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Rita M Kaullen Kerwin

Female 1926 - 2005  (78 years)


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  • Name Rita M Kaullen Kerwin 
    Born 10 May 1926  Jefferson City, Cole County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 28 Mar 2005  Topeka, Shawnee 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 I4755  Rossville
    Last Modified 9 Dec 2019 

    Father Fred A Kaullen,   d. 25 Feb 1976 
    Mother Pauline Krier Kaullen,   b. 18 Aug 1894, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Dec 1991, Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 97 years) 
    Married 4 Jun 1924  Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F5177  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Robert A Kerwin,   b. 31 May 1917, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Apr 2007, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years) 
    Married 2 Jun 1951  Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Michael Anthony Kerwin,   b. 30 Dec 1954, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Nov 2001, Delia, Jackson County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 46 years)
    +2. Kevin Kerwin
     3. Patrick Kerwin
     4. Janet Sue Kerwin Foresman
     5. Marita Kerwin Ronnau
     6. Jean Marie Kerwin Poppelreiter
    Documents
    Anniversary- Kerwin, Robert and Rita 1
    Anniversary- Kerwin, Robert and Rita 1
    Bob and Rita Kerwin
    Kerwins to Celebrate Silver Anniversary

    Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Kerwin, Delia, will celebrate their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary on Sunday, June 13, 1976 with a Mass at 11:30 a.m. in the Sacred Heart Church at Delia.

    Friends and relatives are invited to the Mass, and to the reception in the Centennial Building in St. Marys from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. The couple requests no gifts.

    Hosts will be their children, Mrs. Marita Ronnau, St. Marys; Mrs. Jean Poppelreiter, Maple Hill; Michael, Janet, Kevin and Patrick, all of Delia.

    Mr. and Mrs. Kerwin were married June 2, 1951 in Our Lady of Good Counsel Church in Kansas City, Mo.

    The Kerwins have one grandson, Bryan Joseph Poppelreiter.


    Many Relatives and Friends Help Kerwins Celebrate Silver Anniversary
    Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Kerwin, Delia, celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary June 13,1976. It was hosted by their children -- Mrs. Marita Ronnau, St. Marys; Mrs. Jean Poppelreiter, Maple Hill; Mike, Janet, Kevin and Patrick, all of Delia. The couple has one grandson, Bryan Joseph Poppelreiter.

    The Kerwins were married June 2,1951 in Our Lady of Good Counsel Church in Kansas City, Mo.

    Their silver wedding celebration began with an 11:30 Mass at Sacred Heart Church in Delia with the Reverend A1 Rockers officiating. Mass servers were Kevin and Patrick Kerwin; Janet Kerwin was the lector.

    Organist was Marita Ronnau. Special hymns were sung by Janet Kerwin and Kathy Floersch and included, “You Fill the Day,” “Receive in Your Heart,” “On the Day, Oh, Beautiful Mother,” and “The Living God.”

    A marriage banner and lector banner in white, pink and silver were designed and made by Mrs. Mary Ruth Lundin and Janet Kerwin, and presented for the church service.

    A reception followed at the Centennial Building in St. Marys from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. The three-tiered wedding cake was decorated with pink roses and silver leaves with a miniature silver dressed bride and groom with silver numerals “25” adorned the top of the cake.

    Silver candelabra with pink candles interspersed with floral arrangements completed the table decorations. The silver candelabra were a gift of Rita’s father to her mother and are over 50 years old. Mrs. Mary Lou DeBacker and Mrs. Jane Elliott of Delia served the cake and punch. Pat Kerwin and the Kerwin’s niece, Florence Marshall of Ste. Genevieve, Mo., were at the guest book. Another niece, Ann Marshall of Ste. Genevieve, Mo., assisted with the gifts.

    A buffet supper was served at 5 p.m. for relatives and friends. Those preparing and serving the dinner were Mrs. Bennie Martinek, Rossville; Mrs. Joe Floersch and Mrs. Dwight Martinek, Kathy and Karen Floersch, all of Delia. Others assisting were Dick Elliott and Dwight Martinek.

    Out-of-town relatives attending the celebration were Mrs. Kerwin’s mother, Mrs. Fred A. Kaullen of Sikeston, Mo.; her sister, Mrs. Barbara Marshall, and her children, Ann, Florence and Johnny, all of Ste. Genevieve, Mo.; Bob’s aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Hamilton of Partridge, Ks.; Leo Kerwin, Wellsville; Mr. and Mrs. Leo Hanrahan, Mrs. Anna Hanrahan, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Hanrahan and Mr. and Mrs. Dan Cain, Jr., all of Topeka. Also present were Mr. and Mrs. Charles Karnowski, Paul and Patrick, of Kansas City, Ks., friends of the Kerwins.
    Anniversary- Kerwin, Robert and Rita 2
    Anniversary- Kerwin, Robert and Rita 2
    Kerwins Will Celebrate Ruby Anniversary
    Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Kerwin, Delia, will celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary with a Mass of Thanksgiving Sunday, June 2, at 10 a.m. in the Sacred Heart Church, Delia. A reception will be held from 2:30 to 4:30 at the St. Marys Senior Center, St. Marys.

