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Leonore Elizabeth Miller Gresser

Female 1883 - 1972  (88 years)


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  • Name Leonore Elizabeth Miller Gresser 
    Born 25 Sep 1883  Waverly, Morgan County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 5 Jun 1972  Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 7 Jun 1972  Mount Hope Cemetery, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I3657  Rossville
    Last Modified 27 Dec 2019 

    Father J.K. Miller 
    Family ID F3608  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Clarence Ernest Gresser,   b. 11 Mar 1883, Atkinson, Henry County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jul 1963, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Married 28 Oct 1907  Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Joseph M Gresser,   b. 5 Sep 1910, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 May 1990, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
    +2. Don Frederick Gresser,   b. 14 Jan 1912, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 May 2005, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years)
    Documents
    Anniversary- Gresser, Clarence and Leonore
    Anniversary- Gresser, Clarence and Leonore
    To Celebrate Golden Anniversary
    Mr. and Mrs. C.E. Gresser

    Mr. and Mrs. C.E. Gresser will celebrate their Golden Wedding Anniversary on October 28. They were married in Topeka where Mr. Gresser worked in a bank, and moved to Rossville in 1909. They will be honored at an Open House Sunday afternoon, October 27, from 2 to 5 pm at the Joe Gresser home in Rossville. Their sons and families, Mr. and Mrs. Don Gresser of Topeka and Mr. and Mrs. Joe Gresser, will host the friends who will call to extend congratulations. No formal invitations have been sent but everyone is invited.
    Last Modified 30 Nov 2017 13:34:32 
    Family ID F2738  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    Obituary- Gresser, Leonore
    Obituary- Gresser, Leonore
    Leonore Gresser
    ROSSVILLE—Mrs. Leonore Elizabeth Gresser, 88, died Monday at her home here.

    She was born Sept. 25, 1883, at Waverly, Ill., the daughter of the Rev. and Mrs. J. K. Miller, and moved to Kansas with her parents early in 1884. She lived at Manhattan and later in Topeka a few years before she moved to Rossville in 1909. She attended Kansas State University at Manhattan.

    She was a member of the United Methodist Church and Amaryllis Chapter No. 321, Order of Eastern Star, both at Rossville.

    She was married to Clarence E. Gresser in 1907. He preceded her in death.

    Survivors include two sons, Joe M. Gresser, Rossville, and Don F. Gresser, 1655 Withdean Road, Topeka; five granddaughters; a grandson; six great-granddaughters and a great-grandson.

    Services will be at 9 a.m. Wednesday at Wall-Diffenderfer Mortuary in Topeka. Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery in Topeka. Memorial contributions may be made to the United Methodist Church at Rossville.