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Mary G Morris Bennett Olson

Female 1912 - 1996  (84 years)


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  • Name Mary G Morris Bennett Olson 
    Born 15 Aug 1912 
    Gender Female 
    Died 27 Aug 1996  Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 30 Aug 1996  Mount Calvary Cemetery, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I5602  Rossville
    Last Modified 29 May 2018 

    Father Hugh Morris 
    Mother Grace Hoiser Morris 
    Family ID F6901  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Leo Claudius Bennett,   b. 29 Jul 1898, Blaine, Pottawatomie County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Jan 1970  (Age 71 years) 
    Married 20 Jun 1932  Blaine, Pottawatomie County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Kenneth L Bennett
    +2. Mary Geraldine Bennett Homan
    +3. Judith Marie Bennett Rafferty Merriman
    +4. Gale E Bennett,   b. 1 Mar 1935, Delia, Jackson County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 May 2020  (Age 85 years)
    Last Modified 28 Feb 2021 19:48:23 
    Family ID F2939  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Delbert Wilhelm (Deb) Olson,   b. 6 Apr 1912, Dover, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Jan 1987, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Married 19 Jul 1974  Alma, Wabaunsee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 27 Mar 2018 14:42:30 
    Family ID F5123  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 20 Jun 1932 - Blaine, Pottawatomie County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 30 Aug 1996 - Mount Calvary Cemetery, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    Obituary- Olson, Mary 1
    Obituary- Olson, Mary 1
    Mary Bennett Olson
    ROSSVILLE — Mary Bennett Olson, 84, Rossville, died Tuesday, Aug. 27, 1996, at a Rossville nursing home.

    Mrs. Olson had worked at Presbyterian Manor in Topeka and she cleaned houses in St. Marys and Rossville. She also had worked in restaurants in St. Marys.

    She was born Aug. 15,1912, the daughter of Hugh and Grace Hoiser Morris. She was reared at Blaine and was graduated from Blaine High School in 1929.

    Mrs. Olson was a member of St. Stanislaus Catholic Church at Rossville and the Circle at the church. She also was a member of the People’s State Bank High Rollers Club.

    She married Leo C. Bennett on June 20, 1932, at Blaines. He died Jan. 22, 1970. She married Delbert “Deb” Olson on July 19, 1974, at Alma. He died Jan. 2, 1987. Mrs. Olson also was preceded in death by two grandsons.

    Survivors include two daughters, Mary Homan, St. Marys, and Judi Merriman, Topeka; two sons, Kenneth Bennett, Rossville, and Gale Bennett, Topeka; 10 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.

    Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Stanislaus Catholic Church at Rossville. Burial will be at Mount Calvary Cemetery at St. Marys. Mrs. Olson will lie in state after 2 p.m. Thursday at the Piper-Verschelden Funeral Home at St. Marys where a rosary will be recited at 7:30 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Stanislaus Catholic Church Building Fund and sent in care of the funeral home.
    Funeral card- Olson, Mary 2
    Funeral card- Olson, Mary 2

    In Loving Memory Of
    MARY BENNETT OLSON
    Born August 15, 1912
    Died August 27, 1996
    Mass of Christian Burial
    10:00 A.M. FRIDAY AUGUST 30, 1996
    ST. STANISLAUS CATHOLIC CHURCH
    ROSSVILLE, KANSAS
    Celebrant
    FR. CARL DEKAT
    Organist
    BONNIE BRUNIN

    Casket Bearers
    Mark Bennett, Scott Bennett, John Merriman, Mark Cowan, Brian Bennett, Rod Homan, Drew Merriman, Jeff Overmyer

    Interment
    MT. CALVARY CEMETERY
    ST. MARYS. KANSAS
    Arrangements By
    PIPER-VERSCHELDEN FUNERAL HOME
    ST. MARYS, KANSAS