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Roy Otto Brees

Male 1903 - 1953  (49 years)


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  • Name Roy Otto Brees 
    Born 19 Nov 1903  Westphalia, Anderson County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 23 Jul 1953  Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 26 Jul 1953  Mount Hope Cemetery, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I2611  Rossville
    Last Modified 14 Aug 2018 

    Father Ananias Brees 
    Mother Mary Minnie Mertz Brees 
    Family ID F674  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Helen M Ditch Brees,   b. 1907,   d. 1997  (Age 90 years) 
    Married 9 Mar 1925 
    Children 
     1. Erma J Brees Montgomery,   b. 4 Aug 1925
     2. Vernon LeRoy Brees,   b. 18 Apr 1927,   d. 16 Jun 1945  (Age 18 years)
    Documents
    Marriage- Ditch, Helen-Brees, Roy
    Marriage- Ditch, Helen-Brees, Roy
    Miss Helen Ditch, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ora Ditch of Emmett, and Mr. Roy Brees, son of Mrs. A. Bress of Delia were united in marriage Monday, March 9th.
    Last Modified 14 Aug 2018 11:23:22 
    Family ID F673  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 19 Nov 1903 - Westphalia, Anderson County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    Obituary- Brees, Roy
    Obituary- Brees, Roy
    ROY OTTO BREES
    Roy Otto Brees, 51, died at his home in Rossville Saturday evening of a heart attack. Born November 19, 1903, in Westphalia, he had lived in Rossville the past two and one-half years.
    He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Helen Brees of the home; a daughter, Mrs. George Montgomery of Topeka; three brothers, Otis of Los Angeles, Clarence of Topeka and William of Emmett; three sisters, Mrs. Cleon Bishop of Havensville, Mrs. Frank
    Tholl of Emmett and Mrs. Guy Evans of Los Angeles, and two grandsons, Mike and Wayne Montgomery of Top¬eka.
    Services were held at 2 p.m. Tues¬day at the Wall-Diffenderfer chapel in Topeka with burial in Mount Hope Cemetery.
    Those from Rossville who attended the funeral were: Clifford Cormack. Mr. and Mrs. Clark, Mr. and Mrs. Spears, Mrs. Joe Gresser, Mrs. Hous¬ton, Mr. and Mrs. Bahner of Silver Lake, Mrs. Christina Zickefoose, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Tholl, Mary and Betty, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Cowan, Don Berkey, Chris Viergever, Gale Avers, Wallace Baker, Mr. Kirby, and Mrs. Nadeau and Jean.