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| 8401 |  | Obituary- Mullican, Edward Edward C. Mullican Edward Carlton Mullican, 63, 409 Western, died Wednesday, May 29, at his home. Mr. Mullican was a tire builder for Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co., in Topeka 30 years. He was an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II. He was born Dec. 29, 1921, at Cooper, Texas, the son of Carl and Fannie Garmony Mullican. He lived in Topeka many years. Mr. Mullican was a member of Local No. 307 of United Rubber Workers of America AFL-CIO. He was married to Glendola Tschantz Aug. 31, 1943, at Rossville. She died April 7, 1980. Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Deneen Polter, Topeka; a grandson; and two stepgrandchildren. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Parker-Price Mortuary. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice Inc., 1522 W. 8th, 66606. | |
| 8402 |  | Obituary- Mullican, Glendola GLENDOLA A. MULLICAN Mrs. Glendola A. Mullican, 56, Topeka, died Monday afternoon, April 7,1980, at a Topeka hospital. She was born July 16, 1923, at Topeka, where she was a lifelong resident. Mrs. Mullican attended the North Topeka Baptist Church. She married Edward Mullican on August 31, 1943, at Rossville. He survives. Other survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Deneen Whitehead; her parents, Fred and Gladys Lesline Tschantz; a sister, Mrs. Virginia Bates; and a brother, Fred Tschantz Jr., all of Topeka. | |
| 8403 |  | Obituary- Mulligan, Albert Albert T. Mulligan KANSAS CITY - Albert T. Mulligan, 94, Kansas City, died Wednesday at the Little Sister's Nursing Home, Kansas City. He was born March 8, 1877, in Athens, Ohio. He had lived in the Delia community until 1946 when he moved to Kansas City. He was a retired stock buyer. Survivors include four daughters, Mrs. Margaret DeBacker, Delia, Mrs. Josephine Sleezy, Denver, Colo., Mrs. Frances Lyons, Kansas City, and Mrs. Grace Rauenzahn, San Antonio, Tex.; two grandchildren; five great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandson. A rosary will be recited at 4:30 p.m. Thursday at the Little Sister's of the Poor Chapel, Kansas City. Services will be at 7 a.m. Friday at the Little Sister's Chapel. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Holy Cross Cemetery, south of Emmett, Kan. Verschelden Funeral Home, St. Marys, is in charge of local arrangements. --- Albert T. Mulligan KANSAS CITY - Albert T. Mulligan, 94, Kansas City, died Wednesday at the Little Sister's Nursing Home, Kansas City. He was born March 8, 1877, in Athens, Ohio. He had lived in the Delia community until 1946 when he moved to Kansas City. He was a retired stock buyer. Survivors include four daughters, Mrs. Margaret DeBacker, Delia, Mrs. Josephine Sleezy, Denver, Mrs. Frances Lyons, Kansas City, and Mrs. Grace Rauenzahn, San Antonio, two grandchildren; five great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandson. A rosary was recited today at the Little Sister's of the Poor Chapel, Kansas City. Services will be at 7 a.m. Friday at the Little Sister's Chapel. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Holy Cross Cemetery, south of Emmett, Kan. Verschelden Funeral Home, St. Marys, is in charge of local arrangements. | |
| 8404 |  | Obituary- Mulligan, Clementine MRS. CLEMENTINE MULLIGAN Mrs. Clementine Mulligan passed away January 5 at Mt. Joseph Home in Cleveland, Ohio. She had been critically ill the past four months. She was born in February, 1887, in St. Marys, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Theo Stockman. She had lived in Kansas City many years and was a member of St. Elizabeth parish there. She is survived by one son, Hal Mulligan, Cleveland, Ohio; one daughter, Kay Scanlan, Kansas City, Mo., ten grandchildren, three great grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. C. L. Emert, Rossville; one brother, Francis Stockman, St. Marys. Services were at St. Clement’s Church in Cleveland. Mr. and Mrs. William Scanlan flew to Cleveland for the services and accompanied the body back to Kansas City where she was interred in Mt. Olivet Cemetery Monday morning. | |
| 8405 |  | Obituary- Mulligan, Ellen Delia Mrs. Alfred [sic Albert] Mulligan died Thursday afternoon, August 20th. She leaves to mourn her departure a husband, four little girls, two sister, four brothers besides other relatives. Funeral services were held in the Sacred Heart church and interment was made in the Holy Cross cemetery, where her father, mother, brother and sister are buried. Mrs. Mulligan was a good woman, a loving mother, a faithful wife. To know her was to love her. We are in deep sympathy with all the loved ones that are left behind. | |
| 8406 |  | Obituary- Mulligan, Matthew Matthew E. MulIigan MESA, Ariz. — Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Friday at All Saints Catholic Church here for Matthew E. Mulligan, 78, Mesa, formerly of Topeka, Kan. He died Monday, Aug. 25, at a Mesa nursing home. Mr. Mulligan was a bus driver in Topeka before he moved to Mesa in 1969. He was an Army Infantry veteran of World War II and had spent two years in Europe. He was born Feb. 4, 1908, at Delia, Kan., the son of Edmund and Margaret McNeive Mulligan. Mr. Mulligan was a member of All Saints Catholic Church in Mesa. He was married to Blanche Keesling Aug. 13, 1936, in Topeka. She survives. Other survivors include five sisters, Mrs. Ellen Roth, St. Joseph, Mo., Mrs. Betty Westmoreland, Dallas, Texas, Mrs. Agnes Stoerck, Coeur d'Alene. Idaho, Mrs. Bernadine Morsch, Wayland, N.Y., and Mrs. Rose Semler, San Antonio, Texas; and four brothers, Tom Mulligan and Andy Mulligan, both of Topeka; Wiliam Mulligan, Kansas City, Mo., and Joseph Mulligan, Santa Rosa, Calif. Burial will be in Mountain View Memorial Gardens at Mesa. Visitation will be at 7 p.m. today at the Chapel of Prayer in Mesa. Bunker's Mortuary in Mesa is in charge of arrangements. | |
| 8407 |  | Obituary- Mulvihill, Leo 1 LEO CLEMENT MULVIHILL Leo Clement Mulvihill, 83, of the Williamstown Community of rural Perry, died Sunday, November 24, 2013 at the Rossville Health Care Center, Rossville, KS. He was born January 2, 1930 at Williamstown the son of John Joseph Sr. and Lillian Veronica Kennedy Mulvihill. He was a 1947 graduate of Perry Rural High School and attended the University of Kansas. He was a farmer and stockman in the William¬stown Community until his retirement. He was a member of St. Theresa Catholic Church in Perry and a charter member of the Knights of Columbus council #11240 in Perry. He served 20 years on the Jefferson Agriculture and Conservation Service and was a member of the Rural Township Board, serving as Township Clerk from 1970 to 1980. He was active with the Billtown Go-Getters 4-H Club for many years. He was married to Josepha “Jo” Lenherr on November 27, 1954 at St. Marys, KS., she survives at home. He is also survived by three daughters, JoAnn Mulvihill, Mesa, AZ., Jane Mulvihill-Jones (Joel), Kansas City, MO., Julie Mulvihill (Jeff Smith), Williamstown, one sister, Lillian Mosher, Topeka, and three granddaughters, Bridget, Kate and Tess Jones. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Mary Cecilia Mulvihill, a son, Timothy Leo Mulvihill, one sister, Cecilia Mulvihill Lamott, two brothers, John Mulvihill, Jr., and Robert “Bobby” Mulvihill. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:00 AM, Saturday at St. Theresa Catholic Church, Perry. Burial will be at Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Perry. Visitation will be from 4:30 to 6:30 PM, Friday with a Parish Rosary recitation at 6:30 PM at the Church. Memori¬als may be made to St. The¬resa Catholic Church in care of Barnett Family Funeral Home, P.O. Box 602, Oskaloosa, KS. 66066. www. barnettfamilyfh.com | |
