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Scherry Kimberly Wehrli

Female 1963 - 1980  (17 years)


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  • Name Scherry Kimberly Wehrli 
    Nickname Kim 
    Born 29 Apr 1963  Hutchinson, Reno County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 7 Sep 1980  St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 8 Sep 1980  Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I6925  Rossville
    Last Modified 8 Dec 2019 

    Father Frederick Wesley Wehrli,   b. 28 Aug 1939, Holliday, Monroe County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Apr 2017, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Mother Scherry Ann Brucker Wehrli,   b. 7 Sep 1941, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 May 1992, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 50 years) 
    Married 15 Aug 1969  Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F7119  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Obituary- Wehrli, Scherry K. 1
    Obituary- Wehrli, Scherry K. 1
    SCHERRY KIMBERLY WEHRLI
    Kim Wehrli, 17-year-old daughter of Fred W. and Seherry Ann Brucker Wehrli, Rossville, was killed early Sunday morning, September 7, 1980, in a one-vehicle accident east of St. Marys on U.S. Highway 24.

    Miss Wehrli was born April 29, 1963, at Hutchinson. She lived at Hutchinson until moving to Topeka in 1970. In 1972, she moved to Rossville.

    She was a senior at Rossville High School.

    She was a member of Rossville United Methodist Church, junior member of the Auxiliary of the Jimmy Lillard Post No. 31 of the American Legion, Rossville High School Band and Chorus and TASK, all at Rossville. Kim was an accomplished water skier.

    Survivors include her parents; a brother, James Wehrli; and a sister, Kelly Wehrli, all of the home; grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Harley Brucker, Council Bluffs, la., Mr. and Mrs. Paul Linton, Topeka, and Mr. and Mrs. Cloyd Wehrli, Holiday, Mo.

    Services were at 3:00 p.m. Monday at the Rossville United Methodist Church. Burial was in Rossville Cemetery. Verschelden Funeral Home, St. Marys, was in charge of arrangements. Memorial contributions may be sent to the Rossville High School, in care of Dr. Gene Davis, principal of the school.
    Obituary- Wehrli, Scherry K. 2
    Obituary- Wehrli, Scherry K. 2
    ROSSVILLE GIRL KILLED IN WRECK
    ST. MARYS – A 17-year-old girl was killed early Sunday when the truck in which she was a passenger left the roadway and rolled several times east of St. Marys.

    Kansas Highway Patrol identified her as Scherry Wehrli of Rossville.

    The patrol said Miss Wehrli was a passenger in a truck driven by Kevin Wells, 17, St. Marys. Wells was not injured.

    The accident happened at 12:01 a.m. Sunday on US-24 one mile east of St. Marys when Wells swerved to avoid hitting a deer which had jumped in front of his truck, the patrol said Wells told them. The vehicle left the roadway, travelled 256 feet before flipping at least twice, the patrol said. Both occupants were thrown from the vehicle.

    Miss Wehrli was born April 29, 1963, at Hutchinson. She lived at Hutchinson until moving to Topeka in 1970. In 1972, she moved to Rossville.

    She was a senior at Rossville High School.

    She was a member of Rossville United Methodist Church, junior member of the Auxiliary of the Jimmy Lillard Post No. 31 of the American Legion, Rossville High School Band and Chorus and TASK, all at Rossville.

    Survivors include her parents, Fred W. and Scherry Ann Brucker Wehrli, a brother, James Wehrli, and a sister, Kelly Wehrli, all of the home; grand patents, Mr. and Mrs. Harley Brucker, Council Bluffs, Iowa, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Linton, 3909 Mission Court, Topeka, and Mr. and Mrs. Cloyd Wehrli, Holiday, Mo.

    Services will be at 3:30 p.m. Monday at the Rossville United Methodist Church with burial in Rossville Cemetery. Miss Wehrli will lie in state from 9 a.m. to noon Monday at the Verschelden Funeral Home, St. Marys, and from 1 p.m. until services at the church. Memorial contributions may be sent to the Rossville High School, in care of Dr. Gene Davis, principal of the school.
    Obituary- Wehrli, Scherry K. 3
    Obituary- Wehrli, Scherry K. 3
    Kim Wehrli Killed in Late Night Accident
    Kim Wehrli, 17-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wehrli, Rossville, was killed very early Sunday morning, September 7, when the pickup in which she was a passenger went out of control, rolling several times and throwing her from the vehicle.

    Miss Wehrli was a passenger in the pickup driven by Kevin Wells, 17, St. Marys, according to the Highway Patrol. Wells was not injured.

    The accident happened at 12:01 a.m. Sunday on U.S. 24, one mile east of St. Marys. Wells reportedly swerved to avoid hitting a deer which had jumped in front of his truck, the Highway Patrolman said. The vehicle left the roadway, traveled 256 feet before flipping at least twice, according to the report, and both occupants were thrown from the vehicle.

    Miss Wehrli’s obituary is on page 2.