Helen N Besta Richard

1926 - 1995  (68 years)

• Name	Helen N Besta Richard
  Born	27 Nov 1926	Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Gender	Female
  Died	2 Jan 1995	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Buried	Memorial Park Cemetery (Penwell-Gabel Cemetery), Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Person ID	I6017	Rossville
  Last Modified	6 Nov 2017

  
  

  Father	Albert P Besta,   b. 23 Sep 1907, Delia, Jackson County, Kansas ,   d. 2 Oct 1997, Wamego, Pottawatomie County, Kansas  (Age 90 years)
  Mother	Agnes Sarah Reser Startup Besta,   b. 21 Feb 1891, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas ,   d. 6 Oct 1985, Wamego, Pottawatomie County, Kansas  (Age 94 years)
  Married	26 Feb 1926	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Documents		Anniversary- Besta, Albert and Agnes Albert Bestas Married 40 Years Mr. and Mrs. Albert Besta of Wamego celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary at the TradeWinds Cafe in Wamego Saturday night with their relatives and friends. Mr. and Mrs. Besta are the parents of five children. All except their son, Averill Startup of Aspen, Colorado, were able to attend.
  		Anniversary- Besta, Albert and Agnes 2 MR. AND MRS. BESTA Mr. and Mrs. Albert Besta, Wamego, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with an open house Sunday, Feb. 1 in the Knights of Columbus Hall in Wamego. Friends and relatives are invited to call between 2 and 4 p.m. The couple requests that no gifts be presented. Hosts for the reception will be their children, Averill Startup, Glenwood Springs, Colo.; Mrs. Velma Colter and Mrs. Helen Richard, Topeka; Mrs. Marie Brazzle and Mrs. Phyllis Mays, Wamego. Mr. and Mrs. Besta were married Feb. 6,1926 in Topeka and have lived in the Wamego community 40 years. They have 11 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
  Family ID	F327	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Donald Richard
  Married	20 Mar 1945	Alma, Wabaunsee County, Kansas
  Children	1. Beverly Richard Kennedy   2. Pam Richard Anderson
  Last Modified	6 Nov 2017 08:36:13
  Family ID	F5624	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents

  Obituary- Richard, Helen Helen N. Besta Richard Helen N. Besta Richard, 69, Topeka, died Tuesday, Jan. 2,1995, at a Topeka hospital. Mrs. Richard worked as a dental lab technician tor Dr. Morrow in Topeka before she retired. She was born Nov. 27, 1926, at Rossville, the daughter of Albert and Agnes Reser Besta. She was reared in the Wamego area. Mrs. Richard was a member of the Lutheran Church at Alma and a former member of the Women of the Moose Lodge No. 555. She married Donald Richard on March 20,1945, at Alma. He survives. Other survivors include two daughters, Beverly Kennedy, Silver Lake, and Pam Anderson, Topeka; her father, Albert Besta, Wamego; two sisters, Marie Brazzle, Wamego, and Velma Colter, Topeka; a brother, Averill Startup, Glenwood Springs, Colo.; six grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services will be at 3 p.m. Friday at Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Mrs. Richard will lie in state after 3 p.m. today at the funeral home where relatives and friends will meet from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association, Kansas Affiliate Inc., 3210 E. Douglas, Wichita, 67208, or to the American Cancer Society, Northern Area Office, 1315 S.W. Arrowhead Road, Topeka, 66604.