Leavenworth County, Kansas Obituaries

Obituary with surnames AUSTIN, HALE submitted by Lv1971. Date of death Thursday, August 26, 1971

Preston Hale

Mr. Hale died Thursday at a Topeka hospital.

He was active in many civic affairs at Topeka and served as city park commissioner. Prior to that he served as county agricultural agent in Chase, Leavenworth and Shawnee counties. He moved to Topeka in 1934.

He was a native of Illinoise and received his degree from kansas Satate University in 1916.

Surviving are his widow. Mrs. Anna Hale of the home; a daughter, Mrs. C.K. Austin, Overland Park; 3 grandchildren and a great-grandchild.

Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home, Topeka, is in charge of arrangements.

Obituary with surnames HODGES, SHERMAN submitted by Leavenworth County Coordinator. Date of death Wednesday, April 26, 1972

Mrs. Sherman

She was born in Seneca and lived in Kansas City 35 years before moving to Basehor.

Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. kathryn Hodges of the home; four grandsons and five great-grandchildren.

The funeral will be Friday at 2 p.m. at the Alden harrington Chapel at Bonner Springs and burial will be in Johnson County Memorial Gardens in Overland Park.

Obituary with surnames DOUGAN, LOGAN, MUSSETT submitted by Leavenworth County Coordinator. Date of death Wednesday, April 26, 1972

Katie Mussett

Mrs. Mussett was born at Oak Mills Feb 16, 1886, the daughter of Hiram and elizabeth Logan dougan. Her father was postmaster at Kickapoo and she helped in the distribution of mail while attending rural schools.

She was married to Edgar Mussett at Kickapoo on Feb. 16, 1916. The couple celebrated their golden wedding anniversary in 1966.

She was a member of the Kickapoo Extension Homemakers Unit and the First United Methodist Church.

Surviving are her husband of the home; two sons, Arthur T. Mussett, Brussels, Belgium, and Hiram C. Mussett, Littleton, Colo., five grandchildren and four nieces and nephews.

The funeral will be saturday at 2 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church with Burial in Kickapoo Memorial Cemetery.

Obituary with surnames MARTZ, MATERE, WEIST submitted by Leavenworth County Coordinator. Date of death Wednesday, April 26, 1972

Agnes Martz

Mrs. Martz was born Jan. 5, 1904, at Great Falls, Mont., the daughter of John and Faye Weist Matere. On April 15, 1926, she was married to Elmer A. Martz.

She was a member of St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church at Lansing, the altar Society and the Golden Age Club.

Surviving are her husband and a son, Robert Lee Martz, both of the home; and a brother, Francis J. Matere, 921 1/2 10th Ave.

The funeral will be Saturday at 10 a.m. at St. Francis de Sales Church with burial in Mt. Calvary Cemetery.

Obituary with surnames BOTT, FINK, FORGE, WEISINGER submitted by Sue Rush 2007. Date of death Monday, June 5, 1972

George Fink

He was born in Leavenworth County, the son of Peter and Mary Weisinger Fink. He was a farmer.

He was a member of the Church of the Immaculate Conception.

Surviving are two sisters, Mrs. Ann Bott, RR 1, and Mrs Mary Forge, RR 4, and four brothers, Peter Fink, RR 4, Louis Fink, 122 S. 16th; Henry Fink, 1119 Metropolitan, and Joseph Fink, RR 2 Easton.

The funeral will be Thursday at 10 a.m. at the Church of the Immaculate Conception. Burial will be in Mt. Olivet Cemetery.

Obituary with surnames BUTZIN, HOLTZHEATER, PRATT, REEVES, ROGERS submitted by Sue Rush 1970-1975. Date of death Friday, June 16, 1972

FRANK W. BUTZIN, 85, 1127 Sherman St., a life long resident of Leavenworth and a cabinetmaker, died Friday, June 16, 1972. He had been in failing health several years.

He was born in Leavenworth on Sept. 12, 1886, the son of Frederick and Amelia Holtzheater Butzin. He attended local schools.

He was married to Sarah Pratt in Leavenworth in 1920. Mrs. Butzin died in 1944. He was a member of the First Church of Christ Scientist and Hiram Lodge, No 68, AF & AM.

Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Helen Rogers, Columbus, Ga; and Mrs. Elsie Reeves, Alexandria, La.; two sons, Fred H. Butzin, of the home, and Carl Butzin, Shreveport, La; a brother William Butzin, 322 Garland; 11 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.

The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Sexton Funeral Chapel. Burial will be in Mt. Muncie Cemetery. the body will be at the chapel this evening.

The family suggests memorials to Cushing Memorial Hospital.

Obituary with surnames CORNETT, DENNEY, GRAPE, HARGREAVES, HATHAWAY, KLINGLER, RODENBURG submitted by Sue Rush 1970-1975. Date of death Thursday, August 24, 1972

Paul Rodenburg

He was born Dec. 24, 1896, at Lansing, the son of Chris and Laura Klingler Rodenburg. He was a retired farmer and produce man.

He was married to Miss Goldie Hargreaves at Leavenworth on Jan. 1, 1919.

Survivors include his widow of the home; two daughters, Mrs. Ed Grape, RR 1 Atchison and Mrs. Harold Hathaway, RR 4; two sisters, Mrs. Laura Crnett, 513 Arch and Mrs. John Denney, 808 Denney Lane; a brother, Fred Rodenburg, Yakima, Wash.; eight grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren.

The funeral will be Saturday at 10 a.m. at the Davis Funeral Chapel. Burial will be in Mt. Muncie Cemetery

Obituary with surnames BEASTERFELD, GIRNDT, LOTT, MYERS, ROBINSON, SHELL, YOUNG submitted by Doni Wright. Date of death Thursday, September 21, 1972

OBITUARY.  The Eskridge Independent, dtd Thurs, 21 Sep 1972    "Sherman K. [Kenneth] Young. Private services will be at 9:00 a.m., Thursday at Parker Mortuary for Sherman Kenneth Young, 78, Vancouver, B.C., who died Monday in a Topeka hospital.
   He was born August 19, 1894, at Emporia and spent his early life at Eskridge where he was graduated from high school. He was graduated from Kansas State Teachers College, at Emporia.
   He taught vocational agriculture in Newton schools several years and was a civil service employee 23 years before he retired in 1952. He lived at Vancouver, B.C., several years.
   He was a veteran of World War I. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church at Wakarusa, the Association of Retired Federal Employees, and Capitol Post No. I of the American Legion.
   He was married to Mae E. Shell in 1952. She survives.    Other surivors include five sisters, Mrs. Columbia Beasterfeld, Mrs. Francelia Robinson, and Mrs. Lucile Iott, all of Eskridge, Mrs. Murrel Girndt, Newton, and Mrs. Violet Myers, Springfield, Illinois.    Burial will be in National Cemetery at Fort Leavenworth."

Obituary with surnames ANDERSON, FEDAK, FLESHMAN, LEWANDOWSKI, MCCAULLY, MOBERLY, VEUSSER, WILK submitted by Richard L. Moberly. Date of death Wednesday, November 22, 1972

"Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in St. Casimir Catholic Church for Mrs. Lula Lewandowski of 443 Utah who died Wednesday in St. John Hospital. Burial will be in Mt. Muncie Cemetery. A rosary will be recited at 7:30 p.m. today in the Larkin Funeral home. She was born at St. Joseph, Mo., the daughter of Charles and Armalissa Moberly. She had been a resident of Leavenworth the past 64 years. On Oct 4, 1913, she was married to Ted M. Lewandowski Sr. He died in 1956. She was a member of the St. Casimir Church, the VFW Auxiliary and Eagles Auxiliary. Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. Bessie Anderson of Des Moines, Iowa, Mrs. Wanda Lea Veusser of Chippewa Falls, Wis., Mrs. Alberta Fleshman and Mrs. Virginia Fedak, both of St. Petersburg, Fla.; three sons, Charles of Cordova, Cal.; Sherman of Long Beach, Calif.; and Joseph of 443 Utah; two sisters, Mrs. Beulah McCaully of 318 1/2 Delaware and Mrs. Vera Wilk of 908 Miami; a brother, Edgar Moberly of Kansas City, Kan.; 20 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren."

Obituary with surnames BIETKA, DOZELL submitted by Linda Darity. Date of death Tuesday, December 19, 1972