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COOK, D. A. MRS. (12 SEPTEMBER 1907)
MRS. D. A. COOK DIES SUDDENLY. The citizens of this city were startled this morning when the sad, intelligence was circulated that Mrs. D. A. Cook, of this city had died suddenly last night at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Mabel Pomeroy, near Holton, of apoplexy.
She, in company with her husband and son, Arthur, went to Holton only the day before and she was in as good health as usual. Arthur came home on the passenger last night and when he left his mother she was helping her daughter wash dishes. Soon after he arrived here he was notified by telephone of his mother’s sudden demise and returned to Holton this morning.
The funeral will be held in Holton tomorrow, and interment will be given in the Cemetery there. Frank Smith and family will go to Holton in the morning to attend the funeral. The deceased and Mrs. Smith were sisters.
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CREVIER, EDNA G. (NO DATE)
Seneca – Edna G. Crevier, 83, Seneca, died Thursday, February 2, 1995, at a Seneca nursing home.
Mrs. Crevier worked at the Nemaha Valley Community Hospital from the early 1950s until she retired in 1976.
She was born June 17, 1911, in South Dakota, the daughter of John and Nellie Sanders Shockey. She was reared on a farm near Onaga and attended school in Onaga.
Mrs. Crevier was a member of Sts. Peter and Paul Church and the St. Ann’s Altar Society in Seneca. She also was a member of the Ladies Christian Benefit Association. She was married to Leo L. Crevier on June 30, 1932, in Axtell. He survives.
Other survivors include a son, Leo E. “Sonny” Crevier, Seneca; a daughter, Rose Crevier, Seneca; a brother, Frank Shockey, Riverside, CA; six grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:15 a.m. Monday at the Sts. Peter and Paul Church in Seneca. Burial will be at the church cemetery.
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CREEVAN, JAMES P. (NO DATE)
James P. Creevan, 38, formerly of Wheaton, was killed Sunday, May 8, 1994, in a car accident near Gravois Mills, MO.
Mr. Creevan was born December 29, 1955 in Westmoreland, the son of Lawrence and Jo Ann Nider Creevan. He grew up in the Wheaton area and more recently lived near Gravois Mills, MO where he was self-employed.
Survivors include his parents; a daughter, Janice Creevan, Centralia, KS; two sisters, Barbara Perez, Duluth and Jacqueline Schooler, Onaga; and one brother, Larry Creevan, address unknown.
Graveside services will be at 11:00 a.m. today (Thursday) at St. Michael’s Catholic Cemetery at Wheaton. Memorial contributions may be made to the James Creevan Memorial Fund to be designated later by the family. Kufahl Funeral Home, Wheaton, is in charge of arrangements.
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CORRELL, CHARLES T. ( NO DATE)
Charles T. Correll, 55, Soldier, died Saturday, June 29, 1996, at St. Luke's Hospital, Kansas City, MO. He had undergone heart surgery and later suffered a ruptured cerebral aneurysm.
He was born April 21, 1941 in St. George, the son of William Marion and Kathryn Griffee Correll, and attended school in Centralia. He lived in Ogallah in Trego County before he moved to the Soldier community about five years ago. He worked for Union Pacific Railroad and was a member of the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees.
He was married to Clara Morgan in September 1960. They were divorced. He was married to Linda burns, July 22, 1978, in Wilson. She survives. An infant daughter, Cathryn Mae Correll, died September 17, 1980.
Other survivors include three sons, Charles Thomas Correll, Goff, Clinton Louis Correll, Bryson, TX; and Craig Walden Correll, Kansas City, MO; three daughters, Carolyn Soukup, Wilson, and Crystal Marie Correll and Cheryl Ann Correll, both at home; two brothers, Gilbert Correll, Onaga, and Ralph Correll, Shawnee Mission; and four sisters, Charlene Holliday and Kay Cormier, both in Soldier, Loretta Burget, Topeka, and Tena Tannahill, Shields.
Services were at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Mercer Funeral Home in Holton. Burial was in Havensville Cemetery in Havensville.
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CRUMBAKER, REBECCA L. (NO DATE)
Rebecca Louise Sipes Crumbaker, 49, Wamego, died Saturday, February 3, 1996, at her home. She had cancer.
She was born December 8, 1946 at Savannah, MO the daughter of Homer Louis and Florence Margaret Burnham Sipes. She was reared at Savannah, MO and was graduated from Savannah High School. Mrs. Crumbaker was a member of the former Wamego Church of Christ. She married Charles Arthur Crumbaker on February 6, 1965, at Savannah, MO. He survives.
Other survivors include a son, Kevin C. Crumbaker, Wamego; two daughters, Shana R. Graf, Vermillion, and Amy I. Hefty, Wamego; her mother, Florence Sipes, Savannah, MO; six brothers, Jackie R. Sipes, Lebanon, KY; Ralph E. Sipes, Las Vegas, Nevada, Roy L. Sipes, Kansas City, MO and Christy A Sipes and Carol L. Sipes, both of Savannah, MO and four grandchildren.
Services were at 2 p.m. Monday at Stewart Funeral Home at Wamego. Burial was in the Belvue Cemetery.
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COLLINS, E. LORENE (NO DATE)
E. Lorene Collins, 67, Havensville, died Wednesday, September 25, 1996 at Meadowbrook Manor, Topeka.
She was born may 16, 1929 near Havensville, the daughter of Ernest and Margaret Hanna Rieschick. She graduated from Havensville High School and lived all of her life in the Havensville area.
Mrs. Collins worked at McCall Pattern Co., in Manhattan for several years in the late 60s and early 70s. She was a member of Buck's Grove Methodist Church southeast of Havensville. She was married to Lewis L. Collins October 31, 1951 at Bentonville, AR. He preceded her in death June 25, 1991.
Survivors include three sons, Donald Collins, Elon College, NC; Ronald Collins and Gerold Collins, both of Havensville; two brothers, William Rieschick, Topeka, and Robert Rieschick, Holton; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Saturday, September 28, at Mercer Funeral Home in Holton. Burial was in Buck's Grove Cemetery.
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CRUM, BONNIE BETH (NO DATE)
Bonnie Beth Crum, 59, Onaga, died Thursday, June 12, 1997, at the Onaga Hospital. Mrs. Crum taught elementary school children in LaClede and La Cygne until 1971. She later was a child care provider in her home.
She was born October 8, 1937, in Wilson County, the daughter of Max and Inez Bell Tavis. She graduated from Altoona High School, Chanute Junior College and Pittsburg State College.
Mrs. Crum was a member of the First Congregational Church UCC, in Onaga where she taught Sunday School. She also was a member of T.O.P.S. in Onaga. She married Jay Crum on august 17, 1960, in Altoona. He survives. Other survivors include a son, Jay Charles Crum, Jr., Westmoreland; three daughters, Janae Jayne Crum Plummer, Westmoreland; Janet Leigh Ringquist, Hutchinson; and Jennifer Sue Roggenkamp, Manhattan; a brother, Max Robert Travis, Jr., Chanute; three sisters, Betty Green and Beverly Price, both of Chanute, and Barbara Giddens, Cape Girardeau, MO and five grandchildren. Mrs. Crum was cremated.
Memorial services were 2:00 p.m. Monday, at First Congregational Church , UCC in Onaga.
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CODER, LORRENE B. (NO DATE)
Lorrene B. Coder, 78, Onaga, died Saturday, August 30, 1997, at Onaga Community Hospital. She worked as a secretary for the Charlson-Wilson Abstract Co. in Manhattan until she retired. She returned to Onaga in 1985.
She was born December 10, 1918, in Green, the daughter of Lonie and Hattie Edith Craft Bryson. She graduated from Riley High School.
