John Henry Mock, 100, of Eureka, Kansas, passed away peacefully in the early morning hours of February 6, 2026, at the Veterans Home in Winfield, Kansas. He lived an extraordinary life marked by courage, adventure, and service.
John was born September 18, 1925, in Hamilton, Kansas, to William Edward Mock and Clara Leota (Jacobs) Mock. The eldest of four children, he grew up on the family farm in Greenwood County alongside his siblings David, Maedellee, and Wilma, learning the value of hard work and family from an early age.