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| 10651 |  | Obituary- Vieux, Louis Findagrave.com information BORN THE SON OF A FRENCH CANADIAN FURTRAPPER AND HIS POTTAWATOMIE WIFE. LOUIS BECAME THE TRIBAL BUSINESS MANAGER AND CHIEF OF THE POTTAWATOMIES WHEN THE TRIBE WAS REMOVED FROM THEIR ANCESTRAL HOMELANDS AND FORCED TO RESERVATIONS IN KANSAS AND OKLAHOMA. | |
| 10652 |  | Obituary- Vilven, Georgia Mrs. Georgia Vilven Mrs. Georgia Vilven, 88, Wamego, died Thursday, March 1, 1990, at a Topeka hospital. She had been ill two months. Mrs. Vilven assisted her husband with Harmony Gardens, a wholesale florist business in Wamego, before they retired. They also operated a catfish farm near Wamego. She baked dozens of cookies for Kansas State basketball teams during the Christmas holidays many years. She was born Nov. 16, 1901, in Louisville, the daughter of George and Florence Elizabeth Reinhart Witts, and spent her life in the Louisville community. Mrs. Vilven was a member of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Wamego, Wamego Historical Society, Wamego Chamber of Commerce and the Mike Ahearn Club at Kansas State. She also was a member of Kansas Commercial Fish Growers Association and National Catfish Farmers of America. She was a former member of Lioness Club, Hillbillies Bridge Club and 4 to 12 Bridge Club. She was married to Wilford Vilven Dec. 5, 1923, in Louisville. He died May 10, 1980. Survivors include three nieces, Rossville, and Wanda Omer, Albuquerque, N.M.; and a nephew, Wallace Vilven, Wamego. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Stewart Funeral Home in Wamego. Burial will be in Wamego City Cemetery. Mrs. Vilven will lie in state after 9 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home where relatives and friends will meet from 3 until 5 p.m. Sunday. Memorial contributions may be made to Wamego City Hospital. | |
| 10653 |  | Obituary- Vilven, Wilford WILFORD R. VILVEN Wilford R. Vilven, 77, Wamego, died Saturday, May 10, 1980, at a hospital here after a long illness. He was born November 20, 1902, near Wamego in Wabaunsee County, the son of Arthur and Gertrude Banks Vilven. He lived in the Wamego area all his life. Mr. Vilven was a florist and a farmer. He owned and operated the Harmony Gardens Wholesale Greenhouse in Wamego until his retirement in 1968. He then owned and operated Leisure Acres Strawberry and Fish Farm, also of Wamego. He was past president of the Wamego Lions Club, where he recently was awarded the 40-year membership pin. He also was past president of the Wamego Historical Society. Mr. Vilven was a member of St. Lukes Episcopal Church and the Wamego Chamber of Commerce. He was past secretary- treasurer of the Kansas Commercial Fish Growers Association and a member of the Catfish Farmers of America. He married Georgia Witts December 5,1923, at Louisville. She survives. Other survivors include a sister, Mrs. Edna Spears, Rossville; and a brother, Leland L. Vilven, Wamego. Services were at 2:30 p.m. Monday at Stewart Funeral Home in Wamego. Burial was in Wamego City Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Wamego City Hospital memorial fund in care of Kaw Valley State Bank and Trust or the Stewart Funeral Home, both at Wamego. | |
| 10654 |  | Obituary- Voelker, Josephine Josephine Marie Voelker, 99, (17 days shy of turning 100) died on February 23, 2019 at the home of her daughter. She was born in Rossville, Kansas on March 12, 1919, the daughter of Henry and Monica (Prockish) McGuire. Josephine was a homemaker and a member of St. Joseph Church. She married Pius Voelker in Delia, Kansas on September 21, 1937. He predeceased her on July 4, 1990 as well as a son Larry Wayne Voelker who died in 1992. Survivors include a son, Melvin Voelker of St. Louis, MO and a daughter Sharon Banks of Berryton, five grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Mrs. Voelker was cremated. Graveside inurnment will be in Mt. Calvary Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made in her memory to St. Joseph Catholic Church and sent in care of Brennan-Mathena Funeral Home, 800 SW 6th Ave., Topeka, Kansas 66603. Online condolences and fond memories may be left at www.brennanmathenafh.com. | |
| 10655 |  | Obituary- Vogel, Edgar VOGEL Edgar Valentine Vogel. 16, 1430 North Jackson street, Topeka, died Sunday morning in Christ’s hospital following an illness of two weeks. He went to Topeka 14 years ago with his parents from Rossville. He was a student at the Curtis junior high school. He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Vogel; two sisters, Louise and Reta May; four brothers, Henry D., Bernard, David and Thurman of Topeka; a grandmother, Mrs. Charlotta Vogel of Perry and his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Dan Hall of Maple Hill. Funeral services were held at the North Topeka Baptist church, Tuesday at 10 a. m. Burial was in the Memorial Park cemetery. | |
| 10656 |  | Obituary- Vogel, Henry Henry "Hank" Daniel Vogel Henry "Hank" Daniel Vogel, 95, of Manhattan, passed away Monday, December 9th, at Homestead of Manhattan. Hank was born October 29, 1918, in Rossville, Kansas, son of Henry and Myrle (Hall) Vogel. He was a graduate of Berryton High School. He served as a Staff Sergeant in the U.S. Army in Company K, 345th Infantry Regiment, 87th "Golden Acorn" Division during WWII. He served under General Patton and fought in the Battle of the Bulge, receiving the Bronze Star. Hank was employed as a maintenance supervisor with California Inn Management, retiring in 1988. Mr. Vogel was a life member of Post 17 American Legion and Pearce-Keller Post No. 17 V.F.W., both in Manhattan. Hank was married to Betty (Martin) Lorenz in 1942 in Topeka. They had one child, Lawrence. They were later divorced. He married Isla Mae Gates in 1972 and they were later divorced. Survivors include his son and daughter-in-law, Lawrence and Cinda Vogel, of Manhattan; granddaughter Lindsay and husband Clint Silver of Osage City, and great-grandsons, Reed Silver and Chase Silver, of Osage City; sister Reta and husband Calvin Holmes of Topeka, and several nieces and nephews. Hank was preceded in death by his parents, four brothers, Edgar, Thurman, David and Bernard Vogel and a sister, Louise Vogel. A memorial service will be held at 2:00pm Friday, December 13th, in the Chapel of the First Presbyterian Church, 801 Leavenworth, Manhattan, with Rev. R. C. "Cam" McConnell officiating. Private family inurnment will be at the Kansas Veterans Cemetery, Manhattan, KS prior to the service with Military Honors by the Ft. Riley Honor Guard. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Good Shepherd Hospice House, 3801 Vanesta Dr. Manhattan, KS 66503. To send an online condolence or gift, visit www.irvinparkview.com. Services by Irvin-Parkview Funeral Home and Cremation, Manhattan. | |
| 10657 |  | Obituary- Voight, Shirley Tuesday, May 26, 2020 Shirley Voight Passes Away Judy Lundin reports a death a few weeks back that was never in any paper that she could find. It was Shirley Bond Irwin Voight of Tennessee. She grew up in Delia & attended Delia schools. She died the first part of May. Her parents were Oren & Marguerite Bond of Delia. Two of her daughters, Kim Dick & Karen Lira attended Rossville schools. They survive along with another daughter Tracy. Other survivors include a brother, Robert Bond of Missouri. | |
| 10658 |  | Obituary- Vorhies, Anna Word came to Rossville Saturday of the death of Mrs. Frank Vorhies at her home in Shannon City, Iowa. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Vorhies, Mrs. Dave Yocum of this city and Mrs. Etta Nelson of Topeka left Sunday morning in the Vorhies car to attend the funeral which was held Monday. The deceased lady had been in poor health for three years. Her death followed an operation. | |
