Melvin Benjamin Reser

1911 - 2001  (89 years)

• Documents		Obituary- Reser, Melvin 1 Melvin Reser Melvin “Ben” Reser, 89, Topeka, died Tuesday, July 10, 2001, at a Topeka hospital. Mr. Reser had been a self-employed carpenter working as Reser Carpentry in the Topeka, Silver Lake and Lyndon communities. He also served on the Silver Lake City Council for several years. He was born Nov. 17, 1911, in Rossville, the son of William L. and Laura Pearl Wood Reser. He lived in Silver Lake and in Lyndon from 1962 until he moved to Topeka in 1992. He married Christine Stich on Aug. 31, 1937, in Flush. She died Sept. 10, 1982. Survivors include two sons, William J. Reser and Richard M. Reser, both of Topeka; two broth¬ers, Randall Reser, Topeka, and Robert Reser, Tecumseh; a sister, Nadine Jones, Topeka; three grandchildren; four stepgrandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and nine stepgreat-grandchildren. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Feltner Funeral Home Chapel in Lyndon. Burial will be in Lyndon Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. today at the funeral chapel. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Lung Association and sent in care of the funeral home.
  		Obituary- Reser, Melvin 2 Melvin “Ben” Reser Melvin “Ben” Reser, 89, Tope¬ka, died Tuesday, July 10, 2001, at a Topeka hospital. He was born November 17, 1911, in Rossville, the son of Wil¬liam L. and Laura Pearl Wood Re¬ser. He lived in Silver Lake and in Lyndon from 1962, until he moved to Topeka in 1992. Mr. Reser had been a self-em¬ployed carpenter working as Reser Carpentry in the Topeka, Silver Lake and Lyndon communities. He also served on the Silver Lake City Council for several years. On August 31, 1937, he mar¬ried Christine Stich in Flush. She died September 10, 1982. Survivors include two sons, William J. Reser and Richard M. Reser, both of Topeka; two broth¬ers, Randall Reser, Topeka, and Robert Reser, Tecumseh; a sister, Nadine Jones, Topeka; three grand¬children; four stepgrandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and nine stepgreat-grandchildrcn. His service was at 11 a.m. Sat¬urday at Feltner Funeral Home Chapel, Lyndon. Burial was in Lyndon Cemetery. Visitation was Friday evening at the funeral chap¬el. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Lung Association and sent in care of the fu¬neral home.

  
  

• Name	Melvin Benjamin Reser
  Nickname	Ben
  Born	17 Nov 1911	Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Gender	Male
  Died	10 Jul 2001	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Buried	Lyndon Cemetery, Lyndon, Osage County, Kansas
  Person ID	I5979	Rossville
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2018

  
  

  Father	William Lottie Reser,   b. 27 Oct 1888, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas ,   d. 5 Jul 1972, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas  (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Laurel Pearl Wood Reser,   b. 12 Jul 1894, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas ,   d. 29 Jan 1948, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 53 years)
  Married	29 Mar 1911
  Family ID	F2302	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Christine Stich Reser,   b. 27 Aug 1910, Flush, Pottawatomie County, Kansas ,   d. 10 Sep 1982, Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas  (Age 72 years)
  Married	31 Aug 1937	Flush, Pottawatomie County, Kansas
  	Christine's obituary states they married on August 30, 1937, at Emmett.
  Notes	The William J Reser linked to this family may be a duplicate of William Reser in this database already, but I'm not sure. Could not find evidence either way at this time.
  Children	+ 1. William J Reser   2. Richard Melvin Reser,   b. Apr 1944
  Last Modified	8 Jan 2017 16:47:16
  Family ID	F2322	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Buried - - Lyndon Cemetery, Lyndon, Osage County, Kansas  = Link to Google Earth