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| 5851 |  | Obituary- Grace, Thomas Thomas Grace ST. MARYS—Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Im¬maculate Conception Catholic Church here for Thomas M. Grace, 74, St. Marys, who died Monday night in an Alma rest home. He had been admitted to a Topeka hospital Feb. 4, 1968, after he suffered burns in a fall against a heater. He later suffered a cerebral hemorrhage and was a patient in the hospital many weeks. He was born Dec. 30, 1897, at Delia. He lived at Kansas City, Kan., about six years before he returned to Delia in 1927. He moved to St. Marys in 1939. He was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church at St. Marys. Mr. Grace was employed in the maintenance department of St. Mary’s College about 20 years before he retired in 1966. He was married to Mary Kane May 19, 1921, at Kansas City, Kan. She died March 1, 1935. Survivors include a son, Thomas P. Grace, Kansas City, Kan.; a daughter, Mrs. Loretta Olson, Shawnee; three brothers, Martin Grace, 315 E. Paramore, Topeka, Raymond Grace, Delia, and Richard Grace, Wamego; two sisters, Mrs. Katherine Van de Weile, St. Mays, and Mrs. Agnes Kennedy, 415 Emmett, Topeka; and five grandchildren. Burial will be in Mount Calvary Cemetery at St. Marys. Wake services will be at 7 p.m. today at Verschelden Funeral Home at St. Marys. Thomas Grace ST. MARYS—Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church here for Thomas M. Grace, 74, St. Marys, who died Monday night in an Alma rest home. He had been admitted to a Topeka hospital Feb. 4, 1968, after he suffered burns in a fall against a heater. He later suffered a cerebral hemorrhage and was a patient in the hospital many weeks. He was born Dec. 30, 1897, at Delia. He lived at Kansas City, Kan., about six years before he returned to Delia in 1927. He moved to St. Marys in 1939. He was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church at St. Marys. Mr. Grace was employed in the maintenance department of St. Mary’s College about 20 years before he retired in 1966. He was married to Mary Kane May 19, 1921, at Kansas City, Kan. She died March 1, 1935. Survivors include a son Thomas P. Grace, Kansas City. Kan.; a daughter, Mrs. Loretta Olson, Shawnee; three brothers, Martin Grace, 315 E. Paramore, Topeka, Raymond Grace, Delia, and Richard Grace, Wamego; two sisters, Mrs. Katherine Van de Weile, St. Mays, and Mrs. Agnes Kennedy, 415 Emmett, Topeka; and five grandchildren. Burial will be in Mount Calvary Cemetery at St. Marys. Wake services will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Verschelden Funeral Home at St. Marys. | |
| 5852 |  | Obituary- Grace, William William C. Grace PITTSBURG, Calif. – Services are pending here for William C. Grace, 62, Pittsburg, who died Wednesday evening at a local hospital. Mr. Grace had been ill for several years with heart problems. He was born April 28, 1914, in Delia, Kan., where he attended public schools. He left Delia in 1930. He was a carpenter until he retired in 1966 because of ill health. He was married in Topeka to Mabel Penrod in 1935. She survives at the Pittsburg home. Other survivors include five sons, Jerry Grace, Reno, Nev., William Dale Grace, Carson City, Nev., Danny Grace, Antioch, Calif., and Darrell Grace and Bernard Grace, both of Pittsburg; two daughters, Mrs. Shirley Thompson, Kansas City, Kan., and Mrs. Carolyn Nichols, Carson City, Nev.; two brothers John Grace, 409 Sumner, and Jerry Grace, 2735 S.E. 29th, both of Topeka; three sisters, Mrs. Bernadette Kipler, 1807 Cheyenne, Topeka, Mrs. Genevieve Matiak, Delia, and Mrs. Alice Payne, Hastings, Neb.; 14 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. | |
| 5853 |  | Obituary- Graf, Francis 1 Francis A. Graf KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Francis A. Graf, 90, Kansas City, Kan., died Friday, Jan. 26, 1996, at a Topeka hospital. He was born Jan. 9, 1906, at St. Marys, the son of Maurice and Marie Richstatter Graf. He was graduated from high school at the St. Mary’s College in 1925. Mr. Graf worked for the Union Pacific Railroad for 43 years and retired as a locomotive engineer. He was a member of St. Joseph-St. Benedict Catholic Church in Kansas City, Kan. He also was a member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, Union Pacific Oldtimer Club, the American Rifleman Club and Knights of Columbus Council No. 657, St. Marys. He married Madeline Zimmer on Jan. 7, 1941. They were divorced. He later married Ruby Chipman Haffey on Aug. 25, 1958. She died Sept. 25, 1994. Survivors include a son, Leo Graf; a stepson, Pat Haffey, New Hampton, Mo.; a stepdaughter, Barbara Pidgeon, Hailey, Idaho; three sisters, Marie Dolizilek, Rossville, Regina Muckenthaler, St. Marys, and Margaret Hoferer, St. Marys; and seven step-grandchildren. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10 a.m. Monday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, St. Marys. Burial will be in Mt. Calvary Cemetery, St. Marys. Mr. Graf will lie in state from 1 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday at Piper-Verschelden Funeral Home, St. Marys. Rosary will be recited at 3:30 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. The family suggests memorials to the Immaculate Concep¬tion Catholic Church, in care of the funeral home. | |
| 5854 |  | Obituary- Graf, Francis 2 Francis A. Graf Francis A. Graf, 90, Kansas City, KS, died Friday, January 26, 1996, at a Topeka hospital. He was born January 9, 1906, at St. Marys, the son of Maurice and Marie Richstatter Graf. He grew up in the St. Marys community and was graduated from high school at the St. Mary’s College in 1925. He had lived in Kansas City, KS for many years. He worked for the Union Pacific Railroad for 43 years and retired as a locomotive engineer. He was a member of St. Joseph St. Benedict Catholic Church in Kansas City, KS. He was a member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, Union Pacific Old-timers Club, the American Rifleman Club, and Knights of Columbus Council No. 657 at St. Marys. He was married to Madeline Zimmer January 7, 1941. They were divorced. He married Ruby Chipman Haffey August 25, 1958; she died September 25, 1994. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Edward Graf, on April 9, 1964. Surviving him are a son, Leo Graf, address unknown; a stepson, Pat Haffey, New Hampton, Mo.; a stepdaughter, Barbara Pidgeon, Hailey, Ida.; three sisters, Marie Dolezilek, Rossville, Regina Muckenthaler and Margaret Hoferer, both of St. Marys; seven stepgrandchildren; one nephew; and five nieces. A rosary was recited at Piper-Verschelden Funeral Home at 3:30 p.m. Sunday. Mass of Christian Burial was at 10:00 Monday morning at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in St. Marys. Interment was in Mt. Calvary Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church and sent in care of the funeral home. | |
| 5855 |  | Obituary- Graham, Carl 1 CARL GRAHAM Carl Graham, 70, of Colton, California, died last Tuesday in a San Bernardino, Calif, hospital. He lived in the Delia community many years before moving to California in 1936. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Elsie Graham, of the home; a daughter, Mrs. Clayton Sever, San Bernardino; a son, Earl Graham, El Centro, Calif.; four grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. John Wyatt, Lecompton, and three brothers, Lee and Ray Graham, both of San Bernardino, and Claude Graham, Kansas City. Burial was in California. | |