| 10659 |  | Obituary- Vorhies, Charles CHARLEY VORHIES Charley Vorhies who passed away last Wednesday, was the oldest resident of Rossville and community. Charley was a friend to all and a good citizen and neighbor to every one He was a devoted husband and father. Rossville had been his home for many many years with the exception of time spent on various vacations and tours of the states. Rev. Earl O. Harbour officiated Friday afternoon at the funeral services in the Methodist church. The Rev. C. P. Broadfoot of Topeka assisted. The music was furnished by Mrs. Levi Henderson and Mrs. O. S. Boyd accompanied by Edith Higginbotham The pall bearers were, C. E. Gresser, Frank Zickefoose, William Kerr, L. B. Crow, Sidney Stumbaugh and Laverne Spears. Burial in Rossville Cemetery with the Masonic order having charge at the grave-side service. CHARLES W. VORHIES Funeral services for Charles W. Vorhies, who died Wednesday at his home in Rossville, will be held Friday afternoon at 2:30 at the Methodist church in Rossville. Burial will be at the Rossville cemetery, with the Hesperian lodge conducting the rites. The body will lie in state at the Parker Mortuary from Thursday noon until Friday noon. Mr. Vorhies, who was 88 years of age, was born at Mount Ayers, Iowa and came to Rossville when he was 21. He married Miss Birdie Miller, March 31, 1882, and they celebrated their 66th wedding anniversary this spring. Mr. Vorhies was a member of Hesperian Lodge 111, A. F. and A. M. of Rossville, Amarylis Chapter 321, OES, and the Rossville Methodist church. He also leaves two daughters, Mrs. Blanche Driscoll, of Topeka, and Mrs. Beulah McIntyre, of Rossville; one grandson, Frank B. Martin of Topeka three brothers, Frank of Shannon City Iowa; Elton of Rossville and Roy of Long Beach, Calif.; one sister, Mrs. Minnie Webb of Laurel City, Neb. | |
| 10660 |  | Obituary- Vorhies, Elton and Vorhies, Ray Elton Vorhies Rossville - Elton Vorhies, 89, of Rossville, a retired farmer, died Sunday. Born April 14, 1872, in Shannon City, Iowa, he moved to the Rossville community in 1915. He was a member of the Rossville Methodist Church. Survivors include two sons, Howard of 1229 Plass and Ray of Los Angeles; a daughter, Mrs. Ruth Weybright of Culver City, Calif., five grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren. Hurley Funeral Home of Rossville will announce arrangements. -- Ray Vorhies Mr. Ray Vorhies of Long Beach, California passed away New Years Day at his home in California. He was 83 years of age. Mr. Vorhies is a brother of Elton Vorhies of Rossville and also an uncle of Mrs. Beulah McIntyre. At one time Ray and Elton operated a cafe in Rossville. | |
| 10661 |  | Obituary- Vorhies, Frank Frank Vorhies Word was received here [missing part] of the sudden death of Frank Vorhies, 86, who passed away at his home at Shanon City, Iowa. He was the brother of Elton Vorhies of this city and the late Charley Vorhies. The deceased gentleman and his family were down about a year ago for a family reunion with the Rossville relatives. | |
| 10662 |  | Obituary- Vorhies, Howard Howard Vorhies Howard John Vorhies, 89, Topeka, died Tuesday, June 3, 2003, at Midland Hospice House. He was born on Dec. 14, 1913, in Rossville, the son of Elton and Maggie Davis Vorhies. Mr. Vorhies retired from Whelan’s Lumber Company. He was a member of Topeka Lodge No. 555. He married Nellian Keich in 1937 in Topeka and later married Geraldine Cushing in 1994 in Oklahoma. They both pre¬ceded him in death. He also was preceded in death by a daughter, Marilyn Tubbs; a brother, Ray Vorhies; and a sister, Ruth Weybright. Survivors include a daughter, Jo Kasson, Topeka; six grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Parker-Price Chapel. Burial will be in Westlawn Memorial Gardens. Mr. Vorhies will lie in state after 2 p.m. today at Parker-Price Mortuary. Memorial contributions may be made to Midland Hospice House, 200 S.W. Frazier Circle, Topeka, 66606. | |
| 10663 |  | Obituary- Vorhies, Josiah J. Vorhies Passes Away J. Vorhies passed away Saturday afternoon shortly after 2:00 after an illness of many weeks. Mr. Vorhies although well up in the eighties had a wonderful constitution and several times during his illness when it was thought he would only live a few hours, he would rally and once more renew his fight for life. Mr. Vorhies death was caused by catarrh of the liver. Mr. Vorhies had been a resident of Rossville about 14 years and before coming here had resided on a farm near Shannon City, Iowa. During his residence here he had won the respect and esteem of all the citizens of Rossville. The funeral was held Sunday at the Methodist church and one of the greatest gatherings in years attended the ceremonies. Mr. Vorhies was a member of Hesperian lodge, A.F. & A.M. under whose auspices the burial rites were conducted. Interment was made in the Rossville cemetery. Mr. Vorhies leaves a family of five children, Chas. of Los Angeles, Elton, of Scranton, Kan., Frank of Shannon City, Iowa, Mrs. Yocum of this city and Mrs. Nelson, of Oakland, all of whom were here for the funeral. -- We desire to thank our friends and neighbors for their kindness and assistance during the long illness, and the death of our dear father Josiah Vorhies. The Children -- Oscar Attebury, of Valencia was in Rossville, Sunday to attend the funeral of J. Vorhies. -- The Joe Hook family and Bert Lazelle were here Sunday to attend the J. Vorhies funeral. -- Obituary At two o'clock Saturday afternoon, April 11, 1914, at his home in Rossville, Kansas, Josiah Vorhies passed from the cares and pains of this life to the happiness of the world beyond. He had reached his eighty third year. He had lived in Rossville 14 years and had won the love and respect of all who know him. He was born October 17, 1831 at Mt. Ephraim, Ohio. In 1852 when a young man of 20 years Mr. Vorhies made a trip to California when the gold fever was the highest. The nearest railroad was at Cumberland, Maryland. He went by stage to that place and from there to New York City, where he took a sailing vessel to the Chagres river. It took him 14 days to get that far on his journey. He crossed the Isthmus of Panama and took another sailing vessel to Sacramento, Calif. Something went wrong with the ship and he was 120 days getting to Sacramento. He and the rest of the crew came near dying from hunger and thirst before they reached their destination. He was in California two years. This trip was one of success, sickness and hardships. At the end of two years he returned to his home in Ohio over the same route but made better time. In 1856 he got the western fever again but this M.E. church and was conductime he landed in Ringgold county, Iowa. He took a homestead and became quite a prosperous farmer. In 1858 he was married to Miss Paulina Quinn. He and his wife were members of the Methodist church all their married life. There was born to them five sons and three daughters, all of them are living except a son that died at the age of seven. His wife passed away seven years ago. Mr. Vorhies leaves to mourn his loss seven children, fifteen grand children, five great grandchildren and four sisters. The funeral was held at the Rossville M.E. church and was conducted by Rev. A.S. Embree of Topeka. Mr. Vorhies was a member of Hesperian Lodge, A.F. & A.M. The members of the lodge took charge of the services at the cemetery which were beautiful and impressive | |
