Leavenworth County, Kansas OBITUARIES

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Obituary with surnames HITTLE, LINAWEAVER, ZULE submitted by Sue Rush 1970-1975. Date of death Friday, February 20, 1970

from the Leavenworth Times Friday February 20, 1970

CHARLES ZULE

Charles W. Zule, 82, Easton, lifetime resident of Leavenworth County, died this morning at Topeka following an illness of several years.

Mr. Zule was born Dec. 31, 1887, a son of Robert and Barbara Hittle Zule.

He was married to Pauline C. Linaweaver here in 1915. She died in 1947.

Mr. Zule had farmed many years. He is survived by four sons, Eugene Zule, Loring: William Zule, Easton: Robert Zule, Corning, and Leo Zule, Easton: a brother, John Zule, Tampa, Fla: 12 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. The funeral will be Monday at 2 p.m. at the Sexton Funeral Chapel. The body is at the chapel.

Obituary with surnames DRENNON submitted by Leavenworth County Coordinator. Date of death Monday, April 20, 1970

from the Leavenworth Times, 22-Apr-1970

Funeral will be Friday at 9 a.m. for Willard Drennon, 68, at the Parker Mortuary, Topeka. He died Tuesday at an Overbrook rest home where he had lived the past two years. Graveside service will be at 11:30 p.m. at Bethel Cemetery, west of Leavenworth, on K-92.

He was born Jan. 26, 1902, at Perry and lived at Kansas City, Mo before moving to Overbrook. He was employed by Graham Truck Lines in Kansas City.

Surviving is a brother, Andrew Drennon, Miami, Fla.

Obituary with surnames HAYES, SPARROW submitted by Leavenworth County Coordinator. Date of death Monday, April 20, 1970

from the Leavenworth Times, Thursday, 22-Apr-1970

Hayes P. Sparrow, 82, 234 3rd Ave., died Tuesday morning at the VA Center Hospital folowing in illness of several years.

Mr. Sparrow was born in Wisconsin on Nov. 11, 1887, a son of Charles A. and Nellie Hayes Sparrow. The family moved to Leavenworth when he was a child, and he attended schools here and the University of Kansas. He was an Army veteran of World War I, and had retired as an engineer with the Missouri Valley Bridge and Iron Co. He never married.

He was a member of the Pilgrim United Church of Christ, King Solomon Lodge No. 10 AF&AM, Leavenworth Chapter No. 2 Royal Arch Masons and Leavenworth Commandery No. 1 Knights Templar.

He is survived by a nephew, E.C. Sparrow, Sacramento, Calif. and a niece.

The funeral will be Monday at 10 a.m. at the Sexton Funeral Chapel. Burial will be in Mt. Muncie Cemetery with a Masonic graveside service. The family suggests memorials to the church. The body will be at the chapel after noon Saturday.

Obituary with surnames DAVIDSON, HITCHCOCK, SCHONERR, SMITH submitted by Sue Rush 1970-1975. Date of death Monday, May 11, 1970

From Leavenworth Times May 12, 1970

PEARL SCHONHERR DIES MAY 11, 1970

Mrs. Pearl Schonherr, 80, Cherokee and Riverfront, died Monday night at Cushing Memorial Hospital after an illness of two years.

Mrs. Schonherr was born Oct. 18, 1889 in North Otter, Ill., a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Davidson. She attended schools in Illinois, and was married to Emil Schonherr at Bentonville, Ark.., April 10, 1950. She was a member of a Holiness church in Illinois.

Surviving are the husband, of the home, and three daughters, Mrs. Ann Mae Smith, 411 Olive; Mrs. Mildred Hitchcock, Freeport, Ill., and Mrs. Helen Smith, Carlinville, Ill.

Time and place of the funeral will be announced by the Sexton Funeral Chapel. The body is at the chapel. (Buried at Sunset Memory Gardens)

Obituary with surnames HEDRICK, WILK submitted by Richard L. Moberly. Date of death Tuesday, July 21, 1970

The obituary of Dorothy (Hedrick) Wilk, as published in the Leavenworth Times on 22 July 1970, follows: "News has been received here of the unexpected death of Mrs. Dorothy Wilk, 60, Long Island, N.Y., Tuesday morning. She apparently suffered a heart attack while on her way to work. Mrs. Wilk was born Jan. 30, 1910 at Versailles, Mo., a daughter of Jess E. and Pearl Murphy Hedrick. Surviving, other than her father, Jess E. Hedrick, 308 Spruce, are her husband, Anthony Wilk, of the home, and a brother, Robert W. Hedrick, 111 Prospect. Funeral and burial will be Friday at Long Island."

