Henry M Dibbern

1904 - 1996  (91 years)

• Name	Henry M Dibbern
  Born	19 Nov 1904	Whiting, Jackson County, Kansas
  Gender	Male
  Died	4 Jan 1996	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Buried	6 Jan 1996	Mount Hope Cemetery, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Person ID	I3392	Rossville
  Last Modified	2 Sep 2019

  
  

  Father	Amiel Henry Dibbern,   b. 1874,   d. 1950  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Rachel Ann Lynde Dibbern,   b. 5 Nov 1871, Illinois ,   d. 6 Dec 1962  (Age 91 years)
  Family ID	F1752	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mabel Leota Banta Dibbern,   b. 20 Jan 1906, Meriden, Jefferson County, Kansas ,   d. 19 Jul 2000, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 94 years)
  Married	4 Jun 1924	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  	Mabel's obituary says they were married in Delia.
  Children	+ 1. Harold E Dibbern,   b. 8 Nov 1924, Delia, Jackson County, Kansas ,   d. 27 May 1970, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 45 years) + 2. Floyd H Dibbern,   b. 18 Mar 1926, Delia, Jackson County, Kansas ,   d. 6 Jun 2016, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 90 years) + 3. Shirley A Dibbern Ross,   b. 28 Dec 1932, Delia, Jackson County, Kansas ,   d. 15 Dec 1994, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 61 years)   4. Louise Dibbern Crow Brandenburg   5. Avis Dibbern Bratton   6. Geneva Dibbern Whitfield
  Documents » Slide Show		Marriage- Banta, Mabel-Dibbern, Henry Miss Mabel L. Banta, 18, and Mr. Henry M. Dibbern, 19, both of the Delia neighborhood, were granted a license to wed Wednesday by the probate judge at Topeka. Mrs. Dibbern is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Banta. She was formerly one of the "Central" girls at Delia.
  		Anniversary- Dibbern, Henry and Mabel 1 Dibberns to Celebrate Golden Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dibbern will be guests of honor at an open house to be held at Myron Green’s in Topeka on Sunday, June 9, 1974, from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m., honoring their 50th wedding anniversary. Friends and relatives are invited to attend. The couple requests that no gifts be presented. Hosts and hostesses will be their children: Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Whitfield, Osceola, Ind.; Mr. and Mrs. Dean Bratton, Collinsville, Okla.; Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Crow, Osage City; Mr. and Mrs. Merle E. Ross, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Dibbern, and Mrs. Harold Dibbern, all from Topeka. Mr. and Mrs. Dibbern were married on June 4, 1924, and spent the early part of their marriage on a farm near Delia. The later years have been spent in Topeka where Mr. Dibbern was employed by the Kansas Power and Light Company before his retirement.
  		Anniversary- Dibbern, Henry and Mabel 2 MR. AND MRS. DIBBERN The children of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dibbern will honor them Sunday, June 9 with a reception in the Myron Green Cafeteria from 3 to 5 p.m. in celebration of the couple’s 50th wedding anniversary. Hosts will be Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Whitfield, Osceola, Ind.; Mr. and Mrs. Dean Bratton, Collinsville, Okla. ; Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Crow, Osage City; Mr. and Mrs. Merle E. Ross Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Dibbern and Mrs. Harold Dibbern, Topeka. Mr. and Mrs. Dibbern were married June 24, 1924 in Topeka. They lived in Delia several years before moving to Topeka. Before his retirement, Mr. Dibbern was employed by Kansas Power and Light Co., They have 18 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Note: Photo of couple in news clip
  		Anniversary- Dibbern, Henry and Mabel 3 Dibberns celebrate 60 years Mr. and Mrs. Henry M. Dibbem will be honored on their 60th wedding anniversary with a reception from 2 to 4 p.m., Sunday, June 3 at the North Porch of Garfield Shelterhouse. Hosts for the occasion will be their children, Mrs. Louise Claycomb; Mr. and Mrs. Merle E. Ross; Mr. and Mrs. Dean Bratton, Collinsville, Okla.; Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Whitfield, Mishawaka, Indiana; and Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Dibbern. Henry Dibbern and Mabel Banta were married June 4, 1924. He is retired from Kansas Power & Light, Tecumseh.
  		Anniversary- Dibbern, Henry and Mabel 4 Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dibbern Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dibbern, Topeka, will celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary with a reception hosted by their children from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday at the couple’s home, 2113 N.W. Lower Silver Lake Road. Their children are Merle and Shirley Ross, Topeka; Geneva and Lloyd Whitfield, Mishawaka, Ind.; Avis and Dean Bratton, Collinsville, Okla.; Louise and Lloyd Brandenburg, Topeka; Floyd and Jean Dibbern, Topeka, and the late Harold Dibbern. They have 13 grandchildren, 39 great-grandchildren and one great- great grandchild. Henry Dibbern and Mabel Banta were married June 4, 1924, in Delia. Mr. Dibbern is retired from Kansas Power and Light Co. Mrs. Dibbern had been employed by Hollywood- Maxwell, an apparel maker.
  Last Modified	19 May 2023 23:44:11
  Family ID	F1751	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Born - 19 Nov 1904 - Whiting, Jackson County, Kansas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  Obituary- Dibbern, Henry Henry M. Dibbern Henry M. Dibbern, 91, Topeka, died Thursday, Jan. 4, 1996, at a Topeka hospital Mr. Dibbern farmed near Delia and had worked in maintenance for Kansas Power and Light. He was born Nov. 19, 1904, at Whit¬ing, the son of Amiel H. and Rachel A. Lynde Dibbern. He had lived in Topeka since 1940. Mr. Dibbern was a member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. He was married to Mabel Banta on June 4, 1924, at Topeka. She survives. Other survivors include a son, Floyd Dibbern, Topeka; three daughters, Louise Brandenburg, Topeka, Avis Bratton, Collinsville, Okla., and Geneva Whitfield, Mishawaka, Ind.; 18 grandchildren; 40 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Mrs. Dibbern was preceded in death by a son, Harold E. Dibbern, in 1970, and a daughter, Shirley Ross, in December 1994. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home. Burial will be at Mount Hope Cemetery. Mr. Dibbern will lie in state after noon today at the Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home where relatives and friends will meet from 7 to 8 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, Kansas Division Inc., Northern Area Office, 1315 S.W. Arrowhead Road, Topeka, 66604, or to Midland Hospice Care, 200 S.W. Frazier Circle, Topeka, 66606. Dibbern Henry M. Dibbern, 91, Topeka, died Jan. 4, 1996, at St. Francis Hospital. Mr. Dibbern was born Nov. 19, 1904, at Whiting, the son of Amiel H. and Rachel A. Lynde Dibbern. He was a farmer his entire life. He also was retired from KP&L as a maintenance worker. Mr. Dibbern lived in Delia before he moved to Topeka in 1940. He was a member of IBEW Union. He was married to Mabel Banta on June 4, 1924 in Topeka. She survives. Mr. Dibbern was preceded in death by a son, Harold E. Dibbern, in 1970; and a daughter, Shirley Ross, in December 1994. Other survivors include a son, Floyd Dibbern, Topeka; three daughters, Louise Brandenburg, Topeka, Avis Bratton, Collinsville, Okla., and Geneva Whitfield, Mishawaka, Ind.; 18 grandchildren; 40 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Services were 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 6, at Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home. Burial was in Mount Hope Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, Kansas Division, Inc. Northern Area Office, 1315 S.W. Arrowhead Rd., Topeka, KS 66604, or Midland Hospice Care, 200 S.W. Frazier Circle, Topeka, KS 66606.