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| Daily, | Alunda | Hayes | |
| Dalton, | Clara | Marie | Burke |
| Daniels, | Elizabeth | Jane | |
| Davin, | Anna | Moutan | |
| Davin, | Bob | Alvin | |
| Davin, | George | M. | |
| Davin, | Julius | ||
| Davin, | Lester | F. | “Let” |
| Davin, | Mary | ||
| Davin, | Orville | Francis | |
| Davin, | Pauline | Teske | |
| Davin, | Rosa | Ladner | |
| Davin , | Walter | Scott | |
| Davis, | Clare | F. | |
| Davis, | Josiah | ||
| Day, | Alunda | Barbara | Hayes |
| Day , | Arminta | Hays | |
| Day, | Charles | Arthur | |
| Day, | Fred | ||
| Day, | Lawrence | Franklin | |
| Day, | Lewis | Oliver | |
| Day, | Louise | Katharine | Engelbrecht |
| Day, | Lucy | Earp | Malone |
| Day, | Martha | Ellen | |
| Day, | Mary | May | Guffy |
| Day, | Moses | ||
| Day, | Moses | F. | |
| Day, | Tom | ||
| Day, | Violet | ||
| Day, | Walter | C. | |
| Day, | William | ||
| Daylor, | LeRoy | E. | Bud |
| Daylor, | Rose | W. | |
| Dechairo, | Thomas | Dr. | |
| DeFries, | Ruth | ||
| DeGraw, | Agnes | Mae | |
| DeGraw, | Dewey | G. | |
| DeGraw, | Ella | Sophia | Guffy |
| DeGraw, | Eliza | Jane | Thomas |
| DeGraw, | Evelyn | ||
| DeGraw, | G. | W. | Mrs. |
| DeGraw, | Helene | Louise | Wegner |
| DeGraw, | Osa | C. | |
| DeGraw, | Warren | O. | |
| Degroff, | Donald | R. | |
| DeGroff, | Leona | ||
| Dennis, | Forrest | E. | |
| Dennis, | Mary | C. | |
| Dennis, | Nancy | Elizabeth | McKee |
| Depew, | Foster | A. | |
| Depew, | Viola | Figge | |
| Deveny, | C. | Ross | |
| Deveny, | Denver | Devoe | |
| Deveny, | Infant | ||
| Deveny, | John | W. | |
| Deveny, | Minnie | Davis | |
| DeVere, | Julia | Ann |
Clare F. Davis, 80, Overland Park, died Tuesday, October 5, 1999, at her home after a short illness.
Mrs. Davis worked for Hoover Brothers School Supply in Kansas City for 50 years before she retired.
She was born January 29, 1919, in Blaine, the daughter of August and Emma Falk.
Mrs. Davis was former member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Duluth, and a long time member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Shawnee Mission.
She married Robert r. Davis on June 1, 1952. He preceded her in death March 19, 1998.
Survivors include a sister, Verneda Valburg of Wheaton and 16 nieces and nephews.
Services were at 10 a.m. Saturday at Trinity Lutheran Church at 63 rd and Nall in Shawnee Mission. Burial was at 3 p.m. in St. Luke Cemetery in Wheaton.
Arrangements are pending for Julia Ann DeVere, 74, Sunnyvale, CA, formerly of Laclede and Havensville, who died Thursday, December 30, 1999, at a care center in Palo Alto, CA. She had diabetes.
She was born November 2, 1925 in the Laclede community in Pottawatomie County, to Goodlet C. and Anna R. Bonjour. She spent her early life in Laclede and Havensville and graduated from Havensville High School in 1943. She received bachelor’s and master’s degrees in special education from the University of Denver. She taught in schools in Havensville, Belvue, and Westmoreland.
She moved to California in 1957 and taught in schools in the Stockton area until 1964. She moved to Sunnyvale in 1964 and taught in Sunnyvale where she retired after 38 years of teaching.
She was a member of the Rebekah Lodge, Delta Kappa Gamma teachers’ sorority and other education organizations.
She married Robert E. DeVere on August 18, 1964, in Onaga. He survives. An infant son died May 25, 1965.
Other survivors include a son, David E. DeVere, Sunnyvale, California; a brother, Richard L. Bonjour, Topeka; and three sisters, Rose Marie Cobb, Bonner Springs, and Laura G. Terry and Carolyn Division, both in Topeka.
Mrs. DeVere was cremated. Memorial cervices will be at Gage Park Baptist Church in Topeka. Time has not been set. Private burial will be in Neuchatel Cemetery north of Onaga.
Leona DeGroff, 82, Topeka, died Sunday, October 31, 1999, at a Topeka retirement home.
She was born March 25, 1917, in Washington County, to Claude and Lucy DeGroff.
She worked for the Kansas Department of Revenue for more than 10 years. She worked for the Onaga Hospital, under the direction of Dr. Fleckenstein and Fr. Eugene Walsh, Sr. She was a volunteer for several organizations in Topeka before she moved to Atchison.
She married Willie DeGroff of Rogers, Ark., on September 25, 1936. They lived in the Onaga community for many years. He and a son, Donald DeGroff, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a daughter, Eva Bowser, Emmett; a sister, Rachel Thompson, Atchison; three grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Mercer Funeral Home in Holton. Burial will be in Home Cemetery near Onaga. Visitation will be from 7 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to Home Care Inc., the Atchison Hospital or Topeka Presbyterian Manor.
Rose W. Daylor, 79, Wamego, died Saturday, September 26, 1998 at the Valley Vista Good Samaritan Center in Wamego where she had been a resident the last eleven months.
The daughter of Floyd and Tresse Crosby Eagan, she was born November 29, 1918 in Wabaunsee County. Her mother died when she was five years old and she lived in the home of her aunt Kate Haller in Alma and attended elementary school there. She later went to high school in Wamego and graduated with the class of 1936. After graduation she worked at the Genn Hospital in Wamego, the Hallmark Card Company in Topeka and also at the Menninger Clinic at Topeka.
She married LeRoy (Bud) Daylor in 1943 in Leavenworth. They lived in Onaga from 1945 until 1960 where they managed the Daylor Motor Company of Onaga. They later moved to St. Marys where they managed the Daylor Motors of St. Marys. Upon their retirement in 1964 they moved to Wamego. Mr. Daylor died October 28, 1985.
Mrs. Daylor was a member of the St. Bernard’s Catholic Church and Altar Society in Wamego, The Columbian Theatre Foundation, the Wamego Country Club and the Wamego Senior Center.
Survivors include one brother, Wilfred Eagan, Kansas City, MO; a stepbrother Jack Leonard, Lenexa; two stepsisters, Katherine Wilkinson, North Platte, NE, and Frances Hollon, Fulton, Miss, and numerous nieces and nephews.
A Mass of Christian Burial is being held at 10:30 a.m. today, Thursday, October 1, at St. Bernard’s Church in Wamego.
Elizabeth Jane Daniels was born in England, March 18, 1867 and with her family, came to the United States in 1884, and located in Dickinson county, Kansas. Here, July 25, 1886, at the age of 19, she was united in marriage to Frederick Haughawout, who passed away on a farm near Solomon, July 6, 1908. Most of their married life was spent in newspaper work.
On June 15, 1910, she was married to Wm. Day, and except for a few years spent at Hoxie, Kansas they have lived in or near Onaga, where he has been lovingly known as “Aunt Lizzie”.
She was a member of the Congregational Church, the Royal Neighbor and Rebecca Lodges, and took a great interest in these organizations.
She passed away September 14, 1946, at the Onaga Hospital, after a lingering illness, at the age of 79 years, 5 months, and 16 days.
