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| 4151 |  | Obituary- Bond, Oren Oren R. Bond DELIA — Oren R. Bond, 77, Delia, died Sunday, Jan. 13, 1991, at a To¬peka hospital. Mr. Bond was a farmer. He was born Jan. 11, 1914, at Do¬ver, the son of James R. and Eliza¬beth Johnston Bond. He was gradu¬ated from Emmett High School in 1932. Mr. Bond was a member of Emmett Senior Citizens. He was married to Marguerite Clark Nov. 21, 1941, at Holton. She sur¬vives. Other survivors include two sons, Robert Bond, Kingsville, Mo., and Ronald Bond, Topeka; a daughter, Shirley Charlene Cunningham, Millington, Tenn.; a brother, Hubert Bond, Emmett; five grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Verschelden Funeral Home in St. Marys. Burial will be in St. Clere Cemetery north of Emmett. Mr. Bond will lie in state after 2 p.m. today at the funeral home where relatives and friends will meet from 7 to 8 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Lung Associa¬tion. Oren R. Bond Oren R. Bond, 77, Delia, died Sunday, January 13, 1991, at a Topeka hospital. Mr. Bond was a farmer. He was born January 11, 1914, at Dover, the son of James R. and Elizabeth Johnston Bond. He was graduated from Emmett High School in 1932. Mr. Bond was a member of Em¬mett Senior Citizens. He was married to Marguerite Clark November 21, 1941, at Holton. She survives. Other survivors include two sons, Robert Bond, Kingsville, Mo., and Ronald Bond, Topeka; a daughter, Shirley Charlene Cunningham, Millington, Tenn.; a brother, Hubert Bond, Emmett; five grandchildren; and five great¬grandchildren. Services were at 10 a.m. Tuesday (today) at Verschelden Funeral Home in St. Marys. Burial was in St. Clere Cemetery north of Em¬mett. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Lung Associ¬ation. | |
| 4152 |  | Obituary- Bond, Ronald Ronald K. Bond, 58, died Sunday, September 8, 2019, at his home in Topeka. He was born September 23, 1960, at Onaga, the son of Oren R. and Marguerite V. Clark Bond. Ronald graduated from Rossville High School im 1977. He worked in construction. He was preceded in death by his parents. Survivors include his brother, Robert E. Bond, Kingsville, MO; a sister, Shirley Voight, Millington; TN; Private Inurnment is in the St. Clere Cemetery. | |
| 4153 |  | Obituary- Bond, Walter 1 Walter Clay Bond Walter C. Bond died about 3:00 o'clock Tuesday morning at his home in the west part of the township from a severe attack of convulsions which developed early the previous evening. Mr. Bond had been progressing in satisfactory manner toward recovery from a paralytic stroke suffered several months ago while he was residing in St. Marys. His sudden turn for the worse and subsequent death was a surprise to his friends over the community. Funeral services were held this (Thursday) afternoon in the Rossville Presbyterian church, conducted by the Rev. H.L. Nelson of Topeka. The body was interred in the Rossville cemetery where the Masonic burial ritual was exemplified by Hesperian Lodge No. 112. The pallbearers were: Messrs. A.L. Ruff, Sherman James, and C.E. Van Vleck, of Rossville; T.J. Byrnes, E.H. Bushey and Mr. Collins, of St. Marys. In the death of Mr. Bond, the second in the Bond family in about two months, Rossville has lost another of her good substantial citizens, who has lived here since early boyhood and helped develop the farm on which he died from a raw state to its present high state of cultivation. He was a native of Middlebourne, West Virginia, where he was born February 18, 1863. At the date of his death he was 62 years, 7 months and 23 days old. | |
| 4154 |  | Obituary- Bond, Walter 2 Mr. Bond came to Kansas with his parents in 1869, living here the past 56 years and is among the earliest of the settlers of this community. He was united in marriage on January 22, 1884, to Barbara Brashear and to his union five children were born, all of whom with the widow survive. They are Mrs. J.T. Glynn St. Marys, Mrs. Charles Zemik [Zemek], St. Marys, W.H. Bond of the home address, Vernon Bond, of Monroe, Mich., Sam A. Bond of Kansas City, Mo. Other surviving relatives are his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Bond and three sisters, Mrs. John James, Mrs. J.W. Jamieson, of Topeka, Miss Margaret Bond of Rossville; and five grandchildren. | |
| 4155 |  | Obituary- Bond, William Wm. Bond Passes Over Mr. Wm. Bond, a resident of Shawnee county and Rossville for 49 years, died last Sunday at 5 p.m. at his home in Rossville after being an invalid for the past six years, the last nine months of which he was practically helpless and under the care of a special nurse. All the children were at his bedside when death came. Funeral services were held Wed-nesday, September 28, at 2 p.m. from the Presbyterian church conducted by Rev. H L. Nelson, of Topeka, who was assisted by Rev. Brooks. Interment was made in Rossville cemetery. The pallbearers were, Mr. I. B. Alter, Mr. Chas. Vorhies, Mr. Kent Burrell, Mr. John Kesler, Mr. John Reid, Mr. W. V. Hook William Bond was born in Tyler county, W. Va., March 18, 1836, being 85 years, 6 mouths and 15 days old at his death. He was married to Miss Elizabeth J. Bond, February 28, 1861 in Tyler county. In 1869 Mr. Bond with his family came to Kansas and remained in Topeka 7 months. In the spring of 1870 he moved to Lyon county and located seven miles north of Emporia, remain¬ing there about 18 months when he returned to Shawnee county, 2 miles north of Topeka and farmed one year. He then moved one mile east of Rossville where he lived one year, moving again to a farm 2 miles southwest of Rossville to remain two years and then to the present Bond home farm west of Rossville in the year of 1876. Thrift and hard work were the foundation of his prosperity and when Mr. Bond retired in 1905 and moved to Rossville, he was rated one of the most substantial citizens of Rossville township. For many years he was the president of the Rossville State Bank. In 1907 Mr. Bond satisfied a craving to see some of the world by taking a trip to Europe. In company of Mr. I.H. Hallum of Abilene, they toured in England Belgium, Germany, Switzerland and France and were gone about three months. A portion of the return trip Mr. Bond spent in his old home in Tyler county. Mr. Bond is survived by his widow and their five children, Mr. Walter Bond of St. Marys, Mr. Henry Bond of Rossville, Mrs. Mary James and Mrs. Una Jamieson, of Topeka Miss Margaret Bond of the home address, 7 grandchildren and 5 great¬grandchildren. One brother, Mr. John Bond, of route 14, survives him. | |
| 4156 |  | Obituary- Bond, William H. 1 WILLIAM H. BOND William H. Bond, 85, was born near Rossville, Ks. December 3, 1893 and passed away at his home in Alma Wednesday, June 13, 1979. He lived in the Rossville and St. Marys communities until 1964 when he moved to Alma. Mr. Bond was an Army veteran of World War I in a machine gun squad with the 35th Division in France. He was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, St. Marys, until moving to Alma when he became a member of Holy Family Catholic Church. He also was a member of Hoy-Heim Post No. 178 of the American Legion, St. Marys, and of Ed Palenske Post No. 32 of the American Legion, Alma. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Amelia. They were married for forty years. He was also preceded in death by two daughters, Mrs. Mary Jo Stattleman and Miss Margaret Ann Bond. He was married to Gertrude Wahl; she survives. Other survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Amelia Flanagan, Emmett; a son, W.H. Bond, Tulsa, Okla.; 12 grandchildren; 37 step- grandchildren; 57 great-grandchildren, and a great-great-grandchild. The rosary was at 8 p.m. Friday at Hasenback and LaMar Funeral Home in Alma, and the Funeral Mass was at 10 a.m. Saturday at Holy Family Catholic Church at Alma with Father Gerald O’Shea officiating. The Ed Palenske Post No. 32 conducted the military graveside services at Mt. Calvary Cemetery at St. Marys. Casket bearers were Joe Flanagan, David A. Bond, William J. Bond, Michael Flanagan, Alan Freeby and Robert Freeby. | |
| 4157 |  | Obituary- Bond, William H. 2 Complete transcription attached to Obituary- Bond, William H. 1 | |