Mrs. Coder was a member of the Ladies Guild at the Congregational Church UCC, Onaga.
She was married to Ralph Coder, Jr., June 7, 1937, in Manhattan. He died July 4, 1994. Survivors include a daughter, Sharon Dodds, Onaga; a brother, Donald Bryson, Riley; two granddaughters, and five great-grandchildren.
Services were at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Tessendorf-Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Onaga. Burial was in the Onaga Cemetery.
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CRUMBAKER, PHOEBE ANN (NO DATE)
Phoebe Ann, daughter of D. F. and Mehetabel Miles was born near Hartford City, IN on January 2, 1866 and departed this life at her home in Onaga, Kansas, on march 18, 1930, aged 64 years, 2 months and 16 days.
She came to Kansas with her parents at the age of 13 years and has made her home in Pottawatomie County ever since.
She was married to Oliver P. Crumbaker on October 24, 1884. To this union were born two children, Mrs. Bessie Krouse, of Onaga, Kansas, and Earl I. Crumbaker, of Denver, CO.
She was preceded into the Great Beyond by her father, D. F. Miles, and two sisters, Bertha Miles and Mrs. Minnie Day. Besides her husband and children she leaves to mourn her departure her aged mother, Mrs. D. F. Miles; two brothers, Ed. Miles, of Topeka; and A. O. Miles, of Soldier; three sisters, Mrs. E.N. Barton, of Onaga; Mrs. J. S. Conlin, of Oneida, and Mrs. M. M. Caron, of Topeka; also three grandchildren, Earlene and Glen Crumbaker, of Denver and gale Krouse, of Onaga, besides a host of other relatives and friends.
She was a faithful member of the Congregational Church, the bible class of the Sunday school and the Ladies Aid Society. She was a charter member of the Royal Neighbor Lodge, also a member of the Eastern Star and Rebekah lodges, and was loyal and active in all.
She had a host of friends in this community who loved her for her sterling qualities for she was an ideal neighbor and citizen.
The funeral service was held at the Congregational Church, in charge of the Rev. E. V. Gardner, of Westmoreland. Hrs. Hermia Miller presided at the piano and the hymns were sung by Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Grutzmacher.
Interment was in the Onaga Cemetery, where an impressive service was conducted by the Royal Neighbor Lodge.
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CORCORAN, LAWRENCE O. SR. (NO DATE)
Lawrence O. Corcoran, Sr., 69, Topeka, died Saturday, July 25, 1987, at a Topeka hospital.
Mr. Corcoran had worked for the Union Pacific Railroad. He was born August 14, 1917, at Onaga, the son of Arthur J. and Marie Morow Corcoran.
He served in the Army from 1947 to 1948. Survivors include two sons, Lawrence Corcoran Jr., Lague City, TX, and K. C. Corcoran; Linwood; a daughter, Rita M. Hay, Pratt; three brothers, Clyde Corcoran, Manhattan, Grafton Corcoran, Onaga, and Glenn Corcoran, Springfield, MO, a sister, Audrey Cole, Phoenix, AZ and five grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home. Burial will be in Leavenworth National Cemetery. Mr. Corcoran will lie in state after 3 p.m. today at the funeral home where relatives and friends will meet from 7 to 8:30 p.m. today.
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CUNNINGHAM, NORA B. (1992)
Nora B. Cunningham, 92, Wheaton, died June 14, at an Onaga nursing home.
Mrs. Cunningham taught several years in Lillie, Trowbridge and Hayroof rural schools. She played the piano for silent shows at the old opera house, was a telephone operator and a cook at Wheaton schools, all at Wheaton. She also had been housekeeper at Catholic rectories in Wheaton and Blaine several years. She was born February 9, 1900, in Wheaton, one of 11 children of Henry and Mary Doyle Keating, and spent her life in the Wheaton area.
Mrs. Cunningham was a member of St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Wheaton where she had been an organist. She was a member of the Happy Hour Club and Wheaton Senior Citizens, both in Wheaton.
She was married to Bernard J. Cunningham June 27, 1928, in Wheaton. He died November 29, 1954. Three sons also preceded her in death, Bernard C. Cunningham Jr. in 1929, Jerry Cunningham in 1968 and Jim Cunningham in 1985.
Survivors include two daughters, Mary Ruth Finan, Blaine, and Dorothy Ann Haskin, Onaga; two sisters, Martina Fincham, Beatrice, NE and Angie Walsh, Mission; nine grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian Burial was held June 17 at St. Columbkille’s Catholic Church in Blaine.
Burial was in St. Michael’s Catholic Cemetery in Wheaton. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Michael’s Catholic Cemetery in Wheaton or to the charity of the donor’s choice. Kufahl Funeral Home, Wheaton, was in charge of arrangements.
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CUVELIER, GLENDA M. (NO DATE)
Glenda M. Cuvelier, 56, of Harrison, Michigan, died suddenly at her residence on Friday, March 12, 1993.
She was born May 8, 1936, in Onaga, KS, the daughter of Walter and Grace Allen Wrosch.
Mrs. Cuvelier had resided in the Harrison area since 1973 when she moved from Topeka. She had been employed by the Harrison Community Schools since 1973, and at the time of her death was a secretary at the high school.
She was a member of the St. Luke Lutheran Church in Harrison and was baptized at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Duluth, KS.
She was married to Lewis F. Cuvelier on October 9, 1955, in Duluth. He preceded her in death November 9, 1990.
Survivors include her mother, Grace Wrosch, Holton, KS; a daughter, Denise Conway, St. Charles, Michigan; two sons, Ron Cuvelier, Harrison, and Greg Cuvelier, Ashley, Ohio; a brother, Donald Wrosch, Onaga, and four grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Monday, march 15, 1993, at Stocking Funeral Home, Harrison, with Pastor Warren Graff, Pastor of St. Luke Lutheran Church, Harrison, officiating.
Interment was in Maple Grove Cemetery, Harrison.
A scholarship memorial fund has been established in memory of Mrs. Cuvelier.
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COLLINS, LEWIS L. (NO DATE)
Services were June 29 in Mercen Funeral Home in Holton for Lewis L. Collins, 60, Havensville.
He died June 25, at an Onaga hospital. Mr. Collins worked 18 years for Santa Fe Railways in Topeka as a freight car man.
He was born December 30, 1930, at Havensville, the son of Arthur and Charlotte Perry Collins. He graduated in 1949 from Emmett High School.
Mr. Collins was a member of Buck's Grove United Methodist Church and Shawnee Lodge No. 887.
He was married to Lorene Rieschick on October 31, 1951, at Bentonville, AR. She survives.
Other survivors include three sons, Donald Collins, Rock Hill, SC, Ronald Collins, Holton, and Gerold Collins, Havensville; his mother, Charlotte Collins, Havensville; a brother, Francis Collins, San Diego, a half sister, Karen Wills, Stockton, CA; and five grandchildren.
Burial was in Buck's Grove**
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CODER, RALPH JR. (NO DATE)
Ralph Coder, Jr., 77, Onaga, died July 4, 1994, at Onaga Community Hospital.
The son of Ralph A. and Leona Fleck Coder, he was born April 15, 1917, at Wamego, KS. He was a 1935 graduate of Riley, Kansas High School and joined his father and grandfather Fleck in the blacksmithing profession. He later was an employee of the Balderson Corporation in Wamego. In 1949 he set up his own blacksmith shop in Onaga and moved it to Manhattan in 1959 where he and his wife resided until 1985 when they moved back to Onaga.
Mr. Coder was a member of Onaga Lodge No. 188 AF&AM.
He was married June 7, 1937 to Lorrene Bryson of Riley at Manhattan. She survives.
