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Carlyle P Wetlaufer

Male 1903 - 1988  (85 years)


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  • Name Carlyle P Wetlaufer 
    Nickname C.P. 
    Born 8 Oct 1903  Glen Elder, Mitchell County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 2 Nov 1988  Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 5 Nov 1988  Glen Wood Cemetery, Glen Elder, Mitchell County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I6954  Rossville
    Last Modified 1 Dec 2019 

    Father William Wetlaufer 
    Mother Emma Albert Wetlaufer 
    Family ID F6342  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Louise B Saunders Wetlaufer 
    Married 8 Jun 1928  Glen Elder, Mitchell County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Harriet Wetlaufer Treacy
    Last Modified 1 Dec 2019 02:47:09 
    Family ID F6343  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    Obituary- Wetlaufer, Carlyle
    Obituary- Wetlaufer, Carlyle
    C.P. Wetlaufer
    Carlyle P. Wetlaufer, 85, Topeka, died Wednesday, Nov. 2, 1988, shortly after arrival at a Topeka hospital.

    Mr. Wetlaufer was administrator of Highland Park Elementary and Junior High schools from 1943 until 1966. He was a special consultant for Topeka public schools before he retired. He began his teaching career at Glen Elder and was administrator of schools at Selden, Cawker City, Rexford and Delia, before he moved to Topeka.

    He established one of the first special education classes in Kansas at Highland Park Elementary School.

    He was born Oct. 8, 1903, in Glen Elder, the son of William and Emma Albert Wetlaufer, and was graduated from Glen Elder High School in 1922. He received a bachelor of education and masters in administration in 1940 from Fort Hays State College.

    Mr. Wetlaufer was a member of Highland Park United Methodist Church, Downtown Kiwanis Club, Kansas Retired Teachers Association, and School Administrators Association and was a charter member of Highland Park Optimist Club. He was a member of Selden. Lodge No. 423, AF&AM, in Selden more than 50 years.

    He formerly was president and secretary of the Kansas Association of Elementary School Principals. He also had been secretary of the Kansas Society for Exceptional Children.

    He was married to Louise B. Saunders June 8, 1928, in Glen Elder. She survives.

    Other survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Harriet Treacy, Naperville, Ill.; a sister, Mrs. Mary Applebee, Glen Elder; and two granddaughters.

    Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Highland Park United Methodist Church. Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday in Glen Wood Cemetery in Glen Elder. Mr. Wetlaufer will lie in state until 9 p.m. Friday at Tibbitts-Griffin Funeral Chapel and from 9 until 10 a.m. Saturday at the church. Memorial contributions may be made to Highland Park United Methodist Church, 2914 Michigan, 66605.