Cleo C. Weyrauch's Obituary
Cleo Cleora Dowler Weyrauch, age 74, a resident of El Dorado, Kansas and formerly of Severy, Kansas passed away Sunday, May 29, 2011 at St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital in Houston, Texas. She was born November 19, 1936 in rural Elk County, Kansas the daughter of Bill and Hattie (Graham) Dowler. She attended grade school at Northstar Country School in Elk County and high school at Severy High School.
On March 23, 1954, Cleo married the love of her life George Robert (Bobby) Weyrauch in Severy, Kansas. According to Cleo, George was her husband and Bobby was the father of their five children; Barbara, Rhonda, Clinton Charles, Clinton George and Phyllis. They raised their family in Severy, Kansas and lived there for forty years.
Cleo was very involved with the Severy community activities including; Labor Day Celebrations, Pee Wee Baseball Coach and delivering noodles to shut ins at Christmas time for over twenty five years.
Cleo’s greatest pride and joy was to love, support and enjoy her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren by attending all their activities. She also loved dancing, fishing, gardening, canning, sewing, playing slot machines and to tell jokes putting smiles on many faces. Regardless of where she was, Cleo never knew a stranger, she could brighten a room with her contagious personality and loving smile. Because of her faith she lived each day to the fullest.
For twenty four years, Cleo was a sheet metal mechanic for Boeing Aircraft. Her dedication to work was evident by her traveling seventy miles to and from work on daily basis.
The foundation of her life centered around her faith. In 1959, she and Bobby began their commitment to the Catholic Church. Cleo served her church by helping with activities including; Altar Society, CCD, funeral dinners and anything that she could offer her talents.
Cleo is survived by her husband of 57 years George Weyrauch of El Dorado, Kansas, her four children; Barbara McLean and husband Mike of Howard, Kansas, Rhonda Cooke and husband Dennis of El Dorado, Kansas, Clint Weyrauch and wife Treva of Towanda, Kansas and Phyllis Milner and husband Sam of Andover, Kansas, two sisters; Olive Woods of Joplin, Missouri and Joyce Williams of Cambridge, Kansas, fourteen grandchildren and twenty one great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her infant son Clinton Charles, sister Janice Jo Dowler, her parents Bill and Hattie Dowler and her son-in-law Tommy Wolf.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, June 3, 2011 at St. John’s Catholic Church in El Dorado, Kansas with Father Brian Bebak as Celebrant. Rosary will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday at the church. Interment will be held at 3:00 p.m. at Mt. Olivet Cemetery south of Moline, Kansas. Family suggests contributions to St. Jude Children’s Hospital and may be left with the funeral home. Online condolences may be left at www.countrysidefh.com. Arrangements entrusted to Countryside-Zimmerman Funeral Home, Howard, Kansas.
What’s your fondest memory of Cleo?
What’s a lesson you learned from Cleo?
Share a story where Cleo's kindness touched your heart.
Describe a day with Cleo you’ll never forget.
How did Cleo make you smile?