She leaves a place that can never be filled in the hearts of her husband, a niece, Mrs. Irene Humberd to whom she had been a mother since early childhood, two sisters, Mrs. Lottie Billington and Mrs. Alice Roberts, also a number of nieces and nephews, and a host of friends.
Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock at the Congregational Church. Burial was in the Onaga Cemetery.
LeRoy E. “Bud” Daylor, 70, Wamego, died Monday, October 28, 1985 at a Westmoreland care home where he had been the past three months. He had suffered a stroke in August and was hospitalized seven weeks.
Mr. Daylor managed Daylor Chevrolet Co. at Onaga from 1945 to 1960, and later managed St. Marys Motor Co., before he retired in 1964.
He was born November 27, 1914 at Wamego, the son of Edward and Mary Bach Daylor. He returned to Wamego in 1964.
He served in the Army four years during World War II.
Mr. Daylor was a member of St. Bernard’s Catholic Church and Harold Johnson Post No. 172 of the American Legion, both at Wamego.
He was married to Rose Eagan September 10, 1943, at Leavenworth. She survives.
Other survivors include a brother, Larry Daylor, Wamego.
Funeral Mass was held at ten o’clock Wednesday morning, October 30, in St. Bernard’s Catholic Church at Wamego. Burial was in the church cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the building fund at St. Bernard’s Catholic Church in Wamego.
Death of Mrs. G. W. DeGraw – Pioneer Citizen Taken Following Stroke of Paralysis A Week Ago At Her Home In Onaga – Mrs. Geo. W. DeGraw passed away at her home in Onaga about four o’clock yesterday afternoon, following a stroke of paralysis which she suffered last Thursday evening.
The funeral services will be held tomorrow (Friday) afternoon at the Congregational Church at 2:00 o’clock.
An obituary will be published next week.
Denver Devoe Deveny, son of Minnie and Charles Deveny, was born near Onaga, Kansas, November 25, 1915 and departed this life at Las Vegas, Nevada June 17, 1943 at the age of 27 years, 6 months and 23 days. He was preceded in death by one brother who died in infancy. He leaves to mourn his passing, his mother and father; two brothers, John of the home and Ross of Las Vegas, Nevada; three sisters, Mrs. Cedric Martin, of Dieringer, WA, Mrs. Harry Moody and Mrs. Harold Carlson of Onaga; five nieces, two nephews, and a host of other relatives and friends.
Denver lived in Onaga most of his younger life, attending Onaga grade and high school, graduating with the class of 1933. During the past four years he has been working for the Union Pacific Railroad at Las Vegas, Nevada. He had just passed his examination and started working as a conductor at the time of his death. He had many friends in his hometown and made a host of friends in his new location. He was well known and highly esteemed for his kindness and honesty among his fellow workers. Denver will long be remembered as a very fine young man.
Funeral services were held at the Congregational Church in Onaga, on Monday afternoon, in charge of Rev. W. A. Lower. Interment was in the Onaga Cemetery.
Bob Alvin Davin, son of Julius and Anna Davin, was born January 12, 1899 in the Neuchatel neighborhood, and passed away at his home in Onaga, May 20, 1954 at the age of 55 years, 4 months, and 8 days, following a heart attack
He lived his entire life in this community. His wife, Pauline Herde, preceded him in death in February 1945.
On September 1, 1945 he was united in marriage to Rose Ladner. He is survived by his wife Rose, and step-children, Mr. and Mrs. Leo Ladner and family, Onaga, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Ladner and son and Chester Botzenhart, of Topeka; his aged mother, Anna Davin; sister, Blanche Becker and brother, Lester, of Onaga, a brother Walter and a sister Elsie Berkey of Russell, and a sister, Eilene Kelly of Las Vegas, Nev., several nieces and nephews and a host of friends.
Bob was a friend of all and was always willing to lend a helping hand. One of his greatest pleasures in life was the enjoyment of his 5 grandchildren whom he dearly loved. For many years he derived much pleasure from fishing and hinting. He was employed as a carpenter by the Union Pacific railroad for 22 years and since has devoted his time to farming and as a carpenter. His cheerful smile and happy attitude will be greatly missed in his home and the entire community.
Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon at the Congregational Church in charge of Rev. Millard H. Marshall. Burial was in Onaga Cemetery.
Tribute written by Bob Ladner:
God needed a carpenter in Heaven,
So he called Bob to him above.
He left us here on earth heart-broken
For He took one that everyone loved
He called him from us so suddenly,
Perhaps something that couldn’t wait
His throne may have needed fixing,
Or a hinge on the Golden Gate.
His smile will brighten Heaven
Like the home from which he’s gone
And we pray that God will help us
Understand and carry on.
His nails may now be in silver,
And his boards of shining gold,
But the love and memories he left us
In our hearts we’ll always hold.
Out of town relatives and friends attending the funeral were: D. M. Landes, Glendale, CA; Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Force, Mrs. Ben Wells, Wellington; Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Berkey, Russell; Mr. and Mrs. Bob Ladner and son, Melvin Jones, Mrs. Della Beach, and Andy Schlegel, Topeka; Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Ladner and son, Lincoln, NE; Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Ladner, Topeka; Mr. and Mrs. Roy McGuire, Holton; Myron Jacobson, Riley; Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Wills, Mrs. Mm. Wills, Manhattan; Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Ladner, Mrs. Charley Ladner, Frankfort; Mrs. Flora Becker, Mrs. Wade Reinhart, Mrs. Lawrence McGeeney, Vermillion; Mrs. Sophia Magnet, Mrs. Cal Magnet, Blaine.
Mrs. Alvin Davin passed away very suddenly early Sunday morning at her home in the south part of town. Funeral services will be held on Friday afternoon at 2:00 o’clock at the Onaga Baptist Church in charge of Rev. Kenneth Bowen.
Pauline Teske, youngest daughter of Julian and Anna Teske, was born May 29, 1886, near Onaga, Kansas. She was united in marriage on September 20, 1910 to Oswald Herde, and to this union were born four sons, Clarence, the youngest, passing away at the age of 6 years. Mr. Herde passed away on November 22, 1918 at Billings, Montana, where they were making their home at that time.
She then returned to Duluth, Kansas and was united in marriage with Alvin Davin on April 20, 1935.
She is survived by her husband, Alvin Davin; three sons, DeVere and Clifton of Alameda, CA, and Orville of Onaga; four sisters; one brother; and four grandchildren. She leaves a host of friends and the home will truly miss a kind mother and a faithful and loving wife. She was a member of the Episcopalian church at Canova, South Dakota.
Final Rites Wednesday for Lester F. “Let” Davin, 53 – Services for Lester F. Davin, 53, of Seneca were at 10 o’clock Wednesday morning in the United Church of Christ, Seneca, and at 2:30 in the afternoon in The Calvary Baptist Church in Onaga. Burial was in Onaga Cemetery.
Mr. Davin, a lineman for Kansas Power and Light Co., died Saturday at his home of an apparent heart attack. The Davins had returned just the day before from their vacation.
A native of Onaga, Mr. Davin lived here until 1943 when he moved to Havensville and later to Emmett. He returned to Onaga in 1945 when he joined Kansas Power and Light Co. He was transferred to Seneca in 1955 as line foreman.
He was a member of the Onaga Calvary Baptist Church.
