Imogene E. McDaniel of Eureka died on Saturday, March 16, 2024, at Eureka Nursing Center in Eureka at the age of 101. She was born on Sept. 4, 1922, in Corwin, the daughter of Harry and Ida (George) Bonham. She graduated from Attica High School, and prior to graduation she met her future husband, Harry McDaniel. Harry was drafted into the Army during WWII. While Harry was off to war, Imogene was hired as one of the first women at Boeing as a “Rosie the Riveter” working on the B-29 plane and witnessed the first flight of this plane referred to as Doc.
After war, Harry and Imogene were united in marriage in Medicine Lodge, on Sept. 4, 1945.
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