Shirley A Dibbern Ross

1932 - 1994  (61 years)

• Name	Shirley A Dibbern Ross
  Born	28 Dec 1932	Delia, Jackson County, Kansas
  Gender	Female
  Died	15 Dec 1994	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Buried	Mount Hope Cemetery, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Person ID	I6070	Rossville
  Last Modified	19 May 2023

  
  

  Father	Henry M Dibbern,   b. 19 Nov 1904, Whiting, Jackson County, Kansas ,   d. 4 Jan 1996, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 91 years)
  Mother	Mabel Leota Banta Dibbern,   b. 20 Jan 1906, Meriden, Jefferson County, Kansas ,   d. 19 Jul 2000, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 94 years)
  Married	4 Jun 1924	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  	Mabel's obituary says they were married in Delia.
  Documents » Slide Show		Marriage- Banta, Mabel-Dibbern, Henry Miss Mabel L. Banta, 18, and Mr. Henry M. Dibbern, 19, both of the Delia neighborhood, were granted a license to wed Wednesday by the probate judge at Topeka. Mrs. Dibbern is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Banta. She was formerly one of the "Central" girls at Delia.
  		Anniversary- Dibbern, Henry and Mabel 1 Dibberns to Celebrate Golden Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dibbern will be guests of honor at an open house to be held at Myron Green’s in Topeka on Sunday, June 9, 1974, from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m., honoring their 50th wedding anniversary. Friends and relatives are invited to attend. The couple requests that no gifts be presented. Hosts and hostesses will be their children: Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Whitfield, Osceola, Ind.; Mr. and Mrs. Dean Bratton, Collinsville, Okla.; Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Crow, Osage City; Mr. and Mrs. Merle E. Ross, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Dibbern, and Mrs. Harold Dibbern, all from Topeka. Mr. and Mrs. Dibbern were married on June 4, 1924, and spent the early part of their marriage on a farm near Delia. The later years have been spent in Topeka where Mr. Dibbern was employed by the Kansas Power and Light Company before his retirement.
  		Anniversary- Dibbern, Henry and Mabel 2 MR. AND MRS. DIBBERN The children of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dibbern will honor them Sunday, June 9 with a reception in the Myron Green Cafeteria from 3 to 5 p.m. in celebration of the couple’s 50th wedding anniversary. Hosts will be Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Whitfield, Osceola, Ind.; Mr. and Mrs. Dean Bratton, Collinsville, Okla. ; Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Crow, Osage City; Mr. and Mrs. Merle E. Ross Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Dibbern and Mrs. Harold Dibbern, Topeka. Mr. and Mrs. Dibbern were married June 24, 1924 in Topeka. They lived in Delia several years before moving to Topeka. Before his retirement, Mr. Dibbern was employed by Kansas Power and Light Co., They have 18 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Note: Photo of couple in news clip
  		Anniversary- Dibbern, Henry and Mabel 3 Dibberns celebrate 60 years Mr. and Mrs. Henry M. Dibbem will be honored on their 60th wedding anniversary with a reception from 2 to 4 p.m., Sunday, June 3 at the North Porch of Garfield Shelterhouse. Hosts for the occasion will be their children, Mrs. Louise Claycomb; Mr. and Mrs. Merle E. Ross; Mr. and Mrs. Dean Bratton, Collinsville, Okla.; Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Whitfield, Mishawaka, Indiana; and Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Dibbern. Henry Dibbern and Mabel Banta were married June 4, 1924. He is retired from Kansas Power & Light, Tecumseh.
  		Anniversary- Dibbern, Henry and Mabel 4 Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dibbern Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dibbern, Topeka, will celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary with a reception hosted by their children from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday at the couple’s home, 2113 N.W. Lower Silver Lake Road. Their children are Merle and Shirley Ross, Topeka; Geneva and Lloyd Whitfield, Mishawaka, Ind.; Avis and Dean Bratton, Collinsville, Okla.; Louise and Lloyd Brandenburg, Topeka; Floyd and Jean Dibbern, Topeka, and the late Harold Dibbern. They have 13 grandchildren, 39 great-grandchildren and one great- great grandchild. Henry Dibbern and Mabel Banta were married June 4, 1924, in Delia. Mr. Dibbern is retired from Kansas Power and Light Co. Mrs. Dibbern had been employed by Hollywood- Maxwell, an apparel maker.
  Family ID	F1751	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Merle E Ross
  Married	9 Feb 1952	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Children	1. Nancy Ross Juedes   2. Carol Ross Barnes   3. Cindy Ross Burnette
  Last Modified	11 Apr 2018 15:00:51
  Family ID	F7016	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents

  Obituary- Ross, Shirley Shirley A. Ross Shirley A. Ross, 61, Topeka, died Thursday, Dec. 15, 1994, at a Topeka hospital. Mrs. Ross was the point-of-sale coordinator for Fleming Foods 30 years before she retired earlier this year. She was born Dec. 28, 1932, in Delia, the daughter of Henry M. and Mabel L. Banta Dibbern. MRS. Ross was a member of Wagoneer's Camping Club. She was married to Merle E. Ross Feb. 9, 1952, in Topeka. He survives. Other survivors include three daughters, Nancy Juedes, Boulder, Colo., Carol Barnes, Topeka, and Cindy Burnette, Aurora, Colo.; three sisters, Louise Brandenburg, Topeka, Avis Bratton, Collinsville, Okla., and Geneva Whitfield, Mishawaka, Ind.; a brother, Floyd Dibbern, Topeka; her parents, Henry and Mabel Dibbern, Topeka; and seven grandchildren. Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at First Baptist Church. Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery. Mrs. Ross will lie in state from 8 a.m. today to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at Newcomer-Diffenderfer Funeral Home, where relatives and friends will meet from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 1315 S.W. Arrowhead Road, Topeka, 66604, or to the First Baptist Church, 3033 S.W. MacVicar, Topeka, 66611.