Tusnelda Ebel
Tusnelda Ebel, 84, of Hesston died March 21, 2003, at Schowalter Villa in Hesston.
Born June 6, 1918, at Haven, she was the eldest daughter of nine children of Herman and Clara (Utech) Brauer.
She lived a portion of her childhood with her family in several Wisconsin communities. They moved back to Haven. She helped with family responsibilities and worked in the local bakery and café as a young adult.
On Nov. 6, 1948, she married Victor Ebel in Haven. He died in 1996.
She was a homemaker and a member of Zion Lutheran Church in Hillsboro.
She lived in Hillsboro until her recent illness.
She was preceded in death by her husband, and brothers, Milton and Louis Brauer.
Survivors include daughters, Vickie and husband Steve Miller of Hutchinson and Trudy and husband Michael Unruh of Hesston; brothers, Johnny, Edgar, and Tony Brauer; sisters, Helen Haines, Hermione Brandis, and Theresa Kinkade; and six grandchildren.
Services were held Tuesday at Zion Lutheran Church in Hillsboro with Rev. John A. Ryding officiating. Burial was at the church cemetery.
Memorials have been established with Zion Lutheran Church and Kansas Dialysis Association.
Condolences may be sent to the family via hillsboromemchapel @hotmail.com.