Eugene Harvey ELLINGBOE

Notes:

In the 1940 census, he is a lodger in Wichita. He’s a busboy at a restaurant.

In the 1941 Wichita city directory, he is a busboy at the Hotel Lassen. He lives at 405 S Mkt.

He enlisted in the Army on 17 Feb 1941 in Wichita. He was single, had four years of high school, and had a civil occupation of “actors and actresses.”

In the 1949 Wichita city directory, he is a clerk for International Harvester. He and Marjorie live at 3897 E Roseberry Drive.

In the 1950 census, he and Marjorie and Ann Catherine live at 1902 S. Oliver Street in Wichita.

In the 1951 Wichita city directory, he was an office worker for International Harvester. He lived at 1902 S Oliver. He was a chief clerk at a retail implement company. Marjorie is a dental assistant working for the government.

In the 1953 Wichita city directory, he is Eugene H Ellingboe, a clerk for International Harvester. He and Marjorie live at 257 N Spruce.

In the 1963 Hays, Kansas, city directory, he is Eugene H Ellingboe. He and Marjorie live at 1313 E 17th. Eugene is an accountant for International Harvester.

Eugene and Marjorie Ellingboe Eugene and Marjorie Ellingboe will be married 70 years on November 1st. We will be celebrating on Saturday October 27 from 2-4 pm in the Fellowship Hall at Kansas Avenue United Methodist Church, 1029 N. Kansas Avenue. Come join us! Gene retired as an accountant for International Harvester Stores and Marge retired as Claims Representative for the Social Security Administration. The reception will be hosted by their three daughters Ann Van Valkenburg, Pueblo CO, Sue Bransford, Wichita, KS, and Kay Ellingboe, Kansas City, MO. Cards may be sent to Gene and Marge at 1020 NE 27th, Topeka, KS, 66617.

Eugene (Gene) Harvey Ellingboe, 92, passed away December 5, 2012, at Stormont Vail Healthcare. He was born February 11, 1920 in Greensburg, Kansas to Enoch and Opal Ellingboe. He graduated from Greensburg High School in 1938 and attended American Business College in Wichita prior to enlisting in the Army in February 1941. He served in the European Theater of Operations, being discharged in October 1945 and served in the active Army Reserves and retired with the rank of CWO2. He was employed for 28 years as an accountant for International Harvester Stores. He was an avid golfer. Eugene was preceded in death by his parents, one brother and one sister. He married Marjorie Brown November 1, 1942, in Conway Springs, Kansas, who survives. Other survivors are Ann VanValkenburg, Pueblo, Colorado, Sue Bransford (Rudy), Wichita, Kansas, and Kay Ellingboe, Kansas City, Missouri. A memorial service will be held on Thursday, December 13 at 3:00 PM at Kansas Avenue Methodist Church, 1029 N Kansas Avenue, Topeka with a reception immediately following. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Kansas Avenue Methodist Church Box 8184 Topeka, Kansas 66608 or to VFW Post 1650 1130 SW Huntoon Topeka, Kansas 66604.

Birth:
SSDI. Other family sources have said 1921.

Eugene married Marjorie A BROWN on 1 Nov 1942 in Conway Springs, Sumner County, Kansas. Marjorie was born on 19 Dec 1923 in Kansas; died on 17 Nov 2022 in Kansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]