Robert George DeGraff

1892 - 1977  (85 years)

• Name	Robert George DeGraff
  Nickname	George
  Born	13 Jul 1892	Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Gender	Male
  Died	3 Sep 1977	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  	We believe his DOD is September 3, 1977. See date of newspaper for obituary and also wife (Eva DeGraff) obituary.
  Buried	Memorial Park Cemetery (Penwell-Gabel Cemetery), Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Person ID	I3352	Rossville
  Last Modified	11 Sep 2017

  
  

  Father	Joseph F DeGraff,   b. 12 Mar 1865,   d. 25 Oct 1937, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Dora Belle Riggs DeGraff,   b. Jan 1874, Kentucky ,   d. Jan 1934, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age ~ 60 years)
  Family ID	F1632	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Eva Sara Strimple DeGraff,   b. 30 Mar 1903, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas ,   d. 4 Sep 1988, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 85 years)
  Married	13 Sep 1918	Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Children	1. Louise DeGraff Bitner,   d. 19 Jul 1982   2. June DeGraff Barnes,   d. 20 Mar 1978 + 3. GeorgEllen DeGraff Venturella,   b. 5 Jan 1924, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas ,   d. 15 Mar 2017  (Age 93 years)   4. Paul LaVerne DeGraff   5. Robert G DeGraff, Jr.
  Documents		Anniversary- DeGraff, Robert and Eva Couple Will Celebrate 50th Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. R. G. DeGroff [sic DeGraff] will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on September 13. George DeGroff, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph DeGroff, was born and raised in Rossville, and his wife, Eva, came to Rossville as a baby. Her father, Mr. Frank E. Strimple, taught school in the rural areas there for over 50 years, and also served as police judge in Rossville for many years. Mr. and Mrs. DeGroff have four children: Mrs. Hollis Bitner, Lee’s Summit, Mo.; Mrs. Howard Barnes, La Habra, California; Mrs. George Ellen Venturella, Topeka; and Mrs. Paul L. DeGroff, Omaha, Nebr. They also have 10 grandchildren. Because of ill health, there will be no open house. The DeGroff s now live at 2609 Buchanan, Topeka, Kansas 66611.
  Last Modified	17 Apr 2018 16:45:06
  Family ID	F1637	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents

  Obituary- DeGraff, Robert Robert G. DeGraff Services were at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Newcomer-Diffenderfer Funeral Home for Robert George DeGraff, 85, Topeka, who died Saturday, September 13, 1977, in a Topeka rest home where he had been a few days. He was born July 13, 1892, at Rossville, and lived in Topeka about 50 ears. He was employed by Santa Fe Railway 20 years before he retired. Mr. DeGraff was a member of University United Methodist Church, Orient Lodge No. 51, AF&AM, Scottish Rite bodies, Beulah Chapter No. 34, Order of Eastern Star, and the Santa Fe Old Timers Club. He was married to Eva Strimple on September 13, 1918 at Rossville. She survives. Other survivors include three daughters: Mrs. Georgella Venturella, Topeka, Mrs. Louise Bitner, Lee's Summit, Mo., and Mrs. June Barnes, LaHabra, Calif.; two sons; Paul LaVerne DeGraff Omaha, Nebr., and Robert G. DeGraff Jr., Springfield, Ill.; two sisters, Mrs. Dorothea Overbay, Kansas City, Ks. and Mrs. Frances Hipsher, Topeka; three brothers, Paul Degraff, Dallas, Tex.; Joseph DeGraff, Port Charlotte, Fla., and Donald DeGraff, Topeka; 12 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Orient Lodge No. 51, AF&AM, conducted graveside services at Memorial Park Cemetery.