Theresa Angelina Eaton.... Age 84

Cremation

Visitation: 2-4 pm Saturday March 18, 2017 at the Eddy-Birchard Funeral Home

Memorial: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
send c/o Eddy-Birchard Funeral Home
P.O. Box 430
Osawatomie, KS 66064
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Theresa Angelina “Angie” Eaton, age 84, of Osawatomie, KS died Tuesday March 14, 2017 at Life Care Center of Osawatomie.

Angie was born February 10, 1933 in Grainfield, Kansas, the third of ten children born to Jacob Joseph and Theresa (Phlieger) Meyer. She attended Jumbo school through the 8 ^th grade. She enrolled in high school, but decided she would rather go to work instead to help her parents. She became a waitress, paid her room and board from her earnings, sending the rest of the money back home to her family.

In 1951, Angie married and together they had four children, Doug, Cindy, Alan and Belinda. The family moved to several places, finally settling in Parker, Kansas. The marriage later ended in divorce.

The family moved from Winona, KS to Kansas City for a short time, then moved back to Winona where Angie baked and cooked for several men who worked at a machine shop on their farm. They moved to Louisburg and owned and operated the Eaton Charolais Ranch, then to Wellsville where she worked in dietary at the Gardner Hospital, before moving to Parker. While in Parker, Angie ran the Hitchin’ Post for nine years. She was called "mom" by many of her customers. After selling the business, she was employed  in the dietary department at the Osawatomie State Hospital. After retiring in 1996 she sold carpet before working in the Parker Library. She was a hard worker, whether she was in a kitchen, working cattle or sitting behind a desk. She moved to Osawatomie in 2005.

Angie had a great sense of humor and an easy-going personality. She was a wonderful cook and baker. She was famous for her cinnamon rolls, homemade breads and chocolate chip cookies. She enjoyed embroidery, coloring, watching KU basketball and Kansas City Royals baseball games. . Angie loved to dance, polka in particular. She loved playing cards, pinochle being her favorite game, with her friends. Many Uno games were also played with family and friends over the years, including friendly competition with her great-grandchildren. Her family was her highest priority. She loved hanging out with all of them any time she could. Angie was a member of the St. Philip Neri Church of Osawatomie.

She was preceded in death by her parents,  one sister, Lilian Spies, 5 brother-in-laws, a son-in-law, Frankie Bowman, and Kenny Magers, whom she considered a son-in-law.

Survivors include her children Doug (Kitty Brockett) Eaton of Paola, KS, ,  Cindy (Andy) Kramer of Parker, KS Alan (Nikki) Eaton of Linn Valley, KS and Belinda Bowman of Parker, KS, six grand daughters, Lynnann Holmquest, Jami (Greg)Turney, Valerie (Nick) Rothwell, Audrey (Dave) Mahurin, Deana (Jeremy) Mock and Katie (Jordan) White, several great grandchildren and one great great grandchild, her brother Ron Meyer of Fernley, NV, seven sisters Leona Carter of Colorado Springs, CO, Viola Bechard of Thorton, CO, Armella Dinkel of Loveland, CO, Sister Christina Meyer of Salina, KS, Rita Cooper of O'Fallon, Il, Verlene Breckenridge of Topeka, KS and Jerry (Bill) Kruse of Grinnell, KS, many nieces and  nephews, other family members and friends.