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Louise Floersch Ronsse Davis

Female 1925 - 1994  (69 years)


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  • Name Louise Floersch Ronsse Davis 
    Born 22 Feb 1925  St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 13 Mar 1994  Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Mount Calvary Cemetery, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I3288  Rossville
    Last Modified 5 Aug 2016 

    Father Mathias Floersch 
    Mother Rosalie (Rosa) Baumchen Floersch 
    Family ID F1562  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Francis E Davis,   b. 11 Nov 1920, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Dec 2004, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Married 1982 
    Last Modified 27 Jun 2016 14:18:12 
    Family ID F1556  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Frank R Ronsse,   d. 9 Mar 1957 
    Married 13 Aug 1946 
    Children 
     1. Frank Ronsse
     2. Peter Ronsse
     3. Dennis Ronsse
     4. Marian Ronsse Sweeney
     5. Judith Ann Ronsse Pryor
    Last Modified 27 Jun 2016 14:42:40 
    Family ID F1563  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Mount Calvary Cemetery, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    Obituary- Davis, Louise 1
    Obituary- Davis, Louise 1
    Louise Ronsse Davis

    ROSSVILLE -- Louise Ronsse Davis, 69, Route 1, Rossville, died Sunday, March 13, 1994, at her home.

    She was born Feb. 22, 1925, in St. Marys, the daughter of Mathias and Rosalie Baumchen Floersch, and spent her life in the St. Marys and Rossville communities. She was an optometric assistant and had worked for Dr. John Hammerli in Topeka and St. Marys. She worked for Dr. Verne Claussen in St. Marys from 1972 until 1990 when she retired.

    She attended Rock Grade School and was graduated from St. Marys High School in 1943. She attended Mount St. Scholastica College in Atchison and had taught at Rock School, Adrian School and Sandy Hook School, all near St. Marys.

    Mrs. Davis was a member of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church and the Parent-Teacher Association, both in St. Marys. She had been a member and an officer of the Shawnee County Optometric Assistants Association.

    She was married to Frank R. Ronsse Aug. 13, 1946. He died March 9, 1957. She was married to Francis E. Davis Sept. 23, 1982. He survives.

    Other survivors include three sons, Frank Ronsse, Ketchum, Okla., Peter Ronsse, Marquette, Kan., and Dennis Ronsse, Anchorage, Alaska; two daughters, Judith Ann Pryor, Lees Summit, Mo., and Marian Sweany, St. Marys; two stepdaughters, Sharon Pierce, Wittmann, Ariz., and Candice Davis, Purdy, Mo.; three brothers, Eugene Floersch, St. Marys, Mathias Floersch, Ottawa, and Joseph Floersch, Delia; three sisters, Rose Marie McCoy, Alma, Marguerite Glick, St. Marys, and Regina Stork, Davenport, Iowa; 13 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

    Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in St. Marys. Burial will be Mount Calvary Cemetery in St. Marys. Mrs. Davis will lie in state after noon today at Verschelden Funeral Home in St. Marys where a rosary will be recited at 7:30 p.m. today.

    Memorial contributions may be made to the building fund at St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Rossville or to Midland Hospice in Topeka.
    Obituary- Davis, Louise 2
    Obituary- Davis, Louise 2
    Louise Ronsse Davis

    Louise Ronsse Davis, 69, died at her rural Rossville home Sunday, March 13, 1994.

    She was born February 22, 1925, in St. Marys, the daughter of Mathias and Rosalie Baumchen Floersch.

    August 13, 1946, she was united in marriage to Frank R. Ronsse. He died March 9, 1957. She married Francis E. Davis September 23, 1982. He survives.

    Mrs. Davis worked as an optometric assistant for Dr. John Hammerli in Topeka and St. Marys. From 1972 until she retired in 1990, she worked for Dr. Verne Claussen in St. Marys.

    She was a member of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, St. Marys. She had been a member of the Shawnee County Optometric Assistants Association and was an officer for many years. She belonged to the Parent-Teacher Association at St. Marys, and had helped with funeral dinners at St. Stanislaus Church in Rossville.

    Mrs. Davis lived in the St. Marys and Rossville areas all of her life. She attended Rock Grade School, and graduated from St. Marys High School in 1943. She attended college at Mount Saint Scholastica in Atchison and taught at the Rock School, the Adrian School, and the Sandy Hook School, all in the St. Marys area.

    Surviving her are her husband, Francis E. Davis, of the home; three sons, Frank Ronsse, Ketchum, Okla., Peter Ronsse, Marquette, and Dennis Ronsse, Anchorage, Alaska; two daughters, Judith Ann Pryor, Lee’s Summit, Mo., and Marian Sweany, St. Marys; two stepdaughters, Sharon Pierce, Whittmar, Ariz., and Candice Davis, Purdy, Mo.; 13 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; three brothers, Eugene Floersch, St. Marys, Mathias Floersch, Ottawa; and Joseph Floersch, Delia; three sisters, Rose Marie McCoy, Alma, Marguerite Glick, St. Marys, and Regina Stork, Davenport, Ia.

    Mrs. Davis will lie in state after 12 noon Tuesday (today) at Verschelden Chapel. A rosary will be recited at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Verschelden Chapel. Mass of Christian Burial is at 10:30 Wednesday at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, St. Marys, with burial to be in Mt. Calvary Cemetery, St. Marys.

    Memorials are suggested to St. Stanislaus Building Fund, or Midland Hospice.
    Obituary- Davis, Louise 3
    Obituary- Davis, Louise 3
    IN LOVING MEMORY OF

    Louise Ronsse Davis

    BORN FEBRUARY 22, 1925

    DIED MARCH 13, 1994

    MASS OF CHRISTIAN BURIAL

    10-30 A. M. WEDNESDAY

    IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CHURCH

    ST. MARY, KANSAS

    CELEBRANT - FATHER CARL M. DEKAT
    LECTOR - DOROTHY RONSSE
    VOCALIST - JOHN RUECK
    ORGANIST - DARLENE WILSON

    ROSARY 7-30 P.M. TUESDAY

    VERSCHELDEN CHAPEL

    CASKET BEARERS
    ERIC BRUMMER JAMES GORDON
    JERRY PEARL JIM SCHUMAKER
    ALEX JOHNSON HENRY SCHOEMANN

    INTERMENT

    MT. CALVARY CEMETERY
    ST. MARYS, KANSAS