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Gertrude Agnes Meyer Gillgannon

Female 1900 - 1982  (81 years)


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  • Name Gertrude Agnes Meyer Gillgannon 
    Born 13 Dec 1900  St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 1 May 1982  Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 4 May 1982  Mount Calvary Cemetery, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I3575  Rossville
    Last Modified 29 Aug 2017 

    Father John Henry Meyer,   b. 5 Feb 1862, Damma, Oldenberg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Jul 1929, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years) 
    Mother Catherine Seitz Meyer,   b. 1866,   d. 1948  (Age 82 years) 
    Married 17 Apr 1888  St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1462  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Eugene F Gillgannon,   b. 19 Apr 1897, Delia, Jackson County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Oct 1972, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Married 30 Mar 1921  St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Josephine F Gillgannon Lane
     2. Beatrice G Gillgannon Carrier
     3. Eugenia M Gillgannon Sullivan
     4. Ramona R Gillgannon Klein White
    Documents
    Marriage- Meyer, Gertrude-Gillgannon, Eugene
    Marriage- Meyer, Gertrude-Gillgannon, Eugene
    Miss Gertrude A. Meyer and Mr. Eugene Gillgannon of Delia were granted a license to wed Friday by the probate judge of Topeka. Mrs. Gillgannon is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Meyer who live west of Rossville.
    Anniversary- Gillgannon, Eugene and Gertrude
    Anniversary- Gillgannon, Eugene and Gertrude
    To celebrate anniversary
    Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Gilgannon [sic Gillgannon], Topeka, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary Sunday, Mar. 28, with an open house given by their children.

    Friends and relatives are invited to call between 2:00 and 4:00 p.m. in the couple’s home, 1712 Huntoon.

    Mr. and Mrs. Gilgannon were married Mar. 30, 1921, in the Immaculate Conception Church, St. Marys. They have four daughters:
    Mrs. L. O. Lane, Riverside, Calif.; Mrs. I. L. Carrier, Mobile, Ala.; Mrs. Joe Sullivan, and Mrs. Ken Klein, Topeka.

    They have 11 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

    The couple asks that no gifts be presented.
    Last Modified 2 Dec 2017 12:51:45 
    Family ID F3519  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 4 May 1982 - Mount Calvary Cemetery, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    Obituary- Gillgannon, Gertrude 1
    Obituary- Gillgannon, Gertrude 1
    Gertrude A. Gillgannon
    Mrs. Gertrude Agnes Gillgannon, 81, Topeka, died Saturday, May 1, 1982, at a Topeka hospital.
    She was born December 13, 1900, at St. Marys, the daughter of John and Catherine Seitz Meyer. She moved from Delia to Topeka 40 years ago.
    Mrs. Gillgannon was a member of Holy Name Catholic Church, Topeka. Her husband, Eugene Gillgannon, died October 24, 1973.
    Survivors include four daughters: Mrs. Josephine F. Lane, Riverside, Ca., Mrs. Beatrice G. Carrier, Mobile, Ala.,, and Mrs. Eugenia M. Sullivan and Mrs. Ramona R. White, both of Topeka; four sisters, Mrs. Martha Immenschuh, Silver Lake, Mrs. Catherine Cowan and Mrs. Leona Perry, both of Rossville, and Mrs. Lucille Clark, Topeka; a brother Clarence Meyer, St. Marys; 11 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
    A parish rosary was recited at 7 p.m. Monday at Brennan's of Topeka. Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Holy Name Catholic Church, Topeka. Burial was in Mount Calvary Cemetery, St. Marys.
    Obituary- Gillgannon, Gertrude 2
    Obituary- Gillgannon, Gertrude 2
    Mrs. Gertrude Gillgannon
    Mrs. Gertrude Agnes Gillgannon, 81, Topeka, died Saturday at a Topeka hospital.

    She was born Dec. 13, 1900, at St. Marys, the daughter of John and Catherine Seitz Meyer. She moved from Delia to Topeka 40 years ago.

    Mrs. Gillgannon was a member of Holy Name Catholic Church, Topeka.

    Her husband, Eugene Gillgannon, died Oct. 24, 1973.

    Survivors include four daughters, Mrs. Josephine F. Lane, Riverside, Calif., Mrs. Beatrice G. Carrier, Mobile, Ala., and Mrs. Eugenia M. Sullivan and Mrs. Ramona R. White, both of Topeka; four sisters, Mrs. Martha Immenschuch, Silver Lake, Mrs. Catherine Cowan and Mrs. Leona Perry, both of Rossville, and Mrs. Lucille Clark, Topeka; a brother, Clarence Meyer, St. Marys; 11 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.

    Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Holy Name Catholic Church, Topeka. Burial will be in Mount Calvary Cemetery, St. Marys. Mrs. Gillgannon will lie in state from 2 to 9 p.m. Monday at Brennan’s of Topeka, where a parish rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. Monday.