Other survivors include a daughter, Sharon Dodds, Onaga; and two granddaughter, Elizabeth Boswell, Onaga, and Susan Ehrlich of Topeka; four great-grandchildren; a sister, Muriel Grant, Kingsburg, CA, and five brothers, Robert Coder, Albuquerque, NM, Frank Coder, Topeka, James Coder, Elmont, Andrew Coder, Manhattan, and Gene Coder, Yucca Valley, CA.
Services are at 10:30 a.m. today (Thursday) July 7, 1994, at Tessendorf Mortuary in Onaga. Burial to be at Onaga Cemetery with graveside services conducted by Onaga Lodge #188 AF&AM.
Memorials may be designated for the Community Hospital of Onaga or the Onaga Community Hospice and left at the mortuary.
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CONAWAY, GRACE GERTRUDE (NO DATE)
Grace Gertrude Conaway was born in Onaga on May 20, 1896, and departed this life December 3, 1911, at Oakland, Kansas, aged 15 years, 6 months, and 14 days.
Funeral services were held from the Christian Church, Oakland on Tuesday, December 5 and the remains were brought to this city.
Owing to the large acquaintance of the family, services were held from the Baptist church by the Rev. H. V. Scholes, pastor of the Oakland Christian Church assisted by Rev. Ayrault, pastor of the Baptist church here. The Onaga M. W. A. had charge of the burial here and her remains were placed in the family lot in the Onaga cemetery.
One brother preceded her to the better land. A father, mother, three sisters, and two brothers are left to mourn the loss of a loving sister and a kind, helpful daughter.
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CONAWAY, E. THELMA (NO DATE)
E. Thelma Conaway, 83, Holton, died Sunday, February 8, 1998, at the Stormont-Vail Regional Health Center in Topeka.
She was born June 9, 1914, at Simpson, the daughter of Sanford and Mary Ellen McIntyre Miser.
She graduated from Onaga High School in 1932. Mrs. Conaway worked at the Slimaker Dress Factory in Holton for over twenty years until her retirement.
She married Eugene W. Conaway on October 8, 1932 at Hiawatha. He died February 4, 1985. She married Jewel Conaway on February 8, 1986 at Auburn. He survives.
She was preceded in death by two sisters, Eva Allen and Dorothy Andrick, and three brothers, Roy Miser, Raymond Miser and Rollin Miser.
Survivors include three sons, Roy Conaway, Enterprise, Alabama, and John Conaway, Topeka, two daughters; Mary Jane Martens, Quincy, IL and Joye Laderer, San Antonio, TX one brother, John Miser, Salt Lake City, Utah, twenty two grandchildren, forty-one great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m. Thursday (today) at the Calvary Baptist Church in Onaga with burial in the Onaga Cemetery.
Mrs. Conaway lay in state at the Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Holton where family and friends will meet from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday and also one hour before service time at the church.
Memorials are suggested to the Calvary Baptist Church or the American Heart Association, in care of the funeral home in Holton or Onaga.
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CUNNINGHAM, GERALD EUGENE (25 JAN 1968)
Services for Gerald Eugene Cunningham, 31, of Lincoln, NE were at 10 o’clock Monday morning in St Michael’s Catholic Church at Wheaton. He died Thursday in an Omaha, NE hospital. He had liver ailment.
He was born June 22, 1936, in Wheaton and lived there as a child. He had lived in Lincoln the last several years.
Mr. Cunningham was employed as an auditor with a cooperative firm in Lincoln.
Survivors include his mother, Mrs. Nora Cunningham, Wheaton; two sisters, Mrs. Mary Ruth Finan of Kansas City and Mrs. Dorothy Haskins of Frankfort and a brother, Jim Cunningham of Stockton, CA.
Burial was in St. Michael’s Church Cemetery at Wheaton.
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CREVECOEUR, CAROLINE DOROTHEA HENRIETTE DETTMANN (NO DATE)
Grandma Crevecoeur died at her home north of this city last Friday, April 24, 1908, after a lingering illness, at the age of 81 years, 9 months and 24 days.
Caroline Dorothea Henriette Dettmann was born at Wichmannsdorf, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Germany June 30, 1826. She came to America in 1856 to New York; later she went to Chicago, IL where she was married to August Crevecoeur, October 20, 1859.
Two children were born to her here, Ferdinand F., who survives her and Fredolina who died in infancy.
The family moved to Clifton, IL where her husband died January 4, 1868. The first of April she came with her son to Kansas where she was married to Charles Crevecoeur, a brother of her first husband, at Louisville, April 22, 1870. Her second husband died January 26, 1892.
Since coming to Kansas she has always lived at her home where she died.
She was reared in the Lutheran faith, but in 1889 she joined the Presbyterian Church at Neuchatel; later after the death of her husband, she became affiliated with the Baptist church, becoming a member of the branch of the Onaga church at Mound Creek. Deceased had been a great sufferer from the age of twenty.
Funeral services, conducted by Rev. J. W. Bayles, were held at the home Saturday morning, and interment was given in the Onaga Cemetery.
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COCKRELL, GEORGE W. (NO DATE)
Died, July 21, 1904, at his home in Perkins, Oklahoma, from the effects of blood poisoning, George W. Cockrell.
He was born in Washington County, Indiana, September 7, 1827. He removed with his parents to Clay County, Illinois, where he grew to manhood. Was united in marriage to Eliza J. Pickel, and to this union were born eleven children, six of whom died in infancy, and two sons and three daughters survive him as follows: Mrs. J. W. Garrett, Cornelius R. Cockrell, John F. Cockrell, Mrs. E. D. Gillett, and Mrs. W. L. Fulton.
The deceased with his family moved from Illinois to Cass County, MO and at the breaking out of the civil war removed to Pottawatomie County, Kansas.
He was a member of Co. K, 11 th Kansas volunteers. About 12 years ago he removed to Oklahoma, where his wife died and where he had since resided.
Mr. and Mrs. Cockrell were “Grandpa” and “Grandma” to all who knew them. This community will join in earnest sympathy with those who by this visitation are called on to mourn the loss of a father.
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COLWELL, GERTRUDE L. (NO DATE)
Gertrude L. Colwell was born in Onaga January 18, 1880 to George and Eliza Jane DeGraw and passed away at the Community Hospital on August 30, 1961 at the age of 81 years, 7 months and 12 days.
She is survived by her son, Ward of Dallas, Texas; two grandchildren and one sister, Mrs. Spencer Smith, of Onaga. Her husband, Lyman Colwell, preceded her in death in April 1951, also her parents, two brothers and one sister.
She grew up in this community and spent most of her life here with the exception of 17 years spent in California. She returned to Onaga in April 1958 to spend her remaining years with her friends.
She was a member of the Congregational Church and The Order of Eastern Star and remained a faithful member as long as her health permitted.
Funeral services were held Friday, September 1 at 2 o’clock at the Congregational Church with the Rev. M. H. Marshall officiating.
Interment was in the Onaga Cemetery.
Out-of-town relatives here for the funeral were Mr. and Mrs. Ward Colwell and daughter Vici of Dallas, Texas, Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Gwin of Pratt, KS, Miss Evelyn DeGraw of Lawrence and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Moody of Lawrence.
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COLWELL, WARD E. (1983)
Ward E. Colwell, 73, of Brownsville, Texas, died at his home Wednesday night, March 2, after a short illness. His body was cremated.
The son of Lyman and Gertrude DeGraw Colwell, he was born at Onaga, and graduated from Onaga schools. He was a graduate of Kansas State College, Manhattan, and served in the Navy during World War II.
