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Melba Ruth Bixby Ziegler

Female 1921 - 2004  (82 years)


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  • Name Melba Ruth Bixby Ziegler 
    Born 15 Oct 1921  Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 15 Apr 2004  Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Mount Calvary Cemetery, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I1770  Rossville
    Last Modified 22 Apr 2016 

    Father Albert L Bixby,   b. 19 Feb 1873, Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Sep 1960  (Age 87 years) 
    Mother Rosa Mae Young Bixby,   b. 5 Mar 1879, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Dec 1947, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Married 8 Sep 1897 
    Family ID F465  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Peter A Ziegler, Jr.,   b. 23 Apr 1917, Flush, Pottawatomie County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Mar 2008  (Age 90 years) 
    Married 22 Apr 1952  Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Documents
    Anniversary- Ziegler, Pete and Melba
    Anniversary- Ziegler, Pete and Melba
    Pete and Melba Ziegler

    Pete and Melba Ziegler of Topeka will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with family dinners.

    Pete Ziegler and Melba Bixby were married April 22, 1952.

    Mr. Ziegler worked for the U.S. Postal Service Supply Center.

    Mrs. Ziegler was a hairdresser.
    Last Modified 18 Dec 2017 13:39:22 
    Family ID F831  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Mount Calvary Cemetery, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    Obituary- Ziegler, Melba
    Obituary- Ziegler, Melba
    Melba Ruth Ziegler
    Melba Ruth Ziegler, 82, died Thursday, April 15, 2004, at Midland Hospice House.
    She was born October 15, 1921, in Rossville, the daughter of Albert and Rosa Mae Young Bixby.
    She graduated from Rossville High School in 1939.
    Mrs. Ziegler, a self-employed beautician, retired at the age of 62. She was a member of Holy Name Catholic Church.
    On April 22, 1952, she married Peter Ziegler at Assumption Catho¬lic Church in Topeka. He survives.
    Other survivors include a sister, Vernadell Macha, Topeka; and many nieces and nephews.
    A parish rosary was recited at 4 p.m. Sunday at Holy Name Catholic Church. Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated at 11 a.m. Monday at the church. Burial was in Mount Cal¬vary Cemetery, Topeka.
    Memorial donations may be made to Midland Hospice, 200 SW ' Frazier Circle, Topeka 66606; or Holy Name Catholic Church, 1114 West 10lh, Topeka 66604.