Mary Ellen Oneslager, 79, Lawrence, formerly of Humboldt, died Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010, at Brandonwoods Nursing Home in Lawrence.
She was born in Earlton on March 31, 1930, the daughter of Charles and Cora Beatrice (Hammil) Yockey.
She was united in marriage to Lewis Jackson Oneslager on April 20, 1947, in Humboldt. He is deceased.
She was retired from the Monarch Cement Plant in Humboldt, where she worked in the weigh station.
Oneslager was a member of the Assembly of God Church in Humboldt.
She is survived by a daughter, Charlotte Ellison of Chanute; a son, Gerald “Gary” and his wife, Carol, of Lawrence; six grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; two brothers, Tim Yockey of Humboldt and Richard Yockey of Rockport, Texas; and two sisters, Alice Thomas of Pittsburg and Sally Clark of Mound Ridge.
She was preceded in death by six brothers and three sisters.
Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Penwell-Gabel Humboldt Chapel. Burial will follow in Mount Hope Cemetery.
The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 8 o’clock at the funeral home.
Memorials in her name may be made to Heart of America Hospice, 3715 SW 29th St., Ste 20, Topeka, KS 66614.
Penwell-Gabel Humboldt Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
To leave a special message for the family on-line, visit www.PenwellGabelHumboldt.com.
Mary Oneslager