| 4158 |  | Obituary- Bond, William Morris Death Claims Old Time Rossville Citizen May 29, 1952 - Buried May 29, 1952. William Morris Bond was born July 4, 1866, near Pennsboro, West Virginia. He came to Kansas at the age of two, and had lived in the county 84 years. He was the son of the late John A. and Agnes Bond. He had one sister, Lydia Bond Emert who preceded him in death. He was Married to Etta M. Shearer in January, 1892. She died June 27, 1937, after an illness of 20 years, during which time he cared for her faithfully and tenderly. Mr. Bond was by occupation a farmer. He was also one of the founders of the Peoples State Bank in Rossville, was its first vice-president, and later its president, a position which he held at the time of his death on May 27, 1952. His survivors include: Mrs. Ethelyn Ferguson, Mrs. Edna Perl and Mrs. Irene Campbell, nieces: Clarence L. Emert, nephew; Winifred McClain, Henrietta Minnis, Ethelyn Lynde, Joan Emert and Janet Louise Campbell, grandnieces; Kenneth Pearl, and Arthur Lee Campbell, grandnephews; several great-grandnieces and nephews. Funeral services were held in the Rossville Methodist church today, Thursday, May 29. Rev. Don L. Jones pastor, officiated and music was furnished by Mrs. Mary Jane Berkey, accompanied by Mrs. Lula Rachel Hill. Honorary Pallbearers were C. E. Gresser, Gus Kassebaum, Walter Cless, Fred McCollough, Henry Lambotte, Elmer Stewart and E. G. Griswold of Rossville, and Jess Harrington, of Silver Lake. Active Pallbearers were Homer Reid, Joe Gresser, Herbert Syring, Bennie Dick, Martin Whearty, and Roy McClain of Rossville. Mr. Bond by thrift and advanced cultural practices had accumulated nearly 750 acres of high productive land in Rossville township. He was noted as a shrewd business man and his advice was sought by many. Since his removal to town in the Fall of 1911 he had managed his extensive land interests from Rossville and served in many civic capacities. His death came only a week after his final illness, although he had rarely been ill during his long life. | |
| 4159 |  | Obituary- Bonjour, Helen Helen Bonjour Helen L. Bonjour, 87, formerly of Topeka, died Tuesday, March 4, 2003, in Topeka. Mrs. Bonjour worked for the Kansas State Employment Service from 1954 until she retired. She was born Jan. 21, 1916, in Rossville, to Floyd Banta and Mertie Cochren. She moved to Topeka in 1951. Mrs. Bonjour was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and Topeka Chapter No. 462 of the Order of the Eastern Star. She married Lester M. Bonjour. He survives. Other survivors include a son, Marvin Bon-jour, Topeka; a sister, Lola Landis, Topeka; six grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and four stepgreat-grandchildren. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Mount Hope Chapel. Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery. Visitation will be from 7 to 8 p.m. Thurs¬day at Penwell-Gabel Mid-Town Chapel. Memorial contributions may be made to Mid¬land Hospice House, 200 S.W. Frazier Circle, Topeka, 66606. | |
| 4160 |  | Obituary- Bonjour, Lester Lester Bonjour Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Penwell-Gabel Fu¬neral Home for Lester M. Bon¬jour, 64, 2408 Clay, who died Saturday night in a Topeka hos¬pital where he was admitted several hours earlier the same day. He apparently had a heart attack. He was born Sept. 23, 1910, at Onaga and lived in Topeka since 1951. He owned and oper¬ated the Bonjour Security Serv¬ice. He was a member of Home Lodge No. 89, AF&AM, at Centralia, Scottish Rite bodies in Topeka, and Topeka Chapter No. 462, Order of Eastern Star. He was married to Helen Banta in 1933. She survives. Other survivors include a son, Marvin Bonjour, 1501 High; his father, Jasper Bon¬jour, 1835 Mission; a brother, Melvin Bonjour, Topeka; a sister, Mrs. Sophia Armstrong, Topeka; and five grandchildren. Entombment will be in Mount Hope Mausoleum. | |
| 4161 |  | Obituary- Boone, Leamon 1 Leamon Boone Leamon Boone, 90, Topeka, passed away Friday, June 22, 2012, at Rossville Healthcare and Rehab Center in Rossville. He was born June 11, 1922, at Smithville, N.C., the son of Willie and Mamie Stanley Boone. Mr. Boone served in the United States Army Air Corps during World War II. Leamon owned and operated Boone Office Machines with his wife Virginia from 1970 until they retired. He had worked for Remington Rand and Crane Office Machines. He was a member of Capital City Aerie 439 FOE Topeka. Mr. Boone was preceded in death by a son, John on April 10, 2002. He was also preceded in death by two grandsons. On June 21, 1944, he was united in marriage to Virginia Gillreath at Lawrence. They had just celebrated their 68th wedding anniversary. She survives of the home. Other survivors include a daughter, llene Boone of Topeka; a great-granddaughter, Emily; two sons, Kenneth Boone and wife Laura of San Antonio, Texas, and Jim Boone and wife Pattie of Auburn; two sisters, Ruby Lee Jones of Virginia Beach, Va., and Cleo Cole of Hopewell, Va.; eight grandchildren, Amy Pickens of Rossville, Lisa Jesop of Marietta, Ga., Debbie Lopez of Hast¬ings, Neb., Jason Boone of San Antonio, Texas, Christy Snow of Salt Lake City, Utah, Christina Bell of San Antonio, Texas, Jody Monrell of Auburn, Jennifer Crews of Topeka and Rebecca Barngrover, Auburn; 23 great-grandchildren; and 4 great-great-grandchildren. Funeral services were June 26 at the Topeka Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Memory Care Lane at Rossville Healthcare and Rehab Center and sent in care of Piper Funeral Chapel, P.O. Box 642, Rossville, KS 66533. | |
| 4162 |  | Obituary- Boone, Leamon 2 Leamon Boone Leamon Boone, 90, Topeka, passed away Friday, June 22, 2012 at the Rossville Healthcare & Rehab Center in Rossville. He was born June 11, 1922 at Smithville, NC, the son of Willie and Mamie Stanley Boone. Mr. Boone served in the United States Army Air Corp during WWII. Leamon owned and operated Boone Office Machines with his wife Virginia from 1970 until they retired. He had worked for Remington Rand and Crane Office Machines. He was a member of Capital City Aerie No. 439 FOE Topeka. Mr. Boone was preceded in death by a son John on April 10, 2002. He was also preceded in death by two grandsons. On June 21, 1944 he was united in marriage to Virginia Gill- reath at Lawrence, they had just celebrated their 68th wedding anniversary. She survives of the home. Other survivors include a daughter, Ilene Boone, Topeka; a great-granddaughter, Emily of the home; two sons, Kenneth (Laura) Boone, San Antonio, TX, and Jim (Pattie) Boone, Auburn; two sisters, Ruby Lee Jones, Virginia Beach, VA, and Cleo Cole, Hopewell, VA; eight grandchildren, Amy (Randy) Pickens, Rossville, Lisa (Troy) Jesop, Marietta, GA, Debbie (Essa) Lopez, Hastings, NE, Jason Boone, San Antonio, TX, Christy (Dennis) Snow, Salt Lake City, UT, Christina (Jake) Bell, San Antonio, TX, Jody (Robert) Monrell, Auburn, Jen¬nifer (Mike) Crews, Topeka and Rebecca (Jimmy) Barngrover, Auburn; 23 great-grandchildren and 4 great-great-grand- children. Funeral services will be at 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, June 26, 2012 on the Patio at the Topeka Cemetery. Mr. Boone will lie in state from 6:30 until 8:00 P.M. Monday, June 25, 2012 at Piper Funeral Chapel in Rossville. Memorial contributions may be made to Memory Care Lane at Rossville Healthcare and Rehab Center and sent in care of Piper Funeral Chapel, P.O. Box 642, Rossville, KS. 66533. Online condolences may be sent to www.piperfuneralhome.com. | |
