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Obituary- Wallace, Gertrude

Mrs. Gertrude Wallace, 76, a resident of this community for 73 years, passed away Tuesday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Startup, who were taking care of her since her return from a Topeka nursing home.

Mrs. Wallace was born March 31, 1877 in Pennsylvania the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Orris.

They came to Rossville when she was three years old.

She was the widow of the late Hugh Wallace. Both were thrifty, hard working and accumulated several farms in this section. Since his death she lived in Rossville.

Only nephews and nieces survive her. They are: Harry Gutshall and Bessie Perry, of Rossville. Ida Heiland and Blanche Hayes, of Topeka; Verna Freeman, Bakerfield, Calif.; Mildred Finney, Spokane, Wash.; Fern O'Neil, Sacramento, Calif., D.C. Gutshall, Meade, Kansas; and William Gutshall, Los Angeles, Calif.

Mrs. Wallace was a member of the Methodist church and her pastor the Reverend Don Jones will conduct her funeral service, Friday at 2 p.m. in the Methodist church.

The singers will be Mrs. Inez Richardson, and Mrs. Lorene Harth, with Mrs. Marguerite Williams, pianist.

The pall bearers will be, Fred Heiland, Harley Heiland, Walter Van Vleck, Omar Van Vleck, Harry Gutshall, and Carol Gutshall.

Interment in Rossville cemetery.

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Mrs. Gertrude Wallace
Mrs. Gertrude Wallace, 77, resident of Rossville for 74 years, died Tuesday at her home in Rossville. She was born in Pennsylvania and settled in the Rossville community with her parents when she was three years old. She was a member of the Rossville Methodist Church. Nine nieces and five nephews survive.