He is survived by his wife, Myrtle of the home; three sons, L. J. of Oklahoma City, Larry of Seneca and Randal of the home; five daughters, Mrs. Bill Thompson of Fairfield, CA, Mrs. Joye Brees of Emmett, and Jolene Kay, Julia Anne and Janette Ilene Davin all of the home; three sisters, Mrs. Blanche Becker of Onaga, Mrs. Elsie Berkey of Russell and Mrs. Eilene Kelley of Henderson, Nevada; a brother, Walter Davin of Russell and 11 grandchildren.
George M. Davin, 69, Dies at Home Here – George M. Davin, 69, died Friday, November 20, at his home here. Mr. Davin was found dead in the driveway outside his home.
He was born September 2, 1901 at Onaga. He was a retired farmer and lived on a farm northwest of Onaga before moving into Onaga several years ago.
He is survived by a son, Melvin Davin, Manhattan; two sisters, Mrs. Ellen Miser, Cheyenne, Wyoming, and Mrs. Genevieve Plummer Westmoreland; two brothers Vernand Davin, Casper, Wyoming and Orville Davin, Topeka, and three grandchildren.
Funeral services were at 2 p.m. Monday at Tessendorf Mortuary with interment in Pleasant Hill Cemetery northwest of Onaga.
Mrs. Rosa Ladner Davin, 76, of Onaga, died at Community Hospital here on February 9 after an extended illness. She had been a patient at the hospital at various times the past two years and was readmitted the middle of December.
Born August 2, 1891 near Wheaton, she was a resident of the Wheaton and Onaga communities all of her life. She was a member of the Congregational Church at Onaga.
Survivors include two sons, Leo Ladner of Onaga and Robert Ladner of Topeka; one brother, Charles Landes of Topeka; four sisters, Mrs. Gertie Haupt and Mrs. Ina Richards both of Whittier, CA, Mrs. Violet Putman, Sunland, CA, and Mrs. Elnora Hansen, Glendale, CA; an aunt, Mrs. Ella Lutes, Hollywood, CA; seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at the Congregational Church in Onaga at 2:30 p.m., Sunday, February 11. Interment was in the Onaga Cemetery.
DEATH TAKES MRS. ALUNDA DAY – The community was saddened Sunday morning when word was received that Mrs. Alun[d]a Day has passed away at the St. Lukes hospital in Kansas City after a week’s medical treatment for a serious ailment. Her death came unexpected to the community generally, as the seriousness of her condition was not realized. It was only five weeks ago that her husband, Mose[s] Day was taken after a lingering illness.
The sympathy of the community goes out to the sorrowing family in their sad bereavement.
Alunda Barbara Hayes was born in Caldwell County, Missouri, July 11 th, 1872, and passed away at St. Lukes hospital, Kansas City, MO, July 3 rd, 1932. She was the eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Archibald Hayes, and came to Pottawatomie County with her parents while a young child. She was educated in the public schools of this county.
On October 15, 1891 she was married to Moses Day. The ceremony was performed at the home of her parents by the Rev. J. J. Wilson, one of the early pastors of the Congregational Church. Mr. Day preceded her in death only one month. She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. James Clark and Mrs. George Malone, and three grandchildren, Barbara and Franklin Clark and Duane Malone. She also leaves three sisters, Mrs. Arminta Day, of Wellington, Kansas, Mrs. Myrtle Chapman and Mrs. Daisy Grover, both of Santa Ana, CA, and two brothers, Orville Hayes, of Braman, OK, and Alpha Hayes of this city.
Mrs. Day was a true homemaker. To this phase of her life she brought an unending interest and an artistic ability which made her home a delight to her friends. As a member of various social clubs and the Order of the Eastern Star, she expressed her social nature. She was a sincere friend and a true neighbor. Her unbounded hospitality was one of her outstanding characteristics. She was generous almost to a fault, and no one left her home without a feeling of hearty welcome and gracious entertainment.
Mrs. Day was a real helpmate to her husband. Together they made their home a center of happy family life. They shared many interests and she was his companion on business and pleasure trips. For the past year she gave untiring devotion to the care of her late husband in his last illness. Her own illness was of short duration and her death a great shock to her friends. Our loss is Heaven’s gain for she goes to be with her husband.
Sunset and evening star,
And one clear call for me;
And may there be no moaning of the bar
When I put out to sea.
Funeral services were held at the home Tuesday afternoon, July 5, in charge of Rev. W. M. Horton, of Rossville. Many relatives and friends were in attendance, a number from out of town. Interment was in the Onaga Cemetery.
Charles Arthur Day, 59 years of age, yard foreman for the Northern Pacific railway, died at 8:30 A.M., Thursday, July 25 at his home in Billings, Montana. Death was the result of a spinal tumor.
He had been a Billings resident since 1910, going there from Manhattan, Kansas, where he had attended the State College. From 1910 to 1916, he was a member of the Northern Pacific office force.
Mr. Day was born August 28, 1886 at Onaga, Kansas, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Day. On September 24, 1913, he was married at Clay Center, Kansas, to Gwendolyn DeBray. He was a member of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen and several lodges.
Surviving are the widow; four sons, all recently returned from military service, Charles, D. Day, James E. Day, Robert W. Day and Ralph W. Day; three sisters; Mrs. S. A. McDowell of Billings; Mrs. R. J. Barnett, Manhattan, Kansas, now in Billings; and Miss Violet Day of Onaga; a brother, Walter Day of Onaga; a half-brother, Judge Lawrence F. Day of Atchison, Kansas and two grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted at Smith’s Chapel in Billings, on Saturday at 4 p.m. by the right Reverend Ralph W. Glenn. Burial was in Mountview Cemetery.
Lewis Oliver Day was the son of Franklin and Harriet Day. He was born in Danville, Illinois on November 9, 1860, and passed away February 15, 1938 at the age of 77 years, 3 months, and 6 days. He was the fifth child of a family of eight – Albert, George, John Hamilton, Martin, Moses, Rosetta and William. All have preceded him is death except Mose[s], of Onaga, Martin, of Wamego, and William, of Hoxie.
The family moved to Vienna Township when he was five years of age. After living here a short time, they returned to their old home in Illinois. When he was twelve years of age, his parents came back to the home they left in Kansas. He lived in Vienna Township until 1921, when he moved to Onaga, where he spent the remainder of his life.
Mr. Day spent the most of his life on the farm, and has seen the community develop from rough and rugged plains to its present condition. He knew the privations and hardships of the early settlers and lived to enjoy some of the fruitage of that frugality and toil. In 1880 he went to live with a widowed cousin (Mrs. Mollie Lewis) and stayed there until the time of her death in 1921. His father passed away when Lew was quite young, leaving the mother with a large family, and, as times were hard, everyone had to work to earn a living.
On October 5, 1927 he was married to Mrs. Lucy Malone. He leaves to mourn his death, his wife, three brothers, a large number of nieces and nephews, and a host of other relatives and friends.
In business he was conservative, honest, and thoroughly reliable. He commanded the respect of all and the love of many. He was a charter member of the Citizens State Bank, which was later changed to the First National Bank. He served as a trustee until the death of Mr. Wegner, and was then appointed Vice President until the death of Dr. Wilson, and at that time was chosen President, and served until his death. He was a thirty-second degree Mason. His stories of pioneer life were very interesting and no matter how often one was told it was always the same.
Funeral services were held at the Congregational Church in Onaga on Thursday afternoon, in charge of Dr. Thos. C. Hinkle. Burial was in the Onaga Cemetery.
Lucy Lavina Earp was born in Monmouth, Illinois, July 1 st, 1870, the daughter of Frances and Melvina Earp. The family moved to Iowa in 1874. In March 1898 she married George J. Malone and came to his farm home south of Onaga. She was a devoted wife and a loving mother to his three motherless children, Pearl, Charles, and George Malone. Mr. Malone died in 1914; Charles and George are also deceased. She spent the next thirteen years in Van Meter, Iowa, caring for her aged parents until their death.
