Leo Daniel Berry

1901 - 1949  (47 years)

• Name	Leo Daniel Berry
  Born	22 Aug 1901	Pond Creek, Grant County, Oklahoma
  Gender	Male
  Died	3 Aug 1949	Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Buried	Mount Calvary Cemetery, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas
  Person ID	I1191	Rossville
  Last Modified	26 Dec 2019

  
  

  Father	Emmett Berry,   b. 1860,   d. 1935  (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Alice McKinley Berry,   b. 1872,   d. 1953  (Age 81 years)
  Family ID	F284	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mildred G Binney Berry Rupin,   b. 29 Jan 1907, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas ,   d. 18 Sep 1963, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 56 years)
  Married	21 Aug 1927	St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas
  Children	+ 1. Leo Dale Berry,   b. 2 Nov 1929, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas ,   d. 6 Jun 2013, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 83 years) + 2. Robert Lee Berry,   b. 28 Jan 1932, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas ,   d. 5 May 2003, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 71 years)
  Documents		Marriage- Binney, Mildred-Berry, Leo Mr. and Mrs. Walter Binney announce the marriage of their daughter, Mildred, to Mr. Leo Berry on August 21, 1927. The ceremony took place in the office of the Immaculate Conception church at St. Marys performed by Rev. Father Schmidt the pastor. Mrs. Berry is a graduate of the Rossville high school and for the past two terms has taught the Valencia school with great credit to herself and her school training. Mr. Berry is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Berry of St. Marys, and is the popular manager of the Berry Grain Co's. Rossville elevator.
  Last Modified	14 Nov 2017 14:59:23
  Family ID	F297	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Buried - - Mount Calvary Cemetery, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  Obituary- Berry, Leo LEO BERRY Leo Berry 44 passed away at his home Wednesday night, August 3, after a brief illness. His death came as a shock to the community, many persons being unaware of his illness. He was born at Pond Creek, Okla., Aug. 22, 1901. He attended St. Bene¬dicts college at Atchison and completed his college work at St. Marys college at St. Marys, where he lived with his parents until coming to Rossville to take charge of the Berry ele¬vator. In 1927 he was united in marriage to Miss Mildred Binney of Rossville, and to this union two sons were born. Mr. Berry became manager of the Berry Elevator in Rossville in 1926 and has been in business here since that time. He has built up a prosperous business that has done much for this community. In addi¬tion to the local elevator, elevators at Maple Hill, Kiro, Silver Lake and Rock Creek were under the Berry control. Mr. Berry also owned and farmed land of his own. He had served two terms as Mayor of Ross¬ville. Mr. Berry is survived by his wife and two sons, Leo Dale and Robert of the home; his mother, Mrs. Emmett Berry, St. Marys; two brothers, Em¬mett, Jr., of Roseville Calif., and Marvin of Silver Lake; two sisters, Mrs. Alan Pierce of Topeka; and Helen Berry of St. Marys. Funeral services will be held at the Rossville Catholic church, Saturday morning at 9 a. m. Burial will be in the Mt. Calvary cemetery at St. Marys, with Verschelden Funeral home in charge. Deaths and Funerals Leo Berry Funeral services for Leo Berry were held Saturday morning at 9 o’clock at St. Stanislaus Catholic church. It was one of the largest funeral gatherings in the history of this city. Burial was in Mt. Calvary Cemetery at St. Marys. The following were the pallbearers: Henry Cerny, Roy Wilt, Roy McClain, Carl Rupin, Warren Pendleton, Cletus Reding.