| 10664 |  | Obituary- Wabaunsee, Fred 1 Wabaunsee Fred Lew Wabaunsee, 20, Delia, was pronounced dead at the scene of a motorcycle accident early Saturday, June 29. A Brown County Sheriff’s Department spokesman said the accident occurred on a county road three miles east and two miles north of US-75 in Brown County. He was born Oct. 9, 1964, at Holton, the son of Llewellyn and Freda Nozhackum Wabaunsee. He lived in the Mayetta and Delia communities all his life. Mr. Wabaunsee was a member of Prairie Band of Potawatomi Indian Tribe and the former Our Lady of the Snow Catholic Church west of Mayetta. Survivors include his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Llewellyn Wabaunsee, Delia; five sisters, Mary Lopez, Mayetta, Winifred Wabaunsee, Las Vegas, Nev., Marcia Wabaunsee, Topeka, Lois Dominguez, Wichita, and Frances Wabaunsee, Bemidji, Minn.; and a brother, Richard Wabaunsee, Delia. Funeral mass was to be celebrated at 9 a.m. Tuesday at St. Francis Xavier’s Catholic Church at Mayetta. Burial was to be in Ship Shee Cemetery, west of Mayetta. Mercer Funeral Home of Holton was in charge of arrangements. | |
| 10665 |  | Obituary- Wabaunsee, Fred 2 Lew Wabaunsee DELIA — Fred Lew Wabaunsee, 20, Delia, was pronounced dead at the scene of a motorcycle accident early Saturday, June 29. A Brown County Sheriff’s Department spokesman said the accident occurred on a country road three miles east and two miles north of US-75 in Brown County. He was born Oct. 9, 1964, at Holton, the son of Llewellyn and Freda Nozhackum Wabaunsee. He lived in the Mayetta and Delia communities all his life. Mr. Wabaunsee was a member of Prairie Band of Potawatomi Indian Tribe and the former Our Lady of the Snow Catholic Church west of Mayetta. Survivors include his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Llewellyn Wabaunsee, Delia; five sisters, Mary Lopez, Mayetta, Winifred Wabaunsee, Las Vegas, Nev., Marcia Wabaunsee, Topeka, Lois Dominguez, Wichita, and Frances Wabaunsee, Bemidji, Minn.; and a brother, Richard Wabaunsee, Delia. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 9 a.m. Tuesday at St. Francis Xavier’s Catholic Church at Mayetta. Burial will be in Ship Shee Cemetery, west of Mayetta. A rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. Monday in the Community Building west of Mayetta. Mercer Funeral Home of Holton is in charge of arrangements. FRED WABAUNSEE Fred Lew Wabaunsee, 20, Delia, was pronounced dead at the scene of a motorcycle accident early Saturday, June 29, 1985. A Brown County Sheriff’s Department spokesman said the accident occurred on a county road three miles east and two miles north of US-75 in Brown County. He was born October 9, 1964, at Holton, the son of Llewellyn and Freda Nozhackum Wabaunsee. He lived in the Mayetta and Delia communities all of his life. Mr. Wabaunsee was a member of Prairie Band of Potawatomi Indian Tribe and the former Our Lady of the Snow Catholic Church west of Mayetta. Survivors include his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Llewellyn Wabaunsee, Delia; five sisters, Mary Lopez, Mayetta, Winifred Wabaunsee, Las Vegas, Nev., Marcia Wabaunsee, Topeka, Lois Dominguez, Wichita, and Frances Wabaunsee, Bemidji, Minn.; and a brother, Richard Wabaunsee, Delia. Funeral mass was celebrated at 9 a.m. July 2, at St. Francis Xavier’s Catholic Church at Mayetta. Burial was in Ship Shee Cemetery, west of Mayetta. Mercer Funeral Home of Holton was in charge of arrangements. | |
| 10666 |  | Obituary- Wabaunsee, Freda 1 Mrs. Freda J. Wabaunsee Mrs. Freda J. Wabaunsee, 61, Delia, died Monday, July 7, at a Topeka hospital. She was born May 29, 1925, at Mayetta, the daughter of Charles and Anna Cook Nozhackum, and spent her life in the Delia and Mayetta communities. Mrs. Wabaunsee was a member of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Indian tribe and Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Church on the Potawatomi Reservation west of Mayetta. She was married to Llewellyn “Lou” Wabaunsee Jan. 27, 1946, at Mayetta. He survives. A daughter, Louella “Henry” Wabaunsee, died July 20, 1968, and a son, Fred Wabaunsee, died June 29, 1985. Other survivors include five daughters, Mrs. Mary Lopez, Delia, Winifred Wabaunsee, Las Vegas, Nev., Marcia Wabaunsee, Topeka, Mrs. Lois Dominguez, Wichita, and Frances Wabaunsee, Cloquet, Minn.; two sons, Richard Wabaunsee, Delia, and Ralph Wabaunsee, Topeka; three sisters, Mrs. Marcella Hernandez and Mrs. Maxine Ramirez, both of Mayetta, and Mrs. Charlene Padella, Sabetha; a brother, Chris Puckee, Las Vegas, Nev.; 18 grandchildren; and a great-granddaughter. Mass of Christian burial will be at 9 a.m. Thursday at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Mayetta. Burial will be in Ship Shee Catholic Cemetery on the Potawatomi Indian Reservation west of Mayetta. A rosary will be recited at 8 p.m. today in the Old Potawatomi Community Building a half mile west of Mayetta. Mercer Funeral Home in Holton is in charge of arrangements. | |
| 10667 |  | Obituary- Wabaunsee, Freda 2 Wabaunsee Mrs. Freda J. Wabaunsee, 61, Delia, died Monday, July 7, at a Topeka hospital. She was born May 29, 1925, at Mayetta, the daughter of Charles and Anna Cook Nozhackum, and spent her life in the Delia and Mayetta communities. Mrs. Wabaunsee was a member of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Indian tribe and Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Church on the Potawatomi Reservation west of Mayetta. She was married to Llewellyn “Lou” Wabaunsee Jan. 27, 1946, at Mayetta. He survives. A daughter, Louella “Henry” Wabaunsee, died July 20, 1968, and a son, Fred Wabaunsee, died June 29, 1985. Other survivors include five daughters, Mrs. Mary Lopez, Delia, Winifred Wabaunsee, Las Vegas, Nev., Marcia Wabaunsee, Topeka, Mrs. Lois Dominguez, Wichita, and Frances Wabaunsee, Cloquet, Minn.; two sons, Richard Wabaunsee, Delia, and Ralph Wabaunsee, Topeka; three sisters, Mrs. Marcella Hernandez and Mrs. Maxine Ramirez, both of Mayetta, and Mrs. Charlene Padella, Sabetha; a brother, Chris Puckee, Las Vegas, Nev.; 18 grandchildren; and a great-granddaughter. Mass of Christian burial was to be at 9 a.m. Thursday, July 10, 1986 at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Mayetta. Burial was to be in Ship Shee Catholic Cemetery on the Potawatomi Indian Reservation west of Mayetta. Mercer Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. FREDA J. WABAUNSEE Mrs. Freda J. Wabaunsee, 62, Delia, died Monday, July 7, 1986, at a Topeka hospital. She was born May 29, 1925, at Mayetta, the daughter of Charles and Anna Cook Nozhackum, and spent her life in the Delia and Mayetta communities. Mrs. Wabaunsee was a member of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Indian tribe and Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Church on the Potawatomi Reservation west of Mayetta. She was married to Llewellyn “Lou” Wabaunsee January 27, 1946, at Mayetta. He survives. A daughter, Louella “Henry” Wabaunsee, died July 20, 1968, and a son, Fred Wabaunsee, died June29, 1985. Other survivors include five daughters, Mrs. Mary Lopez, Delia, Winifred Wabaunsee, Las Vegas, Nev., Marcia Wabaunsee, Topeka, Mrs. Lois Dominguez, Wichita, and Frances Wabaunsee, Cloquet, Minn.; two sons, Richard Wabaunsee, Delia, and Ralph Wabaunsee, Topeka; three sisters, Mrs. Marcella Hernandez and Mrs. Maxine Ramirez, both of Mayetta, and Mrs. Charlene Padella, Sabetha; a brother, Chris Puckee, Las Vegas, Nev.; 18 grandchildren; and a great-granddaughter. Mass of Christian burial was at 9 a.m. Thursday at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Mayetta. Burial was in Ship Shee Catholic Cemetery on the Potawatomi Indian Reservation west of Mayetta. A rosary was recited at 8 p.m. Wednesday in the Old Potawatomi Community Building a half of a mile West of Mayetta. Mercer Funeral Home in Holton was in charge of arrangements. | |