| 5856 |  | Obituary- Graham, Carl 2 CARL GRAHAM Again the angel of death has called from our midst a loving husband and father to meet the loved ones who have gone on before and to dwell in that land where, sorrow, suffering, and parting are not known. Carl Graham was born near Leoti, Wichita County, Kansas, March 8, 1889, and departed this life at General Hospital in Sam Bernardino, California, October 6, at 2:15 p.m., 1959. When a small boy he moved with his parents to the Swetlick farm near Delia, Kansas, where he grew to manhood. On March 5, 1924, he was united in marriage to Elsie L. Banta, of Delia, and, this union was blessed with two children. In March, 1936, they moved to Colton, California, where he work¬ed as a carpenter until sickness forced him to retire although in very poor health for several years. He was very patient and did not complain. His thoughts was always of his family and friends. All that loving hands could do was done to restore him to health but all in vain and God relieved him of his suffering and called him to his heavenly home, October 6, 1959. He leaves to mourn his passing, his faithful wife Elsie, of the home 934 West “F” St., Colton, Calif.; a daughter, Ethel Marie Sever, of San Bernardino, Calif.; a son, Earl D. Graham, of El Centro, Calif.; four grandchildren, Lynelle and Lynn Sever, Robert and Floyd Graham; one sister, Mrs. Flossie Wyatt of Lecompton, Kansas; three brothers, Claude, of Kansas City, Kans., Lee of Yucaipa, Calif., and Ray of Colton, Calif. Also many nieces and nephews and a host of friends. Funeral services were conducted Saturday, October 10, 10 a.m., at Knopsnyders Mortuary in Colton, with the Rev. S. E. Collect, officiating. Songs by Marjorie Holdzendorff were “The Last Mile Of The Way” and “The Old Rugged Cross.” Pall bearers were Bud Pratt, Fred Moore, Guy Kraft, Ben Hert, Earl Hodge and Leonard Pine. Burial was in beautiful Montecito Memorial Park Cemetery. | |
| 5857 |  | Obituary- Graham, Elmer Elmer D. ‘Bud’ Graham Jr. Elmer David “Bud” Graham Jr., 81, Topeka, died Thursday, Sept. 27, 1990, at a Topeka nursing home. Mr. Graham farmed in western Kansas from 1929 until 1937. He then moved to Byers, Colo., where he farmed and was a heavy equipment operator several years. He came to Topeka in 1955 where he worked at Kansas Neurological Institute from 1957 until he retired in July 1974. He was born Jan. 7. 1909, at Rossville, the son of Elmer David Graham Sr. and Mrs. Margaret Eleanor Quirk Graham. He built a home in Lyndon in 1975, then in August 1987 returned to Topeka for health reasons. He was married to Alice P. Steele March 25, 1933, at Leoti. She survives. Other survivors include two daughters, Eleanor Martin, De Soto, Texas, and Darlene Dozier, Topeka; a son, Charles Graham, Aurora, Colo.; two sisters, Alice Kendall, Kansas City, Kan., and Lois Flowers, Topeka; seven grandchildren; and four greatgrandchildren. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Parker-Price Mortuary. Burial will be in Maple Hill Cemetery. Mr. Graham will lie in state after 2 p.m. Sunday at the mortuary. Memorial contributions may be made to American Red Cross, Kansas Capital Area Chapter, 1221 S.W. 17th, 66604. | |
| 5858 |  | Obituary- Graham, H.A. H.A. ‘Tuffy’ Graham H.A. “Tuffy" Graham, 71, Topeka, died Thursday, Feb. 20, 1992, at a Topeka hospital. Mr. Graham worked 37 1/2 years for Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. before he retired. He also had played semi-professional baseball. He was born March 22, 1920, at Delia, the son of Claud and Lillie Anders Graham. Mr. Graham was a member of Gage Bowl Senior Citizens League and Horseshoe Pitchers Association. He was a former Topeka horseshoe champion and the Tuffy Graham Open horseshoe tournament was named for him. He was married to Lucy Wilkerson May 24, 1942, in Topeka. She survives. Other survivors include a daughter, Ruthi Montecinos, Topeka; two sons, Richard A. Graham, San Jose, Calif., and Virgil Graham, Topeka; a sister, Floye Barnard, Topeka; a brother, Gerald Graham, Kansas City, Kan., and seven grandchildren. Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday in Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Family and friends will meet from 2 until 3 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the Capt. Stan D. Curyea Scholarship Fund, Washburn University, 1700 S.W. College, 66621. | |
| 5859 |  | Obituary- Graham, Jesse Jesse L. Graham Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home for Jesse L. Graham, 63, Tulsa, Okla., formerly of Topeka. He died Tuesday in Tulsa. He was born Dec. 16, 1916, at Delia, the son of Claude and Lillie Anders Graham. Mr. Graham retired from Southwestern Bell Telephone in 1979. He married Dimple Means who survives. Other survivors include two sons, Stanley Graham, Topeka, and Don Graham of the home; his mother, Mrs. Lillie Graham, Topeka; a sister, Mrs. Floye Strait, Topeka; and two brothers, Harold Graham, Topeka, and Jerry Graham, Kansas City, Kan. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery, Topeka. | |
| 5860 |  | Obituary- Graham, Lee Lee Graham Colton, Calif. - Services and burial were here Saturday for Lee Graham, 78, of Yucalpa, Calif. He suffered a heart attack while vacationing in southern California. Mr. Graham has lived many years in Delia, Kan., before moving to California. He was born Dec. 10, 1895 in Missouri. Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Maud Graham, at the home; six children, all of California, and a sister, Mrs. Flossie Wyatt, Lecompton, Kan. | |
| 5861 |  | Obituary- Graham, Monita 1 Monita Fae Graham Monita Faye Graham, daughter of Ray and Mabel Graham, was born January 1, 1916 and departed this life May 26, 1917, age 1 year 4 months and 26 days. Sleep on Monita And take thy rest, God called thee home; He thought it best. Card of Thanks We desire to thank our kind friends and neighbors for their help and sympathy in the trouble which came into our lives, and when little Monita was taken from us. We also desire to thank them for their beautiful floral offerings. Mr. Ray Graham Mr. and Mrs. F.M. Graham | |
| 5862 |  | Obituary- Graham, Monita 2 Took Life of Her Baby Mrs. Ray Graham, took the life of her 18-months-old baby and then attempted suicide last Saturday afternoon, at her home a few miles southwest of Delia, by using carbolic acid. The baby was dead and Mrs. Graham in serious condition when found by her husband and his father, F. M. Graham. Mrs. Graham and her husband had been fussing some, it is said, and he left his family a few days previous. Little Belle Henry, who had been staying with the young Mrs. Graham, told F. M. Graham, she was afraid the young mother would kill herself and the baby because of repeated threats to do so, and told of hiding the poison once Mr. Graham went to Delia Saturday afternoon and took the son out to his wife hoping to patch up the trouble. But they arrived too late. Mrs. Graham was found in the yard, lying on the ground, able to talk only incoherently. The baby was dead. Emergency treatment was given at Delia and the young woman was soon out of danger. At the coroner’s inquest Saturday night the jury decided the mother was insane when she committed the murder of her child. Mrs. Graham was formerly Mabel Moses, daughter of A1 Moses of Maple Hill. She attended the Rossville schools until shortly before her marriage. She expressed no regret over the death of her baby, when questioned by the coroner, saying she was sorry because she hadn’t finished herself. | |
| 5863 |  | Obituary- Graham, Pauline 1 Mrs. Pauline G. Graham Mrs. Pauline Grace Graham, 69, Topeka, died Monday, Feb. 13, 1989, at a Topeka hospital. Mrs. Graham was a secretary many years, first in Topeka and later in Collinsville, Ill., before she retired in 1980. She was born March 27, 1918, in Topeka, the daughter of Dick W. and Lucy Ann Peery Anderson. She grew up in Rossville and Emmett and was graduated from Emmett High School. She attended Clark’s School of Business in Topeka. Mrs. Graham was a member of the American Association of Retired Persons. Survivors include her mother, Mrs. Lucy Anderson, Topeka; a sister, Jessie Lytle, Rossville; and two brothers, Bill Anderson, Topeka, and John Anderson, Seattle, Wash. Services will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home. Burial will be in Rossville Cemetery. | |