In 1927 she was married to Lewis O. Day and again made her home in Onaga. Mr. Day died in 1938 and she lived alone in her home here until about a year ago when she became ill in the home of her niece, Mrs. Melvina Caskey in Council Bluffs, Iowa and although she was given the best possible care her health continued to fail until Tuesday, November 8 th she faced the end of life quietly and serenely with the assurance only a Christian live can give. She is survived by a brother Joseph Earp of Adel, Iowa, her daughter Pearl DeVoe of Topeka; 6 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren; a sister-in-law, Mrs. Alvira Meskimens of Omaha, and many devoted nieces and nephews.
She had been a faithful church member and worker since she was 19 years of age, serving since 1942 in Onaga Baptist Church. For many years she was a member of the Order of Eastern Star.
Funeral services were held at the First Baptist Church in Onaga Friday, November 11, at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Wm. Grimes in charge. Interment was in the Onaga Cemetery.
Louise Katharine Engelbrecht, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Engelbrecht, was born October 20, 1866 at Grand Prairie, Illinois, the fifth of a family of eight children. When she was eight years of age she came with her parents to Adrian, Jackson County, Kansas, where she grew to womanhood. On March 27, 1890 she was united in marriage to Moses F. Day. To this union were born three children, two daughters and a son. For the past 32 years the Days have occupied the farm south of Onaga where she died on July 16, 1942 at the age of 75 years, 8 months and 26 days.
Mrs. Day devoted her life to the interests of her home and family. These were the objects of her devotion, kindness and tenderness and hard work characterizing the relationships that lingered there. She was a helpful and gracious neighbor and friend. Where need existed she most gladly gave of herself as far as it was possible to do so. In sickness or death her hand was always extended in sympathetic and kindly deeds, and in her passing a large circle of friends and neighbors will miss her greatly.
She was a member of the Congregational Church, and a willing helper in the Ladies Society of the church. Her cheerful optimism continued with her to the end. Conscious that the end was near, she found no words for complaint, but was ready and willing to go when the call should come. On a recent visit we found her expressing the faith that soon she would be ready to return to her normal activities, perhaps not so much her belief as her determination to be courageous to the end.
Her health had been failing since February, and on April 30 th she underwent an operation from which it was impossible for her to fight her way back to health. At times she endured intense pain but with an admirable fortitude. On Thursday evening she went to sleep, to awaken with the God whom she loved and served, leaving those who remain poorer indeed, but she rich in the eternal reward of those who live the life of the Godly.
She leaves to mourn her loss the husband, two daughters, ***Malone and Mrs. *** Lewis both of Topeka. Her son Lewis Day of Samina, two grandchildren, one great-grandchild, and a host of friends and neighbors who join her loved ones in mourning her loss.
Funeral services were held Saturday morning in the Tessendorf Chapel and burial was in Memorial Park Cemetery in Topeka. Rev. W. A. Lower conducted the services.
Death of Mose[s] Day – Mose[s] Day, an old and respected resident of this community, passed away last Friday after a prolonged illness.
Moses Day, the seventh child of Moses and Mary Jane Day was born October 11 th, 1869 in Vienna Township, Pottawatomie County, on the same farm where he died, and which he developed into one of the finest farm homes in the community. Its doors were always open to anyone regardless of his station in life. Having been born of pioneer parents he inherited that spirit which characterized his entire life. He was educated in the public schools and attended Lane University located at Lecompton, Kansas. His death occurred June 3 rd, 1932, at his home.
He was married to Alunda Hayes October 15, 1891, at Onaga, Kansas. They were the parents of two daughters, Mrs. James M. Clark and Mrs. George T. Malone. There are three grandchildren, Barbara Lee Clark, Franklin Clark, and Duane Malone. One grandson, Kenneth Clark, passed away June 26, 1922. In addition to these mentioned, he is survived by a sister, Mrs. Henry Schwarz of this city and a brother, Mr. Fred Day of Wellington, Kansas.
Mr. Day was a member of Onaga Lodge No. 188, A.F.&A.M. He was a member of the first board of education of the Onaga Rural High School. His great interest in young people made this service a very happy one for him. He was an ardent supporter of the high school activities and was always found on the sidelines at all the athletic events.
His many friends will miss him on hunting, camping and fishing expeditions. This love of the out-of-doors kept him youthful in spirit and made for him many friends among the younger generation. During the past year of illness his many callers have attested to his wide friendships. His passing will leave unfilled a place in the social and fraternal circles of the community.
Funeral services were held at the home south of town on Sunday afternoon, June 5, conducted by Rev. Horton of Rossville. Burial was made in the Onaga Cemetery, where the Masonic Lodge had charge of services.
Weep not for him who dieth,
For he sleeps and is at rest;
And the couch whereon he lieth
Is the green earth’s quiet breast.
Moses F. Day passed away on last Thursday morning at the home of his daughter, Mrs. John Lewis, 2411 Buchannan Street, Topeka, Kansas, having reached the age of 86 years.
He was born February 26, 1866 near Onaga, Kansas and lived most of his life in this community.
On March 27, 1890, he was united in marriage to Louise Katherine Engelbrecht, who preceded him in death. To this union were born two daughters, Mrs. Ethel Malone and Mrs. John Lewis, both of Topeka, and one son, L. H. Day of Salina.
Mr. Day accepted Christ as his personal Savior and was baptized into the North Topeka Baptist Church on October 28, 1951.
He leaves to mourn his passing, his children; two grandchildren, Max Malone of Topeka and Mrs. Dorothy Schneweis of Salina; one great-grandchild; four step-grandchildren, and a host of other relatives and friends.
Funeral services were held Saturday morning at 10 o’clock, at the Tessendorf Chapel in Onaga. Burial was in Memorial Park Cemetery in Topeka.
Services Were Tuesday For Miss Violet Day – Funeral services for Miss Violet Day, 92, were at 2:00 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Tessendorf Mortuary. Miss Day died Sunday at Golden Acres Nursing Home where she had resided for several years.
She was born September 24, 1878 near Onaga, and had been a life-long resident of this community.
Survivors include a sister, Mrs. Daisy McDowell of Billings, Mont.
Interment was in the Onaga Cemetery.
Funeral services for Walter C. Day, 78, were held at 2:00 o’clock Tuesday afternoon, August 1, at Tessendorf Funeral Chapel. Burial was in Onaga Cemetery.
Walter Cyril Day, son of Charles and Alice Basket Day, was born in Onaga January 5, 1889. He died in Onaga July 28, 1967 at the age of 78 years, six months and 23 days.
He had been an Onaga resident all of his life with the exception of ten years when his family lived in Manhattan.
Survivors include two sisters, Mrs. Daisy Day McDowell of Billings, Montana and Miss Violet Day of Onaga; two nieces and four nephews.
Services for Dewey G. DeGraw, 83, of Topeka were at 2:30 p.m. Friday, May 20, at Mount Hope Chapel, Topeka. Interment was in Mount Hope Cemetery. Mr. DeGraw died Wednesday, May 18, at a Topeka nursing home.
He was born May 1, 1900, at Onaga, the son of Warren O. and Ella Guffey DeGraw.
Mr. DeGraw farmed in the Laclede community south of Onaga, moving to Wamego in 1945. He moved to Topeka in 1946 and was a carpenter for many years before he retired in 1968. He was a member of Carpenter’s Union, Local No. 1445, in Topeka.
He was married to Blanche Blaylock on June 15, 1937 in Topeka. She survives.
