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Obituary- Dibbern, Henry

Henry M. Dibbern

Henry M. Dibbern, 91, Topeka, died Thursday, Jan. 4, 1996, at a Topeka hospital

Mr. Dibbern farmed near Delia and had worked in maintenance for Kansas Power and Light.

He was born Nov. 19, 1904, at Whit¬ing, the son of Amiel H. and Rachel A. Lynde Dibbern. He had lived in Topeka since 1940.

Mr. Dibbern was a member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.

He was married to Mabel Banta on June 4, 1924, at Topeka. She survives.

Other survivors include a son, Floyd Dibbern, Topeka; three daughters, Louise Brandenburg, Topeka, Avis Bratton, Collinsville, Okla., and Geneva Whitfield, Mishawaka, Ind.; 18 grandchildren; 40 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.

Mrs. Dibbern was preceded in death by a son, Harold E. Dibbern, in 1970, and a daughter, Shirley Ross, in December 1994.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home. Burial will be at Mount Hope Cemetery. Mr. Dibbern will lie in state after noon today at the Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home where relatives and friends will meet from 7 to 8 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, Kansas Division Inc., Northern Area Office, 1315 S.W. Arrowhead Road, Topeka, 66604, or to Midland Hospice Care, 200 S.W. Frazier Circle, Topeka, 66606.



Dibbern

Henry M. Dibbern, 91, Topeka, died Jan. 4, 1996, at St. Francis Hospital.

Mr. Dibbern was born Nov. 19, 1904, at Whiting, the son of Amiel H. and Rachel A. Lynde Dibbern.

He was a farmer his entire life. He also was retired from KP&L as a maintenance worker. Mr. Dibbern lived in Delia before he moved to Topeka in 1940. He was a member of IBEW Union.

He was married to Mabel Banta on June 4, 1924 in Topeka. She survives. Mr. Dibbern was preceded in death by a son, Harold E. Dibbern, in 1970; and a daughter, Shirley Ross, in December 1994.

Other survivors include a son, Floyd Dibbern, Topeka; three daughters, Louise Brandenburg, Topeka, Avis Bratton, Collinsville, Okla., and Geneva Whitfield, Mishawaka, Ind.; 18 grandchildren; 40 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.

Services were 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 6, at Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home. Burial was in Mount Hope Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, Kansas Division, Inc. Northern Area Office, 1315 S.W. Arrowhead Rd., Topeka, KS 66604, or Midland Hospice Care, 200 S.W. Frazier Circle, Topeka, KS 66606.