| 5864 |  | Obituary- Graham, Pauline 2 Pauline G. Graham Mrs. Pauline Grace Graham, 69, Topeka, died Monday, February 13, 1989, at a Topeka hospital. Mrs. Graham was a secretary many years, first in Topeka and later in Collinsville, Ill., before she retired in 1980. She was born March 27, 1918, in Topeka, the daughter of Dick W. and Lucy Ann Peery Anderson. She grew up in Rossville and Emmett, and was graduated from Emmett High School. She attended Clark's School of Business in Topeka. Mrs. Graham was a member of the American Association of Retired Persons. Survivors include her mother, Mrs. Lucy Anderson, Topeka; a sister, Jessie Lytle, Rossville; and two brothers, Bill Anderson, Topeka, and John Anderson, Seattle, Wash. Services were at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home. Burial was in Rossville Cemetery. | |
| 5865 |  | Obituary- Grant, Billie Billie Grant Billie Jean Grant, 78, Topeka, died Wednesday, May 24, 2000, at a Rossville nursing home. Mrs. Grant was a tax examiner for the Kansas Department of Revenue until she retired in 1985. She was born July 20, 1921, in Wichita, the daughter of William and Lova C. Lemon Weiler. She graduated from Silver Lake High School in 1939. She had lived in Maple Hill until 1949, then in Hoyt until she moved back to Maple Hill in 1960. Mrs. Grant was a member of the Maple Hill Community Congregational Church, and she served two terms in the Silver Haired Legislature. She married Wayne Waldo Grant on Sept. 14, 1940, in Oskaloosa. He died March 20, 1987. A son, William Ralph Grant, died March 1, 1977, and she also was preceded in death by two grandsons, Russell Wayne Grant and Daniel Dee Grant, and a great-grandson, William Raymond Grant. Survivors include three sons, Jerry Wayne Grant, Hoyt, Michael Dean Grant, Olathe, and Steven Allen Grant, Topeka; two sisters, Edith Marker, and Judy McDiffett, both of Topeka; a brother, Jon Weiler, Topeka; 10 grandchildren; four stepgrandchildren; 15 greatgrandchildren; three stepgreat-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandson. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Parker- Price Mortuary. Burial will be at Dover Cemetery in Dover. Mrs. Grant will lie in state after 2 p.m. today at the mortuary where visitation will be from 7 to 8 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to Heart of America Hospice, 3715 S.W. 29th, Suite 20, Topeka, 66614, or to the Alzheimer’s Association, Topeka Chapter, P.O. Box 1427, Topeka, 66601. | |
| 5866 |  | Obituary- Graves, Eva Eva (Davis) Graves Passes Away Eva Louise Graves, 96, of Brunswick, OH, died Friday, February 3, 2017, at Plum Creek Senior Living. She was born September 20, 1920, the daughter of Denny Morgan and Grace Lucinda (Alexander) Davis. She graduated from Rossville High School in 1938. Survivors include her husband, Corbin H. Graves, of the home. Graveside services will be at 11:00 AM, Thursday, February 9, 2017, at Rossville Cemetery. The family will received friends from 9:00 to 10:00 AM, Thursday, at Penwell-Gabel Parker-Price Chapel, 245 NW Independence Avenue, Topeka. | |
| 5867 |  | Obituary- Graves, Lorna Graves Loma Mae Graves, 88, Topeka, died Saturday, Jan. 20,2018, at Midland Hospice House in Topeka. She was born March 21,1929, in Delia, the daughter of Thomas Henry and Nora Louise Loughmiller Perry. She grew up on family farms in Emmett, south of Bucks Grove and Havensville and attended Havensville High School. Mrs. Graves was a homemaker. She later worked for Northland Department Store in the snack bar, then worked for five years in the kitchen at Seaman School District and later for The Manor nursing home. She also worked for McFarland Restaurant, retiring after 13 years. She was active in 4-H. She also was a member of American Legion Post 400, serving as president, vice-president and secretary. She married Ora “Dale” Graves on June 13, 1947, in Havensville. He died June 30, 2010. She was also preceded in death by a sister, Lucille Sipes; and three brothers, Leroy, Bob and Lawrence “Larry” Perry. Survivors include a son, Douglas Graves and wife Dotty, Topeka; four daughters, Linda Graves-Leonard, Topeka, Connie Graves-Knebel and husband Denny and Debbie Graves- Tillotson and husband Buddy, all of Highland, Ill., and Cherie Graves-Herring and husband Jr., Kechi; nine grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 25 at Mercer Funeral Home in Holton. Burial will follow in Penwell-Gabel Cemetery in Topeka. Family will greet friends one hour prior to service time. Memorial contributions may be made to American Legion Post 400 or Midland Hospice, sent in care of Mercer Funeral Home, P.O. Box 270, Holton, KS 66436. Holton Recorder 1/22/18 | |
| 5868 |  | Obituary- Graves, Phyllis Phyllis M. Graves Phyllis M. Graves, 84, formerly of Rossville, moved on to her new home on Wednesday, February 15, 2017 at Rolling Hills Retirement Community in Topeka. She was born on September 29, 1932 at Rossville, the youngest of five children born to Rufus and Nellie Martin Lillard. Phyllis spent her entire life in the Rossville community, except for a few years in Manhattan and before moving to Rolling Hills Retirement Community in 2012. Phyllis enjoyed several hobbies, including cooking, quilting, gardening, crocheting and needlework. Phyllis was married to William R. Graves in 1951. He preceded her in death on August 20, 2000. She was also preceded in death by her parents and siblings, Mary Woods, Glendon “Bud” Lillard, Lucille Bagby and Henry Lillard. She will be sadly missed by her son, Robert (Joan) Graves; her grandson, Corey (Stacy) Graves; four great-grandchildren, Kylie, Emily, Braden and Derrick; five sisters-in- law; numerous nieces and nephews. Phyllis was cremated. Memorial graveside services will be at 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, February 22, 2017 at the Rossville Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to the Rolling Hills Retirement Community activity fund or Grace Hospice and sent in care of Piper Funeral Home, 714 Maple St., St. Marys, Kansas 66536. Online condolences may be sent to www.piperfuneralhome.com. | |
| 5869 |  | Obituary- Graves, Robert Robert Reed Graves Passes Away Robert Reed “Bob” Graves, 68, passed away on June 7, 2020, at home with his wife by his side. Bob was born January 19, 1952, in Manhattan to William R. and Phyllis M. (Lillard) Graves. He was an only child and grew up in the Rossville community, where he graduated from high school. Bob was united in marriage to Joan (Freeby) Graves on November 28, 1970, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in St. Marys. She survives of the home. Bob was preceded in death by both parents, three brothers-in-law, and a sister-in-law. His son Corey, daughter-in-law Stacy, four grandchildren, Kylie, Braden, Emily, and Derrick, all of Hoffman Estates, IL. survive. Other survivors are six brothers-in-law, eleven sisters- in- law, numerous aunts, cousins, nieces, and nephews. Bob retired from Shawnee County Public Works in March of 2011 after 37 years of service. Graveside memorial services will be at 10:00 A.M. Saturday, July 11, 2020, at the Rossville Cemetery Memorial contributions may be made to the Helping Hands Humane Society and sent in care of Piper Funeral Home, 714 Maple St., St. Marys, Kansas 66536. To read a full obituary or leave online condolences, go to www.piperfuneralhome.com. Due to Covid 19 restrictions, everyone attending will need to wear a mask and practice social distancing. | |