A sister, Mrs. Avis Hayes of Overland Park, also survives.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home for C. Osa DeGraw, 72, 3311 Front, who died Tuesday in a Topeka nursing home.
He was born December 16, 1896 at Sumner, Washington, and lived in the Onaga community before he moved to Topeka in 1938.
He was a member of the University United Methodist Church. He had been a farmer and later worked for Santa Fe Railway and the city water department before he retired in 1962.
He was married to Etta Lieb in 1923 at Onaga.
Besides his wife, survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Marjorie Price, Eskridge; two sons, Dean DeGraw, 2413 Madeline Lane, and Galen DeGraw, at home; two sisters, Mrs. Avis Hayes, Kansas City, KS and Mrs. Essie Koentz, Medford, Oregon; a brother, Dewey DeGraw, 814 High and three grandchildren.
Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to University United Methodist Church.
Services were at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence for Evelyn DeGraw, 71, of Lawrence, who died Saturday at her home.
She was born March 27, 1910 at Onaga, the daughter of Austin V. and Helena Wegner DeGraw. She was a retired professor of textile design at the University of Kansas. She taught at KU for 34 years.
Miss DeGraw received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in design from KU. She also attended Stephens College, Columbia, MO.
She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, Holton, and the PEO Sisterhood and American Association of University Women.
Survivors include a sister, Mrs. Velma Riederer, Lawrence.
Burial was at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Onaga Cemetery, Onaga.
Funeral services were Friday afternoon at the Tessendorf Chapel in Onaga for Mrs. Mary C. Dennis, 74, who passed away Wednesday, March 22, at Golden Acres Nursing Home. Burial was in the Havensville Cemetery.
She was born February 21, 1893, in the Fairview community southeast of Onaga, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Geyer. She attended the country school known as the Page School, and was a member of the Fairview Methodist Church.
On December 3, 1925, she was married to Forrest E. Dennis, who survives her. She had been an invalid for many years and had been a resident of Golden Acres since May 1963.
Besides her husband, she is survived by a son, Lawrence E. Dennis of the home; a brother, Ora Geyer of Onaga, and two nieces, Mrs. Lottie Collins of Holton and Mrs. Ollie Ketter of St. Marys.
Warren O. DeGraw, an old time resident here, passed away in Roseburg, Oregon, April 26, 1955 at the age of 90 years, 6 months and 26 days.
When a small child he came from Iowa, with his parents, to Onaga, Kansas and located on the farm now owned by Walter Wegner, where he grew to manhood.
On February 18, 1886 he was united in marriage to Ella S. Guffy. To this union were born four children.
Mr. DeGraw had lived most of his life in and near the vicinity of Onaga except the last eleven years; he had made his home with his daughter, Mrs. Essie Koentz, in Roseburg.
He leaves to mourn his loss, besides Mrs. Koentz, another daughter, Mrs. Avis Hayes of Muncie, Kansas, two sons, Osa DeGraw and Dewey DeGraw, both of Topeka, five grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild and many other relatives and friends.
Burial was by cremation and the remains laid to rest beside his wife, who preceded him in death thirteen years ago.
Eliza Jane Thomas, daughter of John and Eliza Thomas, was born January 23, 1859 at Pine Village, Indiana, and passed away at her home in Onaga, Kansas, March 20, 1935, at the age of 76 years, one month and 26 days. She was the second child of 13 born to this union. All have passed to the great beyond, save one brother, David Thomas, of Wray, Colorado, and one sister, Mrs. Emma Myers, of Gray, Washington. With her parents she came to Kansas in March 1875.
She was united in marriage to George W. DeGraw on October 10, 1875, and to this union two sons and three daughters were born, Austin V., of Holton, Kansas, Mrs. Gertrude L. Colwell and Mrs. Irene V. Smith, both of Onaga. Mrs. Agnes M. Moody died December 24, 1916, and Walter A. DeGraw passed away August 29, 1905. Nine grandchildren and six great-grandchildren survive.
Her faithful husband passed away on April 10, 1934, having been married fifty-eight and one-half years at the time of his death. Mrs. DeGraw has been a diligent member of the Congregational Church for nearly 30 years, and until late years when old age and illness in the home prevented, she assisted in the various activities of the church. She was an active member of the Order of Eastern Star and took part in the work for a number of years.
As a wife and mother, she was one of the most faithful. She was beautifully patient and was always thinking of something she could do for others. Her home was her main concern and she performed her daily tasks with happy contentment.
Funeral services were held at the Federated Church in Onaga, Friday afternoon, in charge of Rev. J. H. Cone, and burial was made in the Onaga Cemetery.
Ella Sophia Guffy, the daughter of Eliza and Richard Guffy was born August 2, 1865, near Rock Island, Illinois and passed away at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Avis Hayes in Onaga, September 24, 1942 at the age of 77 years, 1 month and 22 days. When a small child she came to Kansas with her parents who located on a homestead four and one-half miles south of Onaga, where she grew to womanhood.
On February 18, 1886, she was united in marriage to Warren O. DeGraw. To this union were born four children.
Mrs. DeGraw lived most of her life in and near the vicinity of Onaga, where she has a host of friends. She devoted her life to her home and family and was always ready and willing to help where there was sickness, even living beyond her strength.
She was a member of the Congregational Church and an active worker as long as her health would permit. Her friendships, cheery greetings and unselfish service ever was appreciated and shall be a splendid memorial to all who knew her.
She leaves to mourn her loss the husband, two daughters, Mrs. Avis Hayes of Onaga and Mrs. Essie Koentz of Roseburg, Oregon; two sons, Osa DeGraw of Topeka, Dewey DeGraw of Belvue; five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren; also three sisters, Mrs. May Day, Mrs. Cora Brown, Mrs. Etta Newlin; and two brothers, Grant Guffy and Charley Guffy, all of Onaga; and many other relatives and friends.
Funeral services were conducted by Rev. W. A. Lower in the Congregational Church Sunday afternoon. Burial was in the Onaga Cemetery.
Funeral services for Mrs. Viola M. Depew, 71, of Westmoreland were at 2 p.m. Wednesday, October 14, at St. Luke Lutheran Church, Wheaton, with interment in St. Luke's Lutheran Church at Wheaton with interment in St. Luke’s North Cemetery, Wheaton. A prayer service was held at 6:45 p.m. Tuesday at Kufahl Funeral Home at Wheaton, Mrs. Depew died Sunday, October 11, at a Topeka hospital.
The daughter of Fred and Lula Hale Figge, She was born November 14, 1909 at Beloit. She lived in the Westmoreland community about 24 years.
She was married to Arthur Matzke on March 6, 1930, at Wheaton. He died May 31, 1953. She was married September 5, 1953 to Foster Depew at Wheaton. He survives.
Other survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Lavina Arnold, Westmoreland; two sisters, Mrs. Minnie Teske, Wheaton, and Mrs. Adale Lockhart, Sumner, Washington; three brothers, Fred Figge, Wheaton, Reinhold Figge, Topeka, and Carl Figge, St. Marys; two grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren.
Funeral services for C. Ross Deveny, 61, of Las Vegas, were at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, June 11, at Tessendorf Mortuary in Onaga. Mr. Deveny died June 4 at his home.
The son of Charles and Minnie Davis Deveny, he was born July 29, 1921, at Onaga. He was graduated from Onaga High School and later from a barber school in Kansas City, MO.
Mr. Deveny owned and operated a barbershop in Las Vegas.
He was married to Verda Brunkow, June 1, 1949, at Duluth. She survives.
