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Leo Dale Berry

Male 1929 - 2013  (83 years)


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  • Name Leo Dale Berry 
    Born 2 Nov 1929  Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 6 Jun 2013  Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 11 Jun 2013  Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I1199  Rossville
    Last Modified 9 May 2018 

    Father Leo Daniel Berry,   b. 22 Aug 1901, Pond Creek, Grant County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Aug 1949, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 47 years) 
    Mother Mildred G Binney Berry Rupin,   b. 29 Jan 1907, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Sep 1963, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years) 
    Married 21 Aug 1927  St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Documents
    Marriage- Binney, Mildred-Berry, Leo
    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.
    Family ID F297  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Darlene Thompson Berry,   b. 23 Jan 1927, Haviland, Kiowa County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jul 2019, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years) 
    Married 28 Aug 1954  Greensburg, Kiowa County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Michael Berry
     2. Vincent Carl Berry,   b. 19 May 1965
     3. Rhonda Lee Berry Busse
    Documents
    Marriage- Thompson, Darlene-Berry, Leo
    Marriage- Thompson, Darlene-Berry, Leo
    THOMPSON - BERRY
    Miss Darlene Thompson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. P. Thompson of Haniland, Kansas, became the bride of Leo Dale Berry, son of Mrs. Mildred Berry and the late Mr. Leo Berry, August 28 in St. Joseph’s Church, Greensburg, Kansas. Father John Zenner officiated at the double ring ceremony.

    Mrs. Norma Kendall, sister of the bride, was matron of honor and Mr. Robert Berry, Dental Technician, San Diego, California, served his brother as best man.

    The couple will be at home in Rossville, Kansas.
    Last Modified 20 Oct 2019 16:25:57 
    Family ID F300  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 28 Aug 1954 - Greensburg, Kiowa County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    Obituary- Berry, Leo D 1
    Obituary- Berry, Leo D 1
    Leo D. Berry
    Rossville- Leo D. Berry, 83, passed away Thursday, June 6, 2013 at St. Francis Hospital in Topeka.
    He was born November 2, 1929 at Topeka, the son of Leo Daniel and Mildred Rupin Berry. Leo grew up in the Rossville community and graduated from St. Marys High School, in 1947. He attended Creighton University and Kansas State University and served in the United States Coast Guard.
    Mr. Berry owned and operated the Berry Grain and Seed Company, Berry Fertilizer and Berry Irrigation companies for many years before selling them on July 28, 1976 and retiring. He was a member of St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Rossville and the Knights of Columbus.
    He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Robert Lee Berry.
    Leo was united in marriage to Darlene Thompson in 1954 in Greensburg. She survives of the home.
    Other survivors include two sons, Michael (Cindy) Berry, Meriden, and Vincent (Stacy) Berry. Topeka; a daughter, Rhonda (Gary) Busse, Raymore, MO; 11 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
    Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 A.M. Tuesday, June 11, 2013 at St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Rossville. Interment will be in the Rossville Cemetery. Mr. Berry will lie in state after 2:00 P.M. Monday, June 10, 2013 at Piper Funeral Home in St. Marys where the family will receive friends from 6:00 until the rosary at 7:00 P.M. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Stanislaus Catholic Church or Catholic Charities of North East Kansas and sent in care of the funeral home. Online condolences may be sent to www.piperfuneralhome.com.
    Obituary- Berry, Leo D. 2
    Obituary- Berry, Leo D. 2
    Leo D. Berry
    Leo D. Berry, 83, of Rossville, passed away Thursday, June 6, 2013, at St. Francis Hospital in Topeka.
    He was born Nov. 2, 1929, at Topeka, the son of Leo Daniel and Mildred Rupin Berry. Leo grew up in the Rossville community and graduated from St. Marys High School, in 1947. He attended Creighton University and Kansas State University and served in the United States Coast Guard.
    Mr. Berry owned and operated the Berry Grain and Seed Company, Berry Fertilizer and Berry Irrigation companies for many years before selling them July 28, 1976, and retiring. He was a member of St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Rossville and the Knights of Columbus.
    He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Robert Lee Berry.
    Leo was united in marriage to Darlene Thompson in 1954 in Greensburg. She survives of the home.
    Other survivors include two sons, Michael Berry and wife Cindy of Meriden, and Vincent Berry and wife Stacy of Topeka; a daughter, Rhonda Busse and husband Gary of Raymore, Mo.; 11 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
    Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated June 11 at St. Stanislaus Catholic Church. Interment followed in the Rossville Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Stanislaus Catholic Church or Catholic Charities of Northeast Kansas and sent in care of Piper Funeral Home, 714 Maple St., St. Marys, KS 66536.


    LEO D. BERRY


    ROSSVILLE - Leo D. Berry, 83, passed away Thursday, June 6, 2013 at St. Francis Hospital in Topeka.
    He was born November 2, 1929 at Topeka, the son of Leo Daniel and Mildred Rupin Berry. Leo grew up in the Rossville community and graduated from St. Marys High School, in 1947. He attended Creighton Univer-sity and Kansas State University and served in the United States Coast Guard.
    Mr. Berry owned and oper-ated the Berry Grain and Seed Company, Berry Fertilizer and Berry Irrigation companies for many years before selling them
    on July 28,1976 and retiring. He was a member of St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Rossville and the Knights of Columbus.
    He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Robert Lee Berry.
    Leo was united in marriage to Darlene Thompson in 1954
    in Greensburg. She survives of the home.
    Other survivors include two sons, Michael (Cindy) Berry, Meriden, and Vincent (Sta¬cy) Berry, Topeka; a daughter, Rhonda (Gary) Busse, Raymore, MO; 11 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
    Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated at 10:00 A.M. 1'uesday, June 11, 2013 at St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Rossville. Interment was in the Rossville Cemetery. Mr. Berry laid in state after 2:00 P.M. Monday, June 10, 2013 at Piper Funeral Home in St. Marys where the family re¬ceived friends from 6:00 until the rosary at 7:00 P.M. Me¬morial contributions may be made to St. Stanislaus Catholic Church or Catholic Charities of North East Kansas and sent in care of the funeral home. On¬line condolences may be sent to www.piperfuneralhome.com.
    Birth- Berry, Leo Dale
    Birth- Berry, Leo Dale
    Leo Dale is the name given the little son born Saturday, Nov. 2 to Mr. and Mrs. Leo Berry at Christs hospital at Topeka.