| 5870 |  | Obituary- Graves, William William “Bill” Graves William “Bill” R. Graves, 72, Rossville, died Sunday, August 20, 2000, at his home. He was born October 5, 1927, in Manhattan, the son of Archie and Bertha Popejoy Graves. Mr. Graves grew up in the rural Manhattan community and attended Manhattan High School. He served in the United States Navy. He was a truck driver and mechanic for Ryder Truck Company in Junction City, before retiring in 1992. He was a member of AARP. March 9, 1951, he married Phyllis Lillard, and married her again on April 12, 1996. She survives. Other survivors include a son, Robert R. Graves, Topeka; five sisters, Alice Persyn, Huntsville, AR, Lois Lewis, Gladys Sedam and Bemis Parker, Manhattan, and Evelyn Reece, Kansas City, MO; a grandson and a great-granddaughter. He will lie in state from 2:00 until 7:30 Tuesday (today) at Piper-Verschelden Funeral Home in St. Marys. His service will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home; burial will be in the Rossville Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Stormont-Vail Hospice, or the Rossville United Methodist Church and sent in care of Piper-Verschelden Funeral Home, 714 Maple, St. Marys 66536. Bill Graves ROSSVILLE — William R. "Bill” Graves, 72, Rossville, died Sunday, Aug. 20, 2000, at home. He was born Oct. 5, 1927, in Manhattan, to Archie and Bertha Popejoy Graves. He spent his early life near Manhattan and attended Manhattan High School. He was a truck driver and mechanic for Ryder Truck Co., in Junction City before he retired in 1992. He married Phyllis Lillard on March 9, 1951. They were divorced. They remarried April 12, 1996. She survives. Other survivors include a son, Robert R. Graves, Topeka; five sisters, Alice Persyn, Huntsville, Ark., Lois Lewis, Gladys Sedam and Bernis Parker, all in Manhattan, and Evelyn Reece, Kansas City, Mo.; a grandson; and a great-granddaughter. Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Piper-Verschelden Funeral Home in St. Marys. Burial will be in Rossville Cemetery. Mr. Graves will lie in state from 2 to 7:30 p.m. today at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to Stormont-Vail Hospice in Topeka or the United Methodist Church in Rossville. | |
| 5871 |  | Obituary- Gray, Maddison Maddison Ann Gray OVERBROOK — Maddison Ann Gray, 7, Overbrook, was killed in an automobile accident in Franklin County on Monday, June 6, 2005. She was born Oct. 12, 1997, in Parkersburg, W.Va., the daughter of Clarence Aldon "Bud” Gray and Lisa Stadler-Reece, DVM. She moved with her family to the Ottawa and Appanoose area from Ohio four years ago. She was a second grade student at Appanoose Grade School. Maddison was a member of Michigan Valley United Methodist Church and the Rambling Ranchers 4-H Club of Ottawa. Survivors include her mother, Lisa Stadler-Reece, DVM, of the home; her father, Clarence Aldon "Bud” Gray, Ottawa; grandparents, David G. and Phyllis Stadler, Rossville, Jean Gray, Sistersville, W. Va , and Victor and Dorothy Reece, Overbrook; a great-grandmother, Thora V. Stadler, Alamogordo, N.M.; two brothers, Matthew A. Gray and Weston W. Reece, both of the home; three sisters, Audrey C. Reece and Autumn G. Reece, both of the home, and Rebecca Gray, Belpre, Ohio; and many aunts, uncles and cousins. Maddison was preceded in death by her grandfather, Clarence A. Gray Sr. A funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Grace Community Church in Overbrook with pastors Bill Driver and Scott Dickinson officiating. Burial will be in Appanoose Cemetery. Friends may pay respects to Maddison after 4 p.m. today at Dengel & Son Mortuary in Ottawa, where the family will meet with friends from 7 to 8 p.m. The family suggests memorial contribution to Appanoose School and sent in care of the mortuary, 235 S. Hickory, Ottawa, Kan. 66067. Condolences may be e-mailed to the family through dengelmortuary@sbcglobal.net. | |
| 5872 |  | Obituary- Gray, Thomas Mr. Thomas Gray, a young farmer who lived three miles west of Rossville, died Tuesday night of last week. He was one of the most respected citizens of the neighborhood and his death is greatly regretted. Mr. Gray's relatives are all in Canada. [From the Kansas Valley Times, October 29, 1880] | |
| 5873 |  | Obituary- Graybeal, Glen Glen Graybeal Glen Graybeal, 76, Delia, died Saturday at a Topeka hospital. He was born Feb. 5, 1907, in Burlington, the son of Mart and Ida Watson Graybeal. He served in the Army from September 1928 to November 1948. After retiring from the Army, he worked as a railroad and construction worker for several years. He moved to Delia from Burlington in 1978 to live with a niece, Addie Beougher. He was a member of United Methodist Church; Aerie No. 3577, Fraternal Order of Eagles; and Ferguson-Grennan Post No. 1030 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, all in Burlington; and Jimmie Lillard Post No. 31 of the American Legion, Rossville. Survivors include two brothers, Henry Graybeal, 1839 W. 2nd, and Ted Graybeal, Emporia; two sisters, Pearl Graybeal, Oceanside, Calif., and Mrs. Bessie Terry, 916 Lindenwood. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Davidson Funeral Home. Cremation will follow the services. Inurnment will be in Graceland Cemetery, Burlington. Mr. Graybeal will lie in state after 2 p.m. today at the funeral home where the family will meet with friends from 7 to 8 p.m. today. | |
| 5874 |  | Obituary- Graybeal, Mart M.E. Graybeal Mart E. Graybeal, 48, Route 1, Silver Lake, was dead on arrival at a Topeka hospital Sunday after he was stricken at a farm near Carbondale. He apparently had a heart attack. He was born Feb. 6, 1926, at Burlington. He was employed by Rock Island Railroad as a car inspector 23 years. He was a member of Southwest Christian Church. He was married to Grace Graybeal. She survives. A son, Floyd Graybeal, died in 1950 and a daughter, Althea Graybeal, died in 1951. Other survivors include a son, Michael Graybeal, Topeka; four daughters, Mrs. Nancy Thomas, Rossville, Mrs. Teresa Crouse, Silver Lake, and Della Graybeal and Sheilla Graybeal, both at home; four brothers, June Graybeal, Lyndon, Francis Graybeal, Boulder, Colo., Wesley Graybeal, Denver, Colo., and Wilbur Graybeal, Delia; three sisters, Mrs. Ruth Salee, Edgerton, Mo., Mrs. Lucille Doherty, Topeka, and Mrs. Addie Brougher, Delia; a stepsister, Mrs. Yvonne Shepard, Burlington; and a granddaughter. Wall-Diffenderfer Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. | |
| 5875 |  | Obituary- Graybeal, Wilbur 1 Wilbur E. Graybeal Wilbur E. Graybeal, 59, Delia, died Sunday, October 18, 1992, at his home. He was born June 25, 1933, in Burlington, the son of William Earl and Helen Elmira Tipton Graybeal. Mr. Graybeal was in the U.S. Army from February 1955 to February 1957; the Army Reserve from 1957 to January 1963; and served in Korea during active duty. He was a construction laborer. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church in Delia. He was married to Nancy Cott on August 29, 1959, in Emporia. She survives. Other survivors include one son, Michael Newman, address unknown; four sisters, Ruth Sallee, Edgerton, Mo., Lucille Doherty, Aurora, Colo., Addie Beougher, Raymond, Yvonne Shepherd, Burlington, Colo.; three brothers, June Graybeal, Lyndon, Francis Graybeal, Bennett, Colo., Wesley Graybeal, Denver, Colo. Services are at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Verschelden Chapel. Visitation is from 7:30 to 8:30 this evening (Tuesday) at Verschelden’s. Burial will be in Delia Cemetery. Wilbur E. Graybeal, 59, Delia, died Sunday, Oct. 18, 1992, at his home, Cause of death was unavailable. Mr. Graybeal was a laborer in construction. He served in the Army from February 1955 to February 1957 including duty in Korea, then in the Army Reserve from 1957 until January 1963. He was born June 25, 1933, in Burlington, the son of William Earl and Helen Elmira Tipton Graybeal. Mr. Graybeal was a member of the Presbyterian Church in Delia. He was married to Nancy Cott Aug. 29, 1959, in Emporia. She survives. Other survivors include a son, Michael Newman, address unavailable; four sisters, Ruth Sallee, Edgerton, Mo., Lucille Doherty, Aurora, Colo., Addie Beougher, Raymond, and Yvonne Shepherd, Burlington; and three brothers, June Graybeal, Lyndon, Francis Graybeal, Bennett, Colo., and Wesley Graybeal, Denver, Colo. Services were at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Verschelden Funeral Home in St. Marys. Burial was in Delia Cemetery. Contributions may be made to the Wilbur Graybeal Memorial Fund to be designated later by relatives and sent in care of the funeral home. | |