Other survivors include a son, Donald Deveny, Las Vegas; and three sisters, Mrs. Cora Moody and Mrs. Helen Carlson both of Onaga, and Mrs. Eunice Martin of Puyallup, WA.
Burial was in Onaga Cemetery.
Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at Tessendorf Mortuary for Mrs. Minnie Deveny, 89, of Onaga, who died Saturday at Community Hospital. She had a heart ailment.
The daughter of John and Cora Davis, she was born October 8, 1880, near Havensville and spent most of her life in the Onaga community. She was a member of the Onaga Congregational Church and a former member of the Onaga Rebekah Lodge.
She was married to Charles Deveny in Holton on February 27, 1901. He preceded her in death July 3, 1960. She was also preceded in death by a son, Denver, and two brothers, Harry and Cully Davis.
Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Cora Moody and Mrs. Helen Carlson, both of Onaga, and Mrs. Eunice Martin, Puyallup, EA; two sons, John Deveny of the home and Ross Deveny, Las Vegas, Nevada; four sisters, Mrs. Ella Proctor, Havensville, Mrs. Marie Followell, Ottawa, Mrs. Lavina Schull, Ozark, MO, and Mrs. Marvel Jackson, Lawrence; two brothers, Harley Davis, Havensville and Lloyd Davis, Moline; eight grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
Interment was in the Onaga Cemetery.
Onaga – Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Tessendorf Mortuary here for John W. Deveney, 73, Onaga, who died Tuesday at a local hospital.
He was born January 2, 1906, at Onaga, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Charley Deveney.
Mr. Deveney worked for Union Pacific Railroad 20 years.
Survivors include three sisters, Mrs. Cora Moody and Mrs. Helen Carlson, both of Onaga, and Mrs. Eunice Martin, Puyallup, WA, and a brother Ross Deveney, Las Vegas.
Burial will be in the Onaga Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association in care of the funeral home.
Wellington – Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Yost Quinn Funeral Home here for Mrs. Arminta Hays Day, 92, of Wellington, who died Wednesday at the hospital here.
She was born February 12, 1876, in Missouri, and spent most of her younger life in Onaga. She was a member of the Order of Eastern Star at Onaga.
Burial will be in Onaga Cemetery at 1:30 p.m. Saturday.
Mary Davin, daughter of Julius and Anna Davin, was born January 2, 1894 near Onaga, Kansas and passed away at the home in Onaga on April 23, 1949 at the age of 55 years, 3 months and 21 days. She spent her entire life in the home with her mother, who was her faithful companion throughout life. She is survived by her mother; three sisters, Mrs. Elsie Berkey of Russel, Mrs. Blanche Becker of Onaga and Mrs. Mrs. Eileen Kelly of Las Vegas, Nevada; three brothers, Bob and Lester of Onaga and Walter of Russell; and many other relatives and friends.
Mary was kind and patient and always sweet to everyone. On account of her infirmity she never united with the church but had faith in God and trusted Christ as her savior which gave her much comfort and joy.
Services were held Monday afternoon at the Tessendorf Chapel with Rev. G. B. Nelson of Calvary Baptist Church in charge. Kenneth Bureman, accompanied by Mrs. Nelson, sang. Interment was in the Onaga Cemetery.
Attending the service from out of town were Mrs. Elsie Berkley and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Davin and son David of Russel; Mr. and Mrs. Chester Acton of Turner; Wayne Morris of Baldwin; Mrs. Della Beach and Mrs. Olive Endly of Topeka, Mr. Landes of California.
(From Atchison Daily Globe, July 14) – Mrs. Martha Ellen Day, 83, widow of Charles Day and mother of Judge Lawrence F. Day, died Friday evening at 6:55 o’clock at her home. Death was attributed to Peritonitis. Suffering a broken hip in June 1944, Mrs. Day had been a patient in the Atchison hospital until six weeks ago. She became seriously ill last Monday.
Funeral services will be held Monday at 11 a.m. at Trinity Episcopal Church with the Rev. Samuel E. West, Jr. reading the Episcopal burial rites. Burial will be in Mt. Vernon Cemetery.
The pallbearers will be Steadman Ball, O. P. May, Maurice P.O. Keefe, Balie P. Waggener, Philip Shrack and Edwin Page. The body is at the Sawin & Douglas mortuary. It will be taken to Mrs. Day’s home, 703 Parallel, Sunday afternoon and remain there until time of service.
Born on December 12, 1861, at Alton, IL, Martha James lived there until the death of her father when she was five years old. With her mother she moved to her grandparents’ home at Ft. Madison, Iowa, where she lived until her marriage to Charles Day, December 29, 1897. Mr. and Mrs. Day were at home in Onaga, KS where Mr. day was known as a prominent banker and stockman. He died in 1930. Mrs. Day continued to make her home there until five years ago when she came to Atchison. During her long illness she received the constant attention of Judge and Mrs. Day, who were devoted to her. Everything possible was done to make her as comfortable as possible and she was most appreciative. Judge Day was at his mother’s bedside almost continuously the past two days.
Mrs. Day possessed all of the womanly graces and was greatly beloved. During the period she was a patient at the Atchison hospital she was very popular with the nurses and other members of the staff. An unselfish, kind and happy person, Mrs. Day’s long life was one of Christian service to others.
She was a life-long communicant of the Episcopal Church and was a member of the Pleasant Hour Club here.
Surviving besides Judge Day are two step-sons, C. A. day, Billings, Montana, and Walter C. Day, Onaga; and three step-daughters, Mrs. R. J. Barnett, Manhattan, Mrs. S. A. McDowell, Billings, Montana, and Miss Violet Day, Onaga.
Lawrence Franklin Day, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Charles Day, was born January 26, 1901, near Onaga, and died December 14, 1955, at Atchison, KS.
He attended the Onaga schools and was a graduate of the Onaga high school. In 1924 he graduated from the University of Kansas Law School and the following fall opened a law office at Atchison, KS. He was elected Atchison county attorney in 1928, and was re-elected to office in 1930. He was appointed Judge of the Atchison County District Court in 1934 after the death of Judge W. A. Jackson, an office he held until the time of his death.
He married Miss Brona Bowen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Bowen, March 10, 1928.
He was active in the Masonic Lodge and was a member of Active Lode NO. 158 of which he served as master in 1944. He was also a member of the Consistory and Abdallah Shrine, the Elks Lodge, Friendship Lodge No. 5, IOOF and Rebekah Lodge No. 288 and while in law school was a member of the PAD law fraternity.
He was a communicant of the Trinity Episcopal Church at Atchison 31 years and served on the vestry of the church.
He is survived by his wife, Brona of the home, two sisters, Miss Violet Day of Onaga; and Mrs. S. A. McDowell of Billings, Montana; one brother, Walter of Onaga, and his mother-in-law, Mrs. Emily Bowen of the home.
Funeral services were held at Atchison Saturday, December 17, at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Philip S. Harris, Rector of the Trinity Episcopal Church and the Rev. Harold Roberts, pastor of the First Christian church officiating.
Graveside services were conducted by Active Lodge No. 158 of Atchison. Burial was in Mt. Vernon Cemetery at Atchison.
Fred Day, son of Moses and Mary Jane Day, was born in Pottawatomie County, KS, in the year 1871. He was the youngest of nine children. He was married to Arminta Hayes at Westmoreland, KS, on October 4, 1893. They are the parents of five boys, Floyd, Cleal and Elba are still living. The other two died in infancy.