At the time of his death, Mr. Colwell was editorial page editor of the Brownsville ( Texas) Herald and a former managing editor. Previously he worked in various positions with United Press International for 30 years. During his UPI career, he directed coverage of some of the biggest news stories in the Midwest and Southwest. He joined what was then United Press in 1936 in Topeka and served as Kansas City bureau manager later that year. He moved to Dallas to become Southwest Division news editor in 1959, and in 1962 became regional executive, going with The Herald in 1967.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Jane, in 1963.
He is survived by a son, David, a Brownsville attorney, and a daughter, Vici McComb, of Milford, PA.
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CONAWAY, BRYSON THOMAS (NO DATE)
Bryson Thomas Conaway, the son of A. J. and Barbara Conaway, was born at Carthouse, Pennsylvania, September 16, 1859, and departed this life at the home of his son in Onaga, KS on March 26, 1951, at the age of 91 years6 months and 10 days.
At the age of 6 year he, together with his parents, moved to Valley Falls, KS. In the year 1869 they moved to this locality where Bryson spent the remainder of his life. He spent his life in this community working at the carpenter trade and in this way he helped to build the town of Onaga.
Bryson was united in marriage to Pearl Hause in the spring of 1910. To this union was born one son, Eugene.
He leaves to mourn his passing, his son, Eugene and wife Thelma and five grandchildren; Mary Jane, Joye, Roy, Jerry and John; one brother, George M. of Los Angeles, CA; and a host of friends and relatives.
Bryson was baptized in 1876 in French Creek, and later became a member of the First Baptist Church of Onaga. As David prayed in confidence of faith and experience of God’s favor, so rings this same echo in the heart of many a gray-haired father today. Old age in the Lord is one of the sweetest stages of this life – cares all behind, duties fulfilled, loved ones secure, and the Savior tried and true. A beautiful thing indeed. “for thou art my hope, O Lord”.
Funeral services were held at the First Baptist Church on last Thursday afternoon, conducted y Rev. Earl Caryl. Burial was in the Onaga cemetery.
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CONAWAY, EUGENE W. (NO DATE)
Eugene W. Conaway, 73, Holton, died Monday, February 4, at an Onaga hospital.
Mr. Conaway was a self-employed carpenter until 1959, when he became a carpenter and maintenance man for the Slimaker Dress Corp. at Holton. He was yard foreman for the Holton Lumber Co. from 1964 until he retired in 1974. He was later employed by Northside Hardware Co. at Holton.
He was born December 4, 1911, at Onaga, the son of Bryson and Pearl Hause Conaway. Mr. Conaway was a charter member of Calvary Baptist Church at Onaga. He attended the Bible Baptist Church at Holton.
He was married to Edna Thelma Miser October 8, 1932, at Hiawatha. She survives.
Other survivors include three sons, Roy Conaway and John Conaway, both of Topeka, and Jerry Conaway, Enterprise, AL; two daughters, Mrs. Mary Jane martens, Quincy, IL and Mrs. Joye Laderer, San Antonio, TX; 20 grandchildren, two step-grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Services were at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Calvary Baptist Church, Onaga. Burial was in Onaga Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to Calvary Baptist Church at Onaga. Tessendorf Mortuary at Onaga is in charge of arrangements.
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COSANDIER, PHILLIP HENRY (1968)
Philip Henry Cosandier, son of Louis and Eliza Cosandier, was born March 17, 1885 at Leniere, Switzerland, and passed away Friday morning, December 20 at his home at the age of 83 years, nine months and three days.
His family consisted of two sisters and four brothers.
At the age of three, Philip came to the United States with his parents, a sister and three brothers, , and they made their home on a farm in the Neuchatel community. He attended school at Neuchatel. Philip and his brother Paul started in the lumber business with the Updike Lumber and Grain Company in Omaha, NE. He owned and operated the Onaga Lumber and Grain Company for over 50 years.
He was a very progressive, civic-minded person, who was willing to devote any amount of his time and energy to the betterment of Onaga.
He served two terms as mayor of the city and many years as councilman. He was always a leader and supporter of any project which would be beneficial to the town. He was very proud to be an American citizen and deeply appreciative of the opportunities that are here. He was especially interested in young people getting an education, and would help anyone in need.
On January 3, 1912, he was united in marriage to Leah A. Rossier. To this union three children were born: Alice, Smith, Onaga, Loreen Thomas, Belvue, and Lucile Berges, Onaga.
He was a loving, devoted father and husband, who thought a lot of his family including his grandchildren; Paul and Lou Ann Thomas, Reen and Julie Berges and Philip, Madalyn, Susanne and Paula Smith, and great grandchild, David Lewis Thomas.
He was a member of the First Congregational Church, I.O.O.F. Lodge No. 234, both of Onaga, and was a 50-year member of Onaga Lodge No. 186 AF&AM and the Topeka Consistory. He also was a member of the Arab Shrine.
Survivors include his widow of the home, his three daughters and sons-in-law, the grandchildren and great-grandchild, four sisters-in-law, nieces and nephews and many friends.
Funeral services were held December 22 at the Congregational Church with burial in the Onaga Cemetery.
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COSANDIER, LEAH A. (NO DATE)
Onaga – Mrs. Leah A. Cosandier, 98, Onaga, died Friday, January 25, at a Wamego nursing home.
She was born September 27, 1886, on a farm near Neuchatel, the daughter of Colin and Rosalie Gilson Rossier. She attended Neuchatel and Seneca schools.
Mrs. Cosandier was a member of First Congregational Church at Onaga and an honorary member of the Congregational Church Ladies Aid.
She was married to Philip Cosandier January 3, 1911, at Onaga. He died December 20, 1968.
A daughter, Mrs. Alice L. Smith, died February 7, 1977.
Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Loreen Thomas, Belvue, and Mrs. Lucile Berges, Onaga; a half sister, Alice Chatelain, Eskridge; seven grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
Service arrangements are pending. Burial will be in Onaga Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to First Congregational Church at Onaga or to the charity of the donor’s choice.
Tessendorf Mortuary at Onaga is in charge of arrangements.
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CRUM, BLANCHE H. (1972)
Funeral service were at 2:00 p.m. Saturday at the Congregational Church for Mrs. Blanche H. Crum, 81, who died November 16 at Golden Acres Nursing Home.
Blanche Hazel Day, one of four daughters of May and Frank Day, was born January 28, 1891, in Kalama, Cowlitz County, Washington.
She came to Kansas as a child and attended school in Onaga. On March 9, 1915 she was married to Dr. Jay Downs Crum. He died in November 1953. Mrs. Crum was also preceded in death by a daughter, Mary Jane.
Mrs. Crum was a member of the Congregational Church in Onaga; a fifty-year member of Onaga Chapter No. 71, Order of Eastern Star and a member of the Kansas Optometric Auxiliary.
Survivors include two sons, Dr. C. M. Crum, Eureka, and J. C. Crum, Onaga; three daughters, Mrs. E. L. Kolterman, Onaga, Mrs. Robert Allen, Chanute, and Mrs. William Weinberg, Hiawatha; a sister, Mrs. Pose Sumner, Emporia; 13 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Burial was in the Onaga Cemetery.
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CRUM, JAY DOWNS (NO DATE)
Jay Downs Crum, son of Jeanette Sutherland Crum and Henry Downs Crum, was born in Onaga, Kansas, on November 23, 1888, and passed away November 15, 1953 at Stormont-Vail hospital in Topeka.
He was married to Blanche Day on March 9, 1915, in Onaga.
To this union were born six children: Collins M. of Eureka; Mary Jane (who died at the age of seven; Edna Mae Kolterman of Onaga; Marjorie Ellen Allen of Chanute; Betty Faye Weinberg of Marysville; and J. Charles, now in the U.S. Army.
