Viola Frances Kovar Gideon

1915 - 1998  (82 years)

• Name	Viola Frances Kovar Gideon
  Born	19 Aug 1915	Delia, Jackson County, Kansas
  Gender	Female
  Died	7 Jul 1998	Paxico, Wabaunsee County, Kansas
  Buried	Mount Hope Cemetery, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Person ID	I1574	Rossville
  Last Modified	24 Jul 2018

  
  

  Father	Joseph Kovar,   b. 1876,   d. 26 Dec 1958, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Fannie Balusek Kovar,   b. 3 Jul 1878, Zaverice, Moravia ,   d. 3 Dec 1953, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 75 years)
  Married	Sep 1898
  Documents		Anniversary- Kovar, Joseph and Fannie Mr. and Mrs. Joe Kovar will hold open house Sunday celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Kovar of Route One will hold open house Sunday afternoon, September 19, celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary.
  Family ID	F3345	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Garland R Gideon,   b. 22 Sep 1910, Emmett, Pottawatomie County, Kansas ,   d. 19 May 2000, Maple Hill, Wabaunsee County, Kansas  (Age 89 years)
  Married	3 Mar 1936	Utica, Seward County, Nebraska
  Children	+ 1. Dianne Elaine Gideon Dick + 2. Arnold L Gideon,   b. 15 Feb 1937, Delia, Jackson County, Kansas ,   d. 5 Dec 2020, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 83 years)
  Documents » Slide Show		Marriage- Kovar, Viola-Gideon, Garland KOVAR—GIDEON Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Kovar announce the marriage of their daughter Viola to Mr. Garland Gideon of Emmett. The wedding was quietly solemnized Tuesday, March 3, at 6 p. m. at the Severns home in Utica, Nebr. The ceremony was read by Rev. Louis T. Kovar, a brother of the bride, now pastor of Utica, Presbyterian church. The bride was both lovely and attractive in a formal white gown with matching accessories and carried a bouquet of pink roses. Mrs. Gideon grew to womanhood in the vicinity of Rossville and Delia, and the groom is a prosperous farmer and grew to manhood in the vicinity of Emmett. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Gideon. Mr. and Mrs. Gideon left for a three weeks honeymoon trip to the Ozarks, Texas, Gulf of Mexico and Old Mexico. After their return they will reside on a farm near Emmett A 6 o’clock, wedding dinner was served the newlyweds at the Louis Kovar home in Utica, Neb.
  		Anniversary- Gideon, Garland and Viola 1 Gideons to celebrate 40th anniversary A 40th wedding anniversary reception will honor Mr. and Mrs. Garland Gideon, Paxico, Sunday, March 7 in their home. Friends and relatives are invited to call from 2 to 4:30 p.m. The couple requests that no gifts be presented. Hosts will be their children, Arnold Gideon and Mrs. Dianne Dick and their families.
  		Anniversary- Gideon, Garland and Viola 2 Gideons Will Celebrate Golden Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Garland Gideon, Paxico, will celebrate their fiftieth wedding anniversary with a reception to be given by their children and grandchildren from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday, March 2, 1986, in the fellowship hall of the Community Church in Maple Hill. Hosts will be Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Gideon, Paxico; Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Dick, Rossville, and their families. Friends and relatives are invited to attend. Garland and Viola ask only for the gift of your presence. Garland Gideon and Viola Kovar were married March 3, 1936, at Hastings, Nebr. by Viola’s brother, the Rev. Louis J. Kovar. They have lived at Paxico since 1943. Garland and Viola have six grandchildren and a great-grandson.
  		Anniversary- Gideon, Garland and Viola 3 Viola and Garland Gideon Garland and Viola Gideon, rural Paxico, will observe their 60th wedding anniversary March 3. Garland R. Gideon and Viola Kovar were married March 3, 1936, in Utica, Neb. They are the parents of Arnold L. and De Ann Gideon of Paxico and Dianne and Wayne G. Dick of Rossville. They have six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Mr. Gideon is retired from farming and raised broadbreasted bronze turkeys and registered Hereford cattle. He is a member of the Masonic Lodge in Alma and Scottish Rite Bodies in Topeka. Mrs. Gideon is a homemaker and was active in Wabaunsee County Extension Service home demonstration units. Both were active in 4-H Club work with youth. They are members of Loyal Chapter of Order of Eastern Star in Silver Lake.
  Last Modified	8 Jun 2022 14:04:07
  Family ID	F3143	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents		Obituary- Gideon, Viola 1 Viola Kovar Gideon PAXICO — Viola Kovar Gideon, 82, Paxico, died Tuesday, July 7, 1998, at her home. Mrs. Gideon and her husband farmed, and raised turkeys and registered Hereford cattle in the Paxico area. She was born Aug. 19, 1915, at Delia, the daughter of Joseph and Fannie Balusek Kovar. She had lived in the Paxico area since 1943. Mrs. Gideon was a 50-year member of Loyal Chapter No. 176 of the Order of the Eastern Star and past worthy matron. She also served in numerous offices for the Maple Hill Chapter No. 308 of the Order of the Eastern Star. She was past district aide of District No. 20 of the Grand Chapter of Kansas, Order of the Eastern Star in 1956. She was a member of the Past Matrons and Past Patrons, and District Aides. She married Garland R. Gideon on March 3, 1936, at Utica, Neb. He survives. Other survivors include a son, Arnold L. Gideon, Paxico; a daughter, Dianne Dick, Rossville; six grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Parker-Price Mortuary in Topeka, followed by Eastern Star services conducted by Chapter No. 176. Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery. Mrs. Gideon will lie in state after 1 p.m. today at the mortuary, where relatives and friends will meet from 7 to 8 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to Loyal Chapter No. 176 of the Order of the Eastern Star and sent in care of June Blush, 518 Skylab, Silver Lake, 66539.
  		Obituary- Gideon, Viola 2 Viola Kovar Gideon Viola Kovar Gideon, 82, Paxico, died Tuesday, July 7, 1998, at her home near Paxico. She was born August 19, 1915, in Delia, the daughter of Joseph and Fannie Balusek Kovar. She moved to her present home in the spring of 1943, where she engaged in farming and raised turkeys and registered Hereford cattle. Mrs. Gideon as a 50-year member of Loyal Chapter No. 176, Order of the Eastern Star. She served as Worthy Matron and held numerous other offices of Maple Hill Chapter No. 308, O.E.S. She was Past District Aide of District 20 of the Grand Chapter of Kansas, Order of the Eastern Star in 1956. She was a member of Past Matrons and Past Patrons; and District Aides. She was a member of the Vera EHU and had been a 4-H Club Youth Leader in Jackson County and at Maple Hill in Wabaunsee County for many years. Mrs. Gideon had numerous hobbies — genealogy, craft work, flower gardening, and traveling with her husband and family throughout the United States, Mexico, and Canada. She was married to Garland R. Gideon, rural Emmett, on March 3, at Utica, NE. He survives. Other survivors include a son, Arnold L. Gideon, Paxico; a daughter, Dianne Dick, Rossville; six grandchildren; and seven greatgrandchildren. Her service was Friday at the Parker-Price Mortuary, Topeka, followed by Eastern Star services conducted by Loyal Chapter No. 176, Order of the Eastern Star. Burial was in Mount Hope Cemetery, Topeka. Memorials may be made to the Loyal Chapter No. 176, Order of the Eastern Star, c/o Mrs. June Blush, 518 Skylab, Silver Lake, KS 66539. Parker-Price Mortuary, Topeka, was in charge of arrangements.