| 10668 |  | Obituary- Wabaunsee, Llewellyn 1 Wabaunsee Llewellyn “Lou” Wabaunsee, 85, Mayetta, died Wednesday, July 29, 2009, at his home. He was born Jan. 15, 1924, on the Potawatomi Reservation near Mayetta, the son of Louis Andrew and Catherine Ursula Shoptese Wabaunsee. He attended Grand Prairie school on the Prairie Band Reservation and high school in Marty, S.D., where he later enlisted in the U.S. Navy. Mr. Wabaunsee served in the Navy for nine years during World War II.k He later worked most of his life as a sheetrocker for Wabaunsee Drywall. He was a lifelong resident of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Reservation. He was a member of Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Church, a member of Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation and a member of American Legion We-Ta-Se Post 410. He married Freda J. Nozhackum on Jan. 27, 1946 in Mayetta. She died July 7, 1986. He was also preceded in death by two sons, Richard Wabaunsee and Fred Lew Wabaunsee; two daughters, Louella “Henry” Wabaunsee and Marsha Ferrari; three sisters; a brother; three grandsons and a granddaughter. Survivors include four daughters, Mary “Monnie” Wabaunsee and Frances Wabaunsee, both of Mayetta, Winifred “Goffy” Wahweotten, Dowagiac, Mich., Lois “Louie” Dominguez, Wichita; a son, Ralph Wabnum, Topeka; a sister, Anita Goslin, Rosalie, Neb.; a brother, Louis J. Wabaunsee, Topeka; 25 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. Mass of Christian burial was held Monday morning at Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Church. Burial was in Shipshee Cemetery. Online condolences may be sent to www.mercerfuneralhomes.com. | |
| 10669 |  | Obituary- Wabaunsee, Llewellyn 2 Llewellyn “Lou” Wabaunsee MAYETTA- Llewellyn “Lou” Wabaunsee, 85, of Mayetta, KS passed away July 29, 2009 at his home. He was born January 15, 1924 on the Potawatomi Reservation in Mayetta, KS the son of Louis Andrew and Catherine Ursula Shoptese Wabaunsee. He attended Grand Prairie school on the Prairie Band Reservation and high school in Marty, S.D. in which he later enlisted in the United States Navy serving 9 years during World War II. Lou was a lifelong resident of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Reservation and had spent most of that time as a sheetrocker for Wabaunsee Drywall. He was a member of Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Church, a member of Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation and a member of American Legion We Ta Se Post #410. He married Freda J. Nozhackum on January 27, 1946 in Mayetta, KS. She preceded him in death on July 7, 1986. He was also pre-ceded in death by 2 sons, Richard Wabaunsee and Fred Lew Wabaunsee; 2 daughters, Louella “Henry” Wabaunsee and Marsha Ferrari; 3 sisters; a brother; 3 grandsons and a granddaughter. Survivors include 4 daughters, Mary “Monnie” Wabaunsee and Frances Wabaunsee both of Mayetta, KS, Winifred “Goffy” Wahweotten of Dowagiac, MI, Lois “Louie” Dominguez of Wichita, KS; a son, Ralph Wabnum of Topeka, KS; a sister, Anita Goslin of Rosalie, NE; a brother, Louis J. Wabaunsee of Topeka; 25 grandchildren, 26 great grandchildren, 2 great great grandchildren and many many nieces and nephews. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m. Monday, August 3, 2009 at Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Church. Burial will be in Shipshee Cemetery. Rosaries will be recited at 7:00 p.m. Saturday evening, August 1, 2009 at Mercer Funeral Home in Holton and at 7:00 p.m. Sunday evening, August 2, 2009 at Our Lady of the Snows. Burial will be in the Shipshee Cemetery. To leave a special message for the family, visit www.mercerfuneralhomes .com. | |
| 10670 |  | Obituary- Wabaunsee, Pack Pack Wabaunsee, of the reservation died Sunday night and was buried Wednesday morning. He suffered a stroke on Oct. 27, and a week later got up and the second stroke ended his life. | |
| 10671 |  | Obituary- Wabaunsee, William Henry Wade was called to Fairfax, Okla., Tuesday night by the death of a relative, Willie Wabaunsee. | |
| 10672 |  | Obituary- Wade, Benjamin C. BENJAMIN C. WADE, SR. Benjamin C. Wade, Sr., 80, Silver Lake, died Saturday, November 5, 2005, at his home. He was born February 28, 1925, in Rossville, the son of Benjamin Franklin and Edna Lemon Wade. Benjamin served in the U.S. Army during World War II, where he received the European African Middle Eastern Theater Ribbon with two Bronze Stars, three Overseas Service Bars, and the Purple Heart. He was a member of Jimmie Lillard Post #31 of the American Legion, Rossville, and Silver Lake Post #160. He was a lifetime member of the V.F.W. and a member of the 40/8 Club. He worked for Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company in the warehouse for 35 years. He was a member of Rubber Workers Local #307. He married Norma K. Burman on July 31, 1970 in Beloit. She died March 28,1991. He was also preceded in death by two brothers, Homer Wade and William Wade, a sister, Donice Wollam, a daughter, Kerri Wade-Mattox, and a grandson, Thomas Matthews. Survivors include a daughter, Donice Wade, Silver Lake; a son, Benjamin C. Wade, Jr., Silver Lake; two stepsons, Michael Douglas, Silver Lake, and Phillip Richardson, Topeka; two brothers, Thomas Wade, Sr., Silver Lake, and James Wade, Topeka; a sister, Clara George, Trenton, MO; and six grandchildren. His service was at 10 a.m. Thursday at Penwell-Gabel Parker-Price Chapel, North Topeka. Burial was in Rossville Cemetery where military honors were conducted by Jimmie Lillard Post #31 of the American Legion of Rossville and Silver Lake Post #160. The family received friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the Benjamin C. Wade, Sr. Memorial Fund and sent in care of P.O. Box 212, Silver Lake 66539. | |
| 10673 |  | Obituary- Wade, Benjamin F. Ben F. Wade, Rossville Resident All His Life Dies at Age 69 Benjamin F. Wade, a resident of the Rossville area all of his life, died Sunday afternoon in a Topeka hospital. He was 69. A retired farmer, he was born March 21, 1893, in Willard. He was a member of Rossville Hesperian Lodge No. 111, AF & AM. He is survived by five sons, Benjamin C. Wade of the home, Thomas Wade, Silver Lake; James Wade, 1801 Valley Glen Road; Homer Wade, Los Alamos, N.M., and William F. Wade Ogden, Utah, two daughters, Mrs. Clara May George, Silver Lake, and Mrs. Donice Wollom, Simi Calif.; a brother, James T. Wade, Ogden, Utah; a half-sister, Mrs. Dora Rogers, Bradley, Okla., and 12 grandchildren. Parker Mortuary will announce arrangements. Burial will be in Rossville Cemetery. CARD OF THANKS - We wish to extend our heartfelt thanks and appreciation for the cards, flowers, food and visits and many other acts of kindness received from our kind friends and neighbors during our recent bereavement in the loss of our father. The Wade Children | |
| 10674 |  | Obituary- Wade, Henry 1 Henry T. Wade Few men leave a community so quickly and are such a great loss as was Henry T. Wade. At an age when most men are beginning to live comfortably and are planning to semi-relax for their remaining lives, Henry Wade was buried this week. Marshal Wade was known in the community not only as the law enforcer but recognized by the community people as a friend. He represented the community with a smile. His good manners were many times carried away by visitors who required his help and visitors who will always remember Rossville as a friendly community. Marshal Wade stood for loyal and enthusiastic support of the community. His every appearance before the public was one more proof to the community of his ever loyal support for the community welfare. If Mr. Wade spoke harshly, he spoke in what the community stood for, fair law enforcement and a right to be safe on the public streets. His duty to the community sprang from something more than duty as a law enforcer. Mr. Wade treated men of ill-moral well. He always did his best to stear a wrong-doer in the right direction. An arrest to Mr. Wade was not only a call of duty but an attempt to set a wrongful person on the right road of correction. Few law enforcing persons carry their duties along beside such friendliness, moral building, and community service as did Henry Wade. God's benediction came down quickly with the day, dropping from the skies, the day Mr. Wade left. His invocation and promise, “Peace on earth, good will to men.” | |