| 8408 |  | Obituary- Mulvihill, Leo 2 Leo Clement Mulvihill Leo Clement Mulvihill, 83, of the Williamstown Community of rural Perry, died Sunday, November 24, 2013 at the Rossville Health Care Center, Rossville, KS. He was born January 2,1930 at Williamstown the son of John Joseph Sr. and Lillian Veronica Kennedy Mulvihill. He was a 1947 graduate of Perry Rural High School and attended the University of Kansas. He was a farmer and stockman in the Williamstown Community until his retirement. He was a member of St. Theresa Catholic Church in Perry and a charter member of the Knights of Columbus council #11240 in Perry. He served 20 years on the Jefferson Agriculture and Conservation Service and was a member of the Rural Township Board, serving as Township Clerk from 1970 to 1980. He was active with the Billtown Go-Getters 4-H Club for many years. He was married to Josepha “Jo” Lenherr on November 27,1954 at St. Marys, KS., she survives at home. He is also survived by three daughters, JoAnn Mulvihill, Mesa, AZ., Jane Mulvihill-Jones (Joel), Kansas City, MO., Julie Mulvihill (Jeff Smith), Williamstown, one sister, Lillian Mosher, Topeka, and three granddaughters, Bridget, Kate and Tess Jones. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Mary Cecilia Mulvihill, a son, Timothy Leo Mulvihill, one sister, Cecilia Mulvihill Lamott, two brothers, John Mulvihill, Jr., and Robert “Bobby” Mulvihill. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:00 AM, Saturday at St. Theresa Catholic Church, Perry. Burial will be at Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Perry. Visitation will be from 4:30 to 6:30 PM, Friday with a Parish Rosary recitation at 6:30 PM at the Church. Memorials may be made to St. Theresa Catholic Church in care of Barnett Family Funeral Home, P.O. Box 602, Oskaloosa, KS. 66066.www.barnettfamilyfh.com | |
| 8409 |  | Obituary- Murback, Anna Mrs. Anna Murback HOLTON - Mrs. Anna Blanche Murback, 67, Route 1 Delia, died here Sunday in a hospital where she had been a patient four days. She was born Aug. 2, 1906, at Goff and lived in the Delia community about 30 years. She formerly taught 18 years in Nemaha and Jackson County schools. She had been a member of the former Methodist Church in the Ontario community. She was married to George Murback April 29, 1944, at Holton. He died Sept. 11, 1973. Survivors include a sister, Mrs. Arthur Bobbitt, Seneca; and a brother, Joe Davis, Sabetha. Services will be 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Mercer Funeral Home at Holton. Burial will be in Mayetta Cemetery. | |
| 8410 |  | Obituary- Murback, Florence 1 MURBACK Mrs. Florence Madeline Murback, 64, Route 3, Mayetta, died Saturday in a Kansas City, Kansas, hospital where she had been a patient three weeks. She was born March 31,1905, at Paxico, and had lived in Jackson County 44 years. She lived at Delia nine years and spent the past 35 years in the Mayetta community. Survivors include her husband, Jacob “Bill” Murback, at home; a daughter, Mrs. Maxine Lundin, Delia; five sisters, Mrs. Bessie St. Clair and Mrs. Ruby Breymeyer, both of Paxico, Mrs. Mary A. Morrison, Belvue, and Mrs. Edna Cave and Juanita Stout, both of 717 Forest, Topeka, and a brother, Roy Stout, Paxico. Services were at 2:00 p.m. Monday at the Mercer Funeral Home, Holton. Burial will be in Mayetta Cemetery. Florence Murback MAYETTA—Mrs. Florence Madeline Murback, 64, Route 3, Mayetta, died Saturday in a Kansas City, Kan., hospital where she had been a patient three weeks. She was born March 31, 1905, at Paxico, and had lived in Jackson County 44 years. She lived at Delia nine years and spent the past 35 years in the Mayetta community. Survivors include her husband, Jacob “Bill” Murback, at home; a daughter, Mrs. Maxine Lundin, Delia: five sisters, Mrs. Bessie St. Clair and Mrs. Ruby A Breymeyer, both of Paxico, Mrs. Mary A. Morrison, Belvue, and Mrs. Edna Cave and Juanita Stout, both of 717 Forest, Topeka, and a brother, Roy Stout, Paxico. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Mercer Funeral Home, Holton. Burial will be in Mayetta Cemetery. | |
| 8411 |  | Obituary- Murback, Florence 2 FLORENCE STOUT MURBACK Mrs. Florence Madeline Stout Murback, daughter of Grant and Elpha Stout, was born March 31, 1905 at Paxico, Kansas and completed her earthly pilgrimage August 2, 1969 at Kansas City, Kas. hospital where she had been a patient for three weeks. Mrs. Murback attended grade and high school in Paxico and Maple Hill, graduating from high school in the latter community. On June 1, 1925 she was united in marriage to Jacob “Bill” Mur back in Topeka, Kansas. To this union one daughter, Maxine, was born. But the couple also furnished a home for Roy Ogden who came to live with them when he was eight years old and remained with them until he established his own home after his marriage. Mrs. Murback was a member of the Lincoln Township Social club She was a woman who was devoted to her home and husband, who took special interest in her flowers, garden and handwork. The farm was her home and her life, and she appreciated the simple pleasures of rural living. An outgoing, happy person she always thought of others even after she became ill in 1963. Her passing from our physical sight leaves a void of friendship in her circle of acquaintances. Survivors include her husband of the home: her daughter, Mrs. Maxine Lundin of Delia; five sisters, MRS. Bessie St. Clair and Mrs. Ruby Dreymeyer, both of Paxico; Mrs. Mary A. Morrison of Belvue, and Mrs. Edna Cave and Juanita Stout of Paxico. Funeral services were held at the Mercer Funeral Home ON August 4, 1969 at 2:00 p.m. Rev. Don Hammerli officiated. Music was furnished by Mrs. Larry Zwonitzer. Pallbearers ware: Joe McClintock. Fred Ramage, Francis Slattery, Milze Wilson, William [missing rest] | |
| 8412 |  | Obituary- Murback, George George Murback DELIA - George A. “Boob” Murback, 67, Route 1 Delia, died Tuesday at his home north of here. He apparently had a heart attack. He was born Feb. 11, 1906, in the Bigelow community southwest of Frankfort. He attended schools in Marshall and Pottawatomie counties and was graduated from Frankfort High School. He lived in the Delia community since 1927. He was a retired farmer and stockman and also had been a carpenter. He was married to Anna Davis April 29,1944, at Holton. She survives. A sister, Mrs. May Morstorf, Route 1 Delia, also survives. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Mercer Funeral Home, Holton. Burial will be in Mayetta Cemetery. | |
| 8413 |  | Obituary- Murback, Jacob MURBACK Jacob Elwood Murback, who was known by all as "Bill", was the oldest son of George and Edna Murback and was born October 27, 1901 at Bigelow. He received his schooling in Marshall and Potawatomi district schools and attended Stricklers College in Topeka. He was married to Florence Stout June 1, 1925 and to this union was born on daughter, Maxine. Roy Ogden, a neighbor's son, also made his home with Mr. and Mrs. Murback from the age of eight until he was married and established his own home. Bill Murback was a stockman and farmer and spent most of his life in the Delia and Mayetta areas. Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. Maxine Lundin of Delia; one brother, George Murback and one sister, May Morstorf, both of rural route Delia. Funeral services were held at the Mercer Funeral Home on January 19 at 1:30 p.m. The Rev. Dwight Seneker officiated. Music was furnished by Mrs. Dean Stous. Pallbearers were: Milze Wilson, Willie Walter, Ray Lytle, Joe McClintock, Wayne Zweifel and Robert Sumner. Interment was in the Mayetta Cemetery. | |
| 8414 |  | Obituary- Murphy, Adeline Adeline Murphy ROSSVILLE —Adeline Irene Murphy, 85, Rossville, died Friday, Sept. 7,2001, at a Rossville nursing home. Mrs. Murphy had been a maid for 13 years before she retired. She was born Feb. 7,1916, in Loup City, Neb., the daughter of Harry Everett and Gertrude Maude ,Gray Gregg. She moved to Topeka from Nebraska in 1966. She moved to Rossville in 1992. Mrs. Murphy was a member of Fairlawn Church of the Nazarene. She married Kenneth Wilson in 1942 in Ord, Neb. They were divorced. She later married William Murphy in June 1963 at Grand Island, Neb. He died in 1963. Mrs. Murphy also was preceded in death by a grandson, Michael Freeze, in 1992. Survivors include a daughter, Phyllis Hale, Lawrence; a son, Dennis Wilson, Evansville, Ind.; a brother, Roy Gregg, Boelus, Neb.; two sisters, Thelma Wrehe, Grand Island, Neb., and Hazel Kieborz, Ord, Neb.; five grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. Monday at Westlawn Memorial Gardens in Topeka. Mrs. Murphy will lie in state after 4 p.m. Sunday at Parker-Price Mortuary in Topeka. | |