| 4163 |  | Obituary- Booth, James James C. “Jim” Booth James C. “Jim” Booth, 77, Delia passed away Saturday, January 28, 2017 at the Community Hospital in St. Marys. He was born May 19, 1939 at Emporia, the son of Russell and Elsie Marie Shelinbarger Booth. Jim was raised in Osage County south of Osage City on the Maris Des Cygens River. After graduating from Lebo High School he attended Kansas State and Emporia State Universities. Jim became a full time farmer a partnership operation with his father and brother. He moved his family to Jackson County in 1970 due to the Federal Corp of Engineers purchase of ground for the Melvern Federal Reservoir. Jim along with his wife Jo and two sons operate J and J Farms west of Mayetta. He was a member of the Delia Presbyterian Church. Jim joined the Lebo Masonic Lodge in 1961 and transferred his membership to the Delia Lodge. He was a member of the Kansas Farm Bureau and served on many committees and held many offices. He was a 4-H community leader and had coached Baseball. He was currently serving on the Jackson County Rural Water Board No. 3 and the Kaw Valley Electric Election Board. He was preceded in death by his parents. On March 25, 1961 he was united in marriage to Jo Anne Whittington at the Osage City Presbyterian Church. She survives of the home. Other survivors include his four sons, Jeffery (Cherri) Booth, Delia, Joe (Tonia) Booth, Mayetta, Jacy (Susan) Booth, Parkville, MO. and J.R. (Molly) Booth, Clinton, MO; his brother, Milton (Shirley) Booth, Emporia; 11 grandchildren. Celebration of Life Services were Thursday, February 2, 2017 at the Delia Presbyterian Church. Graveside services followed at the Arvonia Cemetery south of Osage City. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the Delia Presbyterian Church the Delia Masonic Lodge or the Arvonia Historic Preservation Society and sent in care of the funeral home. | |
| 4164 |  | Obituary- Booth, Russell Russell Booth Russell Booth, 95, Osage City, died Thursday, June 5, 2003, at his home in Osage City. He was born October 3, 1907, in Arvonia, the son of Joseph Colter and Alice Zimmerman Booth. He graduated from Lebo High School in 1926. Mr. Booth was a farmer and stockman at Arvonia until moving to Osage City in 1965. He was a member of the United Methodist Church and the Lions Club, both in Osage City. He also was a member of Masonic Lodge No. 152 AF&AM and the Order of the Eastern Star at Lebo. On May 8, 1938, he married Elsie Marie Shelinbarger in Arvonia. She survives. Other survivors include two sons, Milton R. Booth, Emporia, and James C. Booth, Delia; six grand¬children; and 11 great-grandchildren. His service was at 10 a.m. Satur¬day at the United Methodist Church in Osage City. Burial was in the Ar¬vonia Cemetery. Relatives and friends met from 7 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Crable VanArsdale Funeral Chapel in Osage City. Memorial contributions may be made to the Osage City Senior Cen¬ter or the United Methodist Church and sent in care of the funeral home. | |
| 4165 |  | Obituary- Bordeau, Judas Word was received today of the death of Judas Bordeau at her home near Hoyt. Mrs. Bordeau is a sister of Mrs. John DeGraff. | |
| 4166 |  | Obituary- Bostelmann, Joyie JOYIE LEE BOSTELMANN Emmett -- Joyie Lee Bostelmann, 71, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2014 at her home near Emmett. She was born Dec. 30, 1942 at Onaga, the daughter of Garnett and Margaret E. Wells Hladky. She attended St. Clere and Emmett schools and resided in the Emmett community most of her life. Joyle worked at American Linen in Topeka for many years. She enjoyed gardening, being outside, collecting M & M’s and Denim Days. Most of all, she enjoyed spending time with her family, especially her grandkids. She was preceded in death by her parents; a brother, Joyce: a sister, Judy. On Dec. 16, 1977 she was united in marriage to Rolland “Bud” Bostelmann at Emmett. He survives of the home. Other survivors include a son, Karl Edward (Tracy) Thompson, Maple Hill, a daughter, April Inez (Jeremy) Hendricks, Emmett; a sister, Joan Henneke, Topeka; two brothers, James Hladky, Abilene and Johnny Hladky, St. Marys; three grandchildren, Jayna Lynn Thompson, Destiny Marie Lee Pulliam and Brady Edward Pulliam; many nieces and nephews. Memorial services were held at 11 a.m. at Saturday, Nov. 8, 2014 at Piper Funeral Home in St. Marys. The Family received friends on Friday, Nov. 7 at the funeral home. In Lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Shriner’s Hospital for Children in St. Louis and sent in care of Piper Funeral Home, 714 Maple St., St. Marys, Kansas 66536. Online condolences may be sent to www.piperfuneralhome.com. | |
| 4167 |  | Obituary- Boswell, Carl CARL R. BOSWELL Services were at 2:00 p.m. Friday at Verschelden Funeral Home for Carl Raymond Boswell, 79, Delia, who died Tuesday in a Topeka hospital after a short illness. The Revererd Dwight Seneker and the Reverend Clifton Kruse officiated. Vocalist was Mary Jane Handley. She was accompanied by Marguerite Williams. He was born February 4, 1894, in Joplin, Mo. Mr. Boswell was married in Sapulpa, Okla., in 1924, to Gladys Moser; they lived between Yale and Oilton in Oklahoma until 1950. They then moved to the Onaga-Delia communities. She survives. He was a rancher and stockman. Mr. Boswell was a member of IOOF Lodge No. 234, Onaga, and Oilton United Methodist Church. Other survivors include four sons, Raymond Boswell, Cedarvale, Lester Boswell, Cheyenne Wells, Colo., LaVerne Boswell, and C. A. Boswell, both of Onaga; a daughter, Mrs. Vera Clark, Bel Air, Md.; a brother, Walter G. Boswell, Sun City, Ariz.; a sister, Mrs. Grace Griem, Coldwater; 19 grandchildren and 7 great grand-children; 4 daughters-in-law, one son-in-law, and a host of nieces, nephews and friends. Burial was in the Onaga Cemetery. Casket bearers were his grandsons: Floyd Boswell, Cheyenne Wells, Colo,; Gordon Boswell, Littleton, Colo.; Rick Boswell, McPherson, Ks.; Ken Boswell, Greg Boswell, and Justin Boswell, all of Onaga; Kirk Boswell and Blaine Boswell, both of Cedarvale; and Brock Clark, Bel Air, Md. Memorial contributions may be made to Delia Presbyterian Church or the Onaga Congregational Church Building Fund and sent in care of Onaga First National Bank or the funeral home. Carl R. Boswell ST. MARYS — Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Verschelden Funeral Home here for Carl Raymond Boswell, 79, Delia, who died Tuesday in a Topeka hospital after a short illness. He was born Feb. 4, 1894, in Joplin, Mo. Mr. Boswell was married in Sapulpa, Okla., in 1924, to Gladys Moser and they lived between Yale and Oilton in Oklahoma, until 1950. They then moved to the Onaga-Delia com¬\munities. She survives. He was a rancher and stockman. Mr. Boswell was a member of IOOF No. 234, Onaga, and Oilton United Methodist Church. Other survivors include four sons, Raymond Boswell, Cedarvale, Lester Boswell, Cheyenne Wells, Colo., LaVerne Boswell, Onaga, and C. A. Boswell, Onaga; a daughter, Mrs. Vera Clark, Bel Air, Md.; a brother, Walter G. Boswell, Sun City, Ariz.; a sister, Mrs. Grace Griem, Coldwater; 19 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Burial will be in Onaga Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Delia Presbyterian Church or the Onaga Congregational Church Building Fund and sent in care of Onaga First National Bank or the funeral home. | |
| 4168 |  | Obituary- Bosworth, Elsie Bosworth Mrs. Elsie Krasny Bosworth, 83, Topeka, died Saturday, Feb. 28, 1987, at a Topeka hospital. She was born Jan. 24, 1904, in Waterville, the daughter of Joseph and Rose Nemhek Krasny. She spent most of her life on a farm southwest of To¬peka. She was married to Harry Bos¬worth April 1, 1929, in Topeka. He died in 1975. A daughter and two sons also preceded her in death. Survivors include three daugh¬ters, Virginia Walker, Kenner, La., and Carolyn Post and Doris Ayers, both of Topeka; three sons, Allen Bosworth, Topeka, Jesse Bosworth, Kansas City, Mo., and Jerry Bosworth, South Glastonbury, Conn.; two sisters, Minnie Bass and Lily Smerchek, both of Topeka; two brothers, Jesse Krasny, Topeka, and Rudolph Krasny, Delia; 17 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren. Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home. Burial will be in Mission Center Cemetery west of Topeka. Mrs. Bosworth will lie in state after 2 p.m. today at the funeral home. Memorial contri-butions may be made to the American Heart Association. Mrs. Elsie K. Bosworth Mrs. Elsie Krasny Bosworth, 83, Topeka, died Saturday, Feb. 28, at a Topeka hospital. She was born Jan. 24, 1904, in Waterville, the daughter of Joseph and Rose Nemchek Krasny. She spent most of her life on a farm southwest of Topeka. She was married to Harry Bos¬worth April 1, 1929, in Topeka. He died in 1975. A daughter and two sons also preceded her in death. Survivors include three daughters, Virginia Walker, Kenner, La., and Carolyn Post and Doris Ayers, both of Topeka; three sons, Allen Bos¬worth, Topeka, Jesse Bosworth, Kan¬sas City, Mo., and Jerry Bosworth, South Glastonbury, Conn.; two sis-ters, Minnie Bass and Lily Smer¬chek, both of Topeka; two brothers, Jesse Krasny, Topeka, and, and Rudolph Krasny, Delia; 17 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren. Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Penwell-Gabel Funer¬al Home. Burial will be in Mission Center Cemetery west of Topeka. Mrs. Bosworth will lie in state after 2 p.m. today at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Associ¬ation. | |