| 10675 |  | Obituary- Wade, Henry 2 Marshal Wade killed in vacation accident CLOSED FOR FUNERAL Rossville business places closed for one hour Thursday morning in respect to Henry Wade whose funeral was held at 9 am. The Wade family was vacationing in Texas visiting relatives when the accident occurred Wade had been the Marshal here for nearly four years and was on his annual leave of duty. Horace Holder, of this city was temporarily on duty as Marshal during the vacation time. Funeral services were held today at 9 am at the St. Stanislaus Catholic Church with burial in Rossville Cemetery. The Rosary was recited at 8 pm Wednesday at the Hurley Funeral Home. Pallbearers were Howard Stiles, Laverne Spears, Chris Viergever, Horace Holder, Homer E. Harris, and Dorrell Harris. The Rev. A. H. Shulz. SJ, was in charge of the service. He was born October 4, 1903, at Rossville. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Anna Wade: a daughter, Zora Wade, and a son, Henry Wade Jr., all of the home; two stepsons, Ira Joe Seay, Fort Worth, Texas, and Leroy Seay, Midland, Texas; and two brothers, Ben Wade, Rossville, and James Wade, Ogden, Utah. Henry T. Wade, 53, marshal of Rossville and deputy sheriff of Shawnee County, was fatally injured Saturday in a head-on collision in a borrow ditch 14 miles south of Lamesa, Texas, on State Highway 349. Eight others in the collision were injured including slight injuries to Mrs. Wade and two children. Texas highway patrolmen said the car in which Wade was riding swung out into the ditch when its driver saw he couldn’t make it around a truck The driver of the oncoming car had the same idea as he sought, to avoid the smashup. Marshal Wade died in Lamesa General Hospital shortly after arrival. The car in which he was riding was driven by his stepson, Lee Roy Seay, 27, of Midland, Texas. Also in the Seay car were Mrs. Seay, 25. and their son Johnny Lee. 13 months, and Mrs. Wade, his son, Henry T. Wade Jr., 9, and daughter, Zora Faye Wade, 15. | |
| 10676 |  | Obituary- Wade, Irene 1 Irene Countryman Wade OGDEN, Utah — Irene Countryman Wade, 79, Ogden, formerly of Rossville, Kan., died Saturday, June 13, 1998, at a hospital here. She was born Feb. 14,1919, in Rossville and spent her early life in Rossville where she attended schools. She lived in Ogden, Utah, many years. She was a member of First United Methodist Church in Ogden, Utah, United Methodist Women and Daughters of the Nile. She was married to William F. Wade July 20, 1939, in Farmington, Utah. He survives. Other survivors include a son, William D. Wade, Los Gatos, Calif.; daughters, Norma Davis, Dayton, Ohio, and Pamela Papazian, Petaluma, Calif.; a brother, Ralph Countryman, Topeka; sisters, Betty Barrett, Louisville, Ky., Vena Mae Thompson, Delia, and Ruby Davis, Topeka; and eight grandchildren. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Leavitt s Chapel of Flowers Mortuary in Ogden, Utah. Burial will be in Washington Heights Memorial Park in Ogden, Utah. Memorial contributions may be made to Shriners Hospitals for Crippled Children and sent in care of the Intermountain Unit, Fairfax Ave., and Virginia Way, Salt Lake City, 84103, or to the organization of the donor’s choice. | |
| 10677 |  | Obituary- Wade, Irene 2 Irene Countryman Wade Irene Countryman Wade, 79, Ogden, Utah, formerly of Rossville, died Saturday, June 13,1998, at an Ogden hospital. She was born Feb. 24,1919, in Rossville, the daughter of Dewey and Florence Higgins Countryman. She spent her early life in Rossville, where she attended schools. She lived in Ogden, Utah, many years. She was a member of First United Methodist Church in Ogden, Utah, United Methodist Women and Daughters of the Nile. She was married to William F. Wade July 20, 1939, in Farmington, Utah. He survives. Other survivors include a son, William D. Wade, Los Gatos, CA; two daughters, Norma Davis, Dayton, OH, and Pamela Papazian, Petaluma, CA; a brother, Ralph Countryman, Topeka; three sisters, Betty Barrett, Louisville, KY.; Vena Mae Thompson, Delia, and Ruby Davis, Topeka; and eight grandchildren. Her service was at 11 a.m. Thursday at Leavitt's Chapel of Flowers Mortuary in Ogden, Utah. Burial was in Washington Heights Memorial Park in Ogden, Utah. | |
| 10678 |  | Obituary- Wade, James 1 JAMES HENRY WADE James Henry Wade, 88, Topeka, died Friday, April 6, 2012, at Rossville Health Center. He was born Dec. 31, 1923, at Rossville, the son of Edna B. (Lemon) and Benjamin F. Wade Sr. He graduated from Silver Lake High School. Jim managed the Spears Farm north of Rossville until he moved to Topeka and started working at Goodyear. He was a member of Northland Christian Church, Lake Lodge No. 50, AF & AM, and Citizen Band Potawatomi Nation. Jim married Betty Anne Edwards, Aug. 4,1946, at Emporia. She preceded him in death Dec. 5,2005. He was also preceded in death by siblings; Homer, William, Donice, and Benjamin, Jr. Surviving are a brother: Thomas F. Wade Sr., Silver Lake; a sister Clara M. George (Jonny), Trenton, Mo.; special friends Larry and Chris Cox, Houston, Texas; and many nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held Tuesday, April 10, at Penwell-Gabel Parker-Price Chapel, 245 NW Independence Ave., Topeka. Interment was in Rossville Cemetery. Lake Lodge No.50, AF&AM, conducted Masonic Services. Memorial contributions may be made to Northland Christian Church, 3102 NW Topeka Boulevard, Topeka, KS 66617 or Midland Hospice, 200 SW Frazier Circle, Topeka, KS 66606-2800. | |
| 10679 |  | Obituary- Wade, James 2 James Henry Wade James Henry Wade, 88, Topeka, died Fri., April 6, 2012, at Rossville Health Center. He was born Dec. 31,1923, at Rossville, the son of Edna B. (Lemon) and Benjamin F. Wade, Sr. He graduated from Silver Lake High School. Jim managed the Spears Farm north of Rossville until he moved to Topeka and started working at Goodyear. He was a member of Northland Christian Church, Lake Lodge # 50, AF & AM, and Citizen Band Potawatomi Nation. Jim married Betty Anne Edwards on Aug. 4,1946, at Emporia. She preceded him in death on Dec. 5, 2005. He was also preceded in death by siblings: Homer, William, Donice, and Benjamin, Jr. Surviving are a brother: Thomas F. Wade, Sr. of Silver Lake; a sister: Clara M. George (Jonny) of Trenton, MO; special friends: Larry & Chris Cox of Houston, TX; and many nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be at 1:30 PM, Tues., April 10, 2012, at Penwell-Gabel Parker-Price Chapel, 245 NW Independence Ave., Topeka. Interment in Rossville Cemetery. Lake Lodge # 50, AF & AM, will conduct Masonic Services. Jim will lie in state after 3:00 PM, Mon., at the funeral chapel. Memorial contributions may be made to Northland Christian Church, 3102 NW Topeka Blvd., Topeka, KS 66617 or Midland Hospice, 200 SW Frazier Circle, | |
| 10680 |  | Obituary- Wade, James Thomas James Wade James Wade passed away at 5 a.m. last Monday, after being in very poor health for the past two years. Death was due to heart trouble with rheumatism and dropsy as contributing causes. Mr. Wade had spent much of the time since he began to fail in health, under the hands of specialists and at various sanitariums, but without receiving little more than temporary benefit. After spending a restful night Sunday night he passed quietly away without regaining consciousness. Mr. Wade was born March 25, 1854, in Texas, and was 64 years, 1 month and 18 days old. Much of his early life was spent in Oklahoma, where he served many years as a United State marshal. He was united in marriage to Lucinda Thurber at the Sacred Heart Mission, Okla., April 22, 1884. To this union six children were born, two of them passing away in infancy. Since coming to Kansas and locating at Rossville the family has continued to make their home here, with the exception of brief periods in other neighboring communities. Mr. Wade had served as City marshal and night watch at various times in Rossville and was considered one of the best peace officers the city has had. The funeral was held at 10 a.m. today, from the Catholic church and interment made in Rossville cemetery. The surviving members of his family are the widow, and four daughters, Mrs. Bertha Weatherholt, of Madill, Iowa; Mrs. Jessie Whitlow, of Kansas City, Mo.; Mrs. Bessie Good Eagle, of Baxter Springs, Kan., and Mrs. Grace Dansenburg, of Galena, Kan. Of his parents family only one member remains, his brother, William Wade, at present employed at Green River, Wyo. CARD OF THANKS We desire to thank all who assisted us during the illness and after the death of our husband and father. Especially do we thank the Royal Neighbors and those furnishing cars. Mrs. Jas Wade and family [Source: Rossville Reporter, May 16, 1918] | |