| 5876 |  | Obituary- Graybeal, Wilbur 2 Wilbur E. Graybeal DELIA — Wilbur E. Graybeal, 59, Delia, died Sunday, Oct. 18, 1992, at his home. Cause of death was unavailable. Mr. Graybeal was a laborer in construction. He served in the Army from February 1955 to February 1957 including duty in Korea, then in the Army Reserve from 1957 until January 1963. He was born June 25, 1933, in Burlington, the son of William Earl and Helen Elmira Tipton Graybeal. Mr. Graybeal was a member of the Presbyterian Church in Delia. He was married to Nancy Cott Aug. 29, 1959, in Emporia. She survives. Other survivors include a son, Michael Newman, address unavailable; four sisters, Ruth Sallee, Edgerton, Mo., Lucille Doherty, Aurora, Colo., Addie Beougher, Raymond, and Yvonne Shepherd, Burlington; and three brothers, June Graybeal, Lyndon, Francis Graybeal, Bennett, Colo., and Wesley Graybeal, Denver, Colo. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Verschelden Funeral Home in St. Marys. Burial will be in Delia Cemetery. Mr. Graybeal will lie in state after 2 p.m. today at the funeral home where relatives and friends will meet from 7:30 until 8:30 p.m. today. Contributions may be made to the Wilbur Graybeal Memorial Fund to be designated later by relatives and sent in care of the funeral home. | |
| 5877 |  | Obituary- Green, Charles Charles John Green Charles John Green, 88, Topeka, died Wed., March 6, 2013, in Weslaco, TX. He was born Jan. 14, 1925, in Topeka the son of Jasper W. and Anna M. (Walters) Green. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and retired from the U.S. Naval Reserve. Charles was a sheet metal worker with Sheet Metal Workers Local # 2. He was a member of Carbondale Lodge # 70, AF & AM, and served as Master in 1968 and 1972. He was also a member of Topeka Scottish Rite Bodies and Arab Shrine. Charles was married to Azella “June” Collie on June 12, 1945, in Topeka. She preceded him in death on March 29, 2006. Surviving are a daughter: Sheila Rae Kratina of Delia; two sons: Darrell William Green of Bartlett, II and Lynn Eugene Green of Mt. Home, AR; a step-sister: Mary Chenowcth; 7 grandchildren; and 7 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by two brothers: Jack and Emmett, and step-brother, Donald Meggison. Funeral services will be at 1:00 PM, Fri., March 15, 2013, at Penwell-Gabel Parker-Price Chapel, 245 NW Independence Ave., followed by Masonic Services conducted by Carbondale Lodge # 70, AF & AM. Military honors will be conducted at Topeka Cemetery. Charles will lie in state after 3:00 PM, Thurs., at the funeral chapel where the family will receive friends from noon to 1:00 PM, Fri. Memorial contributions may be made to the Topeka Scottish Rite Foundation, 2300 SW 30th Street, Topeka, KS 66611-1711. To leave a special message for the family online, visit www.PenwellGabelTopeka.com. | |
| 5878 |  | Obituary- Green, Clara Clara Mae Green ROSSVILLE — Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today in Rossville Cemetery for Clara Mae Green, 90, Rossville, who died Friday, Oct. 23, 1992, at a Topeka hospital. Mrs. Green and her husband farmed near Willard for 57 years. She returned to the Lambotte family home in Rossville in 1966. She was born Nov. 2, 1901, at Kingsville, in Shawnee County, the daughter Of Alfred Fredrick and Nellie Maude Dean Lambotte. She grew up at Rossville. Mrs. Green was a member of Rossville Presbyterian Church. She was married to Herbert Reinhard Green Sept. 7, 1920, at Lawrence. He died March 24, 1978. Survivors include a daughter, Ernestine Arnold, Topeka. Mrs. Green will lie in state until noon today at Parker-Price Mortuary in Topeka. Clara Mae Green Clara Mae Green, 90, Rossville, died Friday, October 23, 1992, at Stormont-Vail Regional Medical Center in Topeka. She was born November 2, 1901, in the Kingsville community, the daughter of Alfred Fredrick and Nellie Maude Dean Lambotte. She grew up in Rossville. She farmed with her husband in Willard for several years. In 1966, she moved to the Lambotte family home in Rossville. She was a member of the Rossville Presbyterian Church. She was married to Herbert Reinhard Green on September 7, 1920, at Lawrence. He died March 24, 1978. Survivors include a daughter, Ernestine Arnold, Topeka. Graveside services are 2 p.m. Tuesday (today) at Rossville Cemetery, with the Rev. Alice Monschke officiating. Parker-Price Mortuary in Topeka is in charge of arrangements. | |
| 5879 |  | Obituary- Green, Florence Mrs. Florence Green, aged 28 years, wife of Herman Green, and sister of Mrs. Robert Lloyd, died at her home in Willard Wednesday, October 3, at 1:25 a.m. | |
| 5880 |  | Obituary- Green, Herbert N. Pneumonia fatal to young husband and father Herbert N. Green Jr., 21, died Thursday in a Kansas City hospital of pneumonia and heart complications. The young husband and father was admitted to the hospital the preceding Saturday. He was married to the former Sandra Macha of Rossville. She and their infant daughter, Karen, survive. Services were held Saturday. He was married to the former Sandra Macha of Rossville. She and their infant daughter, Karen, survive. Services were held Saturday morning, with interment made in Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Kansas City, Kansas. | |
| 5881 |  | Obituary- Green, Herbert N. 2 Herbert N. Green Jr. Herbert N. Green Jr. – 21, of 934 North Eighty-second Terrace, Kansas City, Kansas died yesterday at the University of Kansas Medical Center apparently of a heart attack. He was a lifelong resident of Kansas City, Kansas. Mr. Green was employed as a payroll clerk at Princeton Turf of Kansas City. He was a member of the Victory Hills Baptist Church. He was a graduate of Washington High School. He also was a member of Wyandotte County Civil Defense. He leaves his wife, Mrs. Sandra A Green and a daughter, Karen Sue, both of the home, his parents, Mr. & Mrs. Herbert N. Green, 2108 North Seventy-third Terrace, Kansas City, Kansas; a sister, Mrs. Patricia Potvin, Austin, Texas; two brothers, Roger Green, 31 North Seventy-fourth and Douglas Green, 2108 North Seventy-third Terrace both of Kansas City, Kansas; his paternal grandmother, Mrs. Dora Green, 1124 North Thirty-fourth, Kansas City, Ks. and his maternal grandfather, Arnold Westergen, Ottawa, Ks. Services will be at 11 o’clock Saturday at the Fulton Nickel Chapel; burial in Chapel Hill Cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel after 4 o’clock today. | |
| 5882 |  | Obituary- Green, Herbert R. 1 Herbert R. Green Herbert Reinhard Green, 83, Route 8, died Friday in a Topeka hospital where he was admitted Feb. 18. He was born Jan. 31, 1895, in the Willard community west of Topeka. He spent most of his life southeast of Willard and spent a few years in Rossville. He was an Army veteran of World War I, having served with Battery B in the 58th Field Artillery. He was married to Clara M. Lambotte in September, 1920, at Lawrence. She survives. A daughter, Mrs. Virgil Arnold, 712 Western, also survives. Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Newcomer-Diffenderfer Funeral Home. Burial will be in Rossville Cemetery. | |
| 5883 |  | Obituary- Green, Herbert R. 2 HERBERT REINHARD GREEN Herbert Reinhard Green, 83, Route 8, Topeka, died Friday, March 24, 1978, in a Topeka hospital where he was admitted February 18. He was born January 31, 1895, on a farm southeast of the Willard community west Topeka. He was the only child of John and Tena Reinhard Green. He resided on this farm for seventy-seven years, from which he retired, as a farmer and stockman in 1972, when he moved to Rossville. He was an Army veteran of World W having served with Battery B in the 58th Field Artillery in 1918. He was married to Clara M. Lambotte in September, 1920, at Lawrence. She survives. Also surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Virgil (Ernestine) Arnold, Topeka, and a cousin, Herbert F. Reinhard, Boston, Mass. Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Newcomer-Diffenderfer Funeral Home. Burial will be in Rossville Cemetery. | |
