Melvin E (Mel) Ketter, Sr.

1934 - 2023  (89 years)

• Name	Melvin E (Mel) Ketter
  Suffix	Sr.
  Nickname	Mel
  Born	12 Apr 1934	Hoyt, Jackson County, Kansas
  Gender	Male
  Died	28 Nov 2023	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Buried	3 Jan 2024	Mount Calvary Cemetery, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Person ID	I9759	Rossville
  Last Modified	18 Oct 2025

  
  

  Father	Lawrence B Ketter, Sr.,   d. 21 Mar 1967
  Mother	Alma Irene (Irene) Troughton Ketter,   b. 11 Jul 1910, Wetmore, Nemaha County, Kansas ,   d. 17 Apr 1997, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 86 years)
  Married	12 Jul 1927	Purcell, Doniphan County, Kansas
  Family ID	F1610	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Barbara Ullrich Ketter
  Married	11 Apr 1959	Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Children	1. Mel Ketter, Jr.   2. Janet Ketter   3. Linda Ketter Kozubek
  Documents		Bridal Shower- Ullrich, Barbara Mrs. Bob Berry and Mrs. Leo Berry entertained with a coffee Tuesday morning at the Bob Berry home complimenting Miss Barbara Ullrich who will be married April 11 to Mr. Melvin Ketter. The wedding will take place at 9 a.m. in the St. Stanislaus church at Rossville. Miss Ullrich arrived here in December from Germany. Refreshments of coffee and rolls were served to those present, including Barbara Ullrich, Irene Ketter, Mary Lou Debacker, Ila Pelfrey, Delores Hesse, Liz Hesse, Helen Queen, Lynn Reid, Lena Reding, Phyllis Keller, Betsy Hurley, Mildred Page, Nona Halton, Joyce Brennan, Kay French, Genevieve Jacobson, Winnie McClain, Joan Siegert, Pauline Conley, Marie Sullivan, Penny Preble, Diane Dick, Betty Dick, Jackie Strimple, Irene Parr and Beverly Gentry.
  Last Modified	18 Oct 2025 19:13:16
  Family ID	F4411	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 12 Apr 1934 - Hoyt, Jackson County, Kansas Buried - 3 Jan 2024 - Mount Calvary Cemetery, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  Obituary- Ketter, Melvin Melvin Ketter (52) Passes Away Melvin (Mel) E. Ketter Sr. passed November 28, 2023, at the age of 89, in Topeka, Kansas. Mel was born April 12, 1934, in Hoyt, Kansas, the son of Lawrence and Alma Irene (Troughton) Ketter. After graduating from Rossville High School in 1952, Mel attended Washburn University. He joined the US Army, serving between 1956-1958 in Germany. He married Barbara Ullrich in 1959. Mel worked as a salesman for International Harvester, and later for the Ford Motor Company. He was a member of St. Matthew’s Catholic Church, serving as an usher for more than 35 years. He enjoyed walking, golfing, and watching sports, especially Kansas University Basketball. Mel is survived by his wife Barbara, children Mel Ketter Jr., Janet Ketter (Alex Dultmeier), and Linda (Mike) Kozubek. Services will be held Wednesday, January 3, at St. Matthew Catholic Church, 2700 SE Virginia Ave., Topeka, Kansas, 66605. Visitation will begin at 9:00AM. With a Parish Rosary being prayed at 10:00AM. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 AM. A luncheon will immediately follow Mass at St. Matthew Catholic Church. Burial will be in Mt. Calvary cemetery at 1:30 PM. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in Mel’s memory to St. Matthew Catholic Church. Contributions may be left with the church or sent in care of Midwest Cremation, 525 SE 37th Street, Topeka, KS 66605