Juanita Lucille Gregory..... Age 84

Visitation: 1-2 pm Saturday January 20, 2018 followed by
Service: 2 pm Saturday January 20, 2018 all at the Eddy-Birchard Funeral Home
Cremation will follow
Burial of Ashes at a later date
Memorial: Vitas Hospice or Autism Speaks
send c/o the Eddy-Birchard Funeral Home
P.O. Box 430
Osawatomie, KS 66064

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Juanita Lucille Gregory age 84 of Osawatomie, KS died Wednesday January 18, 2018 at her home.

Juanita was born July 1, 1933 in Hoisington, KS. She was the third of four children born to Willis Wesley and Ellen Elizabeth (Evaleigh) Kolosik. She grew up in Osawatomie where she attended school. She graduated with the Osawatomie High School Class of 1951.

After high school, she worked for her brother at the drive in and then at the movie theater in Paola. She also was a receptionist at State Farm Insurance. Juanita and Marvin Gregory married in 1960. They made their home in Olathe, KS Together they had three daughters, Joyce, June and Judy.  The marriage later ended in divorce.

In 1969, Juanita moved back to Osawatomie with her daughters and worked as a homemaker and raised her girls. She was a great cook. She was famous for her gravy and was always in charge of making it at the holidays. She enjoyed gardening and canned all that she harvested. Juanita loved playing cards and was a chocoholic. She would eat a Hersey’s bar a day. No matter who it was, when you left Juanita’s she would always say “Call me when you get home”. If you forgot she would call you after a while to make sure that you got home safe. She was a member of the 1 ^st United Methodist Church of Osawatomie and the VFW Women’s Auxiliary.

She was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers John Wesley Kolosik and Harold Leroy Kolosik and one grandson Jacob Godfrey.

Survivors include her three daughters Joyce (Mike) Stiles of Osawatomie, KS, Jane Ellen (Scott) Gregory-Attebery of Osawatomie, KS and Judy (Gregory) Doherty of Paola, KS. Sister June Marie Kolosik, six grandchildren Shannon (Danny) Moser, Matthew Godfrey, Shaun Diaz, Joshua Attebery, Michael Attebery and Erica (Travis) Allen. Twelve great grandchildren. Along with other family and friends.