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Ralph Stanley Cless

Male 1886 - 1966  (79 years)


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  • Name Ralph Stanley Cless 
    Born 28 May 1886  Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 9 Jan 1966 
    Person ID I2863  Rossville
    Last Modified 26 Dec 2017 

    Father Martin Luther Cless,   b. 18 Jan 1848, Perry County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Mar 1925, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Mother Sarah Ann Shearer Cless,   b. 2 Mar 1851, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jan 1918, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years) 
    Married 14 Jan 1869  Lena, Stephenson County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1197  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Juanita Mae (Nellie) Crays Cless,   b. 1888, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Dec 1930, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 42 years) 
    Children 
     1. Infant son Cless,   b. 12 May 1914,   d. 12 May 1914  (Age 0 years)
     2. John Martin Cless,   b. 9 Apr 1918
     3. Velma Cless Donly
     4. Minnie Cless Hopkins
     5. Ralph S Cless, Jr.
     6. Catherine Cless Rodebaugh
    Last Modified 11 Jul 2016 15:13:09 
    Family ID F819  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    Obituary- Cless, Ralph
    Obituary- Cless, Ralph
    Ralph Cless Dies
    In Colorado

    Funeral services for Ralph Stanley Cless of Pueblo, Colorado, were held last Tuesday, at 10 o’clock the Davis Mortuary in Pueblo, with the Rev. Cecil O. Banes, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church officiating.

    Mr. Cless was born May 28, 1886, in Rossville and passed away Sunday, January 9, 1966, following a long illness. He had lived in Pueblo since 1915 and was a salesman at Bergerman’s for many years until retirement. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church.

    Survivors include his widow, Nellie, two sons and three daughters, John M. Cless, Mrs. Velma Donly, and Mrs. Minnie Hopkins, all of Pueblo, and Ralph S. Cless Jr. and Mrs. Catherine Rodebaugh, both of California.

    Preceding him in death were his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Martin Cless; four brothers, Walter, Clinton, Charley and Will, and one sister, Mrs. Cora Hartzell.