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| 5851 |  | 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 | |
| 5852 |  | 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. | |
| 5853 |  | 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. | |
| 5854 |  | 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. | |
| 5855 |  | 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. | |
| 5856 |  | 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] | |
| 5857 |  | 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. | |
| 5858 |  | 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. | |
| 5859 |  | 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. | |
| 5860 |  | 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. | |
| 5861 |  | 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. | |
| 5862 |  | 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. | |
| 5863 |  | 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. | |
| 5864 |  | 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. | |
| 5865 |  | 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. | |
| 5866 |  | 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. | |
| 5867 |  | 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. | |
| 5868 |  | 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] | |
| 5869 |  | 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. | |
| 5870 |  | 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. | |
| 5871 |  | 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. | |
| 5872 |  | 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. | |
| 5873 |  | 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. | |
| 5874 |  | 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. | |
| 5875 |  | 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. | |
| 5876 |  | 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. | |
| 5877 |  | 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. | |
| 5878 |  | 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. | |
| 5879 |  | 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. | |
| 5880 |  | 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. | |
| 5881 |  | 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 | |
| 5882 |  | 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. | |
| 5883 |  | 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. | |
| 5884 |  | 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. | |
| 5885 |  | Obituary- Gresser, Grant GRANT GRESSER Grant Gresser 71, for a number of years a resident of Rossville community, but for the past few years a farmer near Admire, died in an Emporia hospital Sunday, October 29th. Funeral services were held Wednesday at 2 p.m. in Emporia. The body was taken to Geneseo, Ill. for burial. His wife has sold their farm and will shortly move to Moline, Ill., where her daughter Etta and other relatives now live. Survivng him are his widow and three children; three brothers, E. S. Gresser, Topeka; Clarence and Rollin Gresser, of Rossville. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Gresser and Mr. and Mrs. Rollin Gresser went to Enrporia, Wednesday to attend the funeral services of their brother, Grant Gresser. The services were held at the McVay-Jones funeral home. The body was taken to Genesco, Ill., for burial. | |
| 5886 |  | Obituary- Gresser, Joe Joe M. Gresser ROSSVILLE — Joe M. Gresser, 79, of Rossville died Friday, May 18, 1990, at his home. Mr. Gresser was president of Peoples State Bank here from 1963 until he retired in 1974. He also was involved in insurance, real estate and farming. He was born Sept. 5, 1910, at Rossville, the son of Clarence E. and Leonora E. Miller Gresser. He was a lifelong resident of Rossville and a 1933 graduate of the University of Kansas. He began working for Peoples State Bank in 1933 and except for when he served in World War II, he was there until he retired. Mr. Gresser served in the amphibious forces for the Navy in the Mediterranean and the South Pacific during World War II. He was a member of the Rossville United Methodist Church and the Jimmie Lillard Post No. 31 of the American Legion. He married Ruth A. McCurry June 13, 1942, at Chapel Hill, N.C. She survives. Other survivors include a son, Dr. Michael Gresser, Les Cedres, Quebec; two daughters, Carolyn Gresser, Rossville, and Catherine Barber, Sachse, Texas; a brother, Don Gresser, Topeka; and two grandchildren. A son, Robert Gresser, died in August 1946. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at the Verschelden Chapel at St. Marys. Burial will be at Rossville Cemetery. Mr. Gresser will lie in state after 2 p.m. today at the Verschelden Funeral Home in St. Marys. Memorial contributions may be made to the Rossville First Responder Unit and sent in care of the Rossville Fire Department. Joe M. Gresser Joe M. Gresser, 79, Rossville, died Friday, May 18, 1990, at his home. Mr. Gresser was president of Peoples State Bank in Rossville from 1963 until he retired in 1974. He also was involved in insurance, real estate and farming. He was born September 5, 1910, at Rossville, the son of Clarence E. and Leonora E. Miller Gresser. He was a lifelong resident of Rossville and a 1933 graduate of the University of Kansas. He began working for Peoples State Bank in 1933 and, except for when he served in World War II, he was there until he retired. Mr. Gresser served in the amphibious forces for the Navy in the Mediterranean and the South Pacific during World War II. He was a member of the Rossville United Methodist Church and the Jimmie Lillard Post No. 31 of the American Legion. He married Ruth A. McCurry June 13, 1942, at Chapel Hill, N.C. She survives. Other survivors include a son, Dr. Michael Gresser, Les Cedres, Quebec; two daughters, Carolyn Gresser, Rossville, and Catherine Barber, Sachse, Tex.; a brother, Don Gresser, Topeka; and two grandchildren. A son, Robert Gresser, died in August 1946. Services were at 2 p.m. Monday at the Verschelden Funeral Home in St. Marys. Burial was in Rossville Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Rossville First Responder Unit and sent in care of the Rossville Fire Department. | |
| 5887 |  | Obituary- Gresser, John CLARK GRESSER John Clark Gresser, aged 48 years 3 months and 7 days, died at Fort Riley, Kansas, Sunday, at 8:55 p. m., unexpectedly from an acute heart ailment. Besides his widow he leaves a daughter, Jeanne, aged 12, and four brothers, E. S. Gresser, of Topeka; Grant Gresser, of Admire; C. E. Gresser, of Rossville, and Rollin Gresser, of Baxter Springs, Kansas, to mourn his departure. He had served in the U. S. army as staff sergeant [sic] for fifteen years, with service on the Mexican border, Washington, D. C., and Ft. Riley. He had been stationed at Riley for the past ten years, and was a chemist in the hospital. His military record showed that he enlisted six times and was discharged five times, each time with a record of excellent character and no demerits. The funeral was held Tuesday at Ft. Riley with full military honors. Burial was in the Ft. Riley cemetery. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Gresser were at Fort Riley, Tuesday to attend the funeral of his brother, Clark, who passed away Sunday evening. | |
| 5888 |  | Obituary- Gresser, Leonore Leonore Gresser ROSSVILLE—Mrs. Leonore Elizabeth Gresser, 88, died Monday at her home here. She was born Sept. 25, 1883, at Waverly, Ill., the daughter of the Rev. and Mrs. J. K. Miller, and moved to Kansas with her parents early in 1884. She lived at Manhattan and later in Topeka a few years before she moved to Rossville in 1909. She attended Kansas State University at Manhattan. She was a member of the United Methodist Church and Amaryllis Chapter No. 321, Order of Eastern Star, both at Rossville. She was married to Clarence E. Gresser in 1907. He preceded her in death. Survivors include two sons, Joe M. Gresser, Rossville, and Don F. Gresser, 1655 Withdean Road, Topeka; five granddaughters; a grandson; six great-granddaughters and a great-grandson. Services will be at 9 a.m. Wednesday at Wall-Diffenderfer Mortuary in Topeka. Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery in Topeka. Memorial contributions may be made to the United Methodist Church at Rossville. | |