| 8415 |  | Obituary- Murphy, Alfred Alfred Murphy, aged 69 years, died Christmas day. He was one of the old land marks, having lived at the Lake from an early day, and witnessed much of the growth and development of the Kaw valley. The wife died some years ago, but the home has been kept intact by the daughters' assistance. Three sons, four daughters and a number of grandchildren remain. La grippe, followed by congestion of the lungs rapidly proved fatal, and thus another old citizen passed away. | |
| 8416 |  | Obituary- Murphy, James JAMES E. MURPHY James E. Murphy, 78, died Wednesday at his home in Rossville. He was born August 20, 1872, in Big Springs. He made his home in Douglas County until he moved to Rossville five years ago. He was a member of the Big Springs Catholic church. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Dora Murphy of the home; four sons John Murphy, Modesto, Calif., Michael and Eugene Murphy, both of Settle, Wash., and George Murphy, Stull, Kan., two daughters, Mrs. Ann Aiderman, St. Louis, Mo.; and Mrs. Mary Hayes, Hawthorn, Calif.; nine grand children, two great-grand, children; two sisters, Mrs. Mary Lavin and Mrs. Winifred Biddinger, both of Stull and a brother, William Murphy, Stull. The funeral will be at the Big Springs, Friday, July 26. | |
| 8417 |  | Obituary- Murphy, John FR. JOHN C. MURPHY, S.J. Fr. John C. Murphy, S.J., 75, a retired Jesuit missionary and native St. Louisan, died Friday, January 17, 1986, at University Hospital, St. Louis, Mo. after a long illness. He was born July 13, 1910, in St. Louis and attended Cathedral and St. Roch parish schools. He entered the Jesuit order after graduating from St. Louis University High School in 1928. He received degrees in Latin and philosophy from St. Louis University. He studied theology at St. Mary’s College, St. Marys, Ks., where he was ordained June 18, 1941, then attended St. Louis School of Divinity. Fr. Murphy taught mathematics and science at Campion Jesuit High School in Prairie du Chein, Wise., then became a missionary to Central America, serving briefly in Belize, then for 21 years in Honduras. Returning to the United States in 1968, he served as a parish priest in Pueblo, Colo., St. Marys Immaculate Conception and Rossville St. Stanislaus parishes, and was resident pastor at Sacred Heart Parish, Paxico, from late 1971 to 1980, where he celebrated his Golden Jubilee. From late 1980 to 1983, he served as associate pastor at St. Francis Xavier Church in Kansas City, Mo. In October, 1983, Fr. Murphy moved to Fusz Pavilion, a Jesuit nursing facility on the St. Louis University campus, due to his declining health. He ministered to many of the ill and often visited the nursing homes in the area. A Funeral Mass was celebrated at Fusz Pavilion Tuesday evening, January 21, at 7:30 by Provincial Fr. Bob Costollo, S.J. Fr. Gene Martens, S.J., the manager of Fusz Pavilion, gave the main homily. There were many accounts of Fr. Murphy’s experiences at the missions he served and his great love for sports and fishing. | |
| 8418 |  | Obituary- Murphy, Lloyd Lloyd G. Murphy Lloyd G. Murphy, 69, Hudson, IA, died of cancer, Monday, December 21, 1987 at Covenant Medical Center, Waterloo, IA. He was born January 6, 1918, at Rossville, the son of Otis and Lottie McGuire Murphy. He was a graduate of St. Marys High School. He was employed by Hereford Bros, and Hichins Foundry, Waterloo, IA, for 34 years and retired from the John Deere Component Works in 1983. He was married to LaVerna Bryant in 1939. She survives. Other survivors are a daughter, Mary Jo Gauger, Cedar Falls, IA; a brother, Jack Murphy, St. Marys; three sisters, Edna Greishaber and Golda Caudill, St. Marys, and Betty Knoebber, Shawnee Mission; three grand-children, Cedar Falls, IA. Services were 2 p.m. Monday, December 21, in Reinbeck, IA. Arrangements were handled by French Hand Funeral Home, Reinbeck, IA. | |
| 8419 |  | Obituary- Murphy, Otis 1 OTIS MURPHY Otis Murphy, a resident near St. Marys almost continuously for thirty years passed away Saturday, March 1, at SBA hospital, Topeka where he was taken a few hours earlier suffering from a complicated heart ailment. Mr. Murphy had been ill for two years. With his family he had been living on a part of the old Black farm, owned by Irl Gulick, on the road to the Valley View cemetery. In his active days Mr. Murphy was a farmer in the Pessimer bottoms west of St. Marys. Later he was employed on the railroad section. The deceased came from early American stock. He was 5 years old and was born Feb 20, in Valeria, Ky., the son of Silas and Elizabeth Murphy natives of Virginia. His wife was Lotie [sic Lottie] McGuire. He is survived by his widow, six children and three grandchildren. The children are Mrs. William Grieshaber and Mrs. Arnold Caudill of St. Marys, Jack and Betty Murphy of the home, Mrs. Eunice Locknish of Newark, New Jersey; and Lloyd of Hudson, Iowa. Rev. J. H. Thornberry conducted the funeral services Wednesday after noon at two o’clock in the Methodist church. Interment was at Rossville. The pallbearers were, Wayne Salisbury, Joe Perry, William LeBlanc, Art Holverson, George Yocum and Don Short.—St. Marys Star. | |
| 8420 |  | Obituary- Murphy, Otis 2 OBITUARY—OTIS MURPHY Otis Murphy passed away Saturday night, March 1, 1947, at 11:47 at the SBA Hospital, Topeka, at the age of 54 years and 8 days. He was born at Valaria, Kentucky, February 20, 1893, he son of Silas and Elizabeth Murphy. He was united with the Christian Church early in life. In the year 1912, on May 12th, he was united in marriage to Lottie McGuire of Maytown, Ky, and came to St. Marys, Kansas in 1918. He farmed 20 years in that vicinity until six years ago. He is survived by his wife and six children: Betty and Jack of the home; Mrs. Eunice Locknish, of Newark, New Jersey; Lloyd Murphy of Hudson, Iowa; Mrs. Golda Caudill and Mrs. Edna Grieshaber of St. Marys; three grandchildren, Mary Jo Murphy of Hudson, Iowa, Edward Caudill and Steven Grieshaber of St. Marys; one sister, Mrs. Roy Cannoy of Ashland, Kentucky, ,and two brothers, Clyde and Lloyd Murphy of Middleton, Ohio. Music for the funeral, held Wednesday, March 5th, in the St. Marys Methodist Church, was furnished by a quartette composed of Messrs. C. Sharp, J. W. Godbey, Elmore Blackburn and Elmer Salisbury. The bearers were Messrs.Wavne Salisbury Don Short, Wm. LeBlanc, Joe Perry, George Yocum and Arthur Holverson. Burial was in Rossville Cemetery. CARD OF THANKS—We wish to thank our many friends and neighbors for the many acts of kindness and sympathy in our recent bereavement. Mrs. Otis Murphy and Family. | |
| 8421 |  | Obituary- Murray, Betty MRS. BETTY MURRAY Mrs. Betty J. Murray, Estes Park, Colo., formerly of Rossville, died Friday in a hospital at Boulder, Colo. She suffered severe head injuries in a fall from a horse in 1972 and later underwent brain surgery. She was born at Kearney, Nebr., where she spent her early life. She lived in the Rossville community many years before she moved to Colorado in 1968. She had been a member of All Faiths in Christ Church in Topeka. She was married to Bill Murray at Kearney, Nebr. They formerly operated the Rossville Reporter newspaper and later the Trail Gazette newspaper at Estes Park. Re survives. Other survivors include three daughters, Diane Murray, Mountain View, Calif., Mrs. June Harper, Topeka, and Susan Murray, at home; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Waldo Deaver, Kearney, Nebr.; a grandmother, Mrs. Myrtle Beterbenrier, Gibbon, Nebr.; two sisters, a brother, and a granddaughter. Services were at 9:30 a.m. Monday. April 15, at Estes Park, Colo. Graveside services will be at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday at Kearney, Nebr., Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Children’s Library of the Rossville Community Library. Mrs. Betty Murray ESTES PARK- Colo. - Mrs. Betty J. Murray, Estes Park, formerly of Rossville, Kan., died Friday in a hospital at Boulder, Colo. She suffered severe head injuries in a fall from a horse in 1972 and later underwent brain surgery. She was born at Kearney, Neb., where she spent her early life. She lived in the Rossville community many years before she moved to Colorado in 1968. She had been a member of All Faiths in Christ Church in Topeka. She was married to Bill Murray at Kearney, Neb. They formerly operated the Rossville Reporter newspaper and later the Trail Gazette newspaper at Estes Park. He survives. Other survivors include three daughters, Diane Murray, Mountain View, Calif., Mrs. June Harper, Route 8, Topeka, and Susan Murray, at home; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Waldo Deaver, Kearney Neb.; a grandmother, Mrs. Myrtle Beterbenner, Gibbon, Neb.; two sisters, a brother, and a granddaughter. Services will be at 9:30 a.m. Monday at Estes Park, Colo. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Kearney, Neb., Cemetery. | |
