Mary C Cunningham Singer Aarhus

1917 - 1988  (70 years)

• Name	Mary C Cunningham Singer Aarhus  [1]
  Birth	3 Jun 1917	Delia, Jackson County, Kansas   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Death	16 Apr 1988	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas   [1]
  Burial	Mount Calvary Cemetery, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Person ID	I216	Rossville
  Last Modified	3 Jun 2017

  
  

  Father	James C Cunningham
  Mother	Catherine L Diehammer Cunningham,   b. 6 Jun 1889, Arkansas City, Cowley County, Kansas d. 13 Feb 1961, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas (Age 71 years)
  Family ID	F82	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Chester Singer   d. 13 Apr 1962
  Marriage	8 Dec 1941	Las Cruces, Dona Ana County, New Mexico
  Family ID	F83	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Dec 2019

  
  

  Family 2	Lyle Aarhus   d. 1965
  Family ID	F84	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Mar 2014

  
  

  Family 3
  Children	1. Louise Ecord
  Family ID	F85	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Mar 2014

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial - - Mount Calvary Cemetery, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  Obituary- Aarhus, Mary Mrs. Mary C. Aarhus Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home for Mrs. Mary C. Aarhus, 70, Overbrook. She died Saturday, April 16, 1988, at a Topeka hospital. Mrs. Aarhus was a registered nurse and worked at Christ Hospital, St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center, Topeka State Hospital and Kansas Neurological Institute. She also did private duty nursing. She served in the Army with the Army nurse corps during World War II. She was born June 3, 1917, at Delia, the daughter of James C. and Catherine L. Diahammer Cunningham. She was graduated from Delia High School in 1935 and attended Emporia State Teacher’s College. She was graduated from St. Antho­ny’s Hospital School of Nursing at Sabetha in 1939. She lived in Topeka from 1944 to 1965. She lived in Over­brook since 1968. Mrs. Aarhus was a member of the Catholic church. She married Chester Singer Dec. 8, 1941, at Las Cruces, N.M. He died April 13, 1962. She married Lyle Aarhus in August 1965. He preceded her in death. Survivors include a daughter, Louise Ecord, Topeka; two brothers, Ray Cunningham and Jim Cunning­ham, both of Topeka; two sisters, Lenora Cunningham, Overbrook, and Catherine Farrell, Summerville, Mass.; and two grandchildren. Burial will be in Mount Calvary Cemetery. Relatives and friends will meet from 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the Ameri­can Diabetes Association, 1000 W. 10th, 66604, or to Helping Hands Hu­mane Society, 2625 Rochester Road, 66617.

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] Obituary.