| 10681 |  | Obituary- Wade, Jr., Henry T. HENRY T. WADE JR. Henry T. Wade Jr., 36, Topeka, died late Tuesday, March 22, 1983, at a Topeka hospital. An autopsy showed Mr. Wade died of a heart attack, Dr. Wike Scamman, deputy district coroner, said. Mr. Wade was born January 1, 1947, at Oklahoma City, the son of Henry T. and Anna M. Wade Sr. He moved from Rossville to Topeka in 1960 and was graduated from Highland Park High School in 1965. He worked for Kansas Fire Marshal’s office six or seven years and previously worked for Whelan’s Lumber Co. for nine years. He also work a short time at Topeka Truss and Kansas Power and Light Co. He was a member of Eastminster Presbyterian Church and vice president of Domwood Girls Softball Association. He married Kathryn M. Frazier September 19, 1966, at Topeka. She survives. Other survivors include two daughters, Michele M. Wade and Cara A. Wade, both of the home; his mother, Mrs. Anna M. Redding, Derby; a half sister, Mrs. Zora Faye Nicodemus, Derby; two half brothers, LeeRoy Seay, Graham, Tex. and Ira Joe Seay, Dallas, Tex.; two stepsisters, Mrs. Chris Peters, Silver Lake, and Mrs. Frances Kranz, Larkinburg; and a stepbrother, Willard D. Redding Jr., Wichita. Services were at 3:30 p.m. Monday at Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home. Burial was in a Topeka cemetery. | |
| 10682 |  | Obituary- Wade, Judith 1 Judith Marie Wade Judith Marie Wade, 61, Silver Lake, passed away June 17,2011, at Midland Hospice House, surrounded by loved ones. She was born Nov. 17,1949, in Topeka, the daughter of Arthur O. and Eleanor (Berg) Price. Judy graduated from Topeka High School. She retired from Colmery-O’Neil VAMC. She was married to Thomas F. Wade Jr. for 41 years. Surviving are her husband, Thomas, of Silver Lake; two daughters, Pasia Hutsell of Silver Lake and Sarene McCrory of Rossville; twin sons, Tosh Wade of Silver Lake and Tevan Wade of Topeka; a sister, Linda Verge of Silver Lake; six grandchildren; and a great-granddaughter. Memorial services were June 22 at Penwell-Gabel Parker-Price Chapel, Topeka, with interment of cremains at Silver Lake Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Midland Hospice, 200 S.W, Frazier Circle, Topeka, KS 66606-2800. | |
| 10683 |  | Obituary- Wade, Judith 2 Judith Marie Wade Judith Marie Wade, 61, Silver Lake, passed away Fri., June 17, 2011, at Midland Hospice House, surrounded by loved ones. She was born Nov. 17,1949, in Topeka, the daughter of Arthur O. and Eleanor (Berg) Price. Judy graduated from Topeka High School. She retired from Colmery-O’Neil VAMC. She was married to Thomas F. Wade, Jr. for 41 years. Surviving are her husband: Thomas F. Wade, Jr. of Silver Lake; 2 daughters: Pasia Hutsell of Silver Lake and Sarene McCrory of Rossville; twin sons: Tosh Wade of Silver Lake and Tevan Wade of Topeka; a sister: Linda Verge of Silver Lake; 6 grandchildren; and a great-granddaughter. Memorial services will be at 10:00 A.M., Wed., June 22, 2011, at Penwell-Gabel Parker-Price Chapel, 245 NW Independence Ave., Topeka. Interment of cremains at Silver Lake Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M., Tues., at the funeral chapel. Memorial contributions may be made to Midland Hospice, 200 SW Frazier Circle, Topeka, KS 66606-2800. To leave a special message for the family online, visit www.PenwellGabelTopeka.com. | |
| 10684 |  | Obituary- Wade, Katherine 1 Katherine Joan ‘Katie’ Wade Katherine Joan “Katie” Wade, 82, Silver Lake, died Oct. 9, 2011, at Midland Hospice House. She was born Jan. 21, 1929, at Dover, the daughter of Ben and Crissie Hoerner. Katie had worked in food service at Silver Lake Grade School for 10 years. She was a member of the Silver Lake United Methodist Church and the Silver Lake United Methodist Women. She was a former member of the Rebekah Lodge at Silver Lake. Katie was preceded in death by a son, Fred E. Wade, on July 14, 1984. She was married to Thomas F. Wade Sr. on Sept. 20,1947, in Lawrence. He survives of the home. Also surviving are a son, Thomas F. Wade Jr. of Silver Lake; a sister, Jeannie McCoy of Bellingham, Wash.; four grandchildren, Pasia Hutsell, Sarene McCrory, Tosh Wade, and Tevan Wade; 10 great-grandchildren, Jessica, Joshua, Abigail, Breck, Tanner, Cassidy, Mason, Shane, Brittney, and Conlin; and a great-granddaughter: Gloria. Funeral services were Oct. 13 at Penwell-Gabel Parker-Price Chapel, Topeka. Interment was in Silver Lake Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Midland Hospice, 200 S.W. Frazier Circle, Topeka, KS 66606-2800. | |
| 10685 |  | Obituary- Wade, Katherine 2 Katherine Joan “Katie” Wade Katherine Joan “Katie” Wade, 82, Silver Lake, died Sun., Oct. 9, 2011, at Midland Hospice House. She was born Jan. 21,1929, at Dover, the daughter of Ben and Crissie Hoerner. Katie had worked in food service at Silver Lake Grade School for 10 years. She was a member of the Silver Lake United Methodist Church and the Silver Lake United Methodist Women. She was a former member of the Rebekah Lodge at Silver Lake. Katie was preceded in death by a son, Fred E. Wade, on July 14, 1984. She was married to Thomas F. Wade, Sr. on Sept. 20, 1947, in Lawrence. He survives of the home. Also surviving are a son: Thomas F. Wade, Jr. of Silver Lake; a sister: Jeannie McCoy of Bellingham, WA; 4 grandchildren: Pasia Hutsell, Sarene McCrory, Tosh Wade, and Tevan Wade; 10 great-grandchildren: Jessica, Joshua, Abigail, Breck, Tanner, Cassidy, Mason, Shane, Brittney, and Conlin; and a great-granddaughter: Gloria. Funeral services will be at 10:00 AM, Thurs., Oct. 13, 2011, at Penwell-Gabel Parker-Price Chapel, 245 NW Independence Ave., Topeka. Interment in Silver Lake Cemetery. Katie will lie in state after 3:00 PM, Wed., at the funeral chapel where the family will receive friends from 5:00 to 7:00 PM. Memorial contributions may be made to Midland Hospice, 200 SW Frazier Circle, Topeka, KS 66606-2800. To leave a special message for the family online, visit www.PenwellGabelTopeka.com. | |
| 10686 |  | Obituary- Wade, Lucinda MRS. LUCINDA WADE Ward has been received of the death of Mrs. Lucinda Wade, 84, formerly of Rossville at the home of a daughter Mrs. W. B. Wetherholt in Merced, Calif. Mrs. Wade was born near Wamego, September 24, 1866, and was a member of St. Stanislaus Catholic church at Rossvillle. Most of her life had been spent in Rossville until about four years ago when she removed to Merced, Calif. Her home place at the corner of Green and South Perry was sold to Henry Wade. She was the granddaughter of Louis Vieux, early pioneer who founded Louisville in Poittawatomie County, and operated a trading post there in tihe early days. She is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Wetherholt, of Merced,Calif.; Mrs. E. H. Whitlow, Tecumseh; Mrs. Karl Fricke, Santa Monica, Calif., and Mrs. George Dansenburg, Wichita, five grandchildren, Made, Merton and Herbert Whitlow, George and Elizabeth Dansenburg and 10 great-grandchildren. Services and burial were in Merced. | |