| 8422 |  | Obituary- Murray, Frank H. Frank Murray Frank Henry Murray, 83, Topeka, Kansas, passed away Sunday, June 14, 2020. Frank was born March 7, 1937, to Frank and Loretta Harden Murray, in Rossville, Kansas. He attended Highland Park High School. Frank married Patricia Torsney in Perry, Kansas, on July 1, 1954. He retired from Goodyear and owned and operated Mid America Painting for over 50 years. Frank was a proud member of the Citizen Band Potawatomi Nation and past member of the Painters Union, Rubber Workers 307, SCABA baseball league. Frank loved spending time with his family and playing bingo. Survivors include children, Christopher Murry, Sr. (Gayla), Diane Goodson (Steve), Mike Murray, Jeffrey Murray (Lysse); daughter-in-law, Denna Murray; grandchildren, Wendy, Gabriel, Cameron Murray, Dusty Murray, April, Adam Chancellor, Brandi, Danielle Goodson, Travis, Taryn, Chase, Riley Murray; numerous great-grandchildren; sister, Shirley Clayborn. He was preceded in death by his wife; son, Frank; grandson, Christopher, Jr.; siblings, Larry Murray and Sondra Mosher. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Monday, June 22nd at Kevin Brennan Funeral Home, 2801 SW Urish Road, Topeka KS 66614. Funeral service will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 23rd at the funeral home, with burial in West Lawn Memorial Gardens. Family requests casual attire. Masks are recommended and social distance is required. Memorial contributions may be made to the funeral home to defray expenses. Condolence may be sent online www.kevinbrennanfamily.com. | |
| 8423 |  | Obituary- Murray, Harry H. C. MURRAY Harry Charles Murray passed away at 5:10 a. m. Friday, June 5th at the home of his son, Alfred Murray of Rossville. Mr. Murray had been ill less than a week suffering from an infected hand and blood poisoning. He was born in Clay Center, Kan., April 9,1876, and departed this life at the age of 60 years, 1 month and 26 days. In 1901 he was united in marriage to Miss Olive Morlan at Alma, Kan. Their home was blessed with seven children, three of these preceding him in death, Ervan and Erma in infancy. and Frankie at the age of 18 years. Mr. and Mrs. Murray spent most of their married life in the vicinity of Dover, coming there in 1902. Besides other relatives and friends he leaves to mourn his loss, his wife, Mrs. Olive Murray, one daughter. Mrs. Vera Kahler, three sons, Alfred, Carl and Leo; one sister, Mrs. Nellie Johnson of Kingman, Kans., two brothers, Rube and Rod of Idabel, Kansas; one sister-in-law, Mrs. Rose Murray of Junction City and eight grand children. A short service was held at the Alfred Murray home Sunday morning conducted by the Rev. H. E, Straw, before leaving for Dover where the funeral services were held in the Dover- federated church at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon. The Rev. Stansbury had charge of the service. Burial was in the Dover cemetery. Dear father, thou hast left us, Your face we’ll see no more; But hope we’ll meet in heaven On that celestial shore. CARD OF THANKS – The family of the late H.C. Murray wish to express sincere thanks to all friends for assistance rendered and will gratefully remember those offering sympathy and help and the beautiful floral offerings in their time of sorrow. Mrs. Harry Murray and Leo Mrs. George Kahler and family Alfred Murray and family Carl Murray and Family. | |
| 8424 |  | Obituary- Murray, Loretta Loretta I. Murray Loretta Isabelle Murray, 82, formerly of Topeka, died Thursday, January 16, 2003, at an Overbrook care home. She was born July 9, 1920, in Havensville, the daughter of Orval Henry and Goldie Lister Harden. She had lived most of her life in the greater Topeka area before moving to Overbrook two years ago. Mrs. Murray was a card reader for Hallmark for many years. She married Frank Lester Murray. He survives. Other survivors include two sons. Frank Murray and Larry Murray, both of Topeka; two daughters, Sondra Mosher, address unavailable, and Shirley Claiborne, Newport News, VA; two sisters, Marcella Wunder, Topeka, and Lola Patton, Seattle, WA; three brothers, Bob Harden, Rossville, Orval Harden, Manhattan, and Wilbur Harden in North Carolina; 15 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; and four great- great-grandchildren. Mrs. Murray was preceded in death by a grandson, Christopher Dean Murray, Jr., on August 6,2002; and a great-grandson, Skyler Graber, on January 12, 2003. Her service will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Kevin Brennan Family Funeral Home. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery, Topeka. Visitation is Tuesday (this evening) at the funeral home from 6 to 8 p.m. | |
| 8425 |  | Obituary- Murray, Marvin Murray Marvin Wayne “Curly” Murray, 80, Hoyt, died Sunday, Dec. 18,2016, at Medicalodges Jackson County. He was born Jan. 2, 1936, at Rossville, the son of Alfred Robert and Ellen Lucile Myers Murray. He attended Seaman schools and spent most of his life in Topeka. Mr. Murray farmed and raised cattle. He attended Hoyt United Methodist Church and was a member of Seaman Congregational United Church of Christ, Mayetta Lodge 393, AF&AM, Topeka Scottish Rite Bodies and Arab Shriners. He married to Shelia Janita Fink Clark on April 4, 1998, at Hoyt. She survives. Other survivors include a daughter, Angela J. Moore, Topeka; a sister, Marcia Harvey, Topeka; a brother, Gary Murray and wife Sherry, Topeka; three granddaughters, Jessica Moore, Topeka, Alicia Miller, Coppras Cove, Texas, and Kelsey Moore, Topeka; and two great-grandchildren, Jaxon Mercer and McKinlee Ketter. He was preceded in death by his parents and three siblings, Roy Murray, Marlene Case and Frankie Murray. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at Penwell- Gabel Parker-Price Chapel, 245 N.W. Independence Ave., followed by Masonic services conducted by Mayetta Lodge 393, AF&AM. Interment will be held in Half-Day Cemetery, Elmont. Mr. Murray will lie in state after 3 p.m. today (Wednesday) at the funeral chapel, where family will receive friends from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. | |
| 8426 |  | Obituary- Murray, Nora Nora Ellen Murray Mrs. Frank Murray died at 4 p. m. last Saturday, February 25, after a short illness. Her death was wholly unexpected and a severe shock to the members of the family anti friends in the city. Mrs. Murray had recovered from an attack of influenza a couple of weeks previous and two days before her death began suffering from severe pains, which were diagnosed as caused by gall stones. Late Saturday afternoon thru medicine administered and measures recommended by her physician, to relieve the pains, Mrs. Murray had been relieved from her suffering and several of the attendants had left her bedside believing her to be resting easy. A few minutes later she breathed her last. The parents had just arrived from the reservation a few minutes before her death. Mrs. Murray was 35 years, 5 months and 9 days old. She was born in Rossville September 16, 1886 and spent practically her whole life here. At the age of nineteen she was united in marriage to Mr. Frank Murray on September 20, 1905. To this union five children were born, all of whom survive her. Her life has been one of devotion to her husband and family and the sympathy of the community goes out to the bereaved husband, the parents and the children. Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at the Catholic church, conducted by Father McNieve. Interment was made in Rossville cemetery. She is survived by her husband and five children: Ruth, aged 15, Irene, l4, James, 12, Wayne, 7 and Frank Jr., 4; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Burns; two brothers, Louis and Raymond Burns; four sisters, Mrs. Henry Martin, Mrs. John Martin, Mrs. James Nugent, Miss Edna Burns. | |
