Eileen R. Grauer, 61, died May 31, 2008 at Clara Barton Hospital, Hoisington, Kansas. She was born November 10, 1946 at Hays, Kansas, the daughter of Herbert and Jeanne (Reinking) Baker. She married Paul F. Grauer August 19, 1966 at Wilson, Kansas. Mrs. Grauer attended school in Simpson and Wilson, graduating from Fort Hays State University in 1971 with a B.S. and M.A. in Speech and Language Pathology. She worked for the United Cerebral Palsy of Greater Saint Louis as a speech pathologist. She returned to Kansas in 1972, attaining accreditation in learning disabilities while a graduate student at FHSU. Mrs. Grauer then worked for Barton County Special Services Coop for twenty-one years in the Great Bend, Hoisington, and Claflin school systems. She was a Hoisington resident for twenty-four years. Mrs. Grauer was a member of Trinty United Methodist Church, Great Bend, past president of UMW, held various church offices, was a choir member and taught Sunday school for many years. Survivors include her husband, Paul F. Grauer, Hoisington, Kansas; two daughters: Christy Lynn Grauer, Kansas City, Missouri; and Beth Ann Grauer, Beaufort, South Carolina; her mother, Jeanne Baker Anschutz, Wilson, Kansas; and one sister, Linda Baker, Garden City, Kansas. She was preceded in death by her father, Herbert Baker; and two sisters, Carol Jeanne Baker and Christine Ann Baker. Funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, June 3, 2008 at Trinity United Methodist Church, Great Bend, with Pastor Julie Shields presiding. Burial will be in Hoisington Cemetery. Friends may call from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., with the family receiving friends from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Monday, June 2, 2008 at Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home. Additional visitation will be from 9:30 a.m. to service time Tuesday, June 3, 2008 at the church. Memorials are suggested to the United Methodist Western Kansas Mexican American Ministries, in care of the funeral home.