| 4169 |  | Obituary- Bottom, Leanneaus L. McKinley Bottom Leanneaus McKinley Bottom, 84, Sil¬ver Lake, formerly of 715 Forest, died Tuesday at a Topeka hospital. He was born Nov. 3, 1896, at Havens¬ville, the son of Samuel and Lizzie Wells Bottom. Mr. Bottom was a farmer in the Ha¬vensville community until 1944 when he moved to Topeka to work at the Topeka Supply Depot. He retired in 1959 and moved to Silver Lake in 1978. He was a member of Buck’s Grove United Methodist Church west of Holton. He was married to Verta A. McDa¬niel, Oct. 14, 1919, at Topeka. She died Oct. 28, 1977. Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Adeline Hickman, 642 Forest; a sister, Mrs. Gladys Huddleston, Kansas City, Mo.; two brothers, Lester Bottom, Havensvlle, and Ulyess Bottom, 1816 Mor¬rison; three grandsons; and three great-grandchildren. Service arrangements are pending at Mercer Funeral Home in Holton. Buri¬al will be in Buck’s Grove United Church Cemetery west of Holton. | |
| 4170 |  | Obituary- Bottom, Velma Velma Bottom Mrs. Velma Joan Bottom, 56, rural Soldier, died Thursday, September 1, 1988, at a Kansas City, Ks. medical center where she was admitted after she suffered severe burns in a pro-pane explosion July 28, 1988, at her home one and one-half miles west of Soldier. Authorities said she suffered burns over 90% of her body. She was showering when propane from a leak just outside the home's foundation seeped into the basement and ig¬nited when a sump pump started. She was treated at an Onaga hospi-tal before she was transferred to the medical center in Kansas City. Mrs. Bottom was a farm wife. She was born April 13, 1932, in Jewell County, the daughter of Leo and Grace Schoen Schreiber. She liv-ed in the Soldier area most of her life. Mrs. Bottom was a member of the United Methodist Church and United Methodist Women, both in Soldier, and Ladies Auxiliary to Holton Memorial Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 1367 at Holton. She was married to Cecil Bottom June 4, 1950, at Netawaka. He sur-vives. Other survivors include a daugh¬ter, Karla Peek, Soldier; a son, Terry Bottom, Soldier; a sister, Wilma Duchesneau, Soldier; a brother, Lawrence Schreiber, Soldier; and four grandchildren. Graveside services were at 11 a.m. Saturday in Soldier Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the University of Kansas Medical Center Burn Unit in care of Denison State Bank, Holton, 66436. Mercer Funeral Home of Holton was in charge of arrangements. | |
| 4171 |  | Obituary- Bottom, Verta Mrs. Verta A. Bottom Mrs. Verta A. McDaniel Bottom, 75, 715 Forest, died Friday afternoon at a Topeka hospital. She suffered a heart attack Thursday morning, and a stroke and another heart attack Friday. She was born May 17, 1902, on a farm near Delia, and lived in Topeka since 1944. She was formerly employed at Topeka Tent and Awning, and Hollywood-Maxwell Brassiere Co. She was a member of Bucks Grove Methodist Church near Havensville. She married McKinley L. Bottom on Oct. 14, 1919, in Topeka. He survives. Other survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Adeline Hickman, 642 Forest; a brother, Olen McDaniel, Winslow, Ark.; and three grandsons. Services are pending at Mercer Fu¬neral Home, Holton. | |
| 4172 |  | Obituary- Bourboniase, Walter Walter Bourbonnais Dead The body of Walter Bourbonnais was brought to Rossville cemetery, Wednesday afternoon for burial following a funeral service in Peebler's funeral home in North Topeka. Mr. Bourbonnais was stricken with a heart attack, Sunday, on a Kansas City, street and died instantly, according to word received here. His relatives in Topeka including his mother, brother and sisters went down and took charge of the body. The deceased was 48 years old. He was raised in this community but for the past 20 years had lived elsewhere mostly in Iowa. he was unmarried. [From The Rossville Reporter, February 6, 1930] | |
| 4173 |  | Obituary- Bourbonnais, Frank FRANK BOURBONNAIS Frank Bourbonnais, died at his home five miles east of Delia, Kans., early Saturday morning, April 6th. Besides his widow, he is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Henry Nozakum and Mrs. Isaac Wyatt, and one son, Alfred Bourbonnais, of Kansas City Kansas. Funeral services were at the Immaculate Conception church of St. Marys, at 9 o’clock, Monday. April 9. Burial was in Mt Calvary cemetery, St. Marys. | |
| 4174 |  | Obituary- Bourbonnais, Richard RICHARD BOURBONNAIS Mrs. Mary Navarre received word this week of the death of her nephew Richard Bourbannais, which occurred Tuesday of last week at his home in Shawnee, Okla. His death was due to typhoid fever, which he had been ill with about two weeks. He is survived by his wife and an infant daughter, his parents, Hr. and Mrs. Frank Bourbonnais, two sisters and two brothers living at Dale, Okla. | |
| 4175 |  | Obituary- Bourm, Goldia Goldia Bourm EMMETT – Goldia L. Bourm, 89, Route 1, Emmett, died Saturday in a Rossville rest home where she had a been since Aug. 21. Miss Bourm was born July 31, 1889, at Phillipsburg and lived in the Emmett community since 1900. She attended Washburn University three years and was graduated from Mount St. Scholastica College at Atchison. She in was a teacher about 50 years before she retired. She was a member of the United Methodist Church and Royal Neighbors of America, both at Emmett, Columbian Chapter No. 152, Order of Eastern Star, at Holton, and Alpha Beta Kappa teachers’ sorority. A sister, Mrs. Fern Brown, Oskaloosa, survives. Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Mercer Funeral Home at Holton. Burial will be in Holton Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the church of the donor’s choice. | |
| 4176 |  | Obituary- Bouse, Amy Rossville Reporter THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1936 Deaths and Funerals BOUSE Amy Clark, third child of George Bozarth Clark and Matilda Stone Clark, was born Dec. 8, 1845, at Ireland, Lewis county, West Virginia. She was married to Jesse Sumner Bouse, January 4, I860. To this un¬ion were born six children: C. E. Bouse, Rupert, Idaho; J. S. Bouse, who died January 26, 1886; Mrs. Bertha Patton, Denison. Kan.; Dr. W. G. Bouse, Goff, Kan.; Mrs. Ethel Coombs, Santa Fe, N. M.; T. L. Bouse, Rossville, Kansas. The family came to Kansas in 1830 and settled near Whiting, Kansas, where they resided until moving to Birmingham in 1890. In 1903 they moved to Holton, where her husband died Feb. 21, 1905. Since then she has made her home with her daugh¬ter, Mrs. Bertha Patton, Dennison, at which place she passed away Jan. 31, 1936, aged 90 years, one month and twenty-three days. She has been a faithful member of the Methodist Episcopal church since December, 1865. Mrs. Bouse was a woman highly esteemed by all who knew her, a lov¬ing mother and a kind friend. To her was granted the blessing of long life with the use of all of her facul¬ties, enabling her to maintain an in¬telligent interest in the affairs of the day until the very close of her life, which came after a very short illness. Her funeral service was held at the M. E. church in Denison, Feb. 2, and conducted by Rev. Ferguson and Rev. Tharp. A quartet com¬posed of McCloud Braum, Burgess Daniel, Mrs. Otis Humphrey, and Mrs. Walter Coleman, accompanied by Miss Doris Coleman, sang “ROCK of Ages,” “Come Ye Disconsolate” and “It is Well With My Soul.” All of her children were present except C. E. Bouse of Idaho. Besides her children she is survived by eight grandchildren, nine great grandchild¬ren, two brothers and two sisters. The pallbearers were her grand¬sons, Joe and Jesse Patton, the hus¬bands of her granddaughters, Ches¬ter Bartlett and Clifford Shumaker, Lawrence Roudebush and John Darlington. Those attending from a distance were James Hatch, Allen and James Hatch, Jr., Mrs. Ida Gaines, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Bouse from Freeman, Mo., and Mrs. Ethel Coombs from Santa Fe, New Mexico. _____ Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Bouse spent several days at Denison last week called by the critical illness of, his mother, Mrs. L. Bouse who passed away Friday. | |