He was graduated from Southwestern College of Optometry in Kansas City, Missouri, and established a jewelry store and Optometric office in Onaga on April 10, 1910. In 1947 he sold the jewelry store, but continued with his optometric practice.
He was a member of the Congregational Church, the Masonic Lodge and Eastern Star. He was active in civic and community affairs.
He is survived by his wife, five children; ten grandchildren: Sara Susan and Jay David Crum, Nancy Jane and Stanley Craig Kolterman, Steven Park and Marcia Ann Allen, Terry Lee, Pamela Ann, William Douglas III and Bradley Allen Weinberg. He leaves four brothers, Penn of Stafford, KS, John of Hoisington, KS, Clyde of Onaga, and Calvin, of Cove, Arkansas.
He was interested in his fellow men, and never too busy to lend a helping hand in time of need.
Funeral services were held at the Congregational Church on Wednesday afternoon, November 18, in charge of Rev. M. H. Marshall. Burial was in the Onaga Cemetery.
Relatives and friends from a distance attending the funeral service were: Mr. and Mrs. Barclay Rowles, Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Snyder, Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Duffens, Robert Duffens, Lt. Col. And Mrs. John Delong, Charles Reed, Mr. and Mrs. Walter McClanahan and Marshall Becker, all of Topeka; Mr. and Mrs. Harold Christmas, Mr. and Mrs. LeWayne Kolterman and Jerry Sumner of Kansas City, MO; Mr. and Mrs. James McMahan, Kansas City, KS; Mr. and Mrs. Collins Mackey and Mrs. Elizabeth Ross of Junction City; Mrs. Clara Clark, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Crumbaker, Mrs. Don Welshon of Manhattan; Mr. and Mrs. Earl Sillin of Hudson, Mr. and Mrs. Penn Crum, Stafford; Mr. and Mrs. Martin Kiger, Washington; Mr. and Mrs. Russel Sumner, Havensville; Dale Grutzmacher, Clay Center; Mrs. Lester Barnes, Miss Carole Barnes, Wamego, N. J. Courange, and Herman Schaum of Hoisington; Mrs. Wayne Swisher of Linn; Mrs. Zoa Kiger, Washington; Mr. and Mrs. Pose Sumner, Emporia; Mr. and Mrs. Carl Holmgren, Westmoreland; Frank Force, Wheaton; Elmer Johnson, Netawaka; Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Weinberg Sr., Seneca, Mr. and Mrs. R. N. Allen, Chanute; Dr. and Mrs. C. M. Crum, Sara and David, Eureka; Mr. and Mrs. Wm. D. Weinberg Jr. of Marysville; Pvt J. C. Crum, Ft. Lewis, WA.
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CRISP, MYRTLE C. MRS. (1986)
Onaga – Mrs. Myrtle C. Crisp, 89, Onaga, died Friday, December 26, at an Onaga nursing home.
Mrs. Crisp was born February 9, 1897, at Beattie, the daughter of Fred and Mary Allison Warthen.
After her marriage she and her husband operated a farm in the Beattie area until 1927, when they moved to a farm near Wheaton. They moved to Onaga in 1950.
She was married to Alfred James Crisp, December 8, 1917, at Marysville. He died January 25, 1972. A son, James Crisp, preceded her in death in 1967.
Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Golda Bulk, Topeka, and Mrs. Dorothy Wilson, Westmoreland; a sister, Mrs. Iva Good, Topeka; a brother, LeRoy Warthen, Topeka; and a grandson. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Tessendorf Mortuary, Onaga.
Graveside services will be at 11:30 a.m. Monday in Beattie Cemetery at Beattie.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Community Hospital Fund or the Golden Acres Activity Fund, both at Onaga.
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CORRELL, WILLIAM M.
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CORRELL, KATHRYN C. (NO DATE)
Services were at 2 p.m. November 30, at the Christian Church in Havensville for William Marion Correll, 79, and his wife, Mrs. Kathryn C. Correll, 76, Havensville.
They died Friday, November 27, 1987, from injuries suffered in an auto-truck accident late Friday afternoon. Their car went out of control and slid broadside into a U.S. Post Office truck on K-63 Highway south of Havensville.
Mr. Correll farmed most of his life in the Onaga community.
He was born June 9, 1908, at Auburn, the son of Charles and Mabel Faust Correll.
Mrs. Correll was born November 7, 1911, at Blue Rapids, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Griffee.
The couple was married May 5, 1932. A son, William Marion Correll, Jr., died February 11, 1961.
Mrs. Correll is survived by two sisters, Alice Taylor, Manhattan, and Alberta Truman, of CA.
The couple is survived by three sons, Gilbert Correll, Onaga, Ralph Correll, Shawnee, and Charles Correll, Ogallah; four daughters, Charlene Holliday and Alice K. Keehn, both of Soldier. Loretta Burget, Topeka and Jeannette Tannahill, of Shields; 27 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren.
Burial was in Havensville Cemetery.
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COTTRELL, JENNIE MRS.
Onaga – Mrs. Jennie Maude Cottrell, 96, Onaga, died Wednesday, March 19, at an Onaga care home.
She was born January 11, 1890, at Corning, the daughter of Thomas and Mary E. Cooper Kemplay.
She attended the Hilbert School. Mrs. Cottrell was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church at Corning.
She was married to Lester C. Cottrell July 3, 1913, at Corning. He preceded her in death.
Survivors include three sons, Bermin Cottrell, Wichita, Marvin Cottrell, Onaga; and Arthur Cottrell, Corning; 12 grandchildren, 33 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Trinity United Methodist Church at Corning. Burial will be in Corning Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to Trinity United Methodist Church in Corning. Hayes Funeral Home in Centralia is in charge of arrangements.
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COLWELL, LYMAN CHARLES (NO DATE)
Lyman Charles Colwell was born on November 23, 1878, at Onaga, Kansas, the son of Joseph and Marilda Colwell and passed away at Chula Vista, CA, on April 23, 1951, at the age of 72 years and 5 months.
On Christmas Day, 1902, he was united in marriage to Gertrude L. DeGraw. To this union was born one son, Ward E. Colwell.
Mr. Colwell was a member of the Post Office Department as a rural carrier out of the Onaga post office for 30 years, and was also on the carriers’ examination board. He retired from the service in 1936, and in 1940, he, with his wife, moved to Chula Vista, C, where he spent the remainder of his life. ; He was a member of the Modern Woodman of America, and the I.O.O.F.
He is survived by his wife, Gertrude; his son, Ward E. Colwell, of Kansas City, MO; two grandchildren, Vice Ann and David Kent Collwell; one sister, Mrs. Florence Johnson of Berea, Ohio; and a host of friends.
Funeral services were conducted at the First Congregational Church in Onaga at 2:30 o’clock, Sunday afternoon, by the pastor, Rev. Heiztz Schwarz. Burial was in the Onaga Cemetery.
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COVERDALE, CLIFFORD (1 FEB 1962)
Funeral services are being held today (Thursday) for Clifford Coverdale, 58, of Soldier, who passed away Monday at the Seneca hospital.
The services are being held at the Soldier Methodist Church with interment in the Soldier Cemetery.
Mr. Coverdale is the husband of the former Grace Honig of Onaga.
Mr. Coverdale was born January 22, 1904, in Havensville and lived there and in the Soldier community where he farmed.
He was a member of the Soldier Masonic Lodge and the Havensville Methodist Church.
Survivors include his widow Grace of the home; three sons, William of Circleville, Roger of Silver Springs, MD, and Add of the home; a daughter, Mrs. Joyce Farley of Corning; four sisters, Mrs. Millie Richardson of Longview, WA, Mrs. Floye McKee of Seneca, Mrs. Velma Rudy and Mrs. Cressie Snyder of Topeka; and nine grandchildren.
