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Obituary- McGuire, Lucille

ONAGA - Lucille M. McGuire, 98, of Onaga, died Sunday, May 29, 2016 at the Onaga Health and Rehabilitation Center.

She was born September 12, 1917 on a farm four miles north of Onaga, the daughter of John and Agnes Mueller Brunkow. She graduated from Onaga High School in 1935.

Lucille was a member of the First Congregational Church, UCC in Onaga and was a former organist at the church. She and her husband, Marvin McGuire also played at the former Golden Acres, and other nursing homes in the area. Lucille played the piano and Marvin played the saxaphone. They were known as "The Two Notes".

She worked as a telephone operator in Onaga until the switchboard was automated in 1959. She then moved to Kansas City and worked at KMBC Channel 12 as a switchboard operator until 1979. Lucille moved back to Onaga to care for her mother who was a resident at Golden Acres.

She was married to Bud Parr for fifteen years. They were divorced. She married Marvin McGuire in 1986. He died September 29, 2003. She was also preceded in death by a brother, Francis Brunkow.

Survivors include step-daughters, Jolene Martin and husband John, of Salina, Cynthia McCosh and husband Ron, of Beverly, and Kathy Brax and husband Don, of Washington, KS.; a step son, Mark Lund and wife Jayne, of Green, KS.; 15 step- grandchildren, 17 step-great grandchildren, and 1 step-great-great grandchild; a nephew, David Brunkow, Centralia; nieces, Judy DeFonso, of Oskaloosa, Janice Wilson of Greenville, Texas, Nadene McGuire, of Kansas City, MO, Marcia Dodson and husband Bruce, of Lenexa, and Linda Bruner and husband Ed, of Olathe.

Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, June 1st at the First Congregational Church. Burial will follow in the Onaga Cemetery. Lucille will lie in state Tuesday at the Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Onaga. Memorials are suggested to Grace Hospice, Onaga Health and Rehab. or First Congregational Church, and may be sent in care of the funeral home, PO Box 312, Onaga, KS 66521.

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