| 4177 |  | Obituary- Bouse, Thornton Thornton L. Bouse Services for Thornton Lynn Bouse, 78, 1722 Wash¬burn, will be at 1:30 pm Fri¬day in the Penwell-Gabel Fu-neral Home with burial in the Holton Cemetery. He died Tuesday at his home after a short illness. He was a teacher and school administrator for 43 years in north east Kansas. He was born May 14, at Whiting, attended schools in the Holton area and was graduated at the State Teachers College at Em¬poria. He received his master’s degree in mathematics at the University of Kansas and was a charter member of Phi Delta Kappa honor¬ary educational fraternity. Before the Oakland area was taken into Topeka’s city limits he was superintendent of Oakland schools. Mr. Bouse was a teacher in the former Campbell Col¬lege at Holton and in the Holton High School. He was the first principal of Ottawa Jun¬ior High School. He was principal of Rossville high school for 13 years. He re¬tired before World War II but left retirement during the war to teach in Wash¬burn Rural High School. He was a member of the Euclid Methodist Church, Scottish Rite bodies and Lodge No. 17, AF&AM. He was a Mason for 54 years and a member of the Holton Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star 50 years. Mr. Bouse is survived by his widow, Mrs. Helena Killey Bouse of the home; two nephews, Jesse Patton of Holton and Robert C. Bouse of Birmingham, Mich.; and four nieces, Mrs. Amy Clark of Paul, Idaho, Mrs. Mary Shumaker of Dallas, Tex., Mrs. Alice Haydon of Horton and Mrs. Ida Bartlett of Holton. | |
| 4178 |  | Obituary- Bower, Gottlieb DELIA MAN SHOT Gottlieb Bower, about 26 years old, disappeared from his home last Sunday afternoon, taking with him a gun and his dog. Searching parties went out Monday night and Tuesday noon his body was found in the waters of Cross creek near the home. He had been shot, either by accident or suicidal intent to be determined by the Coroner. | |
| 4179 |  | Obituary- Bower, William S. William F. Bowers William F. Bowers, Jr., 40, World war veteran and resident of Silver Lake, died suddenly from a heart attack suffered at his home Tuesday. Bowers, who fought overseas with Battery A, of the 130th Field Artillery, was a member of the Immaculate Conception Catholic church at St. Marys, and of the American Legion. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Mae Bower, and nine children of the home; his father, William Bower, sr. of St. Marys; a brothers, C.J. Bower of St. Louis, Mo., and a sister, Mrs. S.E. Dalto of St. Louis, Mo. Funeral services were held today at 2:30 p.m. at St. Marys, with the American Legion in charge. [Incorrectly lists his name as William F. Bowers. Headstone indicates William Bower.] | |
| 4180 |  | Obituary- Bowers, Alfred Alfred M. Bowers Alfred Miles Bowers, 87, Silver Lake, died Friday, April 13, 2001, at the Rossville Valley Manor. He was born September 27, 1913, in Osage City, the son of Josiah and Catherine Rose Rashford Bowers. He attended schools in Osage City and was graduated from Eskridge High School, Eskridge, in 1933. He farmed many years in Jackson County before moving to Silver Lake in 1967. He had worked for the Kansas Turnpike. Mr. Bowers was an avid hunter and was a 20-year Hunter Safety instructor. He was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Delia. On December 30, 1937, he married Emma Thompson in Osage City. She survives. He is also survived by many nieces and nephews. Mass of Christian Burial was at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday (this morning) at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Delia. Burial was in the Adrian Cemetery, Delia. A prayer service was at 7 p.m. Monday at Piper-Verschelden Funeral Home, 714 Maple, St. Marys. Memorial contributions may be made to the Rossville Valley Manor, or sent in care of the funeral home. | |
| 4181 |  | Obituary- Bowers, Catherine Catherine Hannah Bowers Catherine Hannah Bowers, 75, 1931 Mission, died Sunday at a Topeka hos¬pital. She was born Dee. 4, 1905, in Osage City, the daughter of Josiah and Cathe¬rine Rashford Bowers. Miss Bowers was graduated in 1928 from St. Francis Hospital School of Nursing. She was a registered nurse, working many years for St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center. She most recently worked at Stormont-Vail Re-gional Medical Center. She was a member of Most Pure Heart of Mary Catholic Church and Daughters of Isabella. Survivors include three brothers, Charles Bowers, Osage City, Lawrence Bowers, Delia, and Alfred Bowers, Silver Lake; and four sisters, Mrs. Marga¬ret Jones, Mrs. Emily Reaka and Bernice Bowers, all of Topeka, and Mrs. Dorothy Bundy, McMinnville, Ore. Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Most Pure Heart of Mary Church. Burial will be in Mount Calva¬ry Cemetery, Osage City. Miss Bowers will lie in state from 2 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Brennan Funeral Home. Daugh¬ters of Isabella rosary will be recited there at 5 p.m. Tuesday, followed by a parish rosary at 7:30 p.m. | |
| 4182 |  | Obituary- Bowers, Christina 1 Christina L. Bowers Christina L. Bowers, 87, Delia, died Tuesday, March 13, 2001, at a Topeka hospital. She was born February 2, 1914 in Delia, the daughter of Nels and Alta Keller Thompson. She lived in the Delia communi¬ty most of her life. She graduated from Delia High School. She was a school teacher at Neive School for five years and a substitute teacher at the High Prairie School. In 1968, she and her son were graduated from Washburn University. She received her Masters in Education degree from Washburn University in 1978. She taught first grade 13 years at the Colorado Grade School in Holton. She retired in the spring of 1981 be¬cause of her husband’s health. She was a substitute teacher for USD 321 from 1984 until 1998. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Delia. She was also a member of the Delia Quilters and the Delia Card Club. She was a past 4-H leader and a past member of the Jackson County FCE Unit. She was a member of the Re¬tired Teachers Association. On May 2, 1938, she married Lawrence A. Bowers at Holy Name Catholic Church in Topeka. He died November 8, 1983. An infant son, I James F. Bowers, also preceded her in death. Survivors include three daugh¬ters, Christina Brennan-Rezac and Katherine Diane Budden, both of St. Marys, and Ruth Anne Walker, Au¬burn; two sons, Lawrence A. Bow¬ers, Jr., Delia, and John E. Bowers, Joliet, IL; a sister, Emma Bowers, Silver Lake; 26 grandchildren; and 32 great-grandchildren. Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated at 10 a.m. Friday at Sa¬cred Heart Catholic Church, Delia. Burial was in Adrian Cemetery northwest of Delia in Jackson Coun¬ty. A rosary was recited at Piper-Verschelden Funeral Home Thursday at 7:30 p.m., followed by a prayer ser¬vice at 8 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to the donor’s choice and sent in care of Piper-Verschelden Funer¬al Home. Piper-Verschelden Funeral Home, St. Marys, was in charge of arrangements. | |