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CURELL, VERNON ERNEST (NO DATE)
Vernon Ernest Curell, oldest son of John and Lillian Curell, was born of August 15, 1922 at Onaga, and passed away suddenly at the Westmoreland hospital on May 5, 1949 at the age f 26 years, 8 months and 20 days.
He lived on a farm all of his life. He spent his school life and graduated from school at Havensville. Three years ago he moved to a farm near Frankfort where he has been residing with his parents.
Surviving are his mother and father, Mr. and Mrs. John Curell, two brothers, Donald and Argyl; four sisters, Dorothy, Thelma and Marjorie of the home and Mrs. Aarlene Myers of Centralia; also one nephew, Loren Dean Myers; several cousins, aunts, uncles and a host of friends.
Funeral services were held at the Padden Funeral Home in Frankfort at 2:00 o’clock Saturday with Rev. Jenkins in charge. Burial was in the Onaga Cemetery.
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CRUMBAKER, HANNAH JANE (NO DATE)
Hannah Jane Crumbaker was born May 5, 1805 at Savannah, IL and died August 14, 1947. She was the daughter of James McClellan Taylor and Mary Ann Elliott, who came to Kansas in 1871 and settled near Onaga.
She was united in marriage to Andrew J. Crumbaker, June 23, 1887 at Onaga. To this union were born eight children. Her husband and son George preceded her in death.
In early girlhood she united with the Onaga Methodist Church and later transferred her membership to the Manhattan Methodist Church.
Survivors include: Miss Edith Crumbaker, Junction City, Mrs. Guy Roberts, Colorado Springs, CO; Mrs. Wilfred Johnson, Cleburne; Mrs. Earl Needham, San Jose, CA; Mrs. Merle Morris, Newton; Charles Crumbaker, Manhattan and James Crumbaker of Tempe, AZ; 19 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren; one sister and four brothers, Mrs. Oscar Roderick, of Manhattan; James Taylor and John Taylor, Topeka; George Taylor, Buffalo, KS and Samuel Taylor, Beloit, Wisconsin.
Funeral services were held at Manhattan Methodist Church last Saturday afternoon. Burial was in the Manhattan Cemetery. The active pallbearers were three grandsons and three grandsons-in-law.
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COULSON, ALFARETTA L. REMINGTON (NO DATE)
Alfaretta L. Remington was born on October 23, 1855 at Oxfordsville, Wisconsin and passed away at Onaga, Kansas on January 2, 1941 at the age of 85 years, 2 months and 20 days.
She was married to Robert W. Coulson on March 29, 1881, in Page County, Iowa. To this union was born two daughters, Mrs. Gertrude Anderson of Onaga and Mrs. Iva Rae Moore of Kansas City, MO. She also leaves three grandsons, Bruce and Ray Anderson, and Sommers Moore. Also a nephew, nieces and other relatives.
Mrs. Coulson lived in Iowa about 25 years, after which she moved to Loveland, CO, where she lived for 9 years, moving to Kansas in 1916. She has lived in Onaga for 21 years. Her husband preceded her in death on December 24, 1931.
Mrs. Coulson joined the Methodist Church as a young girl in Iowa. She taught a Sunday School class for years and was faithful in all of her work in the Church there. When she came to Onaga in 1920 she joined the Congregational Church, of which she was a member at her death.
She lived a long and for the most part, an active life. She was a fine wife and mother and she so lived that those who associated with her came to know her as a splendid Christian and a citizen of the highest order. She was resigned to life as she found it with faith in her Heavenly Father that all things work together for good to them that love God. She fought a good fight, she kept the faith. Henceforth there is laid up for her treasurer in that better world where trouble never comes.
Funeral services were conducted by Dr.Thos. C. Hinkle in the Congregational Church, Sunday afternoon. Burial was in the Onaga Cemetery.
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CRUMBAKER, CHARLES A. ( 11-9-80 )
Manhattan – Charles Andrew Crumbaker, 92, Wamego, died Sunday at a Wamego hospital.
He was born July 20, 1888, at Onaga, the son of Andrew and Hannah Taylor Crumbaker.
He lived in the Onaga area and later in the Belvue and Stockdale communities before he moved to Manhattan in 1959. He was a resident of valley Vista Good Samaritan Home in Wamego since 1977.
Mr. Crumbaker was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Manhattan. He had served on the Stockdale and Onaga school boards. He also served on the County Extension Service, Farm Bureau and Soil Conservation boards of directors in Riley County.
He was married to Adda Belle Brown May 7, 1913, at Onaga. She died in 1977.
Survivors include two sons, Evan B. Crumbaker, Wamego, and Don E. Crumbaker, Brewster; eight daughters, Mrs. Helen Dent, Merriam, Mrs. Francis Moyer, Mrs. Dorothy Shandy and Mrs. Carol Adolph, all in Manhattan, Mrs. Nada McCool, Junction City, Mrs. Ardath Murray, Bartlesvile, OK. Mrs. Roberta Peters, Great Bend, and Mrs. Marjorie Knorr, Overland Park; and three sisters, Mrs. Mary Johnson, Manhattan and Mrs. Margaret Roberts and Mrs. Gladys Morris, both in Newton; 30 grandchildren and 31 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the First United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Sunset Cemetery in Manhattan. Relatives and friends will meet from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Monday at Cowan-Edwards-Yorgensen Funeral Home here. Memorial contributions may be made to the church and sent in care of the funeral home.
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CUNNINGHAM, JAMES “JIM” (NO DATE)
Wheaton – Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Wheaton for James “Jim” Cunningham, 52, Stockton, CA, formerly of Wheaton.
He died Tuesday, March 5, at a Stockton hospital. He had cancer.
Mr. Cunningham was a machinist and welder. He served in the Navy from 1951 to 1955.
He was born February 16, 1933, at Wheaton, the son of Bernard and Nora Keating Cunningham. He lived in Stockton, CA since 1955. Mr. Cunningham was a member of St. Gertrude’s Catholic Church at Stockton.
He and his wife, Mrs. Lucille Cunningham, were married November 14, 1970. She survives.
Other survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Mindy Boyd, Modesto, CA; and Mrs. Katy Adams, Merced, CA; his mother, Mrs. Nora Cunningham, Wheaton; two sisters, Mrs. Mary Ruth Finan, Jidda, Saudi Arabia, and Mrs. Dorothy Haskins, Onaga; and three grandchildren.
Burial will be in St. Michael’s Catholic Cemetery in Wheaton. A rosary will be recited at 8 p.m. Friday at Kufahl Funeral Home in Wheaton.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Michael’s Catholic Church, St. Michael’s Catholic Cemetery or to the charity of the donor’s choice.
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COATNEY, DELLA MRS. (1982)
Mrs. Della Coatney, 70, died Friday, October 1, at a nursing home in Eudora.
She was born September 25, 1912 in Grant Township, Havensville, and the daughter of Elie J. and Bessie Roderick Lefebvre.
Mrs. Coatney was an elementary school teacher. She received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Kansas in 1967. She taught in Western Kansas, and taught eight years in Linwood before retiring in 1976.
She was married to Ray Coatney on August 6, 1940. He died January 28, 1971.
Survivors include two sons, Jeffery Coatney, Linwood, and Jon Coatney, Wichita; two daughters, Mrs. Mary Montanucci, Seneca, S. C., and Mrs. Diane Ezell, Seattle, WA; two brothers, Earl Lefebvre, Daly City, CA; and Dale Lefebvre, Havensville; four sisters, Mrs. Elinor Baldwin, Phoenix, AZ; Mrs. Helen Christie, Wichita, Mrs. Eunice Zahn, Iola, and Mrs. Ena Barr Topeka; and six grandchildren.