| 5884 |  | Obituary- Green, John Judge Pierce was called upon to hold an inquest on the body of J. Green who dropped dead on his farm one mile south of Willard, last Saturday morning. The verdict of the jury stated the deceased died of heart failure. Dr. J.M. Amis, J.W. Jamieson and U.G. Stewart accompanied Judge Pierce to the Green home and served on the jury. [From Shawnee County News, September 12, 1902] | |
| 5885 |  | Obituary- Green, L. Alma 1 L. Alma Green ROSSVILLE - L. Alma Green, 73, Rossville, died Monday, Jan. 6, 1997, at a Topeka hospital. Mrs. Green and her husband farmed in the Willard community for several years. She also worked in factories during World War II. She was born Feb. 22, 1923, in the Beach Community, N.C., the daughter of Earl and Pearl Swayer. She moved to Rossville from Willard in 1991. Mrs. Green was a member of Lecompton Chapel in Lecompton. She married Ray Green in 1950 in Michigan. He died March 25, 1975. She also was preceded in death by a grandson, Michael Anderson. Survivors include a son, Larry Anderson, Rossville; a sister, Aileen Dimaya, Pontiac, Mich.; and a brother, Earl Swayer Jr., Weaverville, N.C. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the Piper-Verschelden Funeral Home in St. Marys. Burial will be at the Green Family Cemetery near Willard. Mrs. Green will lie in state from 2 to 7:30 p.m. today at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the Rossville Community Library or to the Lecompton Chapel and sent in care of the funeral home. | |
| 5886 |  | Obituary- Green, L. Alma 2 L. Alma Green L. Alma Green, 73, Rossville, died Monday, January 6, 1997, at a Topeka hospital. She grew up in the Beach community in North Carolina. She was a homemaker, and had worked in factories during World War II. She moved to the Willard community and fanned with her husband, Ray, until she moved to Rossville. She had lived in Rossville since 1991. She was a member of the Lecompton Chapel in Lecompton. She was born February 22, 1923, in the Beach community, the daughter of Earl and Pearl Hefner Swayer. She was married to Ray Green in 1950, in Michigan. He died March 25, 1975. She was also preceded in death by a grandson, Michael Anderson. Survivors include one son, Larry Anderson, Rossville; one sister, Aileen Dimaya, Pontiac, Ml; one brother, Earl Swayer, Jr., Weaverville, NC. Her service was Friday at Piper-Verschelden Funeral Home in St. Marys. Burial was in the Green Family Cemetery near Willard. Memorial contributions may be made to the Rossville Community Library or the Lecompton Chapel and sent in care of the funeral home. | |
| 5887 |  | Obituary- Green, Margaret Mrs. Margaret Green Services for Mrs. Margaret Green who formerly lived in Silver Lake, were Monday in Roseville, Calif. She died Thursday at a Roseville hospital. Born in Shawnee county, she lived here most of her life and moved to California five years ago. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Marvin Berry of Silver Lake, and Mrs. Margaret Berry of Roseville, Calif.; 10 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. | |
| 5888 |  | Obituary- Green, Vivian 1 Vivian J. Green Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday at the Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home for Mrs. Vivian June Green, 42,10449 N.W. 4th, who died Sunday of injuries she received in a three-vehicle accident about four miles east of Wamego in Pottawatomie County, the Kansas Highway Patrol said. She was born May 29, 1937, at Delia, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Wyatt. She was graduated from Lecompton High School in 1955 and moved to Topeka from Lecompton 24 years ago. Mrs. Green worked for Fleming Food Co. for six years. She was a member of the Lecompton United Methodist Church. She was married May 22, 1955, at Dover to Loren Green, who survives. Other survivors include four daughters, Teresa Denise Green, Renee June Green, Karla Karen Green and Shirley Lynn Green, at home; a son, Ricky Adair Green, at home; her mother, Mrs. Flossie Graham Wyatt, 2343 N.W. 62nd; seven brothers, Robert Wyatt, 5624 N.W. Greenhills Road, Glen Wyatt, Bellevue, Neb., Howard Wyatt, Andover, Marion Wyatt, 2315 N. Clay, Lloyd Wyatt, 4021 N.W. Pocahontas, James Wyatt, 221 Arter, and Duane Wyatt, Osage City; four sisters, Mrs. Geneva Farrell, 3030 N.W. 66th, Mrs. Margie Mulanax, 6529 N.W. 86th, Mrs. Laveign Ostrander, 3124 N.W. 66th, and Mrs. Joyce Diepenbrock, 3029 Min¬nesota. Burial will be in Half Day Cemetery at Elmont. Memorial contributions may be made to the Rossville High School Boosters Club, in care of Bill Raine, Route 8, Topeka, 66604. Green services Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday at Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home, Topeka, for Mrs. Vivian June Green, 42, 10449 N.W. 4th, who died Sunday of injuries she received in a three-vehicle accident about four miles east of Wamego in Pottawatomie County, the Kansas Highway Patrol said. Burial will be in Half Day Cemetery, Elmont. Memorial contributions may be made to Rossville High School Boosters Club, in care of Bill Raine, Route 8, Topeka, 66614. | |
| 5889 |  | Obituary- Green, Vivian 2 Wreck victim listed serious A Horton man who suffered a head injury and broken leg in a three-vehicle accident Sunday has improved from critical to serious condition at Stormont-Vail Regional Medical Center, a hospital spokesman said today. The man, Rick Pederson, 18, was one of two persons injured in the accident, which killed 42-year-old Vivian J. Green, 10449 N.W. 4th. The other man, James Flanagan, 20, Emmett, was list¬ed in fair condition at Stormont-Vail. The accident occurred when the car in which Green was riding collided head-on with the car driven by Pederson about four miles east of Wamego on US-24. A third car, driven by Sharon Davis, 36, Rossville, was following the Green vehicle, and also struck the Pederson vehicle. Davis was not injured. Mrs. June Green Mrs. Vivian June Green, 42, 10449 N.W. 4th, died Sunday of injuries she received in a three-vehicle accident about four miles east of Wamego in Pottawatomie County, the Kansas Highway Patrol said. She was born May 29, 1937, at Delia, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Wyatt. She graduated from Lecompton High School in 1955. She moved to Topeka from Lecompton 24 years ago. Mrs. Green worked for Fleming Food Co. for six years. She was a member of the Lecompton United Methodist Church. On May 22, 1955, she married Loren Green at Dover. He survives. Other survivors include four daughters, Teresa Denise Green, Renee June Green, Karla Karen Green and Shirley Lynn Green, all of the home; a son, Ricky Adair Green, of the home; her mother, Mrs. Flossie Graham Wyatt, 2343 N.W. 62nd; seven brothers, Robert Wyatt, 5624 N.W. Greenhills Road, Glen Wyatt, Bellevue, Neb., Howard Wyatt, Andover, Marion Wyatt, 2315 N. Clay, Lloyd Wyatt, 4021 N.W. Pocahontas, James Wyatt, 221 Arter, and Duane Wyatt, Osage City; four sisters, Mrs. Geneva Farrell, 3030 N.W. 66th, Mrs. Margie Mulanax, 6529 N.W. 86th, Mrs. Laveign Ostrander, 3124 N.W. 66th, and Mrs. Joyce Diepenbrock, 3029 Minnesota. Services are pending at the Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home. Burial will be in Half Day Cemetery at Elmont. | |
