Leona M Meyer Perry

1904 - 1985  (81 years)

• Name	Leona M Meyer Perry
  Born	26 May 1904	St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas
  Gender	Female
  Died	22 Sep 1985	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Buried	24 Sep 1985	Mount Calvary Cemetery, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas
  Person ID	I5782	Rossville
  Last Modified	18 Apr 2020

  
  

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

  
  

  Family	Milton R Perry,   b. 13 Apr 1908, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas ,   d. 21 Apr 1975, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 67 years)
  Married	15 Oct 1935	St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas
  	Leona's obituary says they were married October 5th
  Children	+ 1. Gerald D Perry,   b. 8 Aug 1941   2. Charlene Ann Perry Carlin Corbin   3. Sandra Kay Perry,   d. 1945
  Documents		Bridal Shower- Meyer, Leona Bridal Shower Miss Leona Meyer was the honored guest at a bridal shower, Wednesday evening, given by her sisters, Mrs. Gene Gilgannon of Delia and Mrs. Jack Gleason at the latter's home. Miss Meyer received many lovely and useful gifts. The evening was spent with games and contests. Refreshments were served. Those present were: Miss Meyer, Mrs. Vida Stumbaugh, Miss Alice Lemon, Mrs. Etta Boyles, Miss Lila Ellis, Mrs. Mame Meyer. Mrs. Ernest Reser, Miss Ernestine Reser, Mrs. Clarence Heinisch, Mrs. Al Heinisch, Mrs. Frank Debacher and Mrs. Joe Heinisch, of Topeka; Miss Jennie Heiland, Miss Anne Cullen, Mrs. Perry of St. Marys, Mrs. Ruth Hesse, Mrs. H. Germonprez, Miss Catherine Meyer, Mrs. J.H. Meyer, Mrs. Ed Kovar, Miss Thelma Lillard, Mrs. Bernice French, Mrs. Charley Williams, Mrs. Harold Immenschuh of Silver Lake; Mrs. Lloyd Cowan, Mrs. Lucretia Downing, Mrs. Ann Cantillon, Mrs. Gilgannon and Mrs. Gleason. [From 1 Oct 1936]
  Last Modified	11 Apr 2018 11:31:59
  Family ID	F2856	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Buried - 24 Sep 1985 - Mount Calvary Cemetery, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents		Obituary- Perry, Leona 1 Mrs. Leona M. Perry Mrs. Leona M. Perry, 81, Rossville, died Sunday, Sept. 22, at a Topeka hospital. Mrs. Perry was a telephone operator at Rossville from 1946 to 1953. She and her husband then owned and operated the Perry Liquor Store for 20 years at Rossville. She was born May 26, 1904, at St. Marys, the daughter of John Henry and Catherine Seitz Meyer. She was a member of St. Stanislaus Catholic Church and Altar Society and the Golden Ages Club, all at Rossville. She was married to Milton R. Perry Oct. 5, 1935, at St. Marys. He died April 21, 1975. A daughter, Sandra Kay Perry, died in 1945. Survivors include a son, Gerald “Jerry” Perry, Rossville; a daughter, Mrs. Charlene Corbin, Elizabethtown, Ky.; a brother, Clarence Meyer, St. Marys; two sisters, Mrs. Martha Immenschuh, Silver Lake, and Mrs. Lucille Clark, Topeka; six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Mass of Christian burial will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at St. Stanislaus Catholic Church, Rossville. Burial will be in Mount Calvary Cemetery, St. Marys. A rosary will be at 7 p.m. today at Verschelden Funeral Home, St. Marys. Memorial contributions may be made to the church.
  		Obituary- Perry, Leona 2 LEONA M. PERRY Mrs. Leona M. Perry, 81, Rossville, died Sunday, September 22, 1985, at a Topeka hospital. Mrs. Perry was a telephone operator at Rossville from 1946 to 1953. She and her husband then owned and operated the Perry Liquor Store for 20 years at Rossville. She was born May 26, 1904, at St. Marys, the daughter of John Henry and Catherine Seitz Meyer. She was a member of St. Stanislaus Catholic Church and Altar Society and the Golden Ages Club, all at Rossville. She was married to Milton R. Perry October 5, 1935, at St. Marys. He died April 21, 1975. A daughter, Sandra Kay Perry, died in 1945. Survivors include a son, Gerald “Jerry” Perry, Rossville; a daughter, Mrs. Charlene Corbin, Elizabethtown, Ky.; a brother, Clarence Meyer, St. Marys; two sisters, Mrs. Martha Immenschuh, Silver Lake, and Mrs. Lucille Clark, Topeka; six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Mass of Christian Burial was at 2 p.m. Tuesday at St. Stanislaus Catholic Church, Rossville. Burial was in Mount Calvary Cemetery, St. Marys. A rosary was said at 7 p.m. Monday at Verschelden Funeral Home, St. Marys. Memorial contributions may be made to the church.