Services were at 7:30 p.m. Sunday at the Alden-Harrington Chapel, Bonner Springs, and at 2:00 p.m. Monday at Ada, Kansas Baptist Church. Burial was in Fairview Cemetery, Ada.
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CRUMBAKER, A. J. (NO DATE)
A.J. Crumbaker Dies Suddenly At His Home In Manhattan Saturday – A.J. Crumbaker, an old resident of this community, passed away suddenly at his home in Manhattan on August 8, 1936, at the age of 73 years, 11 months, and 1 day.
In 1880 he came to Kansas with his mother and two brothers, his father having died in the Civil War. They drove through in covered wagons with four teams, settling about four and a half miles south of Onaga, Kansas. Here he met and married Hannah Jane Taylor on June 23, 1887.
To this union were born eight children: Charles, of Onaga; James, of Indiana; Edith, of Ft. Riley; Margaret, of Meade; Mrs. Mary Johnson of Randolph; George of Manhattan; Mrs. Ethel Needham, of Onaga; and Mrs. Gladys Morris, of Newton.
Mr. Crumbaker moved his family to Onaga at a later date. Here he took an active interest in the development of the community, serving as a member of the city council for several terms, also as a member of the school board, he being one of the first members of the Rural High School board. He likewise served several terms as township trustee. Sixteen years ago the family moved to Manhattan.
He held membership in the Methodist church and also in the Masonic Lodge. He was a kind, sympathetic father, a good neighbor, and was held in high esteem by all friends and business associates.
He is survived by his widow, eight children, seventeen grandchildren, one brother Ollie, of Wichita, and numerous other relatives and a host of friends.
Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at the First Methodist Church in Manhattan, conducted by Dr. Holman, the pastor. Music was rendered by a male quartette. Pallbearers were Roy Kimble, of Manhattan, and P.N. Grim, Jay Crum, John Grossnickle, James Wheeler, and Mitchell Tessendorf of Onaga. Burial was in the Manhattan Cemetery.
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CRUM, GROVER C. (1984)
Onaga – Grover C. Crum, 94, Onaga, died Tuesday, July 24, at an Onaga nursing home.
Mr. Crum was a maintenance worker for Union Pacific Railroad 40 years before he retired in 1949.
He was born Oct. 2, 1889, at Effingham, the son of Henry D. and Jeanette Sutherland Crum. He and his wife, Mrs. Helen Crum, were married Dec. 8, 1927, at Westmoreland. She survives. A daughter, Mrs. Jo Ann Schmille, died Feb. 16, 1970.
Other survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Virginia Tsoutsouvzas, Santa Barbara, CA, and Mrs. Frances Fishback, Kearney, MO; seven grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Service arrangements are pending at Tessendorf Mortuary in Onaga.
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CONDON, FRANK S. (3 OCTOBER 1982)
Former Onagan Dies in Topeka Hospital – Mr. Frank S. Condon, 75, of Topeka, died Sunday at a Topeka hospital.
He was born May 15, 1903, in Onaga, the son of Stephen N. and Grace Sellbach Condon.
Mr. Condon lived in Ohio City, Ohio before he retired in 1962 and moved to Topeka.
He was a member of Holy Name Catholic Church in Topeka.
He was married May 28, 1937 to Dorothy M. Groat in Rock Island, IL. She died November 13, 1977.
Survivors include a sister, Mrs. Mamie L. Hoffman, Topeka, and an aunt, Mrs. Edna McClain of Lawrence, formerly of Onaga.
Services were at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, October 5, at Holy Name Church with burial in Mount Calvary Cemetery.
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CRUM, H. D. (NO DATE)
Death Of H. D. Crum – An Old-Time Resident Of This Community Passes On After An Extended Illness – H. D. Crum, a resident of this community for over fifty years, passed away at his home Monday evening, after a lingering illness.
Henry Downs Crum was born in Austin, Minnesota, February 21, 1855, and passed away at his home in Onaga, Kansas, October 28, 1935, at the age of 80 years.
He came to Whiting, Kansas, with his parents in July 1870. He was married to Jeannette Sutherland, on August 10, 1875, at Netawaka, Kansas, moving to Effingham, Kansas, in 1880. In 1884 the family moved to Onaga. To this union were born eight children: R. Penn, of Stafford, Kansas; John D., of Olmitz, Kansas; Jay D., of Onaga, Kansas; G. Clyde, of Onaga, Kansas; and Calvin Leonard, of Kansas City; Missouri; and two sons and one daughter who passed away in infancy.
He is survived by his wife and 13 grandchildren; two brothers, T. L. Crum, of The Dalles, Oregon, and J. D. Crom, of Tygh Valley, Oregon; one sister, Dora C. Denton, of Leavenworth, Kansas, and a host of friends to mourn his loss.
Mr. Crum was overseer of the Kellogg Ranch at Netawaka, Kansas for sixteen years, four years at Effingham, Kansas, and from there to his farm north of Onaga, where he engaged in stock raising until he retired and moved to Onaga in 1900.
His late illness lasted 14 months, and his last thoughts were for the welfare of his wife and children.
Funeral services were held at the home in Onaga on Wednesday afternoon, in charge of Rev. J. H. Cone. Interment was in the Onaga Cemetery.
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CRUM, JEANETTE SUTHERLAND (NO DATE)
Jeanette Sutherland was born at Netawaka, Kansas, July 3, 1855, and passed away at her home in Onaga, on November 9, 1936 at the age of 81 years.
She was married to H. D. Crum on August 10, 1875, at Netawaka, moving to Effingham, Kansas in 1880. In 1884 the family moved to Onaga.
To this union eight children were born: R. Penn, of Stafford, Kansas, John D. of Olmitz, Kansas, Jay D., of Onaga, Grover C. of Onaga, and Calvin L. of Kansas City, MO. Two sons and one daughter passed away in infancy.
She is survived by 13 grandchildren; four sisters, Mrs. Lorene Wilson and Nettie Sutherland, both of San Bernadino, CA, Mary Ellen Regar, of Pasadena, CA., and Mrs. Calvin Godlove of Spokane, WA.
She was a member of the Methodist Church, becoming a member in 1903. She was a real home-loving mother, was very neighborly, never complaining. She tried to live a life of service, and like the Apostle Paul, it can be truly said that she “fought a good fight, she finished the course, and kept the faith, and for her is laid up a crown of righteousness.”
Funeral services were held at the Onaga Federated Church, yesterday afternoon, in charge of Dr. Thomas C. Hinkle. Interment was in the Onaga Cemetery.
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CRUMBAKER, DALE STERLING (NO DATE)
Dale Sterling Crumbaker, son of Charles and Belle Brown Crumbaker, was born at Onaga, KS, February 9, 1916 and passed away at Manhattan, KS, June 8, 1947, at the age of 31 years.
He grew to manhood at Onaga, and graduated from Onaga High School with the class of 1935. In 1936 he accepted employment on the Kansas State Agronomy Farm, where he continued for 5 years, resigning to volunteer for service in the U. S. Army February 24, 1941. After training at Camp Robinson, he was sent to St. Louis, MO for a mechanical course and later was transferred to the pacific coast in Southern California where he served until December 1945.
In January 1946 he was discharged and returned to Manhattan where he resumed his work as foreman on the Agronomy farm. It was during a tour of inspection on this farm that he was stricken with a heart attack that took his life without warning.
He was united in marriage to Naomi Ruth Lewis at San Luis Obispo, CA April 19, 1942. To this union was born one daughter, Judy Mae, 8 ½ months.