| 5890 |  | Obituary- Green, Vivian 3 June Green Killed In Head-On Collision June Green, 42, Route 8, Topeka, was killed in a head-on collision late Sunday night in Pottawatomie County. According to the dispatcher at the Highway Patrol office in Topeka, three vehicles were involved in the accident about 10:45 p.m. Sunday, October 28, 1979. The dispatcher said Monday morning that the accident was still being investigated to determine which vehicle had crossed the center line to cause the collision which occurred just east of the bridge over the Vermillion River on U.S. 24 Highway, ap-proximately four miles east of Wamego. A 1975 Dodge driven by Rick Pederson, 18, Route 2, Horton, was totaled. Pederson was taken to the Wamego City Hospital and later transferred to Stormont-Vail Regional Medical Center in Topeka where his condition Monday was listed in critical condition with head injuries. Vivian J. (June) Green, 42, Route 8, Topeka, was the driver of a 1973 Mercury which was totaled in the accident. Mrs. Green was pronounced dead at the scene. Her body was taken to Stewart Funeral Home in Wamego, and later taken to Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home in Topeka. A passenger in her car, James Flanagan, 20, Emmett, was injured. He was taken to the Wamego City Hospital and later transferred to Stormont-Vail Regional Medical Center in Topeka where his condition Monday morning was described as fair. The third vehicle, a 1974 Ford pickup driven by Sharon Davis, 36, rural Rossville, sustained approximately $700 damage according to a preliminary report at the scene. There was no report of injuries to Ms. Davis. Allegedly, the Dodge, headed west on U.S. 24, and the Mercury, headed east on U.S. 24, collided. The pickup which was following the Mercury tried to avoid the collision and slid between the two vehicles, striking the Dodge. At approximately 11 p.m., the Rossville Fire Department was called by the Pottawatomie County Sheriffs Department requesting the “Jaws of Life” tool be dispatched to the scene to assist in removing victims trapped in the vehicles. Three firemen from Rossville went to the scene to assist in the operation. Mrs. Green’s obituary is printed on page 2 of this issue. | |
| 5891 |  | Obituary- Greenberg, Phyllis Phyllis Jean Greenberg Phyllis Jean Greenberg, 79, Topeka, passed away Friday, December 28, 2007, at Midland Hospice Care. Phyllis had COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) which caused her to be home-bound in recent years. She was born on June 26, 1928 in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of William Hall and Elsie (Rezac) Lynde. Phyllis was a member of the Hope Lutheran Church. She was known for her artistic talents in ceramics and oil paintings; and she enjoyed working her yard and flower beds. She showed and developed prize-winning championship German Shepherd dogs in the 1950’s; an interest she thoroughly enjoyed. She was preceded in death by her husband, Irwin Greenberg, in 1953. She is survived by a son, Frank William Meade, and his wife, Esta. Services will be held at 11 am on Thursday, January 3, 2008, at Penwell-Gabel Mid-Town Chapel. Burial will follow at Mount Hope Cemetery. Phyllis will not lie in state. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be given to Hope Lutheran Church, 2636 SE Minnesota Avenue, Topeka, Kansas 66605; or Midland Hospice Care, 200 SW Frazier Circle, Topeka, Kansas 66606. To leave a special message for the family, please visit www.PenwellGabel.com. | |
| 5892 |  | Obituary- Greeve, Devin Devin Micheal Greeve Devin Micheal Greeve, age 17, of Topeka, passed away August 18, 2016 after a vehicle accident near Silver Lake. Devin was born January 4, 1999 at Topeka, Kansas, the son of Tim Greeve and Tonya Dugger. Devin was currently a senior at Silver Lake High School. He worked part time at Walmart as a cashier. He also worked at Gary’s Berry’s. He was preceded in death by a sister, Gaby Greeve and a step brother, Tyler M. Crouse. He is survived by his father, Tim Greeve and step mom, Traci of Topeka; his mother, Tonya Crouse and step dad, Matthew, of Topeka; paternal grandparents, Dale and Debbie Greeve of Topeka; maternal grandfather, Paul Nisbeth; a maternal grandmother, Shirley Dugger; step brothers, Daegan and Colten McLaughlin and a step sister, Ryleigh McLaughlin. Devin enjoyed forging metals and various inventions. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, August 24,2016 at Fellowship Bible Church in Topeka. Visitation will be Tuesday from 5:00 -8:00 p.m. at the Fellowship Bible Church. Memorial contributions may be made to the Devin and Gaby Greeve Memorial Fund at the Silver Lake Bank in Topeka and the Lyndon State Bank. Davidson Funeral Home is assisting the family with services. Please visit davidsonfuneral.com to view or sign online guest book. | |
| 5893 |  | Obituary- Greeve, Gabrielle Gabrielle “Gaby” Noel Greeve Gabrielle “Gaby” Noel Greeve, age 11, of Topeka, passed away August 18,2016 after a vehicle accident near Silver Lake. Gaby was born November 29, 2004 at Brandon, Florida the daughter of Tim Greeve and Tonya Dugger. Gaby was currently in the 6th grade at Silver Lake Elementary. She served as a volunteer at Harvesters, the Hope House and North Rock Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by a brother, Devin M. Greeve and a step brother, Tyler M. Crouse. She is survived by her father, Tim Greeve and step mom, Traci of Topeka; her mother, Tonya Crouse and step dad, Matthew of Topeka; paternal grandparents, Dale and Debbie Greeve of Topeka; a maternal grandmother, Shirley Dugger; step brothers, Tyler, Daegan and Colten McLaughlin and a step sister, Ryleigh McLaughlin. Gaby was an avid reader and enjoyed singing and dancing. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, August 24,2016 at Fellowship Bible Church in Topeka. Visitation will be Tuesday from 5:00 -8:00 p.m. at the Fellowship Bible Church. Memorial contributions may be made to the Devin and Gaby Greeve Memorial Fund at the Silver Lake Bank in Topeka and the Lyndon State Bank. Davidson Funeral Home is assisting the family with services. Please visit davidsonfuneral.com to view or sign online guest book. | |
| 5894 |  | Obituary- Grell, Harry 1 Harry Grell ROSSVILLE - Memorial services will be at 5:30 p.m. Sunday in Verschelden Funeral Home in St. Mary’s for Harry Grell, 89, Rossville, who died Wednesday, July 21, 1993, at a Rossville nursing home. Mr. Grell was a carpenter and had worked at Pearl Harbor, on the Alaskan Highway and in Topeka and Junction City. He retired in 1969. He was born July 11, 1904 in Marshalltown, Iowa, the son of Charles and Lilly Rogers Grell. He grew up in Junction City and was graduated from Abilene High school. Mr. Grell was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Delia. He was married to Jessie E. Wood May 10, 1947, at Topeka. She survives. Other survivors include a daughter, Darmaris Humphrey, Pawley Island, S.C.; a stepdaughter, Norma Simecka, Delia; a sister, Ruth Henner, Hillsboro, Ore.; six grandchildren; six step grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and 10 step great-grandchildren. Mr. Grell was cremated and inurnment is pending. Contributions may be made to the Harry Grell Memorial Fund to be designated at a later time by relatives and left with the funeral home. | |
| 5895 |  | Obituary- Grell, Jessie Jessie E. Grell Jessie E. Grell, 91, St. Marys, died Friday, May 28, 2004, at Community Hospital in St. Marys. She was born November 11, 1912, near Dwight, the daughter of Harry and Inez Woodman Wood. She was reared at Dwight and graduated from Dwight High School. She had lived in the Hoyt and Delia communities for many years. Mrs. Grell was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Delia. In 1930, she married Glenn Fechner. He preceded her in death. In 1948, she married Harry Grell, who also preceded her in death. Survivors include a daughter, Norma Fechner Simecka, Silver Lake; six grandchildren; 11 greatgrandchildren; and three great-great- grandchildren. Mrs. Grell was cremated. A memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 9 a.m. Friday at St. Marys Manor Chapel in St. Marys. Inurnment will be in Hoyt Cemetery at Hoyt. Memorial contributions may be made to Heart of America Hospice and sent in care of Piper-Verschelden Funeral Home, 714 Maple, St. Marys 66536. | |