| 10687 |  | Obituary- Wade, Maralee Mrs. Maralee Wade died shortly after arrival at a St. Mary's physicians office Sunday. An autopsy was performed, but results weren't immediately available pending completion of chemical tests. Mrs. Wade was born Dec. 29, 1917 at Eskridge and had lived at Rossville five years. She was married to Benjamin Wade, March 17, 1963 in Topeka. Besides her husband survivors include a son James Welch at home, her parents Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Milam, of Rossville, and one brother Benjamin Milam of Winslow, Ariz. | |
| 10688 |  | Obituary- Wade, Norma Mrs. Norma Kay Wade SILVER LAKE — Mrs. Norma Kay Wade, 59, Silver Lake, died Thursday, March 28, 1991, at a Topeka hospital. Mrs. Wade worked many years for Hilltop Nursing Home in Lyndon and Rossville Valley Manor in Rossville. She later was a cafeteria cook at Fleming Foods Inc., before she retired in January 1987. She was born Sept. 13, 1931, at Topeka, the daughter of William and Wilma Underwood Burman, and at-tended Highland Park schools. She lived in Topeka, Lyndon and Quenemo before she moved to Silver Lake in 1968. Mrs. Wade was a member and past president of Jimmie Lillard Unit No. 31 of the American Legion Auxiliary in Rossville. She was married to Benjamin C. Wade in July 1970 at Beloit. He survives. A daughter, Kerri Raye Richardson Mattox, died Feb. 15, 1985. Other survivors include a daughter, Donice M. Wade of the home; three sons, Michael L. Douglas and Phillip L. Richardson, both of Topeka, and Benjamin C. Wade Jr. of the home; three sisters, Dorothy M. Brown and Marilyn Burman, both of Topeka, and her twin, Naomi Fae Purdy, Meriden; a brother, Donald G. Burman, Topeka; and five grandchildren. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Parker-Price Mortuary. Burial will be in Foster Cemetery southwest of Topeka. Mrs. Wade will lie in state after 8 a.m. Monday at the mortuary where family and friends will meet from 7 until 8 p.m. Monday. Memorial contributions may be made to Hos¬pice of Topeka, 1272 S.W. Fillmore, 66604-1167. —Obituaries compiled by Si Brandner | |
| 10689 |  | Obituary- Wade, Sr., Thomas Thomas F. Wade, Sr., 93, Silver Lake, passed away Sunday, April 12, 2020. He was born June 13, 1926, in Shawnee County, Kansas, the son of Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin Wade. He graduated from Silver Lake High School. He was a US Navy veteran, serving in Okinawa. He was employed with Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, retiring after over 35 years of service. On September 20, 1947, he married Katherine Hoerner. She preceded him in death. He was also preceded in death by his son, Fred and daughter-in-law, Judy Wade. Survivors include a son, Tom Wade, Jr.; four grandchildren; eleven great-grandchildren; and one great-great granddaughter. The family will hold private services with military honors. Burial will be at Silver Lake Cemetery. To leave a message for Tom's family, please click the Share Memories button above. | |
| 10690 |  | Obituary- Wade, William William Wade Is Dead William Wade, 75, died suddenly at the home of his son, Ben Wade, at Silver Lake, late Monday night. He was born at Austin, Tex., in 1858 and had lived in the vicinity of Rossville for the last 45 years. He is survived by three sons, Ben Wade, James T. Wade, Ogden, Utah; and Henry Wade, Rossville; and a daughter, Mrs. Dora Reynolds, Maples, Okla. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. in the Rossville Catholic church. Burial will be in Rossville cemetery. | |
| 10691 |  | Obituary- Wadsworth, Ruth Ruth Wadsworth ROSSVILLE — Ruth Wadsworth, 91, Rossville, formerly of Topeka, died Thursday, Oct. 12,2000, at a Rossville nursing home. Mrs. Wadsworth was a homemaker. She was born Feb. 9,1909, in Topeka, the daughter of Daniel and Lena Wall Hestand. She lived in Topeka most of her life. Mrs. Wadsworth was a member of Highland Heights Christian Church. She married Earl E. Wadsworth on Dec. 31, 1946. He died Aug. 26,1994. She also was preceded in death by a daughter, Patricia Joy Wadsworth, on Feb. 4,1953. Survivors include a daughter, Shirley Bobbett, Topeka; and a grandson. Inurnment will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday in Mt. Hope Cemetery. Penwell-Gabel Mid-Town Chapel is in charge of arrangements. The family suggests memorials to the Capper Foundation, 3500 S.W. 10th St., Topeka, 66604. | |
| 10692 |  | Obituary- Wagner, Georgia Mrs. Georgia E. Wagner, 83, died Saturday afternoon at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Eleanor Smith of Rossville. | |
| 10693 |  | Obituary- Wagner, Harmon The death of Mr. Hiram Wagner last Sunday morning was more than usually sad and heart rending to his friends and relatives on account of the terrible particulars that caused the loss of his life. Mr. Wagner lived just across the Rossville ferry about four miles from this city and on last Saturday morning was engaged with the assistance of a hired man in drilling a well on his farm. A blast had been put in and all attempts to light the fuse were unsuccessful. A bunch of light de shavings on being thrown in immediately went out, and a lantern on being lowered was similarly extinguished. Mr. Wagner then by means of the rocky wall descended to the bottom of the well for the purpose of ascertaining the trouble. He had been down only a few seconds before he was overpowered by the dampness in the well and was unable to climb out as he had entered. Mr. Wagner’s assistant threw him a rope and attempted to pull him out, but his weight was too great and he was obliged to leave him and run to the field for help. Before assistance arrived, Mr. Wagner fell forward to the bottom of the well and it was some little time before he could be rescued. Upon reaching the top of the ground he was immediately thrown into convulsions, remaining in this condition until his death Sunday morning. Mr. Wagner was a young man of perhaps 28 years of age and leaves a wife and one baby to mourn his untimely death. [From The Carpenters Kansas Lyre, Rossville, November 7, 1884] | |
| 10694 |  | Obituary- Wagner, John Apoplectic Stroke Fatal John Wagner died suddenly at his late home between Rossville and Willard at 2:30 Friday morning, having suffered a stroke of apoplexy. He would have been 69 years old next March. The deceased was a brother of Theodore S. Wagner, a brother-in-law of Mrs. Belle Bridgford and an uncle of Miss Nellie Wagner, of Silver Lake. Three other brothers preceded John to the other shore, and Theodore is now the sole surviving member of the family. The other brothers were George, the oldest, a half brother; James and Herman, the latter being the late father of Miss Nellie Wagner. Just before he was stricken John Wagner was picking out seed corn from a load which his nephew, George Wagner, had husked. He stopped work for supper. The indications are that while preparing the meal the stroke came upon him and he fell before the stove. He was a bachelor and lived alone. When Mr. Harris, a neighbor, came for milk, according to his custom, he found Mr. Wagner prostrate on the floor. The stricken man never regained consciousness and died at 2:30 in the morning. John Wagner was born at Erie, Pa., and coming west in 1878, settled at Maple Hill. Thence he and his brothers settled on the farm between Rossville and Willard, where he lived until his death, a quarter of a century all told. His brothers and parents, while the latter lived, lived together many years on the old place. The father died soon after coming west. The mother passed away six years ago. It is said no son ever surpassed John in his care of his aged mother. A few years ago the farm was sold by the family to C.M. Smith, but Mr. Wagner continued to make it his home. After a short service at the house the remains were taken to Maple Hill Congregational church the obsequies, and burial took place in Maple Hill cemetery, Sunday. | |