| 5889 |  | Obituary- Gresser, Rolin EX-RESIDENT DIES Word has been received of the death of a former Rossville resident who passed away several weeks ago in Texas. Rolin Fred Gresser, 79, was born May 12, 1891 in Atkinson, Illinois and married Grace Gresser October 7, 1914 in Illinois. She preceded him in death in 1969. Survivors include a son, Rolin F. Gresser of Miami Beach, Florida, a daughter, Mrs. Charles Elliott of Brady, Texas; two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Mr. Gresser had been a banker most of his life. | |
| 5890 |  | Obituary- Gresser, Ruth 1 Ruth A. Gresser ROSSVILLE- Ruth A. Gresser, 87, died Sunday, November 18, 2007 at her rural Rossville home. Mrs. Gresser was a homemaker. She was born February 5, 1920 in Eccles, MO., the daughter of Walter B. and Grace Wasson McCurry. She graduated from high school in Salisbury, Mo., and from Missouri Business College in Jefferson City, MO. She married Joe M. Gresser on June 13, 1942 in Chapel Hill N.C. They moved to Rossville in October 1945. Mr. Gresser died May 18, 1990. She was also preceded in death by an infant son Robert Gresser in August 1946. Mrs. Gresser was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Topeka. Survivors include a son, Michael Gresser Ojai, CA; two daughters, Carolyn Gresser, Rossville and Catherine Barber, Colorado Springs, CO; two grandchildren and a great-grandson. Funeral services will be at 2:00 P.M. Friday, November 23, 2007 at Piper Funeral Home in St. Marys. Interment will be in the Rossville Cemetery. Mrs. Gresser will lie in state from 4:00 until 8:00 P.M. Wednesday, November 21, 2007 and an hour before service time on Friday. Memorial contributions may be made to the Heartland Home Health and Hospice and sent in care of the funeral home. Online condolences may be sent to www.pipeifuneralhome.com. | |
| 5891 |  | Obituary- Gresser, Ruth 3 Ruth A. Gresser Ruth A. Gresser, 87, died Nov. 18, 2007, at her rural Rossville home. Mrs. Gresser was a homemaker. She was born Feb. 5, 1920, in Eccles, Mo., the daughter of Walter B. and Grace Wasson McCurry. She graduat¬ed from high school in Salisbury, Mo., and from Missouri Business College in Jefferson City, Mo. She married Joe M. Gresser on June 13, 1942, in Chapel Hill, N.C. They moved to Rossville in October 1945. Mr. Gresser died May 18, 1990. She was also preceded in death by an infant son Robert Gresser in August 1946. Mrs. Gresser was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Topeka. Survivors include a son, Michael Gresser of Ojai, Calif.; two daughters, Carolyn Gresser of Rossville and Catherine Barber of Colorado Springs, Co.; two grandchildren; and a great- grandson. Funeral services were held Nov. 23 at Piper Funeral Home in St. Marys. Memorial contributions may be made to the Heartland Home Health and Hospice and sent in care of the funeral home. Online condolences may be sent to www.piperfuneralhome.com. | |
| 5892 |  | Obituary- Grieshaber, Veronica Veronica Grieshaber March 10, 1922 — August 19, 2021 Veronica A. (Minihan) Grieshaber passed away Thursday, August 19, 2021, at the St. Marys Manor at age 99. She was born March 10, 1922, on the family farm near Blaine, Kansas. She was the daughter of Robert J. and Bridget Hudson Minihan. Veronica grew up on the family farm with three brothers and three sisters, attended Blaine High School and graduated with the class of 1940. Veronica and Carl H. Grieshaber were married October 9, 1943, at St. Stanislaus Church in Kansas City. They were devoted to each other for nearly seventy years until Carl's passing. Veronica was an inspirational farm wife and mother known for exceptional cooking, especially pies and banana bread. The family were lifelong members of the Immaculate Conception Church in St. Marys, KS. Survivors include three children: Marcia Sol of Manhattan, Thomas (Nancy) Grieshaber of Manhattan, Nancy Andrick of Johnson City, TN, eleven grandchildren, and eighteen great-grandchildren. Veronica was preceded in death by her parents; brothers John Minihan, James Minihan, and Robert Minihan; sisters Marcella Pettingill, Catherine Miller, Margaret Sherlock, and grandson Michael Sol. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Tuesday, August 24, 2021, at 10:00 A.M. at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. A rosary will be recited at 9:00 A.M. Tuesday at the church. Interment will be in Mt. Calvary Cemetery, St. Marys. Memorial contributions may be made to Immaculate Conception Youth Programs and sent in care of the funeral home. | |
| 5893 |  | Obituary- Griffin, Clifford Boy, 10, Dies When Station Wagon Upsets A rural Rossville youngster was killed late Tuesday afternoon when he was thrown from a car and the vehicle rolled over him near St. Marys, a Kansas Highway Patrol official said. The boy was identified as Clifford R. Griffin, 10, son of Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Griffin, who live north of Rossville. The youngster was a fourth grader at Rossville Grade School. In Station Wagon Patrolmen said the boy was one of the passengers in a 1960- model station wagon driven by his mother, Mrs. Anna M. Griffin, 40. The accident occurred a half-mile north and about 1 1/2 miles east of the St. Marys city limits. The vehicle was eastbound on a gravel road when the driver lost control and the car hit an embankment. The station wagon overturned and the 10-year-old was caught underneath. Other passengers in the car included the boy’s father, a brother, Gregory, 5, and a sister, Desdmona, 3. They escaped with only minor injuries. Born at Winchester Clifford Russell Griffin was born March 17, 1962, at Winchester and lived in the Rossville and Dover communities four years. Besides the parents, survivors include seven brothers, Dallas Griffin, Nathan Griffin, Lavern Griffin, Ronald Griffin, Crouse Griffin, Van Griffin and Gregory Griffin, all at home; five sisters. Mrs. Erma DuBois, 1272 Polk, Topeka, and Judy Griffin, Roberta Griffin, Marietta Griffin, and Desdmona Griffin, all at home; and grandparents, Mrs. Julie Griffin, Lebanon, Mo., Mrs. Effie Glenn, Springfield, Mo., and Mr. and Mrs. Scott Hill, Newburg, Mo. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at the United Methodist Church at Rossville Burial will be in Rossville Cemetery. Verschelden Funeral Home at St. Marys is in charge of arrangements. | |
| 5894 |  | Obituary- Griffith, Henry HENRY FRANKLIN GRIFFITH was born August 25, 1886, in Republic County, Kansas, and departed this life in St. Margaret’s Hospital Kansas City, Kansas, at 11 a. m. Saturday, December 11, 1943. He had been in poor health for several years. He was married August 25, 1913, to Laverna A. Mondt, at Topeka, Kansas. To this union were born five children, two sons passing away in infancy. The surviving family includes his faithful wife; this son, Loyal, daughter, Fernta, son Lavern and grandson, R. R. Kemper, Jr.,; also his son-in-law, R. R. Kemper, Sr., and his aged father, Marion R. Griffith and a sister, Mrs. Bertha McCormick, a brother, S. R. Griffith; several other relatives. His mother preceded him in death in April, 1935, Frank, as he was known, was a good worker, and a good father. He was a pleasant, jolly personality and leaves many friends to mourn his departure. He joined the Presbyterian Church at Belvue, Kansas while quite young. Burial was in Wamego City Cemetery. CARD OF THANKS—We wish to thank all those who so kindly remembered our husband and father with cards and letters during his long stay in the hospital and we also thank all those who sent flowers and gave sympathy to us at his death. We also thank the pallbearers. — Mrs. Frank Griffith and the children | |
