Eleno C. Hernandez

Funeral services for Eleno C. Hernandez, 60, Ottawa, will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Feuerborn Family Funeral Service Chapel in Garnett. Burial will follow in Highland Cemetery in Ottawa.Mr. Hernandez died Wednesday, April 9, 2008, at his home.He was born April 7, 1948, in Mertzon, Texas, the son of Sylvestre B. and Benita Cruz Hernandez. He grew up in the Kansas City, Kan., area and attended Piper High School. He moved to Ottawa in 1993.Mr. Hernandez served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1967 to 1976 and was a veteran of the Vietnam War.He worked as a laborer for many construction companies in the Kansas City area. He married Marjorie Pearon on Feb. 28, 1970, in Wolcott.Survivors include four sons, Eddie, Ottawa, Philip, of the home, and Tracy and Randy Morris, Kansas City; four daughters, Donna Adams, Ottawa, Benita Wilson, Garnett, Tami Hernandez, Wellsville, and Sierra Hernandez, of the home; five brothers, Julian, Victoria, Texas, Alfredo, Lawrence, Guadalupe, Kansas City, Kan., Rojelio, Wichita, and Ramiro Hernandez, Falls City, Neb.; four sisters, SanJuanita O’Brien, Falls City, Neb., Angelita Jackson, Kansas City, Kan., Margarita Andrade, Seattle, Wash., and Consuleo Roberts, Falls City, Neb.; and 12 grandchildren.The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Memorials contributions may be made to the family to help defray funeral expenses. Online condolences may be sent at www.feuerbornfuneral.com.