| 10695 |  | Obituary- Wagner, Theodore Theodore S. Wagner Theodore S. Wagner, of Silver Lake, died at his home Monday evening at 11 o'clock, aged 71 years, 10 months and 9 days. The funeral was held yesterday in the Silver Lake Methodist church conducted by the pastor, Miss Heath and interment made in the Rossville cemetery. Mr. Wagner was born September 17, 1846, at Harbor Creek, Pa., the eldest of five brothers, George, a half brother who died in Chicago; James, who died in Oklahoma, Harm and John who died at Rossville. December 24, 1874 he married Miss Georgia Leet, of Harbor Creek, at Morheadsville, Pa., and three years later, in 1877, they came to Kansas, settling on a farm east of Maple Hill, where they lived until 1892, when they moved to the farm south of Rossville. In [1920] the family moved to Silver Lake to the former Entsminger farm and joining town, where Mr. Wagner passed away. Many years ago Mr. Wagner united with the Rossville Presbyterian church and kept his membership there to the end. Mr. Wagner suffered a stroke of Paralysis last Thanksgiving day and his health has been poor since. Enlargement of the liver was the immediate cause of his death. He is survived by his widow, herself and invalid and their only child, Mrs. C.M. Smith of Rossville, and two grandchildren. [From The Rossville Reporter, July 29, 1920] | |
| 10696 |  | Obituary- Wahwassuck, Grace Grace Lavonne Pahmahmie "Mi mi quah" Wahwassuck DELIA - Grace Lavonne ‘‘Mi mi quah” Pahmahmie Wahwassuck, 73, Delia, died Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2004, at a Topeka care facility. She was born March 26, 1931, on the Potawatomi Reservation west of Mayetta, the daughter of Pete and Gertrude Moore Pahmahmie. Grace worked for the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation for many years. She belonged to the Drum Religion and the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation. She married Jewett ‘‘Swede” Wahwassuck on Nov. 27, 1951, in Atchison. He died Feb. 7, 1992. Her son, Jewett Tony Wahwassuck, also preceded her in death in 1992. Survivors include a brother, Maurice Pahmahmie, Kansas City, Kan.; grandchildren, Raphael, Paula and Danielle; and great-grandchildren, Hannah, Juliet, Alexys, Tony, Swede and Angel. Drum services will be Sunday evening at the Danceground building on the Potawatomi Reservation. Burial will be Monday afternoon at the Wahwassuck home place. She will lie in state today and Saturday at Mercer Funeral Home in Holton, where family will greet friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday. | |
| 10697 |  | Obituary- Wahwassuck, Josette 1 Mrs. Josette Wahwassuck HOLTON - Mrs. Josette P. Wahwassuck, 74, Route 1, Delia, died Friday at a Holton hospital where she had been a short time. She was born March 13, 1902, at Delia, the daughter of Henry Nahgonbe Claybear and Lisa Ogee Nahgonbe. She lived all of her life in the Delia and Mayetta communities. She was a member of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Tribe and Drum Religion. She was to married John Wahwassuck. He died March 2,1967. Survivors include four daughters, Mrs. Florene Ross, Delia, Mrs. Twila Lee, Stockton, Calif., Mrs. Nancy Conboy, Philadelphia, and Mrs. Mamie Rupnick, Globe, Ariz.; seven sons, John Wahwassuck Jr., 926 Harrison, Topeka, Jewett Wahwassuck Sr., Delia, Raphael Wahwassuck, Waynesville, Mo., Pete Wahwassuck, Lincoln City, Ore., James Wahwassuck, Philadelphia, Henry Wahwassuck, Topeka, and Merriel Wahwassuck, Globe, Ariz.; a sister, Mrs. Helen Oliver, Mayetta; a brother, Henry Nahgonbe, Chula Vista, Calif.; and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Services are pending at Mercer Funeral Home, Holton. | |
| 10698 |  | Obituary- Wahwassuck, Josette 2 Josetti Wahwassuck HOLTON – Mrs. Josette P. Wahwassuck, 74, Route 1, Delia, died Friday at a Holton hospital where she had been a short time. She was born March 13, 1902, at Delia. She lived all of her life in the Delia and Mayetta communities. She was a member of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Tribe and Drum Religion. She was married to John Wahwassuck. He died March 2, 1967. Survivors include four daughters, Mrs. Florene Ross, Delia, Mrs. Twila Lee, Stockton, Calif., Mrs. Nancy Conboy, Philadelphia, and Mrs. Mamie Rupnick, Globe, Ariz.; seven sons, John Wahwassuck Jr., 926 Harrison, Topeka, Jewett Wahwassuck Sr., Delia, Raphael Wahwassuck, Waynesville, Mo., Pete Wahwassuck, Lincoln City, Ore., James Wahwassuck, Philadelphia, Henry Wahwassuck, Topeka, and Merriel Wahwassuck, Globe, Ariz.; a sister, Mrs. Helen Oliver, Mayetta; a brother, Henry Nahgombe, Chula Vista, Calif.; and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Services are pending at Mercer Funeral Home, Holton. Wahwassuck service HOLTON – Tribal religious services for Mrs. Josette F. Wahwassuck, 74, Route 1, Delia, will be Monday evening at her home north of Delia. She died Friday evening at her home north of Delia. She died Friday in a Holton hospital. Burial will be Tuesday afternoon in Wahwaksum Cemetery near Mrs. Wahwassuck’s home. Mercer Funeral Home at Holton is in charge of arrangements. | |
| 10699 |  | Obituary- Wahweotten, Edith Edith M. Wahweotten MAYETTA - Mrs. Edith Mattwaoshe Wahweotten, 81, Mayetta, died Thursday, June 23, 1988, at the scene of a two-vehicle collision at N.W. 46th and US 75. She was born June 7, 1907, at Mayetta, the daughter of Joe and Nancy Dellinger Nocktonic. She lived in Topeka several years and in Mayetta the past 12 years. Mrs. Wahweotten was a member of Citizen Bank-Potawatomi Tribe and Indian Tribal Drum Religion. Her first husband, Joe Mattwaoshe, died in 1960. She was married to Ray Wahweotten Aug. 19, 1976. He survives. A son, Edward Joseph Mattwaoshe, died in 1931. Other survivors include three daughters, Melvina Guerrero and Ophelia Nicholson, both of Topeka, and Rosetta Anderson, St. Marys; a brother, George Nocktonic, Topeka; five grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Indian Tribal Drum services will be Saturday evening at the Dance Ground west of Mayetta. Burial will be Sunday afternoon in Dance Ground Cemetery. Mercer Funeral Home of Holton is in charge of arrangements. | |
| 10700 |  | Obituary- Wahweotten, LaVeda Wahweotten LaVeda Lorene Wahweotten, 83, Mayetta, passed away Saturday, April 30, 2022, at St. Francis Hospital in Topeka. She was born April 18, 1939, in Delia, the daughter of Charles K. and Lillian C. (Shoptese) Thomas. LaVeda worked for many years at Jostens Yearbook in Topeka. She was a gaming commissioner for the Prairie Band Potawatomi Casino, retiring in 2005. She was a member of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation and a member of Drum Religion. LaVeda was united in marriage to Ron Wahweotten on May 8, 1963, in Topeka. They shared more than 58 years of marriage. She is survived by her husband Ron of the home; five children, Mark Lopez of Delia, Tina Wahweotten of Mayetta, Tony Wahweotten (Angie) of Mayetta, Ray Wahweotten (Nancy) of Delia and Charles “Chuck” Wahweotten (Erlinda) of Topeka; nine grandchildren, Jordan D’Artagnan, Chaumin D. Wahweotten, Racheal L. Deo, Robin A. Deo, Krista G. Catron, Leonard Cashman, Brennah L. Wahweotten, Zach B. Wahweotten and Abby L. Boekman; and 10 great-grandchildren, Chloe Clark, Allison Sumner, Russell Sumner, Maddison and McKenzie D’Artagnan, Ashley Moore, Amara Ironshield and Uriah Ironshield, Adailia D’Artagnan and Alton Cashman. She was preceded in death by her parents; son, Gerald Thomas; two sisters, Etheleene Chenault and Lorene Thomas; and seven brothers, Melvin, Dale, Kenneth, Charles, Marlin, LaVerne and Alex Thomas. Drum services were held Tuesday evening, May 3 at the Danceground Building on the Prairie Band Potawatomi Reservation. Burial was held Wednesday afternoon, May 4 at Wahwassuck Cemetery (between 134th and 142nd roads). To leave a special message for the family, please visit www.mercerfuneralhomes.com. |
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