at the Kirby Funeral Home.

Mr. Erpelding who was born November 23, 1899 at Beloit, was married in 1922 to Rosa Siebenaler, who preceded him in death. He came to El Dorado in 1937 where he was a fleet mechanic for the Kansas Gas & Electric co. After retirement in 1955, he moved to Emporia where he engaged in farming. He was a member of St. John’s Catholic church and had belonged to the Knights of Columbus in El Dorado for the past forty years.

Surviving are a daughter and two sons, Mrs. Genrose O. Lowrance of Independence and Gerald J. and Leonard B. Erpelding of El Dorado; five sisters and two brothers, Mrs. Marie Sittenauer, Atchison, Mrs. Barbara Wagner of Olpe, Sister M. DeChantel, Kansas city, (Kansas); Mrs. Adaline Wieland, Mrs. Elizabeth Dieker and Sylvester and Anthony Erpelding, all of Emporia. (El Dorado Times, Oct 31, 1963)

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EWING, ROGER WILLIAMS

Roger Williams Ewing, a life-long resident of El Dorado, died Monday afternoon at Susan B. Allen Memorial Hospital following a short illness. Mr. Ewing, who lived on Route 1, south of El Dorado was 69 years old.

He was taken to the hospital from his home by ambulance Monday morning.

Funeral services will be conducted Thursday afternoon at 2 o’clock, at the Kirby Funeral Home Chapel by the Rev. James F. Clark, pastor of the First United Presbyterian Church. Interment will be in Belle Vista cemetery.

Roger Ewing was a poised and likable man, who came from old time stock in Butler county and who mingled well with the newer generation. Active in many affairs, he was trustworthy and dependable, straightforward in all his dealings and made scores of friends along his life’s way. Butler county and El Dorado had always been his home and he was a well regarded and substantial figure in the local community. His death has brought sadness to a wide segment in this area.

For several years Mr. Ewing was the secretary and treasurer of the Federal Land Bank in this district. After his retirement from that position he engaged in farming.

He was graduated from El Dorado High school in 1914.

Mr. Ewing was a member of the First United Presbyterian Church and Kiwanis Club.

He was born in El Dorado July 20, 1894 and he and Eleanor Aikman were married here on Feb 22, 1917. She survives.

Additional survivors include two daughters, Miss Dorothy Ewing of Oak Park, Ill., and Mrs. Caroline Short of Arlington Heights, Ill.; one brother, Walter Ewing of Wichita; and three granddaughters, Susan, Marsha and Pamela Short, all of Arlington Heights.

Mr. Ewing was preceded in death by a son, Roger W. Jr., who died in 1957.

(Taken from El Dorado Times, Tuesday, Mar. 24, 1964)

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