Eulonda Darlene Dettmer Hagman, the third child of John Dietrich and Barbara Sophia (Miller) Dettmer, was born March 13, 1929, at the family home south of Kensington, and passed peacefully Nov. 23, 2021, at the Smith County Memorial Hospital with her family by her side.
Eulonda was baptized and confirmed into St John’s Lutheran Church, Kensington. She taught Sunday School, attended and held leadership roles in WELCA, and led her children and husband to faith.
Eulonda attended country school. She graduated from Kensington High School in 1946.
On September 1, 1946, Eulonda and Eugene Francis Hagman were married. She claimed to have not known how to cook when she was married. This is difficult for her family to believe as she was an excellent cook.
They moved several times in the ensuing years, living in Kensington, Claudell, and Phillipsburg. Eulonda worked various jobs helping Gene’s father, J.A. Hagman, on the farm and working in retail. Children, Eugene Francis (Junior) and Rodney Lee, were added to the family. After Rod’s birth, they moved to a farmstead south and west of Kensington in 1953, completing the family with Susan Gail.
In 1982 Gene and Eulonda moved to his family’s farm 4 miles south of Kensington. Eulonda was widowed in 1988 but enjoyed that home until 2003 when she moved to Kensington. In the spring 2022, she moved to Sunporch in Smith Center.
Eulonda worked, even when her children were young, eventually becoming a mainstay at the Kensington Co-op from which she retired in 1991. In her retirement, she continued part-time work for many years at St John’s Lutheran Church as the church secretary.
She was a supportive mother and grandmother, attending as many of their activities as possible. She was a tireless supporter of the town of Kensington. She enjoyed shopping, visiting and her flower garden.
Eulonda is survived by her children, Junior (Nancy) of Kensington, Rod (Anita) of Buhler, and Susie, Dave Hutson of Kensington; 10 grandchildren: Kate Hagman of Wichita, Elizabeth (Brandon) Maughan of Oklahoma City, Patricia (Craig) Betzold of Wichita, Alison (Jed) Stephen of Tonganoxie, Brandon (Emily) Hagman of Brimfield, Ill., Audra (Dale) Seeman of Larned, Becky (Josh) Kirchhoff of Gaylord, Jessica Goracke of Kensington, Annie Hutson Adams (Eddie) Gaylord, and Luke Hutson (Stephanie) Chanute, and 22 great-grandchildren.
She was predeceased by her husband, Eugene of 42 years, her parents, siblings and their spouses: Alvin (Blanche) Dettmer, Wilbur (Mildred) Dettmer) and LaVona (Melvin) Gruber.