Mr. and Mrs. Day moved to Oklahoma in 1907, where they purchased a farm near Peckham. They sold this farm 3 years later and purchased land near Braman, later moving to Wellington, KS, where they have lived since, with the exception of about two years on a farm five miles south of Wellington. Their oldest grandson farmed this land for them until the war. He was called into the army, and Mr. Day, being too feeble to farm, moved back to Wellington. His last illness was of five weeks duration, the end coming on May 13 th. His surviving relatives are his wife of the home; three sons, Floyd E. and Cleal S. of Wellington and Elba F. of Bramon, OK; 8 grandchildren; one great-grandchild; one sister, Mrs. Martha Schwartz of Onaga; and several nephews and nieces.
Funeral services were held at the Frank Funeral Home in Wellington at 2:30 on Wednesday afternoon with Rev. Henderson of the Methodist Church officiating. Burial was made in the cemetery at Onaga, on Thursday afternoon.
Mary May Guffy was born April 2, 1862, and passed away at the home of Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Grover in Onaga on February 10, 1948 at the age of 85 years, 10 months and 8 days.
She was the daughter of Richard A. and Eliza Guffy. She came to Kansas with her parents from Rock Island, Illinois when she was a small child, most of her life being spent around Onaga.
She was married on March 17, 1885 to Benjamin Franklin Day, who preceded her in death on September 28, 1899, at the age of 36 years and 5 days. To this union five children were born, one daughter, Mary Eliza, preceding her in death.
There remain to mourn her loss, four daughters, Mrs. Bertha E. Carl, Mrs. Blanche H. Crum and Mrs. Opal C. Grover, all of Onaga, Kansas, and Mrs. Garnet M. Sumner of Emporia, KS; two sisters, Mrs. Cora Brown and Mrs. Etta Newlin, of Onaga; two brothers, Grant Fuggy and Chas. Fuggy, of Onaga; 16 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at the Congregational Church on Thursday afternoon, conducted by Dr. Thos. C. Hinkle. Burial was in the Onaga Cemetery.
Julius Davin passed away at his home in Onaga after a lingering illness, on Thursday evening, October 24. He was born in France on June 23, 1863, the son of Cavalier and Josephine Davin. He came with his parents to America when 9 years old and settled in the Neuchatel community, moving to Onaga 35 years ago.
On January 30, 1890 he was united in marriage to Anna Mauton. Nine children were born to this union, two of whom died in infancy. He leaves his wife, 3 sons, and 4 daughters, who are Mary of the home, Mrs. Elsie Berkey and Mr. Walter Davin of Russel, KS, Mrs. Eilene Kelley of Waverly, KS, Mrs. Blanche Becker, Mr. Alvin Davin and Mr. Lester Davin of Onaga. Also 11 grandchildren, 3 great-grandchildren, and two brothers, Mr. George Davin of Wheaton, and Mr. Felix Davin of Topeka, survive him.
The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. c. E. Deveny died at the family home in this city last Sunday morning after an illness of several days with whooping cough and pneumonia.
Baby Deveny was born in Mill Creek Township on July 16 th, 1919, and passed away February 15, 1920, having attained the age of 6 months and 28 days. He leaves to mourn his absence a father, mother two brothers, and three sisters, besides many other relatives.
Funeral services were held at the home Monday afternoon conducted by Rev. C. M. Good of the Congregational Church, and interment was given in the Onaga Cemetery.
Onaga – Forrest E. Dennis, 84, Onaga, died here Saturday in a hospital where he had been a patient about two weeks.
He was born December 3, 1888, east of Onaga and spent his life in the community between Onaga and Havensville. He was a retired farmer.
His wife, Mrs. Mary Dennis, died in 1967.
A son, Lawrence Dennis, at home, survives.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Tessendorf Mortuary at Onaga. Burial will be in Havensville Cemetery.
Mr. Josiah Davis passed away at his home in this city on Monday, January 3 rd, 1919, after a week’s illness from a stroke of total paralysis of the right side. He was one of the most widely known and highly respected citizens of this vicinity, a good man, a sincere Christian, a kind husband and father, and was a man of great energy, and even in his later years, notwithstanding his infirmities of body, he was always busy at some sort of useful employment. The day before he was stricken with paralysis he was climbing around on a tall ladder fixing up his barn. He was a man very much devoted to his religion and was a regular attendant upon Sunday school and church services, and will be greatly missed from the church circles and his home.
Josiah Davis was born at or near Ypsilanti, Michigan, on October 29 th, 1840. He came west at an early age and worked for the government, hauling supplies across the plains until the Civil War broke out. At the commencement of hostilities he volunteered in Company D, Kansas Come Guards and was afterwards transferred to Company F, 4 th regiment U. S. cavalry. At the close of the war he came to Brown county, Kansas, and after working there some time he went to Riley county, Kansas, and took up a homestead and there he lived 24 years, when he came to Vienna Township and lived on a farm until he moved to Onaga several years ago.
On October 8 th, 1872, he was united in marriage to Malvina C. Caley. To this union four children were born as follows: Mrs. Sadie M. Middleton, of Onaga, Willis E. Davis, of Elk City, OK, Mrs. Estella A. Lieb, of Onaga, and Mrs. Josie M. Jones, of Couer-d-alene, ID. Besides the wife and children there are nine grandchildren and one great granddaughter. Mrs. Jones and her son Ralph, who live in Idaho, were unable to attend the funeral services, as was also one grandson, Henry Middleton, who is in the army of his country and is now overseas.
Funeral services were held from the Congregational Church in this city yesterday afternoon, conducted by Rev. C. M. Good, the pastor, assisted by Rev. J. E. Everett, of Oakland, Kansas, a former pastor of the deceased. After the services at the church the body was taken to the Vienna Cemetery for interment. The bereft relatives have the sympathy of the entire community.
Clara Marie Burke was born June 22, 1912 at Maple Hill, Kansas and passed away January 31, 1960 at the Community Hospital, Onaga.
On April 18, 1939 she was united in marriage to John Dalton and made her home in Wheaton since that time. In recent years she operated a nursing home and at the time of her death was Acting Postmaster of Wheaton.
She is survived by her husband, three daughters, Clarita and Jacquline of the home and Mary Wilhelm of the home, and Mrs. Mary Wilhelm of Seneca, and one sister, Elvira Harrington also of Wheaton. She was preceded in death by her parents, George and Mary Burke, and one brother, David.
The funeral Mass, with Fr. John Croughwell officiating, was Wednesday, February 3 at 9:30 a.m. at St. Michael’s Church, Wheaton, with burial in the cemetery of that church.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at the Country Chapel of Topeka for Donald R. DeGroff, 46, Tecumseh. He died Friday, November 11, 1988, at his home. Authorities said Mr. DeGroff died of natural causes.
Mr. DeGroff was employed as an automotive refinisher and paint shop foreman for Dale Sharp, Inc. He had previously worked for Steve Gunder Restoration in Topeka.
He was born January 12, 1942, at Onaga, the son of Willie and Ella Leona DeGroff. He was graduated from Onaga High School in 1960 and was a recipient of the Danforth Award.
Mr. DeGroff was a member of the Country Chapel of Topeka.
He was married to Carol Blomberg June 10, 1978, in Topeka. She survives.
Other survivors include a daughter, Julie DeGroff, Onaga; a stepson, Eric Siley, at home; a stepdaughter, Herstin Siley, at home; his mother, Ella DeGroff, Atchison, and a sister, Eva Bowser, Emmett.
Burial will be in Home Cemetery in Onaga. The family will meet with friends from 7 to 9 p.m. today at Mercer Funeral Home in Holton. Memorial contributions may be made to Country Chapel of Topeka, 4021 S.E. 37 th, 66607.
