Martha J Rottinghaus Deal Cowan

1935 - 2002  (67 years)

• Name	Martha J Rottinghaus Deal Cowan
  Born	14 Feb 1935	Corning, Nemaha County, Kansas
  Gender	Female
  Died	19 Jul 2002	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Buried	Mount Calvary Cemetery, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas
  Person ID	I3049	Rossville
  Last Modified	27 Nov 2019

  
  

  Father	Francis John Rottinghaus,   d. 8 Dec 1965
  Mother	Mary (Marie) Haefele Rottinghaus,   b. 6 Apr 1909, Seneca, Nemaha County, Kansas ,   d. 22 Aug 1985, Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas  (Age 76 years)
  Married	8 Jan 1930
  Family ID	F1471	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Keith F Cowan,   b. 3 Dec 1938, Delia, Jackson County, Kansas ,   d. 3 Aug 1998, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 59 years)
  Married	4 Jan 1974	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Children	1. Brenda Cowan Vaughn   2. Diane Cowan Peaslee
  Documents		Marriage- Deal, Martha-Cowan, Keith Keith F. Cowan, Rossville 35 Martha J. Deal, Topeka 38
  Last Modified	22 Sep 2017 15:00:22
  Family ID	F1468	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Vernon Deal
  Children	1. Katherine Ann Deal Moore
  Last Modified	22 Sep 2017 15:00:19
  Family ID	F4665	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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

  
  

• Documents		Obituary- Cowan, Martha 1 Martha J. Cowan Martha J. Cowan, 67, Rossville, died Friday July 19, 2002, at a To¬peka hospital. She was born February 14, 1935, in Corning, the daughter of Francis John “Frank” and Mary “Marie” Haefele Rottinghaus. Martha grew up in the Corning and Kelly communities and was graduated from Kelly High School in 1953. She attended Sisters of Charity Nursing School in Leaven¬worth, worked for Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Topeka, and had worked for over 30 years for Santa Fe Railroad in Topeka. She was a member of St. Stanislaus Catholic Church and a member of the Altar Sodality at the church. She married Keith F. Cowan Jan¬uary 4, 1974, she married Keith F. Cowan in Topeka. He died August 3, 1998. Surviving her are three daugh¬ters, Brenda Vaughn, Tecumseh, Diane Peaslee, Elbert, CO, and Katherine Moore, Rossville; seven sisters, Mary Kongs and Dolores Engel, Topeka, Veronica Stallbaumer, Basehor, Joan Platt, Henderson¬ville, TN, her twin Margaret Rethman, Seneca, Lucille Koelzer, Axtel, and Rosemary Runnebaum, Kan¬sas City. KS; four brothers, Francis Rottinghaus, Jr., Seneca, Robert Rot¬tinghaus, Kansas City, MO, Jim Rottinghaus, Overland Park, and Gerald Rottinghaus, Burke, VA; five grand¬children, and two great-grandchil¬dren. Mass of Christian Burial was at 10 a.m. Tuesday (this morning), at St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Rossville. Burial was in Mt. Calva¬ry Cemetery, St. Marys. A rosary was recited at Piper-Verschelden Funeral Home in St. Marys Monday evening. Memorial contributions may be made to the St. Stanislaus Catholic Church, or to the American Heart Association, and sent in care of Pip¬er-Verschelden Funeral Home 714 [remaining missing]
  		Obituary- Cowan, Martha 2 Martha Cowan ROSSVILLE — Martha J. Cowan, 67, Rossville, died Friday, July 19, 2002, at a Topeka hospital. Mrs. Cowan had worked for Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Topeka, and she worked for Santa Fe Rail¬way in Topeka for more than 30 years. She was born Feb. 14, 1935, in Corning, the daughter of Francis John “Frank” and Mary “Marie" Haefele Rottinghaus. She was raised in Coming and Kelly and graduated from Kelly High School in 1953. She attended the Sister of Charity Nursing School in Leavenworth. Mrs. Cowan was a member of St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Rossville and the Altar Society at the church. She married Keith F. Cowan on Jan. 4, 1974, In Topeka. He died on Aug. 3, 1998. Survivors include three daughters, Brenda Vaughn, Tecumseh, Diane Peaslee, Elbert, Colo., and Katherine Moore, Rossville; seven sisters, Mary Kongs and Dolores Engel, both of Topeka, Veronica Stallbaumer, Basehor, and Joan Platt, Henderson¬ville, Tenn., Margaret Rethman, Seneca, Lucille Koelzer, Axtell, and Rosemary Runnebaum, Kansas City, Kan.; four brothers, Francis Rottinghaus Jr., Seneca, Robert Rottinghaus, Kansas City, Mo., Jim Rottinghaus, Overland Park, and Gerald Rotting¬haus, Burke, Va.; five grandchildren; and two great¬grandchildren. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Stanislaus Catholic Chur ch in Rossville. Burial will be in Mount Calvary Cemetery in St. Marys. Mrs. Cowan will lie in state at Piper- Verschelden Funeral Home in St. Marys after 2 p.m. Monday. A rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Stanislaus Catholic Church or to the American Heart Association and sent in care of the funeral home.