| 8427 |  | Obituary- Murren, Asa Asa D. Murren Asa Duane “Ace” Murren, 65, Topeka, died Saturday, January 8, 2000, at his home. He was born August 26, 1934, in Delia, to Asa Alfred and Hazel Iva Wilson Murren. He graduated from Berryton High School in 1953. He worked at Topeka Goodyear Plant for 42 years, and retired June 1,1996. He served in the Army from January 2, 1957, to December 23, 1958, and was stationed in Berlin, Germany. He attended Grace United Methodist Church and was a mem¬ber of Moose Lodge No. 555, Goodyear Post No. 2187 of Veterans of Foreign Wars, and Topeka Association for Retarded Citizens. He was an active volunteer in Jayhawk Area Council of Boy Scouts of America. Ace was a member of Golden Rule Lodge No. 90, AF& AM, Scottish Rite bodies, Arab Shrine, Trinity Shrine No. 7 of the Order of White Shrine of Jerusalem, and Topeka Chapter No. 462, Order of Eastern Star. He was president of Arab Shrine’s DeMolay Knights Unit. He was an adult leader for the International Order of Job’s Daughters and was a past associate grand guardian of Bethel Chapter No. 58 of Job’s Daughters in Topeka. He married Ida Louise Bleidissel February 8, 1959, in Topeka. She died January 16,1993. A son, David D. Murren, died September 8,1989. Survivors include a companion, Susan Segelquist, Topeka; a son, Mark Alan Murren, Topeka; a daughter, Bev Lawson, Tecumseh; a brother, Leroy Vern Murren, Overbrook; a sister, Doloris Irene Gardner, Midwest City, OK; and four grandchildren. His service was at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Parker-Price Mortuary, followed by Rose Croix services conducted by Topeka Scottish Rite bodies and a tribute by the International Order of Job's Daughters. Burial was in Topeka Cemetery. Relatives and friends met from 6:30 to 7:30 Tuesday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the Topeka Chargers and sent in care of the Topeka Association for Retarded Citizens, 2701 Randolph, Topeka, KS 66611, or to the Hearing Impaired Kids Endowment Fund, and sent in care of Judy Dickson, 311NE 10th, Abilene, KS 67410. | |
| 8428 |  | Obituary- Murren, Clyde 1 CLYDE L. MURREN Clyde L. Murren, 60, Silver Lake, died Saturday, July 23, 1983, at a Topeka hospital. He had cancer. He was born December 21, 1922, at Rossville, the son of Asa and Hazel Wilson Murren. He lived in the Rossville, Silver Lake and Topeka areas all his life. Mr. Murren was a balanceman at Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company at Topeka for 35 years. He retired in 1982. He was a member of the United Methodist Church and Silver Lake Booster Club, both at Silver Lake. He was married to Lorene Malloy September 21, 1946, at Topeka. She survives. Other survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Jeanne Rodecap and Mrs. Debi Barnes, both of Toepka; his mother, Mrs. Hazel Murren, Topeka; two sisters, Mrs. Doloris Gardner, Midwest City, Okla., and Mrs. Dorene Hadl, Lawrence; two brothers, Leroy Murren, Overbrook, and Asa Murren, Topeka; and two grandchildren. Services were at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Parker-Price Mortuary, Topeka. Burial was in West Lawn Memorial Gardens, Topeka. The family will meet with friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Monday at the mortuary. Memorial contributions may be made to American Cancer Society, 3003 Van Buren, Topeka, 66611, or Silver Lake United Methodist Church, Silver Lake, 66539. | |
| 8429 |  | Obituary- Murren, Clyde 2 Clyde L. Murren SILVER LAKE – Clyde L. Murren, 60, Silver Lake, died Saturday, July 23, at a Topeka hospital. He had cancer. He was born Dec. 21, 1922, at Rossville, the son of Asa and Hazel Wilson Murren. He lived in the Rossville, Silver Lake and Topeka areas all his life. Mr. Murren was a balanceman at Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co., at Topeka for 35 years. He retired in 1982. He was a member of the United Methodist Church and Silver Lake Booster Club, both at Silver Lake. He was married to Lorene Malloy Sept. 21,1946, at Topeka. She survives. Other survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Jeanne Rodecap and Mrs. Debi Barnes, both of Topeka; his mother, Mrs. Hazel Murren, Topeka; two sisters, Mrs. Doloris Gardner, Midwest City, Okla., and Mrs. Dorene Hadl, Lawrence; two brothers, Leroy Murren, Ovebrook, and Asa Murren, Topeka; and two grandchildren. Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Parker-Price Mortuary. Burial will be in West Lawn Memorial Gardens, Topeka. The family will meet with friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Monday at the mortuary’. Memorial contributions may be made to American Cancer Society, 3003 Van Buren, Topeka, 66611, or Silver Lake United Methodist Church, Silver Lake, 66539. MURREN, CLYDE L. - age 60, of Silver Lake, passed away July 23, 1983. Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Parker-Price Chapel, with Rev. William Hurtig officiating. Interment will be in West Lawn Memorial Gardens. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 3003 Van Buren, Topeka 66611, or to the Silver Lake United Methodist Church, Silver Lake 66539. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Monday at Parker-Price Mortuary. PARKER-PRICE MORTUARY | |
| 8430 |  | Obituary- Murren, Hazel 1 [labeled as correct obituary] Mrs. Hazel I. Murren Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Tibbitts-Griffin Funeral Chapel at 29th and Tecumseh Road for Mrs. Hazel Iva Murren, 88, formerly of 1608 W. 37th Terr. She died Wednesday, Sept. 27, 1989, at a Topeka convalescent center. She was born Jan. 2, 1901, in Emmett, the daughter of John F. and Sarah J. Wiley Wilson. She grew up in the Emmett community and after her marriage lived in Frankfort and Rossville before she moved to Delia in 1923. She lived on a farm near Richland from 1943 until 1968 when she moved to Topeka. Mrs. Murren was a former member of the Richland Evangelical United Brethren Church, Richland Flower Club, Disney Home Demonstration Unit and Riverside 4-H Club. She was married to Asa A. Murren June 9, 1921, in Topeka. He died July 22, 1970. A son, Clyde Murren, died July 23, 1983, and a grandson, David Murren, died Sept. 8, 1989. Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Doloris Gardner, Midwest City, Okla., and Mrs. Dorene Hadl, Lawrence; two sons, Asa D. Murren, Topeka and Leroy Murren, Overbrook; 10 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. Burial will be in Topeka Cemetery. Mrs. Murren will lie in state until service time Saturday at the chapel where relatives and friends will meet from 7 until 8 p.m. today. Memorial contributions may be made to the Center for Basic Cancer Research, Division of Biology, Ackert Hall, Kansas State University, Manhattan, 66506. | |
| 8431 |  | Obituary- Murren, Hazel 2 [obituary with mistakes] Mrs. Hazel I. Murren Mrs. Hazel Iva Murren, 88, formerly of 1608 W. 37th Terr., died Wednesday, Sept. 27, 1989, at a Topeka convalescent center. Mrs. Murren and her husband farmed before they moved to Topeka. She was born Jan. 2, 1901, in Emmett, the daughter of John F. and Sarah J. Wiley Wilson. She grew up in the Emmett community and after her marriage lived in Frankfort and Rossville before she moved to Delia in 1923. She lived on a farm near Richland from 1943 until 1968 when she moved to Topeka. Mrs. Murren was a former member of the Richland Evangelical United Brethren Church, Richland Flower Club, Disney Home Demonstration Unit and Riverside 4-H Club. She was married to Asa A. Murren June 9, 1921, in Topeka. He died July 22, 1983 [sic 1970]. A son, Clyde Murren, died July 23, 1983. [sic no mention of grandson who passed] Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Doloris Gardner, Midwest City, Okla., and Mrs. Dorene Hadl, Lawrence; two sons, Asa D. Murren, Topeka and Leroy Murren, Overbrook; 10 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Tibbitts-Griffin Funeral Chapel, 29th and Tecumseh Road. Burial will be in Topeka Cemetery. Mrs. Murren will lie in state after 6 p.m. today at the chapel where relatives and friends will meet from 7 until 8 p.m. Friday. Memorial contributions may be made to the Center for Basic Cancer Research, Division of Biology, Ackert Hall, Kansas State University, Manhattan, 66506. | |