| 4183 |  | Obituary- Bowers, Christina 2 Christina Bowers DELIA—Christina L. Bowers, 87, Delia, died Tuesday, March 13,2001, at a Topeka hospital. Mrs. Bowers taught school until 1998. She began her career in Neive School and then was a substitute teacher at The High Prairie School. She taught a first grade class at Colorado Grade School in Holton for 13 years and then did sub¬stitute teaching for Unified School District 321 from 1984 until she retired in 1998. She was born Feb. 2, 1914, in Delia, the daughter of Nels and Alta Keller Thompson. She was raised in Delia and graduated from Delia High School. She graduated with her son from Washburn University in 1968 and earned a mas¬ter’s degree in education at Washburn in 1978. She lived most of her life in Delia. Mrs. Bowers was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Delia, Delia Quilters and Delia Card Club. She was a former 4-H leader and member of the Jackson County Home Demon¬stration Unit. She also was a member of The Retired Teachers Association. She married Lawrence A. Bowers on May 2, 1938, in Topeka. He died Nov. 8, 1983. Mrs. Bowers also was preceded in death by an infant son, James F. Bowers. Survivors include three daughters, Christina Brennan-Rezac and Katherine Diane Budden, both of St. Marys, and Ruth Anne Walker, Auburn; two sons, Lawrence A. Bowers Jr., Delia, and John E. Bowers, Joliet, Ill.; a sister, Emma Bowers, Silver Lake; 26 grandchildren; and 32 great-grandchildren. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m. Fri¬day at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Delia. Burial will be at Adrian Cemetery northwest of Delia. Mrs. Bowers will lie in state after 2 p.m. today at Piper-Verschelden Funeral Home, where visitation will be from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. A rosary recited at the funeral home at 7:30 p.m. will be followed by a prayer service at 8 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of the donor’s choice and sent in care of the funeral home. | |
| 4184 |  | Obituary- Bowers, Emma Emma R. Bowers Emma R. Bowers, 87, Silver Lake, died Tuesday, January 14, 2004 at Rossville Valley Manor. Emma was born September 19, 1916, in Delia, the daughter of Nels and Alta Keller Thompson. She had lived in the Silver Lake community since 1967. She graduated from Delia High School in 1934. She obtained a BA and Masters Degree in Education at Washburn University. Emma taught school for 45 years. She lived in Jackson County before moving to Silver Lake. She was a member of Delia Presbyterian Church. Emma married Alfred M. Bowers on December 30, 1937 at Osage City. He died April 13, 2001. A brother and three sisters also preceded her in death. Survivors include several nieces and nephews. Her service was Saturday at 10 a.m. at the Silver Lake United Methodist Church. Burial was in Adrian Cemetery, near Delia. Family members greeted friends from 6-8 p.m. Friday. A prayer service was held at Piper-Verschelden Funeral Home, St. Marys. Memorial contributions may be made to the Delia Presbyterian Church, the Silver Lake United Methodist Church, or the Rossville Valley Manor, and sent in care of the funeral home at 714 Maple, St. Marys 66536. | |
| 4185 |  | Obituary- Bowers, Jr., Lawrence A. Delia—Lawrence A. Bowers Jr Lawrence A. Bowers Jr., 76 passed away Thursday, May 12, 2016 at the St. Marys Manor. He was born February 1, 1940 at Topeka the son of Lawrence A. Bowers Sr. and Christina L. Thompson Bowers. Mr. Bowers was raised in the Delia community and graduated from Delia High School. He served in the United States Marine Corp Reserves. Larry was an electrician and had worked for Santa Fe Railroad and Jeffrey Energy Center before he retired. He was a member of Our Lady of Snows Catholic Church on the Potawatomi Indian Reservation. He was a member of Jimmy Lillard Post No. 31 of the American Legion at Rossville and was a member of Local No. 304 Electrical Union. He was preceded in death by his parents. On November 9, 1963 he was united in marriage to Marla Brooks at Great Falls, MT. She survives of the home. Other survivors include his son, Fr. Larry Bowers, Osage City; two daughters Theresa (Glenn) Swisher, Emmett and Christine (Mike) Kuestersteffen, El Dorado; a brother, John Bowers, Joliet, IL; three sisters, Christina Brennan-Rezac, St. Marys, Ruth Ann Walker, Auburn and Diane Budden, St. Marys; a sister-in-law, Ann Bowers, Chapel Hill, TN; grandchildren, Morgan (Siera), Mattie, Benjamin, Joshua (Elizabeth), Caleb, Zachary and Anna; two great-grandchildren, Carter and Philomena. Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Saturday, May 14, 2016 at Sacred Heart Oratory in Delia. A rosary followed. Interment followed in Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Emmett. Memorial Contributions may be made to Our Lady Of Snows Catholic Church and sent in care of Piper. Funeral Home, 419 Main St., Rossville, Kansas 66533 | |
| 4186 |  | Obituary- Bowers, Lawrence 1 Lawrence A. Bowers, 72, Delia, died Tuesday, November 8, at a Topeka hospital. Mr. Bowers farmed in the Delia com¬munity for 42 years before he retired. He was born February 21, 1911, at Osage City, the son of Josiah and Cath¬erine Rashford Bowers. Mr. Bowers was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church at Delia, charter member of Delia Lions Club and served for 17 years on High Prairie school board near Delia. He was married to Christina Thomp¬son May 2, 1938, at Holy Name Cath¬olic Church in Topeka. She survives. An infant son, James Bowers, preceded him in death. Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Christina Brennan, St. Marys, Mrs. Ruth Anne Walker, Auburn, and Diane Bowers of the home; two sons, Law¬rence Bowers, jr., Delia, and John Bowers, Elwood, Illinois; three sisters, Mrs. Emily Reaka and Bernice Bowers, both of Topeka, and Mrs. Dorothy Bundy, McMinville, Oregon; a brother, Alfred Bowers, Silver Lake; and 22 grandchildren. Mass of Christian Burial will be cele¬brated at 10 a.m. Thursday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Delia. Burial will be in Mount Calvary Cemetery at Osage City. Verschelden Funeral Home, St. Marys, is in charge of arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made to American Lung Association of Kansas, Box 4426, 4300 Drury Lane, Topeka, 66604. | |
| 4187 |  | Obituary- Bowers, Lawrence 2 LAWRENCE A. BOWERS Lawrence A. Bowers, 72, Delia, died Tuesday, November 8, 1983, at a Topeka hospital. He was born February 21, 1911, at Osage City. He was a retired farmer and had lived in the Delia area 42 years. Mr. Bowers was a member of the High Prairie School Board for 17 years, a charter member of the Delia Lions Club, and a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church at Delia. He married Christina Thompson at -Holy Name Catholic Church in Topeka on May 2, 1938. She survives at the home. He was preceded in death by an infant son, James. In addition to his wife, he is survived by three daughters, Christina Brennan, St. Marys, Ruth Anne Walker, Auburn, and Diane Bowers, of the home; two sons, Lawrence Bowers Jr., Delia, and John Bowers, Edward, 111.; three sisters, Mrs. Emily Reaka and Bernice Bowers, both of Topeka, and Mrs. Dorothy Bundy, McMinnville, Ore.; one brother, Alfred Bowers, Silver Lake; and 22 grandchildren. Rosary was recited at 7 p.m. Wed¬nesday, Nov. 9, at Verschelden Funeral Home, St. Marys. Mass of Christian Burial was Thursday, at 10 a.m. in Sacred Heart Church, Delia. Active casket bearers were Larry Bowers, John Bowers, John Walker, Jimmy Brennan, James Walker and John Walker. Honorary casket bearers were Bill Brees, Don Brees, Steve Brees, Ed Eakin, Kenneth Houck and Don Miller. Interment was in Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Osage City. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Lung Association, 4300 Drury Lane, Topeka, Ks. 66604. LAWRENCE A. BOWERS Delia - Lawrence A. Bowers, 72, Delia, died Tuesday, Nov. 8, at a Topeka hospital. Mr. Bowers farmed in the Delia community for 42 years before he retired. He was born Feb. 21, 1911, at Osage City, the son of Josiah and Catherine Rashford Bowers. Mr. Bowers was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church at Delia, charter member of Delia Lions Club and served for 17 years on High Prairie school board near Delia. He was married to Christina Thomp¬son May 2, 1938, at Holy Name Cath¬olic Church in Topeka. She survives. An infant son, James Bowers, preceded him in death. Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Christina Brennan, St. Marys, Mrs. Ruth Anne Walker, Auburn, and Diane Bowers of the home; two sons, Law¬rence Bowers, Jr., Delia, and John Bowers, Elwood, Ill.; three sisters, Mrs. Emily Reaka and Bernice Bowers, both of Topeka, and Mrs. Dorothy Bundy, McMinville, Ore.; a brother, Alfred Bowers, Silver Lake; and 22 grandchildren. Mass of Christian Burial will be cele¬brated at 10 a.m. Thursday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Delia. Burial will be in Mount Calvary Cemetery at Osage City. Mr. Bowers will lie in state after 2 p.m. today at Verschelden Funeral Home, St. Marys, where a rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. Wednesday. Memorial contributions may be made to American Lung Association of Kansas, Box 4426, 4300 Drury Lane, Topeka, 66604. | |