    Robert Kerwin and Rita Kaullen were married June 2, 1951, by the Rev. Robert Martin at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, Kansas City, Mo.

    Hosts for the occasion will be the couple's six children and their spouses: Marita and Charles Ronnau, St. Marys; Jean and John Poppelreiter, Maple Hill; Michael and Lisa Kerwin, Delia; Janet and Gene Foresman, Mesa, Ariz.; Kevin and Tamela Kerwin, Delia; and Patrick Kerwin, St Louis, Mo. Couple has twelve grandchildren.

    Friends and relatives are invited to attend; the couple requests no gifts other than the pleasure of your company.
    Anniversary- Kerwin, Robert and Rita 3
    Anniversary- Kerwin, Robert and Rita 3
    Golden Anniversary For Kerwins
    Robert A. and Rita Kerwin, St. Marys, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with a Mass at 11 a.m. Sunday, June 3,2001, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Delia.

    Robert A. Kerwin and Rita Kaullen were married June 2,1951, by the Rev. Robert Martin at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church in Kansas City, MO. Mr. Kerwin was raised on a farm in Delia. The couple lived there for many years, and moved to St. Marys in January 1998. Mrs. Kerwin was a teacher for many years, and also gave private piano lessons in her home.

    Friends and relatives are invited to attend a reception from 2:00 to 4:00 Sunday afternoon in the community room of the St. Marys State Bank, 905 East Bertrand, St. Marys. The couple requests no gifts other than the pleasure of your company.

    Hosting the occasion will be the couple’s six children and their spouses — Marita and Charles Ronnau, St. Marys; Jean and John Poppelreiter, Maple Hill; Michael and Lisa Kerwin and Kevin and Tamela Kerwin, Delia; Janet and Gene Foresman, Mesa, AZ; and Patrick Kerwin, St. Louis, MO. The couple has 13 grandchildren.
    Last Modified 9 Dec 2019 01:14:08 
    Family ID F3009  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 10 May 1926 - Jefferson City, Cole County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Mount Calvary Cemetery, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    Obituary- Kerwin, Rita
    Obituary- Kerwin, Rita

    Rita M. Kerwin
    ST. MARYS — Rita M. Kerwin, 78, St. Marys, died Monday, March 28,2005, at a Topeka hospital.

    She was born May 10,1926, in Jefferson City, Mo., the daughter of Fred and Pauline Krier Kaullen. She grew up in Jefferson City, Mo., and later lived in Kansas City, Mo., where she graduated from Bishop Hogan High School in 1944. She earned bachelor degrees in music education and English at St. Marys College in Leavenworth in 1948. She and her husband made their home in the Delia community for more than 46 years before moving to St. Marys in January 1998.

    Mrs. Kerwin began her teaching career in LeRoy and then taught band, vocal and English at St. Marys High School. She also taught in Hoyt and Onaga, and had been a substitute teacher in many communities while raising her family. She also taught private music lessons to numerous area youths for more than 30 years.

    She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Delia, where she served as Altar Society president, church organist and vocalist. She was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in St. Marys.

    She married Robert A. “Bob” Kerwin on June 2,1951, in Kansas City, Mo. He survives, of the home.

    Other survivors include two sons, Kevin Kerwin and his wife, Tammy, Delia, and Patrick Kerwin, St. Louis; three daughters, Marita Ronnau and her husband, Charles, St. Marys, Jean Poppelreiter and her husband, John, Maple Hill, and Janet Foresman and her husband, Gene, Mesa, Ariz.; a daughter-in-law, Lisa Kerwin, Delia; a brother, Fred P. Kaullen, Lillian, Ala.; a sister Barbara Marshall, Cape Girardeau, Mo.; 13 grandchildren; and a great-granddaughter.

    Mrs. Kerwin was preceded in death by a son, Michael A. Kerwin, on Nov. 19, 2001; her parents; and a sister, Mary T. Whitfield.

    Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Friday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in St. Marys. Burial will be in Mount Calvary Cemetery in St. Marys. Mrs. Kerwin will lie in state after 2 p.m. Thursday at Piper Funeral Home in St. Marys, where a rosary will be recited at 7 p.m.

    Memorial contributions may be made to Sacred Heart Catholic Church or the ALS Foundation and sent in care of the funeral home, 714 Maple St., St. Marys, Kan. 66536.