| 8432 |  | Obituary- Murren, Leroy Leroy V. Murren Leroy V. Murren, 93, of Lawrence, passed away Sunday, March 1, 2015. He was born November 28, 1921, in Delia, Kansas, the son of Asa and Hazel (Wilson) Murren. He served in the U.S. Army during WWII. Services are under the direction of the Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home and Crematory Parker-Price. For complete obituary information www.PenwellGabelTopeka.com | |
| 8433 |  | Obituary- Murrow, Floye 1 Mrs. Floye E.Wood Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Parker-Price Mortuary for Mrs. Floye Ethel Wood, 86, Silver Lake. She died Friday at a Topeka hospital. She was born Dec. 10. 1896, at Delia, the daughter of John and Harriet De-Board Murrow. She lived in Shawnee and Jackson counties all her life. Mrs. Wood was an interior decorator for several companies in Topeka. She was a former member of Northland Christian Church and member of Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie No. 58, both at Topeka. She also was a member of First Baptist Church and Loyal Chapter No. 176 of the Order of Eastern Star, both at Silver Lake. She was married to Ira A. Wood April 6, 1915, at Adrian. He died June 10, 1978. She was preceded in death by two sons, Murel Wood and Wayne Wood. Survivors include six daughters, Mrs. Garnett Lutz and Mrs. Marjorie Chasier DeBacker, both of Silver Lake, Mrs. Harriet Jones and Mrs. Sally Smith, both of Topeka, Mrs. Vicki Foster, Olathe, and Mrs. Eva Stout, Spring Hill, Fla.; a son, Stephen Wood, Topeka; a sister, Mrs. Nellie West, Stanton, Calif.; 21 grandchildren; 39 great¬grandchildren; and two great-great¬grandchildren. Burial will be in Delia Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. today at the mortuary. Memorial contributions may be made to First Baptist Church, Silver Lake, 66539, or Northland Christian Church, 3102 N. Topeka Ave., Topeka, 66617. | |
| 8434 |  | Obituary- Murrow, Hattie MURROW Mrs. Hattie A. Murrow, 76, wife of John M. Murrow, of Delia, died Monday at her home. She was born in Oskaloosa, Iowa, March 1, 1859, and came to Kansas in the fall of 1884. She had made her home near Delia 44 years. She was a charter member of the Adrian United Brethren church. Besides her husband she is survived by five children, John A. and Ray A. Murrow, Topeka; Mrs. Nellie West, Circleville; Mrs. Maude Sumner and Mrs. Ida Wood of Delia; 23 grandchildren and one great grandchild. Funeral services were Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock at the Adrian United Brethren church. Burial was in the Adrian cemetery. | |
| 8435 |  | Obituary- Murrow, John A. John A. Murrow John A. Murrow, 85, 1135 College, formerly of 2045 Webster, died Wednesday at a nursing home after a short illness. He was born Jan. 14, 1886, at Delia and had lived in Topeka since 1906. He married Hallie Beckwith Sept. 20, 1911. He was a letter; carrier for 40 years before retiring in 1950. He then entered the real estate business for about 10 years. He was a member of the Euclid Methodist Church, had been a Sunday school teacher for 40 years, served 20 years as chairman of the church music (committee at the Trinity Methodist Church, and served two terms as chairman of the Trinity Methodist Church board of trustees. He later became a member of the University United Methodist Church. He was a member of Beulah Chapter 34 of the Order of Eastern Star, a 50 year member of the Siloam Lodge No. 225, AF&AM, and a 60-year member of the Postal Employees Union. He was also a member of the Retired Governmental Employees Assn. Survivors besides his widow include three sons, Vernon Murrow, 4003 Holly Lane, Kenneth L. Murrow, 2767 Plass, and John W. Murrow, Prairie Village; three sisters, Mrs. Floy Wood, 1433 N. Central, Mrs. Nellie West, Stanton, Calif., and Mrs. Maude Sumner, Mayetta and a brother, Ray A. Murrow, 1524 Tyler. Services are pending at Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home. Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery. MURROW, JOHN A. – Age 85, 1135 College. Passed away Feb. 3, 1971. Services 11 a.m. Saturday, Penwell-Gabel Chapel. Interment Mt. Hope Cemetery. Masonic graveside services will be conducted by the Siloam Lodge No. 225, AF&AM. Memorial contributions may be made to the University United Methodist Church, 17th and College, 66604. Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home 10th & Lane FL 4-8558 | |
| 8436 |  | Obituary- Murrow, John M. JOHN M. MORROW John M. Murrow, 83, early Kansas settler, died early Tuesday morning at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Walter Summer at Delia. He was born October 20, 1854, at Montezuma, Iowa. Murrow was married to Hattie A. De Bordin in 1880. Murrow and his wife came to Kansas in 1884 and settled on a farm near Delia. He was a resident of that community until the death of his wife in 1935. Since that time he has made his home with his children. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge of Delia and the United Brethren Church. Murrow is survived by two sons, John A. and R. A. Murrow of Topeka; three daughters, Mrs. Rollo West, Anaheim, Calif.; Mrs. Walter Summer of Delia, and Mrs. Ira Wood of Mayetta; one sister, Mrs. Anna Holt, Montezuma, Iowa; twenty-four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock, from the Adrean [sic Adrian] Church, six miles northwest of Delia, with interment in Adrean [sic Adrian] Cemetery. | |
| 8437 |  | Obituary- Murrow, Raymond Raymond Arthur Murrow Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home for Raymond Arthur Murrow, 85, Phoenix, Ariz., a former Topekan, died Friday at a Phoenix hospital. He was born March 4, 1894, at Delia, Kan., the son of John M. and Harriet DeBord Marrow, and spent most of his life in Topeka. He moved to Phoenix about four years ago. Mr. Murrow worked for Mosby-Mack Ford, Topeka, many years and later with a partner, Roy Morrison, operated Motor Inn and Garage, 125 Kansas Ave. He was a 50-year member of Siloam Lodge No. 225, AF&AM, and a member of University United Methodist Church, both in Topeka. He was married to Viola Mayer May 18, 1920. She died in 1925. He also was preceded in death by two daughters, Dorothy Mae Morrow, and Erma Jane Morrow. Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. William S. English, Tempe, Ariz., two sisters, Mrs. Ira Wood, Silver Lake, and Mrs. Rollo West, Anaheim, Calif.; three grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery, Topeka. Relatives and friends will meet from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. | |
| 8438 |  | Obituary- Murry, Frances MRS. FRANCES MURRY Mrs. Frances E. Murry, 76, Delia, died at her home Tuesday night, August 9, 1977. She was born September 17, 1901, in Delia, where she was a lifelong resident. She was a member of the Delia Sacred Heart Catholic Church and the church’s altar society. She was married in 1918 to Walter Kerwin, who died in 1925. She was married July 24, 1925, to Harry M. Murry in Delia. He died October 16, 1974. Two sons preceded her in death - Leo Kerwin in 1960 and Raymond Kerwin in 1965. Survivors include two sons, Bernard F. Kerwin, Harahan, La., and Robert Murry, Topeka; two daughters, Mrs. Roberta VandeVelde, Topeka, and Mrs. Mary Huffstutter, Vienna, Mo.; 11 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Rosary was recited at 7 p.m. Thursday at Verschelden Funeral Home, St. Marys. Services were at 9:30 a.m. Friday at the Sacred Heart Church in Delia. Burial was in Mount Calvary Cemetery, St. Marys. Casket bearers were Michael Kerwin, Walter Kerwin, Clinton Kerwin, Kenneth Kerwin, Oliver Bauer, Jr., and Eugene Bauer. | |