| 4188 |  | Obituary- Bowers, Robert Robert W. Bowers GREAT FALLS, Mont. – Services were in St. Joseph’s Catholic Church here Wednesday for Robert W. Bowers, 91, Great Falls. He died March 29, 1981 at a Great Falls hospital. He was born March 18, 1890 in Osage City, Kan., the son of Joe and Catherine Rashford Bowers. He moved to Montana in 1913 to work for the railroad. He was a Great Northern Railroad engineer when he retired in 1959. He married Lena R. Barham in 1917. She survives. Other survivors include three daughters, Sister Mary Bernard and Mrs. Mary Brand, both of Great Falls, Mont., and Mrs. Agnes Lesofski, Helena, Mont.; three sons, Robert Bowers and Francis Bowers, both of Great Falls, Mont., and James Bowers, Sparks, Nev.; five sisters, Catherine Bowers, Bernice Bowers, Mrs. Margaret Jones and Mrs. Emily Reaka, all of Topeka, and Mrs. Dorothy Bundy, McMinnville, Ore.; three brothers, Charles Bowers, Osage City, Kan., Lawrence Bowers, Delia, Kan and Alfred Bowers, Silver Lake, Kan. Burial was in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Great Falls, Mont. | |
| 4189 |  | Obituary- Box, Berniece Berniece J. Box Berniece J. Box, 86, Silver Lake, died Sunday, July 13, 1997, at the Presbyterian Manor in Topeka. She was born January 2, 1911, in Gold Bar, Wash., the daughter of Henry and Mary Crosswhite Wilder. She lived in the Willard community 10 years and spent most of her life in Silver Lake. She was married to Eldred A. Box, May 2, 1932. He died March 26, 1978. A grandson, Lloyd George, died in 1987. Survivors include two daughters, Mary Ann Immenschuh, Silver Lake, and Norma Jean George, Spickard, Mo.; four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. A graveside service was at 10 a.m. Tuesday (this morning) at Silver Lake Cemetery. Friends and relatives met from 7 to 8 p.m. at Parker-Price Mortuary in Topeka. Memorial contributions may be made to Midland Hospice Care, 200 Frazier Circle, Topeka, 66606. | |
| 4190 |  | Obituary- Box, Harold Harold E. Box Harold E. Box, 32, died at his home 420 Ash Street, Topeka, Tuesday night after an illness of about two months. Born in Miami county Kan., Oct 30, 1902, he moved to Topeka from Silver Lake ten years ago. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Ethel Walraven Box, two sons, Harold Jr., and Eugene Leroy Box; two daughters, Mary Lucille and Hazel Marie Box, all of the home address; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Box, Rossville, and two brothers, Eldred and Howard Box, both of Rossville. Funeral services will be held at Peebler’s funeral home at 2 o’clock, Friday afternoon. Burial will be in Prairie Home cemetery. | |
| 4191 |  | Obituary- Box, John John W. Box Services were at 2 p.m. Saturday in Parker Mortuary in Topeka for John W. Box, 87, longtime Silver Lake resident who died Thursday in a Topeka hospital. Burial was in Silver Lake Cemetery. He was born April 18, 1875, in Missouri and had lived in Silver Lake 44 years. He was a retired farmer. Survivors include two sons, Howard and Eldred Box, both of Silver Lake; six grandchildren and several great-grandchildren; and a sister, Mrs. Dora McDermit, St. Joseph, Mo. | |
| 4192 |  | Obituary- Boyd, Omar Omar S. Boyd Omar Spencer Boyd, son of William S. Boyd and Laura Belle Pollette Boyd, was born on a farm northeast of Irving, Kansas, where he spent his early life in farming. Later he took up an active business life. In 1937, he married the former Miss Alice Hilton, and to this union was born one daughter, Ann Louise Boyd. In 1945, Mr. Boyd purchased his present store from the late Ira T. Hopkins, and brought his family to Rossville to make their home, coming here from Wamego. During the few short years he lived here, his friendly manner and quiet humor made him beloved by all who came to know him well, both young and old. He was an active and faithful member, of the Rossville Methodist church. Mr. Boyd passed away January 8, at the Genn hospital in Wamego. Besides Mrs. Boyd and Ann he is survived by one sister, Mrs. Emma Miller of Frankfort, Kans.; and six brothers: John A. Boyd and Tom Boyd of Irving, Kans.; George Boyd, of Frankfort; Frank Boyd, Melrose, Iowa; Lawrence Boyd, Ordway, Colo.; Charles Boyd, Hoxie, Kansas. Funeral services were conducted this Thursday afternoon at 2 o’clock from the Methodist church with the pastor, Rev. Don Jones officiating. Music was furnished by Mrs. Don Jones and Mrs. Inez Richardson accompanied by Mrs. Irene Campbell. Pall bearers were nephews of Mr. Boyd, including: Verne Boyd, Maurice Boyd, Rollin Boyd, John Ensley, James Boyd and Everett Denton. Burial was at Irving, Kansas. “I cannot say, and I will not say that he is dead, He is just away. With a cheery smile, and a wave of the hand, He has wandered into an unknown land, and left us dreaming how very fair it needs must be, since he lingers there. And you-Oh, you, who the wildest yearn, for an old-time step, and the glad return, think of him faring on, as dear in the love of There as the love of Here. Think of him still as the same, I say, He is not dead-he is just away” – James Whitcomb Riley The following out-of-town relatives and friends were in Rossville today to attend the funeral services of O.S. Boyd: Lawrence Boyd of Ordway, Colo.; Chas. A. Boyd, Hoxie, Kan.; Mr. and Mrs. Earl Miller and Wilma, Mrs. Emma Floyd, Mr. and Mrs. George Boyd of Frankfort; Mr. and Mrs. John Boyd, Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Boyd and Donald, Mr. and Mrs. Everett Denton and Maurice, Mr. and Mrs. John Ensley, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Carlson, Mr. and Mrs. Venton Osborne, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hilton, Mr. and Mrs. W.H. Netz of Irving; Mr. and Mrs. Francis Guffee, Mrs. Grace Guffee, Marysville, Kans.; Mr. and Mrs. Victor Carlson and Bobby, Mr. and Mrs. James Boyd, Miss Marilyn Boyd, Topeka; Mr. and Mrs. Verne Boyd, Mr. John Hilton, Manhattan; Mrs. Beulah Toboren; Mrs. Vera Boyd and Darrel, Beattie; Rollin Boyd, Kansas City, Mo.; Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Boyd, Cleburne; Mr. and Mrs. Louis Hupe and Mr. and Mrs. Carl Hupe of Belvue. | |
| 4193 |  | Obituary- Boyd, Vera Vera Mae Boyd Vera Mae Boyd, 86, Topeka, died Wednesday, Sept 10, 1997 at a Rossville nursing home. Mrs. Boyd was a meat wrapper for the Kroger Co. until she retired in 1970. She later was a nanny for many years in the Kansas City area. She was born Oct. 4, 1910, in Fayetteville, Ark. She moved to Topeka five years ago. Mrs. Boyd was a member of the Covenant Presbyterian Church in Kansas City, Mo., and Meatcutters Local Union No. 576. Survivors include a daughter, Rae Anthony, Lenexa. Burial was at Memorial Park Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Rossville Valley Manor in Rossville, 66533. Newcomer Family Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. | |
| 4194 |  | Obituary- Boyers, Irene Irene L. Roath Boyers Born February, 2nd, 1921 in Willard, Ks. Died April 21, 2013 at the age of 92. She was married to Arthur E. Boyers (deceased). She is survived by two sons, Craig A. Boyers (Shiela) of Lindsborg, Ks. and Glen A. Boyers of Carbondale, Ks., a sister, Erma Lucas of Freetown, Indiana, six grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren. A graveside service will be at Penwell-Gabel Cemetery, 3616 SW 6th Ave., on April 26 at 11:00 a.m. There will be no visitation. Memorials can be sent to Bethany Home, 321 N. Chestnut, Lindsborg, Ks. 67456. Penwell-Gabel Parker-Price Chapel is assisting the family. To leave a special message for the family online, please visit www.PenwellGabelTopeka.com | |