He was a member of the M. E. church at Onaga since early childhood, but transferred to the First M. E. church at Manhattan, where the last sad rites were held, conducted by Rev. Dr. H. B. Cockerill, assisted by Rev. G. L. Taylor. A special soloist sang “Some Day We’ll Understand” and a hymn of triumph, “I Know That My Redeemer Liveth”.
He was an active member of the American Legion at Manhattan, whose members participated at the burial service by playing taps and presenting the flag to the loving wife from the flag-draped casket.
Surviving relatives are his wife and little daughter; his parents of the Stockdale community; his sisters, Mrs. Helen Dent of Kansas City, MO, Mrs. Frances Moyer, Seneca, Mrs. Dorothy Johnson, Hutchinson, Mrs. Nada Belle McCool, Urbana, IL, Ardath, Roberta, Carol Jane and Marjorie of the home; his brothers, Don of Colby and Evan of Belvue; his grandmothers, Mrs. A. J. Crumbaker of Newton and Mrs. F. A. Brown of Onaga; and other relatives and friends who will miss his hearty greeting.
His young life was full of promise, but “He liveth long who liveth well”, and Dale’s life was rich in good deeds and cheerful service for his family and friends.
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CRUMBAKER, GEORGE DUNCAN (NO DATE)
George Duncan, son of the late Andrew and Hanna Jane ( Taylor) Crumbaker was born at Onaga, Kansas, January 19, 1900, and passed away at his home near Lawrence, April 11, 1938.
He was married to Claire Finney at Pomona, Kansas, June 10, 1933. To this union one child, Corrine, was born who with the wife survive.
He spent most of his life near Manhattan, Kansas. He united with the Methodist Church at Onaga while young. After marriage he and his wife transferred their membership to the Methodist Episcopal Church at Manhattan, of which he was a member at the time of his death.
Other relatives who survive are his mother, Mrs. A. J. Crumbaker, Manhattan; two brothers, Charles Andrew of Onaga and James William of Tempe, AZ; five sisters, Edith of Fort Riley, Margaret of Denver, CO, Ethel, wife of Earl Needham of Onaga, Mary, wife of Wilfred Johnson, Cleburne, and Gladys, wife of Merle Morris of Newton and many other relatives and friends.
Those from Onaga attending the funeral were: Mrs. and Mrs. Geo. Bonjour and daughter; Mrs. F. A. Brown; Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Dunn; Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell Tessendorf; Mrs. Dronberger and Mrs. Elsie Frezieres; Earl Needham and wife and Charlie Crumbaker and family.
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CONDON, STEPHEN M. ( 12-22-1949)
Services for Stephen M. Condon, 74, who died Monday at his home in Topeka, were held yesterday at the Holy Name Church, with burial in Mount Calvary Cemetery, Topeka.
Mr. Condon was born in Centerville, Ia., August 31, 1875 and came to Marshall County in 1880. He lived near Onaga until 1910 when he moved to Topeka.
Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Grace C. Condon; a son Frank of Iowa City, Ia, a daughter, Mrs. R. B. Hoffman of the home; a grandchild; four sisters, Mrs. Vegle of Longmont, CO, Mrs. N. C. anderson of Denver and Mrs. Margaret Alsup of Greeley, CO, and a brother, T. O. Condon of Denver.
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COLWELL, MARILDA GROVER (NO DATE)
Marilda Grover, daughter of George and Martha Grover, was born in Chautauqua County, New York, August 15, 1837, in a family of eight children, she herself being the fifth, and she passed to her reward at her home on Onaga, Kansas, February 14, 1920, at 8:20 p.m. aged 82 years, 5 months, and 19 days.
At the age of 20, in 1857, she was united in marriage to Joseph L. Colwell at St. Joseph, Michigan. That same year they moved to LaGrange, Indiana. In 1859 the family moved to Kansas, settling in America City, where they lived for two years, then moving on a farm three miles north of Onaga, where she remained until 1886, when she moved into Onaga.
To this family were born six children as follows: Ella May, who died in infancy; Will L. Colwell, of Frankfort, KS; Frank G., of San Diego, CA; R. J. Colwell, of this city, Mrs. Florence Johnston, of Topeka, KS and L. C. Colwell of this city.
In 1880 the husband and father passed to his reward.
In the pioneer days when Mrs. Colwell came to live in Kansas there were many natural hardships to endure and there was a great opportunity for neighborly service. Mrs. Colwell always stood ready to help a neighbor in sickness or need of any kind. She would go into the home and help care for the sick and do any work, which she was for her to do. By this kindly spirit she has won the friendship of all who knew her. This spirit she drew from her knowledge of her Lord. She was an eager and appreciative attendant of the house of worship. She united with the Methodist Episcopal Church of ‘Onaga in 1886. Her home was always open to welcome the ministers of the gospel. To her it was a privilege and an honor to have them come.
She leaves to mourn her departure five children and seven grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Harriet Steel, of Waterville, KS, who is afflicted and was unable to be present at the funeral, and there are scores of neighbors and friends. Mrs. Colwell was careful to bear no ill will toward anyone. To the last she was thoughtful of her family and when the end approached she said: “I am very near the crossing and I want to bear no malice toward anyone at all”. A word of tribute is due to her son, L. C. Calwell and his devoted wife who for 17 years have devoted the most watchful care to their mother. During much of this time Mrs. Colwell was confined to her home, and was in need of the careful and loving attention she was always given.
This earth is made poorer by the passing of a faithful saint, and Heaven richer; and in a deeper sense she has not gone from us for she leaves with us her loving memory and good example.
Funeral services were held at the M. E. church Tuesday afternoon, conducted by Rev. F. E. Ryerson, a former pastor of the church in Onaga, but now residing in Holton. He was assisted by Rev. C. M. Good of the Congregational Church. Interment was given in the Onaga Cemetery.
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COBLER, BARBARA ELLEN LADNER (NO DATE)
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Open Way Full Gospel Church for Mrs. Barbara Ellen Ladner Cobler, 72, 924 N. Monroe, who died shortly before midnight Sunday, November 9, 1969, in a Topeka hospital where she was admitted Saturday. She had undergone surgery Nov. 27, 1966 and May 9, 1969. She had a brain tumor.
She was born Feb. 4, 1897 at Onaga, the daughter of Peter and Mary Barbara Ladner Wutherich, and lived in Topeka 41 years.
She was a member of Open Way Full Gospel Church, Women of the Moose, and the auxiliaries of the American Ward Dads and Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Her husband, Walter Cobler, died July 13, 1954.
Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Nellie Trezise, Stockton, Calif., Mrs. Mary Schiefelbein, 515 Sumner, and Mrs. Opal Jones, 1512 N. Kansas; seven sons, Clifford Cobler, 2501 Seward, Bill Cobler, 1904 E. 24th, Clyde Cobler, 3526 S.E. Highway 40, Walter Cobler, 5025 Wanamaker Road, Larry Cobler, 1812 N. Fillmore, Bob Cobler, 210 Jay, and James Cobler, 4239 Wenonah Road, and a foster son, Fred Rogers, 201 Jay.
Also surviving are four sisters, Mrs. Maggie (Henry) Choquette, 631 Tyler, Mrs. Ethel (Everett) Mondt, Inglewood, Calif., Mrs. Marcella (Roy) Stevenson, Torrance, Calif., and Mrs. Ida (Stuart) Patterson, Independence, Mo., four brothers, Leonard L. Wutherich, 1522 Western, Orval A. Wutherich, 2204 Kensington Court, George W. Wutherich, Kansas City, and Peter Paul Wutherich, Boise, Idaho; 33 grandchildren, and 12 great-grandchildren.
Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery. Mrs. Cobler will lie in state at Davidson-Eslinger-Duff Funeral Home. --Submitted by Linda McGinnis