| 5895 |  | Obituary- Griffith, Maurine Maurine Griffith Maurine Elizabeth Griffith, 72, Silver Lake, died Tuesday, February 26, 2002, at a Rossville nursing home. Mrs. Griffith was a certified nursing assistant and worked as a heart technician at Stormont- Vail Regional Medical Center for 30 years. She was born October 19, 1929, in Delia, the daughter of John and Elizabeth Day Reedy. She had lived in Silver Lake for 40 years. Mrs. Griffith was a member of the First Baptist Church, Silver Lake. She married Arthur D. Griffith on July 21, 1951, at Topeka. He survives, of the home. Other survivors include two sons, David G. Griffith, Ozawkie, and Marvin D. Griffith, Delia; a daughter, Dorothy E. Arnold, Silver Lake; eight grandchildren; two step grandchildren; 15 great-great grandchildren; and two step great-grandchildren. Her service was at 11 a.m. Friday at Parker-Price Mortuary Chapel, Topeka. Burial was in Prairie Home Cemetery. The family received friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Parker-Price Mortuary. Memorial contributions may be sent to First Baptist Church of Silver Lake, 301 Railroad, Silver Lake, KS 66539. | |
| 5896 |  | Obituary- Griffiths, Theresa Theresa Griffiths DELIA —Theresa Burghart Griffiths, 61, Delia, died Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2001, at her home. Mrs. Griffiths was a customer service representative for Blue Cross and Blue Shield for four years. She was born Aug. 8, 1940, in Topeka, the daughter of George John and Margaret Mary Hartman Burghart. She attended Hayden High School and had lived in Delia the past 19 years. She married William Birk Griffiths on Jan. 30, 1982, in Topeka. He survives. Other survivors include two daughters, Michaela Griffiths, at home, and Tammy Lynn Vardys, Lawrence; a son, Michael Brandenburg, Topeka; seven sisters, Patricia Ann Taylor and Marilyn McLaughlin, both of Kansas City, Mo.. Ginny Trygg, Linda Gilchrist, Christine Gassen and Sandy Newton, all of Topeka, and Rita Greene, Webster, Fla.; three brothers, John Burghart and Richard Burghart, both of Topeka, and George Burghart III, Valley Falls; and four grandchildren. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph Catholic Parish. Burial will be at Valencia Cemetery. Mrs. Griffiths will lie in state after 3 p.m. Friday at Parker-Price Mortuary where relatives and friends will meet from 7 to 8 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to Midland Hospice Care, 200 S.W. Frazier Circle, Topeka, 66606-2800. | |
| 5897 |  | Obituary- Griffiths, William William H. Griffiths William Henry Griffiths, 71, Topeka, died early Sunday morning, April 30, 1995, at his home. He was born May 8, 1923 at Corning, the son of Robert N. and Dona Alice Johnson Griffiths. Mr. Griffiths had worked for the City Parks and Public Properties Department from March 28, 1963 to August 16, 1982 and, at the time of his retirement, was the superintendent. He previously had owned a landscaping business in Topeka. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, serving from September 17, 1943 to February 19, 1946, and was discharged as a Tech Sergeant. He was a member of Philip Billard Post #1650, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and was a lifetime member of the Disabled American Veterans #3. He had received three Bronze Stars, Good Conduct Medal, American Theatre Medal, Victory Medal, Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster, Combat Infantry Badge, Silver Star with Oak Leaf Cluster, and Marksman. Mr. Griffiths was a member of the Circleville Christian Church of Circleville, and was a past member of the I.O.O.F. Lodge in North Topeka and the Highland Park Booster Club. Before World War II, he had played minor league baseball in Topeka. He was married to Lucille I. Baxter June 21, 1941, at Holton. She survives. Other survivors include four sons, William Birkett “Birky” Griffiths, Delia, Danny Lawrence Griffiths, Tecumseh, Billy “Lu” Griffiths, Holton, and Henry “Gede” Frost, Topeka; three daughters, Judy May Hall, Delia, and Dona Ilene Hartzell and Dana Irene Gunn, both of Topeka; 18 grandchildren; and 10 greatgrandchildren. He will lie in state after 8:00 Tuesday (this morning) at the Parker-Price Mortuary, where the family will receive friends from 7 to 8 this evening. His funeral service is at 2:00 Wednesday at the funeral chapel, with Dr. David L. Myers and the Rev. Richard Guilfoil officiating. Philip Billard Post #1650, Veterans of Foreign Wars, will conduct military graveside honors at Valencia Cemetery west of Topeka at Valencia Road and 1-70. Memorial contributions may be made to the Oncology Department at Stormont-Vail Regional Medical Center, 1500 S.W. Tenth, Topeka 66604-1353. | |
