Bernice Louise Stach Douglas

1909 - 1994  (84 years)

• Name	Bernice Louise Stach Douglas
  Born	13 Sep 1909	Delia, Jackson County, Kansas
  Gender	Female
  Died	1 May 1994	Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California
  Buried	6 May 1994	Mount Hope Cemetery, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Person ID	I3463	Rossville
  Last Modified	14 Dec 2019

  
  

  Father	John Stach,   d. Dec 1934
  Mother	Emma Chase Stach
  Family ID	F2089	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Merlin M Douglas,   b. 10 Sep 1909, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas ,   d. 25 Feb 1975, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 65 years)
  Married	12 Apr 1930	Tonganoxie, Leavenworth County, Kansas
  Children	1. Robert G Douglas,   d. Feb 1985   2. Helen Douglas Friend Swenson
  Last Modified	27 Dec 2019 01:05:55
  Family ID	F2090	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Married - 12 Apr 1930 - Tonganoxie, Leavenworth County, Kansas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  Obituary- Douglas, Bernice Bernice Louise Douglas Bernice Louise Douglas, 84, Tope¬ka, died Sunday, May 1, 1994, at a Los Angeles hospital. Mrs. Douglas worked 16 years for Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. She and her family renovated the Stach School that was moved from Delia to the Kansas State Historical Museum Grounds. She was born Sept. 13, 1909, in Delia, the daughter of John and Em¬ma Chase Stach. She was graduated from Hoyt High School in 1926. Mrs. Douglas was a former member of St. John's Lutheran Church and was a member of Faith Lutheran Church and the Women's Lutheran Service Guild. She organized the hot lunch program at Topeka Lutheran School and had been active in Girl Scouting. She was married to Merlin Douglas April 12, 1930, in Tonganoxie. He died Feb. 25, 1975. A son, Robert G. Douglas, died in February 1985. A granddaughter, Doireann Douglas, died in April 1966. Survivors include a daughter, Helen Swenson, Los Angeles; four sisters, Eva Cox, Topeka, Clara Patterson, Sparrowbush, N.Y., Ruth Accolla, Seaford, N.Y., and Rose Burton, Newton; and two grandsons. Services will be at 3 p.m. Friday at Faith Lutheran Church. Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Faith Lutheran Church, 1716 S.W. Gage Blvd., 66604, Brewster Place Building Fund, 1205 S.W. 29th, 66611, or to the Topeka Lutheran School, 701 S.W. Roosevelt, 66606. Penwell- Gabel Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.