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Wilbur John Tomson

Male 1919 - 1993  (74 years)


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    Obituary- Tomson, Wilbur 1
    Obituary- Tomson, Wilbur 1
    Wilbur J. Tomson
    DELIA — Wilbur J. Tomson, 74, Delia, died Monday, Dec. 13, 1993, at his home.

    Mr. Tomson was a farmer and stockman before he retired.

    He was born March 18, 1919, in the Bethel Chapel community northeast of Silver Lake, the son of Kenneth and Nora Lewis Tomson. He was graduated from Silver Lake High School and spent his life in the Rossville and Silver Lake communities.

    Mr. Tomson was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Delia, charter member and first president of the Delia Lions Club and a past member of Delia School Board.

    He was married to Margaret A. Dohrman Aug. 23, 1942, in St. Marys. She survives. He was preceded in death by two grandchildren, Jayme Kincaid in 1985, and J.J. Acker in 1989.

    Other survivors include two daughters, Linda Acker, St. Marys, and Carol Kincaid, Wamego; two sons, Gary Tomson and Lloyd Tomson, both of Rossville; a sister, Faye Marney, Topeka; a brother, Harold Tomson, Sabetha; and nine grandchildren.

    Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church at St. Marys. Burial will be in Mount Calvary Cemetery in St. Marys. Mr. Tomson will lie in state after 1 p.m. today at Verschelden Funeral Home in St. Marys where a rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. today. Memorial contribu¬tions may be made to Community Hospice in St. Marys.
    —Compiled by Si Brandner
    Obituary- Tomson, Wilbur 2
    Obituary- Tomson, Wilbur 2
    Tomson
    Wilbur J. Tomson, 73, Delia, died Monday, Dec. 13. 1993, at his home.

    Mr. Tomson was a farmer and stockman before he retired.

    He was born March 18, 1919, in the Bethel Chapel community northeast of Silver Lake, the son of Kenneth and Nora Lewis Tomson. He was graduated from Silver Lake High School and spent his life in the Rossville and Silver Lake communities.

    Mr. Tomson was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Delia, charter member and first president of the Delia Lions Club and a past member of Delia School Board.

    He was married to Margaret A. Dohrman Aug. 23, 1942, in St. Marys. She survives. He was preceded in death by two grandchildren.

    Other survivors include two daughters, Linda Acker, St. Marys, and Carol Kincaid, Wamego; two sons, Gary Tomson and Lloyd Tomson, both of Rossville; a sister, Faye Marney, Topeka; a brother, Harold Tomson, Sabetha; and nine grandchildren.

    Mass of Christian burial was at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, St. Marys. Burial was in Mount Calvary Cemetery, St. Marys. Verschelden Funeral Home, St. Marys, was in charge of arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made to Community Hospice, St. Marys.

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    Wilbur J. Tomson
    Wilbur J. Tomson, 74, died at his rural Delia home Monday, December 13, 1993.

    He was born March 18, 1919, in the Bethel Chapel community northeast of Silver Lake. He was the son of Kenneth and Nora Lewis Tomson.

    August 23, 1942, he was married to Margaret A. Dohrman in St. Marys. She survives.

    Mr. Tomson was a retired farmer. He graduated from Silver Lake High School, and had lived in the Rossville and Silver Lake areas all of his life.

    He was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Delia, a charter member and first president of the Delia Lions Club, past member of the Delia School Board.

    Other survivors include two sons, Gary Tomson and Lloyd Tomson, Rossville; two daughters, Linda Acker, St. Marys, and Carol Kincaid, Wamego; one brother, Harold Tomson, Sabetha; one sister, Faye Marney, Topeka; and nine grandchildren. He was preceded in death by two grandchildren, Jayme Kincaid in 1985 and J.J. Acker in 1989.

    He will lie in state after 1 p.m. Tuesday at Verschelden Chapel. A rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. Tuesday (this evening) at Verschelden's.

    Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 Wednesday morning at the Immaculate Conception Church, St. Marys. Interment will be in Mt. Calvary Cemetery, St. Marys.

    The family has requested memorial to Community Hospice, St. Marys.

  • Name Wilbur John Tomson 
    Born 18 Mar 1919  Silver Lake, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 13 Dec 1993  Delia, Jackson County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Mount Calvary Cemetery, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I6681  Rossville
    Last Modified 24 Jul 2018 

    Father Kenneth Tomson,   b. 4 Jul 1891, Elmont, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jul 1971, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Mother Nora Lewis Tomson,   b. West Liberty, Morgan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Oct 1972, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 26 Feb 1913  Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F7819  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Margaret A Dohrman Tomson,   b. 22 Jan 1920, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 May 2014, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 94 years) 
    Married 23 Aug 1942  St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Gary Tomson
    +2. John Lloyd (Lloyd) Tomson
     3. Linda Kathren Tomson Stiles Acker
    +4. Carol Tomson Kincaid
    Documents
    Anniversary- Tomson, Wilbur and Margaret
    Anniversary- Tomson, Wilbur and Margaret
    Tomsons Will Celebrate 50th
    Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Tomson, Delia, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on Sunday, August 23, 1992.

    Their children, Gary and Sandy Tomson, Lloyd and Patricia Tomson, Linda and Chub Acker, and Carole and Ron Kincaid, will host a family dinner in their honor.

    Wilbur Tomson and Margaret Dohrman were married August 23, 1942, in St. Marys.

    The couple has nine grand-children.
    Last Modified 24 Jul 2018 08:24:18 
    Family ID F5016  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 18 Mar 1919 - Silver Lake, Shawnee County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Mount Calvary Cemetery, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
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