Obituary with surnames HODGES, SHERMAN submitted by Leavenworth County Coordinator. Date of death Thursday, July 23, 1970

from the Leavenworth Times, Friday, 24-Jul-1970, microfilm #L1383, KSHS.

Noah Sherman

Noah Raymond Sherman, 85, Basehor, died Thursday at a nursing home in Tonganoxie.

Mr. Sherman was born June 22, 1886 at Seneca, a son of William H.H. and Phoebe Sherman. Before moving to Basehor in 1963 he had been employed as a office clerk in Kansas City, Mo., about 35 years. He was a member of Southgate Masonic Lodge No. 547, Kansas City.

He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lenis Sherman, of the home; a daughter, Mrs. Kathryn Hodges, Basehor; four grandsons and five great-grandchildren.

The funeral will be Saturday at 2A:30 p.m. at the Alden Harrington and Sons Funeral Chapel, Bonner Springs. Burial will be in the Johnson County Memorial Gardens.

Obituary with surnames BRETZMAN, COERBER, KLEBRISCH submitted by Leavenworth County Coordinator. Date of death Thursday, July 23, 1970

from the Leavenworth Times, Friday, 24-Jul-1970, microfilm #L1383, KSHS

Walter Bretzman

Walter C. Bretzman, 73, Excelsior Springs, Mo., veteran of world War I, died Thursday morning at the VA center Hospital at Wadsworth.

Mr. Bretzman was born Aug. 10, 1895, in Missouri. He enlisted in the Army in St. Louis, Mo., on Sept 1, 1917, and served as a private in Battery C, 128th Field Artillery. He was discharged at Camp Funston, Kan., on May 2, 1919.

Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Pauline Bretzman, Excelsior Springs; two brothers, Richard E. Bretzman, Afton, Mo., and Carl A Bretzman, Atlanta, Ga; two sisters, Mrs. A.H. Coerber, Webster Groves, Mo., and Mrs. Joseph Klebrisch, Kirkwood, Mo. The funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at the VA Protestant Chapel. Burial will be in the VA Cemetery.

Obituary with surnames DOMAN, LEWANDOWSKI, MCCAULLY, MOBERLY submitted by Richard L. Moberly. Date of death Friday, July 31, 1970

The obituary of Harry Moberly, as published in the Leavenworth Kansas Times on 2 Aug 1970, follows:

"Funeral and burial services for Henry F. Moberly, 76, who died at his home at Polo, Mo., Friday morning will be in Polo. Mr. Moberly was born Oct. 28,, 1893 AT St. Joseph Mo., a son of Mr. And Mrs. Charles O. Moberly. The family moved to Leavenworth in 1907 and lived here many years. He served in the Army from 1917-1919. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Betty Moberly, of the home; two daughters, Miss Harriett Moberly, Kansas City, Kan., and Mrs. Hazel I. Doman, Winchester; two sons, Billy E. Moberly, Kansas City, Kan., and Harry F. Moberly, Jr., Nebraska; three sisters, Mrs. Beulah McCaully, 501 1/2 N. 4th. Mrs. Lula Lewandowski, 318 1/2 Delaware, and Mrs. Vera Wilk, 916 Miami; a brother, Edgar C. Moberly, Kansas City, Kan. and 13 grandchildren."

Obituary with surnames KORTH submitted by Sue Rush 1970-1975. Date of death Wednesday, August 5, 1970

Taken from the Leavenworth Times Aug. 10, 1970 by Sue Rush

Korth Dies August 5, 1970

The funeral for William E. Korth, 41, Atchison, will be Tuesday at 10 a.m. at the Sexton Funeral Chapel. He died Thursday night in an auto accident on Cody Hill on U.S. 73.

Burial will be in the Fr. Leavenworth National Cemetery. The body is at the chapel.

A HEAD-ON CRASH KILLS BILL KORTH

William E. Korth, 41, Atchison, formerly of Leavenworth was killed Thursday night in a head on collision on U.S. 73 six miles northwest of Leavenworth and Bernice Casperson, RR 2 Easton, was hospitalized with serious injuries suffer in the accident.

Deputy Sheriff Robert Dougherty said the cars collide while rounding the curve on Cody Hill.

FOLLOWING HUSBAND

Mrs. Casperson's husband, SFC (Ret.) Arthur Casperson told Dougherty his wife was following a car he was driving. He said he saw Korth's car approach the curve near the center of the road.

Shortly after rounding the curve, Casperson stated, he noticed his wife's car was no longer following him, so he turned around. He returned to the curve and discovered the accident.

Mrs. Casperson was taken by ambulance to Munson Army Hospital where she was place on the seriously ill list this morning. She suffered lacerations on her forehead, scalp, lips, left elbow and both knees.

