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Obituary- Berry, Leo

LEO BERRY
Leo Berry 44 passed away at
his home Wednesday night, August 3, after a brief illness. His death came as a shock to the community, many persons being unaware of his illness.
He was born at Pond Creek, Okla., Aug. 22, 1901. He attended St. Bene¬dicts college at Atchison and completed his college work at St. Marys college at St. Marys, where he lived with his parents until coming to Rossville to take charge of the Berry ele¬vator.
In 1927 he was united in marriage to Miss Mildred Binney of Rossville, and to this union two sons were born.
Mr. Berry became manager of the Berry Elevator in Rossville in 1926 and has been in business here since that time. He has built up a prosperous business that has done much for this community. In addi¬tion to the local elevator, elevators at Maple Hill, Kiro, Silver Lake and
Rock Creek were under the Berry control. Mr. Berry also owned and farmed land of his own. He had served two terms as Mayor of Ross¬ville.
Mr. Berry is survived by his wife and two sons, Leo Dale and Robert of the home; his mother, Mrs. Emmett Berry, St. Marys; two brothers, Em¬mett, Jr., of Roseville Calif., and Marvin of Silver Lake; two sisters, Mrs. Alan Pierce of Topeka; and Helen Berry of St. Marys.
Funeral services will be held at the Rossville Catholic church, Saturday morning at 9 a. m.
Burial will be in the Mt. Calvary cemetery at St. Marys, with Verschelden Funeral home in charge.


Deaths and Funerals
Leo Berry
Funeral services for Leo Berry were held Saturday morning at 9 o’clock at St. Stanislaus Catholic church. It was one of the largest funeral gatherings in the history of this city.
Burial was in Mt. Calvary Cemetery at St. Marys. The following were the pallbearers: Henry Cerny, Roy Wilt, Roy McClain, Carl Rupin, Warren Pendleton, Cletus Reding.