| 8439 |  | Obituary- Murry, Harry Harry M. Murry DELIA - Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church here for Harry M. Murry, 88, Delia, who died Wednesday in a Topeka hospital. He was born Nov. 10, 1885, at St. Marys and had lived in the St. Marys and Delia area all of his life. Mr. Murry was a stone mason. He was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church at Delia. He was an Army veteran of World War I, serving in France. He was married to the former Frances E. Vaughn in 1925 at Delia. She survives. Other survivors include a son, Robert E. Murry, 1920 Illinois, Topeka; two daughters, Mrs. Roberta VandeVelde, 800 E. 28th, Topeka, and Mrs. Mary Huffstutler, Vienna, Mo.; a step-son, Bernard Kerwin, New Orleans, La.; two brothers, Roy Murry, 3801 W. 12th, Topeka, and Neil Murry, Kansas City; a sister, Mrs. Katie McNeive, 1255 Wayne, Topeka; 11 grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Parish rosary will be recited at 7:30 p.m. today at the Verschelden Funeral Home in St. Marys. Burial will be in Mount Calvary Cemetery at St. Marys. --- Harry M. Murry DELIA - Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church here for Harry M. Murry, 88, Delia, who died Wednesday in a Topeka hospital. He was born Nov. 10, 1885, at St. Marys and had lived in the St. Marys and Delia area all of his life. He was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church at Delia. He was an Army veteran of World War I, serving in France. He was married to the former Frances E. Vaughn in 1925 at Delia. She survives. Other survivors include a son, Robert E. Murry, 1920 Illinois, Topeka; two daughters, Mrs. Roberta VandeVelde, 800 E. 28th, Topeka, and Mrs. Mary Huffstutler, Vienna, Mo.; a step-son, Bernard Kerwin, New Orleans, La.; two brothers, Roy Murry, 3801 W. 12th, Topeka, and Neil Murry, Kansas City; a sister, Mrs. Katie McNeive, 1255 Wayne, Topeka; 11 grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Parish rosary will be recited at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Verschelden Funeral Home in St. Marys. Burial will be in Mount Calvary Cemetery at St. Marys. | |
| 8440 |  | Obituary- Murry, James James E. Murry Funeral Mass was celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Teresa's Catholic Church in Hutchinson for James E. Murry, 69, Wichita. He died Sunday, November 2, 1986, at a Wichita hospital. Mr. Murry was a used car manager for Davis-Child Chevrolet at Hutchinson before he retired. He was born April 3, 1917, at Delia, the son of James and Elizabeth McNeive Murry. Mr. Murry was a member of St. Teresa's Catholic Church, Knights of Columbus Council No. 612, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks Lodge No. 453, Optimist Club and Chamber of Commerce, all at Hutchinson. He had been a commissioner of the former Hutchinson Elks baseball team. He was married to Georgia L. Bruce August 6, 1939, at Hutchinson. She survives. Other survivors include a son, Steve Murry, Hutchinson; a daughter, Mrs. Kathleen Wapelhorst, Kingman; and six grandchildren. Burial was in Memorial Park Cemetery at Hutchinson. A rosary was recited at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at Elliott Mortuary in Hutchinson. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Teresa's Athletic Fund at the church. ---- James E. Murry HUTCHINSON - Funeral Mass will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Teresa's Catholic Church here for James E. Murry, 69, Wichita. He died Sunday, Nov. 2, at a Wichita hospital. Mr. Murry was a used car manager for Davis-Child Chevrolet at Hutchinson before he retired. He was born April 3, 1917, at Delia, the son of James and Elizabeth McNeive Murry. Mr. Murry was a member of St. Teresa's Catholic Church, Knights of Columbus Council No. 612, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks Lodge No. 453, Optimist Club and Chamber of Commerce, all at Hutchinson. He had been a commissioner of the former Hutchinson Elks baseball team. He was married to Georgia L. Bruce Aug. 6, 1939, at Hutchinson. She survives. Other survivors include a son, Steve Murry, Hutchinson; a daughter, Mrs. Kathleen Wapelhorst, Kingman; and six grandchildren. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery at Hutchinson. A rosary will be recited at 8:30 p.m. today at Elliott Mortuary in Hutchinson. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Teresa's Athletic Fund at the church. | |
| 8441 |  | Obituary- Murry, Josephine 1 Delia Aged former Delia woman is dead Mrs. Clinton Kerwin Mrs. Josephine Elizabeth Murry died Monday in a Topeka rest home where she had resided the past two and one- half years. She was 76. Born Oct. 28, 1895, at Delia, she lived most of her life in that community before moving to Topeka in 1951. She was a member of Holy Name Catholic Church. Her husband, Joseph A. Murry, died in March of 1951. Survivors include a son: Harold J. Murry, Reno, Nev.; three daughters: Mrs. Nadine Christie, Topeka; Mrs. Mike Gilsttorf, Kansas City; Mrs. Helen Madden, Westfield, N.J.; a sister: Mrs. Robert Kerwin, Delia; 11 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. The Brennan Funeral Home, Topeka, is in charge of arrangements. Burial will be in Mount Calvary Cemetery, St. Marys. | |
| 8442 |  | Obituary- Murry, Josephine 2 Josephine Murry Mrs. Josephine Elizabeth Murry, 76, 614 College, died Monday in a Topeka rest home where she had been about 2 1/2 years. She was born Oct. 28, 1895, at Delia where she spent most of her life until 1951 when she moved to Topeka. She lived at 1264 Buchanan until 1966 and later at 3904 Mission Court. She was a member of Holy Name Catholic Church. Her husband, Joseph A. Murry, died in March, 1951. Survivors include a son, Harold J. Murry, Reno, Nev.; three daughters, Mrs. Nadine Christie, 3904 Mission Court, Mrs. Mike Gilsdorf, Kansas City, and Mrs. Helen Madden, Westfield, N.J.; a sister, Mrs. Robert Kerwin, Delia; 11 grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Brennan Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Burial will be in Mount Calvary Cemetery at St. Marys. ---- Josephine Murry Mrs. Josephine Elizabeth Murry, 76, 614 College, died Monday in a Topeka rest home where she had been about 2 1/2 years. She was born Oct. 28, 1895, at Delia where she spent most of her life until 1951 when she moved to Topeka. She lived at 1264 Buchanan until 1966 and later at 3904 Mission Court. She was a member of Holy Name Catholic Church. Her husband, Joseph A. Murry, died in March, 1951. Survivors include a son, Harold J. Murry, Reno, Nev.; three daughters, Mrs. Nadine Christie, 3904 Mission Court, Mrs. Mike Gilsdorf, Kansas City, and Mrs. Helen Madden, Westfield, N.J.; a sister, Mrs. Robert Kerwin, Delia; 11 grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Brennan Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Burial will be in Mount Calvary Cemetery at St. Marys. Services will be 10 a.m. Thursday at Holy Name Catholic Church with burial in Mount Calvary Cemetery at St. Marys. Mrs. Murry will lie in state from 2 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Brennan Mortuary where parish rosary will be said at 7 p.m. | |
| 8443 |  | Obituary- Murry, Neil Neil F. Murry Sr. KANSAS CITY — Neil F. Murry Sr., 81, Kansas City, died Saturday at a Kansas City hospital. He was born Feb. 11, 1898, at Delia, Kan., the son of John and Mary O'Neil Murry, and had lived in Kansas City since 1935. Mr. Murry was a retired farmer. He was a member of Christ the King Catholic Church, Kansas City. He was married to Geraldine Murry. She survives. Other survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Mary V. Roth, Shawnee, two sons, Neil F. Murry Jr., Leawood, and Clinton B. Murry, Shawnee; a sister, Mrs. Kathryn McNeive, 1255 Wayne. Topeka; a brother, Roy Murry, 3801 W. 12th, Topeka, 20 grandchildren, and 16 great-grandchildren. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Muehlbach Funeral Home, Kansas City. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery, Kansas City. Rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Mr. Murry will lie in state from 3 p.m. Sunday until service time. | |
