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Robert L Ketterman

Male 1926 - 1990  (63 years)


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  • Name Robert L Ketterman 
    Born 11 Sep 1926  Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 30 Mar 1990  St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 2 Apr 1990  Mount Calvary Cemetery, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I4383  Rossville
    Last Modified 20 Dec 2017 

    Father Rufus B Ketterman,   d. 1929 
    Mother Vivian Velora Brown Ketterman French,   b. 13 Jun 1902, Great Bend, Barton County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jun 1994, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years) 
    Married 1920 
    Family ID F3259  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Margaret M Rodenbaugh Ketterman,   b. 11 Dec 1928, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Aug 1994, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years) 
    Married 11 Jul 1949  St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Kristine Ann Ketterman Macha,   b. 1952
     2. Jane Ketterman Rezac
     3. Dick Ketterman
     4. Cindy Ketterman Brown
    Last Modified 20 Dec 2017 08:38:50 
    Family ID F4838  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsBuried - 2 Apr 1990 - Mount Calvary Cemetery, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
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    Obituary- Ketterman, Robert
    Obituary- Ketterman, Robert
    Robert L. Ketterman
    Robert L. Ketterman, 63, St. Marys, died Friday, March 30, 1990, at his home.

    Mr. Ketterman worked as a
    Quality Control Analyst and Supervisor for the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, Topeka, from 1955 until his retirement in 1986. He was selected as a member of the Goodyear Top Ten Club. After his retirement from Goodyear, he worked for the Kansas Fish and Game Commission.

    He was born September 11, 1926, in Topeka, the son of Rufus B. and Vivian Brown Ketterman, and was graduated in 1944 from Topeka High School. He was a member of the Army Air Corps and was stationed in Japan during World War II.

    Mr. Ketterman was a member of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church and the Knights of Columbus, St. Marys. He was a co-founder of the St. Marys Trapshooters Club and a former member of Goodyear Trap Club. He was a member of the Tuttle Creek Trap Club and the National Rifle Association. He was a Master Hunter Safety Instructor in the St. Marys area from 1972 on. He was a Cub and Scout Master for St. Marys from 1961 to 1967.

    He was married to Margie M. Rodenbaugh on July 11, 1949, in St. Marys. She survives.

    Other survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Chris Macha, Rossville, Jane Rezac, Topeka, and Cindy Brown, St. Marys; a son, Dick Ketterman, Lawrence; his mother, Vivian French, Topeka; a sister, Maxine Elnicki, Topeka; 11 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.

    Mass of Christian Burial was at 10 a.m. Monday at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church; burial was in Mount Calvary Cemetery, St. Marys. A rosary was recited Sunday at Verschelden Funeral Home in St. Marys.

    Memorial contributions may be made to the Association for Brain Tumor Research, 6232 N. Pulaski Road, Suite 200, Chicago, Ill., 60646, or in care of the funeral home.