| 5898 |  | Obituary- Grimm, Edna 1 MRS EDNA GRIMM Mrs. Edna Place Grimm, 65, Eudora, died Tuesday, September 14, 1976 in a Topeka hospital where she was admitted Monday afternoon after she was stricken while visiting in Topeka. She had a heart attack. She was born June 27, 1911 at Delia, the daughter of James and Matilda McClain. She lived at Holton before she moved to Douglas County in 1949. She worked at the Sunflower Ordnance Plant from 1951 to 1957 and later was employed in Lawrence. She was a member of the former Glad Tidings Church at Holton. A son, Charles Place, died May 28, 1971. Survivors include six daughters, Mrs. Mina Luther, Mrs. Mary Fish, Mrs. Lucille Baise, Mrs. Norma Collins, and Mrs. Elaine Barnes, all of Eudora, and Mrs. Paulette Wielgopolski, address unavailable; and three sons, Gene Place and James Place, both of Eudora, and Nick Place, Lawrence. Also surviving are four sisters, Mrs. Stacia Eakin, Delia, Mrs. Nona Hurla, Hollister, Mo., Mrs. Ruth Whittington, Eudora, and Myrnah McClain, Glendale, Calif.; three brothers, Samuel McClain Soldier, John McClain, Benkelman, Nebr., and Fred McClain, Osawatomie; 41 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday in the Christian Church in North Lawrence. Burial will be in Olive Hill Cemetery about eight miles west of Holton under the direction of Mercer Funeral Home in Holton. | |
| 5899 |  | Obituary- Grimm, Edna 2 Edna Grimm Mrs. Edna Place Grimm, 65, Eudora, died Tuesday in a Topeka hospital where she was admitted Monday afternoon after she was stricken while visiting in Topeka. She had a heart attack. She was born June 27, 1911, at Delia. She lived at Holton before she moved to Douglas County in 1949. She worked at the Sunflower Ordnance Plant from 1951 to 1957 and later was employed in Lawrence. She was a member of the former Glad Tidings Church at Holton. A son, Charles Place, died May 28, 1971. Survivors include six daughters, Mrs. Mina Luther, Mrs. Mary Fish, Mrs. Lucille Baise, Mrs. Norma Collins, and Mrs. Elaine Barnes, all of Eudora, and Mrs. Paulette Wielgopolski, address unavailable; and three sons, Gene Place and James Place, both of Eudora, and Nick Place, Lawrence. Also surviving are four sisters, Mrs. Stacia Eakin, Delia, Mrs. Nona Hurla, Hollister, Mo., Mrs. Ruth Whittington, Eudora, and Myrnah McClain, Glendale, Calif.; three brothers, Samuel McClain, Soldier, John McClain, Benkelman. Neb., and Fred McClain, Osawatomie; 41 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday in the Christian Church in North Lawrence. Burial will be in Olive Hill Cemetery about eight miles west of Holton. Mrs. Grimm will lie in state until 9 p.m. Thursday at Mercer Funeral Home at Holton where relatives and friends will meet from 7 to 8:30 p.m. today. | |
| 5900 |  | Obituary- Grimm, Mary Mary Lou Grimm Mary Lou Grimm, 83, Silver Lake, died Sat., Oct. 8, 2011, at Rossville Healthcare. She was born April 28, 1928, at Longford, the daughter of Edward F. and Fannie H. (Cummings) Riley. She was preceded in death by her husband, Dale Grimm; a son, Shawn Grimm; and a brother, O.J. “Buzz” Riley. Surviving are her children: Kevin Grimm, Stacie Sprague, and Kele Wichman; her siblings: Nora Shaffer, Bernard Riley, Patricia Pointer, Sheryl Rauch, and Tonya Shea; 14 grandchildren; and 8 great-grandchildren. Private interment will be in Prairie Home Cemetery. Penwell-Gabel Parker-Price Chapel is assisting the family. To leave a special message for the family online, visit www.PenwellGabelTopeka.com. |
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