| 8444 |  | Obituary- Murry, Roy Roy A. Murry Roy A. Murry, 88, Salina, died Sunday, Dec. 4, 1983, at a Salina Hospital. He was born August 19, 1895, at Delia, the son of John T. Murry and Mary O'Neil Murry. He lived in Delia until 1941; St. Marys from 1941 to 1954; Topeka from 1954 to 1982. He then moved to Salina. Mr. Murry was a bridge contractor in Jackson county during the earlier part of his life. In the more recent years he did custom masonry in the St. Marys area. He was a honorary life member of the Knights of Columbus Council No. 657, St. Marys, and belonged to St. Mary's Queen of Universe Catholic Church in Salina. He was married April 29, 1930, in St. Marys, to Elizabeth Nason. She survives. Other survivors include two sons, Roy V. Murry and Dr. John P. Murry, both of Salina; two daughters, Elizabeth L. Johnson, Topeka, and Mary Ann Swerczek, Lexington, Ky.; one sister, Kathryn McNeive, Topeka; 23 grandchildren. Two daughters preceded him in death, an infant daughter Mary Murry, and Alice Siebert, May 26, 1982. A rosary will be recited at 8 p.m. Tuesday at Verschelden Chapel. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Immaculate Conception Church, St. Marys. Burial will be in Mount Calvary Cemetery. ---- Roy A. Murry ST. MARYS - Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church here for Roy A. Murry, 88, Salina, formerly of Topeka, who died Sunday, Dec. 4, at a Salina Hospital. Mr. Murry was a bridge contractor in Jackson county many years. He later was a self-employed stone mason. He was born Aug. 19, 1895, at Delia, the son of John T. and Mary Josephine O'Neil Murry. He moved to St. Marys in 1941 and to Topeka in 1954. He moved to Salina in 1982. He was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church at Salina and an honorary life member of Knights of Columbus Council No. 657 at St. Marys. He was married to Elizabeth Noonan April 29, 1930, at St. Marys. She survives. He was preceded in death by two daughters, Mary Murry and Alice Siebert. Other survivors include two sons, Roy V. Murry and John P. Murry, both of Salina; two daughters, Elizabeth L. Johnson, Topeka, and Mary Ann Swerczek, Lexington, Ky.; a sister, Kathryn McNeive, Topeka; and 23 grandchildren. Burial will be in Mount Calvary Cemetery at St. Marys. A rosary will be recited at 8 p.m. today at Verschelden Funeral Home, St. Marys. | |
| 8445 |  | Obituary- Myer, Stella Funeral rites are held for Stella Myer Services were held Thursday morning from the Immaculate Conception Church, St. Marys, for Mrs. Stella F. Myer, 70, of Route 6, Topeka, who died Jan. 27 in a Manhattan hospital. Born July 1, 1898, in Topeka, she spent most of her life in that city. She was a member of St. Stanislaus Catholic Church, Rossville. Mrs. Myer was preceded in death July 19, 1957, by her husband, Paul H. A. Myer. Survivors include a son: James F. Myer, Cinnaminson, N.J.; two daughters: Mrs. Roberta Prochaska, Manhattan, and Mrs. Clara Taylor, Wichita. She also leaves two brothers: Francis R. Foster, Topeka, and Joseph F. Foster, Rossville; two sisters: Mrs. Inez Heise, Scranton, Mrs. Marie Watson, Independence, Mo.; and ten grandchildren. Burial was made in the Silver Lake Cemetery. | |
| 8446 |  | Obituary- Myers, Adella Mrs. J.W. Whittington returned, Friday evening from Oberlin, Kans., where she was summoned by the sudden death of her sister, Mrs. Adella Myers. She was accompanied on her trip by Mrs. Adda Haines, Mrs. Mildred VanDresser and Mrs. Ed Haines all of Independence, Kansas, and her brother, Chett Megonigle of Richland Kansas. | |
| 8447 |  | Obituary- Myers, Carl Carl Dean Myers Carl Dean Myers, 18-months-old son of Ross Myers and Mrs. Bertha Myers, passed away Wednesday of last week in a Topeka hospital. Funeral services were held Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Penwell chapel. Burial was in the Rossville cemetery. | |
| 8448 |  | Obituary- Myers, Clarence MYERS Clarence Albert Myers passed away September 4 at the Onaga Hospital. He was born July 15, 1907 at Trowsdale, Oklahoma, the son of Charley and Rachel Albin Myers. On June 30, 1942, he was united in marriage to Maxine Conger at Holton. To this union were born two sons, Leonard and Ronald. Clarence was a farmer in the Soldier and Delia communities, during his lifetime. He enjoyed most of all breaking and working with teams of horses. He is survived by his wife, Maxine, of the home. Two sons, Leonard and wife, Pat, of Circleville, Ronald and wife, Terry, of Delia, two grand-daughters and four grandsons. Other survivors are four sisters, his twin sister, Clara Owings, Soldier, Ellen Wood, Olathe, Agnes Hedrick, Bridgeton, Missouri, Mae Stanbarger, Holton; six broth-ers, Carl of Circleville, Ralph, Soldier, Robert, Bagles, Min-nesota, Richard, Severy, Donald, Heyburn, Idaho, Charles, Jr., Pleasant Hill, Missouri. He was preceded in death by his parents, one sister, Dolly Edna, age 6 years, one brother, Arthur Maxwell, an infant. Memorial services were held Friday, September 7, at 1:30 p.m. at Mercer Funeral Home. Rev. Gene Lakin of Circleville conducted the services. Music was furnished by Mrs. Dean Stous, organist. Pallbearers were Max Kehler, Milton Daugherty, Charles Kennedy, Robert Kennedy, Clinton Harris and Arch Cowger. Flower girls were Hazel Kennedy, Viable Harris and Irene Cowger. Interment was in the Bucks Grove Cemetery. | |
| 8449 |  | Obituary- Myers, Ella Mrs. Ella E. Myers Mrs. Ella E. Myers, 80, Rossville, died Monday, Nov. 7, 1988, at a Topeka hospital. She was born Sept. 8, 1908, at Yankton, S.D., the daughter of Frank and Alouise Bukova Pekarek. She lived in Rossville since 1951 and formerly lived in Topeka. Mrs. Myers was a member of Golden Agers Club and Senior Citi-zens, both at Rossville. She was married to Paul Lynch in 1932. He died in 1943. She was mar¬ried to Vernon Myers in 1951. He died Sept. 25, 1983. Survivors include a son, Merrill Lynch, Topeka; a stepson, Jesse Lynch, Liberty, Mo.; two sisters, Alouise Davis and Rose Hutchings, both of Rossville; and a brother, Frank Pekarek, Mesa, Ariz. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Christian Church in Rossville. Burial will be in Rossville Cemetery. Mrs. Myers will lie in state after 10 a.m. Wednesday at Verschelden Funeral Home in St. Marys and an hour before service time Thursday at the church. Memorial contributions may be made to Capper Foundation for Crippled Children, 3500 W. 10th, 66604. Ella E. Myers Mrs. Ella E. Myers, 80, Rossville, died Monday, November 7,1988, at a Topeka hospital. She was born September 8, 1908, at Yankton, SD., the daughter of Frank and Alouise Bukova Pekarek. She lived in Rossville since 1951 and formerly lived in Topeka. Mrs. Myers was a member of Golden Agers Club and Senior Citizens, both at Rossville. She was married to Paul Lynch in 1932. He died in 1943. She was married to Vernon Myers in 1951. He died September 25,1983. Survivors include a son, Merrill Lynch, Topeka; a stepson, Jesse Lynch, Liberty, Mo.; two sisters, Aloduise Davis and Rose Hutchings, both of Rossvilleand a brother, Frank Pekarek, Mesa, Ariz. Services were at 2, p.m. Thursday at the Christian Church in Rossville. Burial was in Rossville Cemetery. Verschelden Funeral Home in St. Marys was in charge of arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made to Capper Foundation for Crippled Children, 3500 W. 10th, 66604. | |
| 8450 |  | Obituary- Myers, Ethel Mrs. Ethel E. Myers Mrs. Ethel E. Myers, 82, 915 W. 10th, died Tuesday, July 23, at a Topeka hospital. Mrs. Myers was a legal secretary in Topeka 50 years before she retired. She was born Dec. 22, 1902, near Grantville, the daughter of Floyd E. and Mertie I. Cochren Banta. She spent her life in the Topeka area. Mrs. Myers was a member of First Presbyterian Church. She was married to Lovelle Myers Oct. 12, 1932, in Topeka. He died Feb. 27, 1944. Survivors include five sisters, Mrs. Elsie Graham, Oakdale, Calif., and Mrs. Mabel Dibbern, Mrs. Lola Landis, Mrs. Lois Burnin and Mrs. Helen Bonjour, all of Topeka. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Newcomer-Diffenderfer Funeral Home. Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery. Mrs. Myers will lie in state after 1 p.m. today at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to American Heart Association, 5375 W. 7th, 66606, or American Cancer Society, 3003 Van Buren, 66611. |
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