PRONOUNCED DEAD

Korth was taken to Cushing Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

He was born in Leavenworth Sept. 2, 1928, the son of Fred G. and Karoline Theisinger Korth. He attended St. Paul Lutheran School and Leavenworth High School, and was a veteran of Korean War. He was a custodial officer at Kansas State Penitentiary.

Korth is survived by four sisters, Mrs. Shirley Stone, Topeka; Mrs. Vera Rheinick, Las Vegas, Nev.; Mrs. Geraldine King, Lakewood, N.M.; and Mrs. Florence Hansen, Brooklyn, N.Y.

Funeral arrangements will be announced later by the Sexton Funeral Chapel.

Obituary with surnames STONEBURNER submitted by Leavenworth County Coordinator. Date of death Sunday, September 6, 1970

from the Leavenworth Times, Tuesday, September 8, 1970, microfilm roll #L1383, KSHS

C. Stoneburner

The funeral from Mrs. Carrie M. Stoneburner, 87, a resident of the Golden Age Lodge who died there Sunday morning, will be Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. at the Sexton Funeral Chapel

Mrs. Stoneburner was born south of Lansing in Leavenworth County on Nov. 24, 1882. She attended rural schools and was married to Benjamin Stoneburner Aug. 11, 1915 at Lansing. Mr. Stoneburner, a flour miller many years, died Oct 12, 1960.

Mrs. Stoneburner's survivors live in Oklahoma.

Burial will be in Mt. Muncie Cemetery. The body is at the chapel.

Obituary with surnames BUTZIN, HEATH, LEBBERT, WOESSNER submitted by Leavenworth County Coordinator. Date of death Monday, September 7, 1970

from the Leavenworth Times, Tuesday, 08-Sep-1970, microfilm #L1383, KSHS

Herman Lebbert

Herman Lebbert, 78, 308 9th Ave., died Monday evening at Cushing Memorial Hospital following a two-year illness.

Mrs. Lebbert a Leavenworth native, was born Aug. 20, 1392, a son of Henry and Anne Lebbert. He retired 12 years ago as a carpenter at Ft. Leavenworth. He was married here to Miss Bernice M. Soessner 53 years ago. He was a member of St. Joseph Church.

Surviving are the widow of the home; two daughters, Mrs. Dorothy Heath, 112 Allen, and Mrs. Virginia Butzin, 508 S. 10th; a son, Herman E. Lebbert, 600 S 6th; a brother, Hugo Lebbert, Topeka; and three grandchildren.

Funeral will be Thursday at 10 a.m. at the church. A prayer service will be Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at the Davis Funeral Chapel. Burial will be in Sunset Memory Gardens.

Obituary with surnames PHILLIPS, SMITH, TALBOT submitted by Leavenworth County Coordinator. Date of death Monday, September 7, 1970

from the Leavenworth Times, 08-Sep-1970, microfilm roll #L1383, KSHS

Walter Phillips

Walter E. Phillips, 87, 305 1/2 Delaware, died Monday at St. John Hospital. He was born Feb. 5, 1883 at Smithville, Mo. the son of Oliver and Margaret Smith Phillips

He was a member of the Church of the Immaculate Conception and a retired musician.

Survivors inclue one daughter, Mrs. Dorothy Talbot, 1509 Michael, two sones, Howard and O.B. Phillips of the home; three grandchildren and one great grandchild.

Services will be Wednesday at 10 a.m. at the Church of the Immaculate Conception. Burial will be in Mt. Muncie Cemetery.

Obituary with surnames DUNCAN, KNOTS, ODE, OHLHAUSEN, ROURKE, SCHALIPP, TOLLNER submitted by Leavenworth County Coordinator. Date of death Tuesday, September 8, 1970

from the Leavenworth Times, 08-Sep-1970, microfilm roll #L1383, KSHS

Bertha Schalipp

Mrs. Bertha Ann Ode Schalipp, 85, 405 N. Broadway, died early this morning at the Golden Age Lodge. She had been in failing health several months.

Mrs. Schalipp was born Sept. 19, 1884, in Platte County, Mo., a daughter of William and Elizabeth Knots Ode. She was married to William Schalipp at Platte City, Mo., on Dec. 23, 19904. He died March 30, 1954. Mrs. Schalipp was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church.

She is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Olga E. Tollner, of the home; a son, Brock E. Schalipp, 2200 S. 4th; three sisters. Mrs. Minnie O'Rourke, Mrs. Katherine Ohlhausen and Mrs. Eloise Duncan, all of Weston; six grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.

The funeral will be Friday at 10:15 a.m. at the david Funeral Chapel. Burial will be in the Ft. Leavenworth National Cemetery.

Leavenworth County, Kansas Obituaries