| 5896 |  | Obituary- Gresser, Christine MRS. C. D. GRESSER Christine Dannenfelser was born in Henry county, Illinois, May 5, 1848 and departed from this life at Rossville, Sept. 3, 1929 at the age of 81 years, 3 months and 29 days. She was united in marriage to Frederick Ernest Gresser, Oct. 28, 1868, he having preceded her to the great beyond nine years ago. To this union was born five sons and one daughter, the daughter having died in infancy. The sons are Edwin E. of Topeka; Albert Grant and Clarence E. of Rossville, John Clark of Ft. Riley and Rollin F. of Baxter Springs, Kan. At the age of seventeen years she united with the Baptist church but after a marriage on moving to Atkinson, Ill., she united with the Congregational church there to which she still belonged. Thru all her life she was active in all the departments of her church until failing health prevented. Mrs. Gresser came to Rossville nine years ago to make her home with her children, most of this time having been spent with her son Grant where after much tender care she passed away. Thru all the trials of her life she kept her faith in God, never once doubting but that all things were His plan and done for the best. So strong was this faith, that she goes on beyond leaving on the memory of her children an indelible memorial to the mother who lived her Christianity each day of her life. Funeral services were this (Thursday) morning at 10:30 o’clock, at the home of C. E. Gresser, conducted by the Rev. Gordon S. Pritchett. The body was then taken to Topeka for shipment to Geneseo, Ill., for burial. Mrs. Grant Gresser and Messrs. C. E. Gresser and Rollin Gresser of Baxter Springs, accompanied the body to its last resting place. | |
| 5897 |  | Obituary- Gresser, Clarence 1 Rossville-Topeka Banker, Clarence E. Gresser, Dies Clarence Ernest Gresser, 80, longtime banker in Topeka and Rossville, died Wednesday night in a Topeka nursing home. The son of Fredrick and Christine Gresser, he was born March 11, 1883, at Atkinson, Ill. At the age of 16 he came to Kansas and began working in the old Citizens State Bank in North Topeka, where his brother, Ed Gresser, was cashier. Clarence E. Gresser spent a few years at the Central National Bank in Topeka and in 1909 organized the People’s State Bank at Rossville. He remained with the Rossville bank until he retired as president about five years ago. He served two terms as mayor of Rossville and several terms on the city council, grade school board and high school board. He was Sunday school superintendent of the Rossville Methodist Church 17 years and church treasurer many years. He was past master of the Rossville Masonic Lodge. He and Leonore Miller, daughter of the late Rev. and Mrs. J. K. Miller of Topeka, were married in 1907. Survivors include his widow; two sons, Joe M. Gresser of Rossville, and Don F. Gresser, 1534 W. 17th; five granddaughters; one grandson; one great-granddaughter; and a brother, Rollin Gresser of Brady, Tex. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in the Methodist Church at Rossville with burial in Mount Hope Cemetery in Topeka. The Wall-Diffenderfer Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. CARD OF THANKS - For the kind expressions of sympathy shown us by the friends and business places of our town and surrounding community during the past sadness, we gratefully acknowledge and deeply appreciate. The flowers were beautiful. The C. E. Gresser family | |
| 5898 |  | Obituary- Gresser, Clarence 2 Founder of Peoples State Bank Dies At Age 80 Services for Clarence Ernest Gresser, 80, former Topeka banker and founder of the Peoples State Bank at Rossville, were at 10 a. m. Saturday in the Rossville Methodist Church. Burial was in Mt. Hope Cemetery in Topeka. He died Wednesday night in a Topeka nursing home where he had lived for several months. He was born March 11, 1883, at Atkinson, Ill. He came to Kansas at the age of 16 and began working in the old Citizens State Bank of North Topeka, where his brother, The late Ed Gresser, was cashier. He also worked several years at the former Central National Bank of Topeka. C.E. Gresser organized the bank at Rossville in l909. He retired as president about five years ago. He served two terms as mayor of Rossville and served several terms on the city council, elementary and high school boards. He was Sunday school superintendent of Rossville Methodist Church 17 years and church treasurer many years. He was a past master of Rossville Masonic Lodge. His wife, the former Leonore Miller, daughter of the late Rev. and Mrs. J. K. Miller of Topeka, survives. Among other survivors are two sons, Joe M. Gresser, Rossville, and Don F. Gresser, Topeka; a brother, Rollin Gresser, Brady, Texas; six grandchildren and one greatgrandchild. Wall-Diffenderfer Mortuary was in charge of arrangements. Pallbearers were Marvin Davis, Everett Pelfrey, Rolland Parr, Harold Reser, Homer Reid, and Junior Dannefer. | |
| 5899 |  | Obituary- Gresser, Clarence 3 (First published in the Shawnee County Reporter August 29, 1963) IN THE PROBATE COURT OF SHAWNEE COUNTY, KANSAS In the Matter of the Estate of C. E. GRESSER, a/k/a CLARENCE E. GRESSER, Deceased No. NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR To the Creditors, Heirs, Devisees and Legatees of C. E. Gresser, a/k/a Clar ence E. Gresser, Deceased, and all others concerned: You and each of you will take notice that on the 23rd day of August, 1963, Joe M. Gresser was appointed executor of the Will of C. E. Gresser, deceased, and duly qualified as such executor and Letters Testamentary were issued to him on August 23, 1963, by the Probate Court of Shawnee County, Kansas. All parties interested in said estate will take notice and govern themselves accordingly. All creditors are notified to exhibit their demands against the said estate within nine months from the date of the first publication of this notice as provided bylaw, and if their demands are not thus exhibited they shall be forever barred. Joe M. Gresser, Executor of the Will of C. E. Gresser, Deceased. J. A. Babicki, Attorney for Executor 506 New England Bldg., Topeka, Kansas. | |
| 5900 |  | Obituary- Gresser, Don Don F. Gresser Don F. Gresser of Topeka passed away Tuesday, May 31, at age 93 at Brewster Health Center in Topeka. Don was born in Rossville, on Jan. 14, 1912, the son of Clarence E. and Leonore Miller Gresser. He attended school in Rossville and graduated from the University of Kansas in 1934 passing his examination to become a certified public accountant. He worked for Peet Marwick Mitchell in Kansas City, then moved to Topeka in 1946 to establish his own firm, Garrison and Gresser, CPA Associates. They developed the system of flour accounting to serve the special needs of Kansas farmers. Don is fondly remembered by many Topeka residents for his integrity and kindness with their financial needs. He met Florence Keller as a fellow high school band member from the neighboring town of Delia. They courted during college years, married in 1936 and were blessed with a long and happy marriage of 69 years. The family cherishes memories of Thanksgiving, Christmas and annual summer lake vacations. Don is survived by his wife, Florence; daughters, Marilyn Baisel of Ft. Collins, Colo., Barbara Williams (husband Clark) of Farmington Hills, Mich., Andrea Atkinson (husband John) of St. Louis, Mo.; nine grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his brother, Joe Gresser of Rossville. Don was a faithful steward of the community, serving as president of the KAICPA in 1961. He was a 50-year member of the First United Methodist Church having served on the Finance and Building committees. He volunteered as treasurer of the Shawnee County Girl Scouts for many years and also served with the Topeka Optimists and the Ostomy Society. Services were held Sunday morning at the Brewster Medical facility at 1001 S.W. 29th St. Memorial contributions may be made to the First United Methodist Church of Topeka or the Alzheimers Association in care of Penwell Gabel Funeral Home at 1321 S.W. 10th Ave. Topeka, KS, 66604. |
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