| 4195 |  | Obituary- Boyles, Arthur Arthur Boyles Died Sunday Arthur C. Boyles, only son of Mrs. Mary Boyles of this city, died in a Topeka hospital last Sunday where he had been under treatment for several months. The funeral service was held Tuesday afternoon in the Rossville Presbyterian church, conducted by the Rev. H. L. Nelson, of Topeka and interment made in Rossville cemetery. The deceased was born in Gnyseville, (Guysville) Athens County, Ohio, June 11, 1878, being 44 years, 2 months and 9 days old at the date of his death. He came to Kansas with his parents when he was 11 years old. He was educated in the Rossville schools and entered railroad work in Rossville first thru the student apprentice work at the local depot. After finishing his work he was stationed for a time at St. Marys and later at various points on the system, serving in railroad work for about thirteen years. About two years ago while agent at Belvue he was forced to give up his labors because of illness and has never been well since. On August 21, 1910, he was united in marriage to Miss Etta Coffey of Junction City. One child was born to this union which preceded the father to the great beyond. Beside his widow he is survived by his mother. | |
| 4196 |  | Obituary- Boyles, Bernice 1 Bernice Boyles Bernice Boyles, 86, 4712 W. 6th, died Saturday at the Presbyterian Manor where she had lived the past two years. Miss Boyles was a teacher 46 years before she retired in 1956. She taught mathematics 35 years at Topeka High School and was chairman of the mathematics department when she retired. She was instrumental in the establishment of the Topeka Regional Science Fair and was active in promoting the science fair many years. She was named Topeka’s Woman of the Year in the field of arts and sciences in 1957. Miss Boyles was born Sept 24, 1889, near Rossville, the daughter of James and Julia Boyles. She lived at 1183 Mulvane in Topeka from 1940 until she moved to the Presbyterian Manor. She received an AB degree in 1917 from the University of Kansas and did graduate study at Kansas State Teachers College at Emporia and at the University of Minnesota. She taught three years in the elementary school at Silver Lake and also taught in rural schools in Shawnee County. She taught a year at Neodesha and two years at Atchison. She taught one year at the former Quincy Junior High School in North Topeka before she joined the faculty at Topeka High School. Miss Boyles was a member of First Presbyterian Church, Beulah Chapter No. 34 Order of Eastern Star, the Travelers Club, and Chapter GJ of PEO Sisterhood. She also was a member of several teacher organizations. Survivors include four nieces, Beatrice Luthye, 1165 Oakley, Mrs. Wilma Rabe, 1724 Webster, Mrs. Gladys Richards, 2341 Moundview Drive and Mrs. Hazel Judkins, Garden Grove, Calif; and two nephews, James H. Boyles, ___________ and George Boyles, San Bernardino, Calif. Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Newcomer-Diffenderfer Funeral Home. Burial will be in Rossville Cemetery. | |
| 4197 |  | Obituary- Boyles, Bernice 2 Bernice Boyles Born on a farm near Rossville, upon graduating the 8th grade in rural school Miss Boyles obtained a certificate for teaching in country schools – a practice possible in the early 1900’s. Therefore, she taught grades one through eight at several Shawnee Co. one-room schools and Silver Lake elementary before receiving her AB degree from KU. After serving a year in the former Quincy Jr. High in North Topeka, Miss Boyles joined the Topeka High mathematics faculty in 1921. Retiring in 1956, she immediately became involved in establishing the Topeka Science Fair for area students. For this activity Miss Boyles was recognized as the 1957 Topeka Woman of the Year. She died at age 86 in 1976. | |
| 4198 |  | Obituary- Boyles, Charles Charles W. Boyles Charles W. Boyles was born in Lodi township, Athena county, Ohio, December 15, 1849 and died Thursday morning, Sept 27, 1917, age 67 years, 9 months and 12 days. Mr. Boyles came to Kansas in May, 1879 arrived at Topeka first and later coming to Rossville and locating just west of Cross Creek for about one month and then moving onto his farm northwest of Rossville adjoining his father’s place on the south. In 1902 he retired from farming life and moved to Rossville into the house where he died. During most of the last years of his life he had been employed at the McPherson barn. The funeral was held Saturday, Sept 29, at 2 o’clock in the Christian church, conducted by the Rev. A.J. Crawford, of the Presbyterian church, and interment made in the Rossville cemetery. The surviving members of his family are his widow, one son, Arthur, of Belvue, Kansas, and two brothers, Frank of Rossville and S.F. of Topeka. Out-of-town relatives here for the funeral were: Mr. and Mrs. Fred Boyles, of near Garnett, Kan.; Mr. and Mrs. S.F. Boyles, of Topeka; Mr. and Mrs. John Boyles, of Topeka and Mrs. Chas. Drennan of Topeka. Chas. Boyles Died Suddenly Charles Boyles died last night at midnight from a stoke of apoplexy, which he suffered about six o’clock last evening. Mr. Boyles was stricken while out milking at his home on the corner of Pearl and Perry streets and was conscious when carried into his home by workmen at the McPherson barn. Mr. Boyles had been a resident of Rossville township for about forty years, on a farm and during the last few years as a resident of the city. As we go to press the funeral arrangements have not been completed. An obituary will be published next week. Card of Thanks We desire to express our appreciation for the many kindly services rendered us by our neighbors and friends during the illness and after the death of our husband and father. Mrs. C.W. Boyles-Arthur Boyles | |
| 4199 |  | Obituary- Boyles, Dolph Dolph Boyles Dolph Boyles, 58, of Route 1, Silver Lake, dropped dead from heart disease Sunday. He was attempting to enter a car after driving his cattle to a pasture northeast of Silver Lake when stricken. He was born March 19, 1887, at Rossville, the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Frank Boyles, and spent his lifetime in the vicinity of Rossville and Silver Lake. Surviving are two sisters, Mrs. Ethel Jackson of Manhattan and Miss Mabel Boyles, Route 1, Silver Lake; and two brothers, Ray Boyles, Silver Lake, and Peter Boyles, Lone Oak, Ark. Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o’clock from the Parker Mortuary in North Topeka. Silver Lake Lodge No. 50, A.F. & A.M. had charge of the services. The body was brought to Rossville Cemetery for burial. | |
| 4200 |  | Obituary- Boyles, Frank Frank M. Boyles Frank Morgan Boyles died Sunday morning at his farm home northeast of Rossville, after being in ill health for the past two years. His death was caused by brights disease. Mr. Boyles had been a resident of Rossville township and Shawnee county since the year 1879 and was widely known. Since coming to Kansas he had always engaged in farming. In the early days he owned a farm across the road from his father’s place, later moving to Rossville and living for several years in the house now occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Hopkins. Before buying the present farm in 1907, Mr. Boyles and his family lived for seven years on the ‘cheese factory’ farm. Mr. Boyles was a native of Athens county, Ohio, where he was born March 11, 1851. He would have been 68 years old the 11th day of next month. He was a member of the K.L. of S. lodge of this city. The funeral service was held at the home yesterday afternoon at 2 o’clock, conducted by the Rev. J.R. Shaffer, of the Methodist church and interment made in the Rossville cemetery. He is survived by his widow, four sons, Fred, of Garnett, Kan., Peter, of Lonoke, Ark., Dolf of Silver Lake township and Ray at home; three daughters, Mrs. Chas. Drennan, of Chicago, Mrs. Ethel Jackson, of Glade, Kans., and Mabel, at home; one brother Sam, of Wakarusa, Kan. [Note he died 2/9/1918. The newspaper is from February 1918 not 1919 as shown in handwriting.] |
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