Herbert Eugene Van Vleck

1878 - 1929  (51 years)

• Name	Herbert Eugene Van Vleck
  Nickname	Bert
  Born	1 May 1878	Gardner, Grundy County, Illinois
  Gender	Male
  Died	11 Jul 1929	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Buried	13 Jul 1929	Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Person ID	I6769	Rossville
  Last Modified	21 Nov 2019

  
  

  Father	Marvin Van Vleck,   bur. Essex Cemetery, Essex, Kankakee County, Illinois
  Mother	Ella Mary Van Vleck Shipley,   b. 12 Oct 1860, Joliet, Will County, Illinois ,   d. 22 Jun 1940, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 79 years)
  Married	21 Apr 1880	Grundy, Grundy County, Illinois
  Family ID	F1889	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Matilda A (Tillie) Reedy Van Vleck,   b. Jul 1886,   d. 21 Dec 1949  (Age ~ 63 years)
  Children	1. Grace Van Vleck Bradford   2. Eve Van Vleck Mann   3. Ella May Van Vleck,   b. 6 Jan 1920,   d. 20 Oct 1938  (Age 18 years)   4. Marvin Earl Van Vleck,   b. 5 Oct 1917, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas ,   d. 2 Apr 1979, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 61 years)   5. Harold Earl Van Vleck,   b. 1919,   d. 1986  (Age 67 years)   6. Eva Van Vleck Bradford
  Last Modified	19 Jan 2017 09:41:55
  Family ID	F2460	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1 May 1878 - Gardner, Grundy County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  Obituary- Van Vleck, Herbert BERT VAN VLECK DEAD Word came to Rossville today of the death of Bert Van Vleck at 8:40 this morning. Rossville relatives had been at his bedside since the latter part of the week with his condition growing steadily more serious. As we go to press no funeral arrange¬ments had been announced. HERBERT EUGENE VAN VLECK The body of Bert Van Vleck, who died early Thursday, July 11, at his home in Topeka, was brought to Rossville cemetery Saturday afternoon, July 13, for burial. The funeral service was held Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock in the Third Presbyterian church, Topeka, conducted by his pastor, the Rev. Mr. Ireland Mr. Van Vleck, while a resident of Topeka for the past 25 years, had al¬ways looked upon Rossville as his old home town, in the vicinity of which he spent his early life, and received his schooling. He came to Rossville in 1881 from Gardner, Ill., where he was born on May 1, 1878. At the date of his death, July 11, he was 51 years, 2 months and 11 days old. Mr. Van Vleck was one of the lead¬ing interior decorators in Topeka. He was a member of the Odd Fel¬low and S.B.A. lodges. He leaves to mourn his loss his wife, four daughters and two sons, Mrs. Grace Bradford, Mrs. Eve Mann Ella May, Marvin and Harold Van Vleck, all of Topeka; and Mrs. Eva Bradford of California; sisters, Mrs. Mabel Strimple, Lawrence and Mrs. Georgia Lambert, Silver Lake; brother, Wm. Shipley, San Bernardino, Calif.; and his mother and stepfather Mr. and Mrs. R.A. Shipley, of Ross¬ville.