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Joseph M Gresser

Male 1910 - 1990  (79 years)


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  • Name Joseph M Gresser 
    Born 5 Sep 1910  Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 18 May 1990  Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I3655  Rossville
    Last Modified 28 Sep 2017 

    Father Clarence Ernest Gresser,   b. 11 Mar 1883, Atkinson, Henry County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jul 1963, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Mother Leonore Elizabeth Miller Gresser,   b. 25 Sep 1883, Waverly, Morgan County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Jun 1972, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years) 
    Married 28 Oct 1907  Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Documents
    Anniversary- Gresser, Clarence and Leonore
    Anniversary- Gresser, Clarence and Leonore
    To Celebrate Golden Anniversary
    Mr. and Mrs. C.E. Gresser

    Mr. and Mrs. C.E. Gresser will celebrate their Golden Wedding Anniversary on October 28. They were married in Topeka where Mr. Gresser worked in a bank, and moved to Rossville in 1909. They will be honored at an Open House Sunday afternoon, October 27, from 2 to 5 pm at the Joe Gresser home in Rossville. Their sons and families, Mr. and Mrs. Don Gresser of Topeka and Mr. and Mrs. Joe Gresser, will host the friends who will call to extend congratulations. No formal invitations have been sent but everyone is invited.
    Family ID F2738  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ruth Avanelle McCurry Gresser,   b. 5 Feb 1920, Eccles, Chariton County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Nov 2007, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years) 
    Married 13 Jun 1942  Chapel Hill, Orange County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Robert Gresser,   b. 26 Aug 1946,   d. 29 Aug 1946  (Age 0 years)
     2. Carolyn Ruth Gresser,   b. 25 Aug 1948
    +3. Catherine Elizabeth Gresser Murphree Barber,   b. 27 Oct 1951, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Jun 2019, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years)
     4. Michael J Gresser
    Last Modified 27 Nov 2019 01:54:35 
    Family ID F2891  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    Obituary- Gresser, Joe
    Obituary- Gresser, Joe
    Joe M. Gresser
    ROSSVILLE — Joe M. Gresser, 79, of Rossville died Friday, May 18, 1990, at his home.

    Mr. Gresser was president of Peoples State Bank here from 1963 until he retired in 1974. He also was involved in insurance, real estate and farming.

    He was born Sept. 5, 1910, at Rossville, the son of Clarence E. and Leonora E. Miller Gresser. He was a lifelong resident of Rossville and a 1933 graduate of the University of Kansas. He began working for Peoples State Bank in 1933 and except for when he served in World War II, he was there until he retired.

    Mr. Gresser served in the amphibious forces for the Navy in the Mediterranean and the South Pacific during World War II.

    He was a member of the Rossville United Methodist Church and the Jimmie Lillard Post No. 31 of the American Legion.

    He married Ruth A. McCurry June 13, 1942, at Chapel Hill, N.C. She survives.

    Other survivors include a son, Dr. Michael Gresser, Les Cedres, Quebec; two daughters, Carolyn Gresser, Rossville, and Catherine Barber, Sachse, Texas; a brother, Don Gresser, Topeka; and two grandchildren.

    A son, Robert Gresser, died in August 1946.

    Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at the Verschelden Chapel at St. Marys. Burial will be at Rossville Cemetery. Mr. Gresser will lie in state after 2 p.m. today at the Verschelden Funeral Home in St. Marys.

    Memorial contributions may be made to the Rossville First Responder Unit and sent in care of the Rossville Fire Department.


    Joe M. Gresser
    Joe M. Gresser, 79, Rossville, died Friday, May 18, 1990, at his home.

    Mr. Gresser was president of Peoples State Bank in Rossville from 1963 until he retired in 1974. He also was involved in insurance, real estate and farming.

    He was born September 5, 1910, at Rossville, the son of Clarence E. and Leonora E. Miller Gresser. He was a lifelong resident of Rossville and a 1933 graduate of the University of Kansas. He began working for Peoples State Bank in 1933 and, except for when he served in World War II, he was there until he retired.

    Mr. Gresser served in the amphibious forces for the Navy in the Mediterranean and the South Pacific during World War II.

    He was a member of the Rossville United Methodist Church and the Jimmie Lillard Post No. 31 of the American Legion.

    He married Ruth A. McCurry June 13, 1942, at Chapel Hill, N.C. She survives.

    Other survivors include a son, Dr. Michael Gresser, Les Cedres, Quebec; two daughters, Carolyn Gresser, Rossville, and Catherine Barber, Sachse, Tex.; a brother, Don Gresser, Topeka; and two grandchildren.

    A son, Robert Gresser, died in August 1946.

    Services were at 2 p.m. Monday at the Verschelden Funeral Home in St. Marys. Burial was in Rossville Cemetery.

    Memorial contributions may be made to the Rossville First Responder Unit and sent in care of the Rossville Fire Department.
    Birth- Gresser, Joe
    Birth- Gresser, Joe
    Born- to Mr. and Mrs. C.E. Gresser, Monday, Sept. 5th, 1910 a son.