Dr. Thomas Dechairo, 74, Westmoreland, died April 16 at his home. He had been ill.
Dr. Dechairo owned the Dechairo Hospital and Clinic and provided health care for Pottawatomie County residents for 48 years.
He was born May 26, 1913, at Arma, the son of Giuseppe and Pasquale Puglisi Dechairo. He was graduated from Arma High School and received a Bachelor of Science in medicine in 1934. He graduated from the University of Kansas School of Medicine in 1936.
Dr. Dechairo was named to Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society in 1936 and was a charter member of the American Academy of Family Practice. He was a member of Westmoreland Lodge No. 257, AF&AM, the Order of Eastern Star and the United Methodist Church where he served as trustee, all at Westmoreland. He served 12 years on the board of education for Westmoreland and was active in Boy Scouts of America.
He married Margaret Virginia Roberts in 1937. She died in 1980. He married Lucille Jones in June 1981. She survives. A stepson, Ronald Michels, preceded him in death.
Other survivors include three sons, Thomas C. Dechairo, Graham, Texas, Douglas C. Dechairo, Valley Center, CA, and Roger R. Dechairo, Fort Collins, CO; a stepson, Duane Jones, Wamego; a daughter, Margaret Joyce Stember, Carmel Valley, CA; a brother, Tony Dechairo, Girard; 10 grandchildren; seven step-grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Services were April 19 at the United Methodist Church at Westmoreland. Burial was in Westmoreland Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Rock Creek Valley Historical Society Museum Building Fund and sent in care of Farmers State Bank of Westmoreland or Stewart Funeral Home in Wamego.
Walter Scott Davin, 73, of Russell, died Saturday, July 12, in St. Luke’s Hospital at Kansas City, MO. Funeral services were at Russell Tuesday, July 15, at 10 a.m. at Trinity United Methodist Church with interment in the Russell City Cemetery.
The son of Julius and Anna Mouton Davin, he was born September 5, 1906 at Onaga, and spent his early life here, attending Onaga schools.
Mr. Davin was employed with the United Telephone Company. He began work as a telephone lineman, later repairing office equipment. In 1952 he was promoted to District Manager, a position he held until his retirement in 1971. During his years with United, he lived in several communities throughout Kansas.
He was a veteran of World War II, having served in the U. S. Navy for more than three years. He was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church, the American Legion, the Elks Lodge, and a life member of the VFW, all at Russell. Before he retired, he was an active member of the Russell Rotary Club.
He was married December 7, 1938 to Nina Lucile Johns at Osborne. She survives. Other survivors include two sons, David Davin of Lawrence and Kenneth Davin of St. Charles, MO; two sisters, Mrs. Blanche Becker, Onaga, and Mrs. Eilene Kelley, Henderson, Nevada; and a granddaughter.
He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, Lester Davin and Bob Davin, and two sisters, Mary Davin and Elsie Perrussel.
Funeral services for Mrs. Ruth DeFries of Havensville were held Monday at 2:00 p.m. at the Padden Funeral Home in Holton. Burial was in the Holton Cemetery.
Mrs. DeFries, 66, was born April 7, 1895 at Avoca and lived in that community all of her life. She had been in ill health for some time and hospitalized several weeks before her death last Saturday.
She is survived by her husband, Lester DeFries of the home; one son, Nathan DeFries of Quincy, Washington; two daughters, Mrs. Mary Gilsdorf of Onaga and Mrs. Anna Marie Cooper of Dayton, Ohio; nine grandchildren and two sisters, Mrs. Clara Hollis of Manhattan and Mrs. Laura Cotton of Havensville.
William Day was born 23 October 1889, on the homestead south of Onaga. He was the youngest of six sons and one daughter, of Frank and Harriet Day. His brothers are John, Hamilton, Lewis, and Martin. Mose and his sister Retta are deceased. He married Elizabeth Haughawout on June 18, 1910. They lived on the farm where he was born until he began working for the Union Pacific railroad in 1918. After 20 years he retired and they lived in Onaga. His wife died in 1946. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge. He is buried in the Onaga Cemetery.
Tom Day Dead – Word reached here yesterday that Tom Day’s illness had resulted in death at the Leavenworth sanitarium. Yesterday morning Moses Day left for Leavenworth but death reached the sick man first. The body came to Onaga last night, and the funeral will be at the Baptist Church tomorrow at 10 a.m. A number of friends and relatives from a distance arrived today, and his daughter, Mattie, from Denver, will arrive tonight.
Mr. Day had been seriously ill for several days prior to his death. He was born and raised in this county and leaves a wife and four children.
Nancy Elizabeth McKee was born on June 3, 1866 and departed this life on October 3, 1951 at the age of 85 years and 4 months. She was the daughter of Abraham and Martha Ann McKee, who lived in the Savannah neighborhood. They later moved to Nemaha County and then to the old homestead where she grew to womanhood.
She was united in marriage to John Edward Dennis on December 24, 1883. Mr. Dennis preceded her in death on March 17, 1916. To this union two children were born: Amy Winfred Thompson of Belvue, and Forest Edward Dennis of the home. Glenn Renfro, at the age of 7 years, was taken into the home to be reared.
Mrs. Dennis joined the Christian church of Havensville in early childhood and has kept the faith all down the years of early pioneer life. She was loved and respected by all who knew her, and was a kind and loving mother and neighbor.
She leaves to mourn her passing her daughter and son, 7 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren, and one great great grandchild. Also surviving are one sister, Mrs. Della Tucker of Topeka, several nieces and nephews and a host of relatives and friends.
Tis hard, so hard to say the words,
We must forever part.
Dearest mother, we must lay thee
In the peaceful grave’s embrace.
But thy memory will be cherished
Till we see thy heavenly face.
Funeral services were held at the Tessendorf Mortuary on Friday afternoon, in charge of Rev. Earl Caryl of the First Baptist Church. Burial was in the Havensville Cemetery.
Helene Louise Wegner was born March 10 th, 1880 near Onaga, Kansas, and died at her home in Holton, KS on Thursday of last week. She was confirmed to St. Paul’s Lutheran Church April 7 th, 1895 and later united with the Congregational Church at Onaga where she retained her membership. She was married to Austin V. DeGraw March 2, 1899 to which union were born four daughters: Gladys Ethel, Goldie Effie, Velma Gertrude, Evelyn Aldine. Goldie, a twin sister to Gladys, passed away November 5, 1902.
The family moved to Holton in 1912. At the early dawn September 22 her spirit went home. She leaves to mourn her loss, her husband, three daughters, father, mother, four brothers and a host of friends. Mrs. DeGraw was a woman of more than ordinary talent and her natural gifts were carefully developed. Wherever she lived had a host of friends. She was active in church and club life, having been a member of the Gleaners Class of the Presbyterian church, the Social Circle, the Tourist Club, the P.E.O. Sisterhood, the Toltec Rite and the Order of Eastern Star.
Always a true neighbor and friend and a devoted daughter, wife and mother, Thus ends forty-one years of a life so replete with the things we admire. For eight years she was a member of the O.E.S. and was Worthy Matron last year. Even here her influence shall not wane but widen with the passing seasons.
The beautiful Eastern Star service was conducted at the home in Holton Friday evening after which the remains were brought to Onaga where the funeral service was conducted Saturday morning at the Congregational Church by Rev. Munneke, assisted by rev. Brehm. Six cousins of Mrs. DeGraw, Walter, Henry, Ewalt, Robert, Otto and Leanard Kolterman acted as pallbearers. Appropriate music was given by Mr. and Mrs. Haughawout, Mrs. Irene Saunders, and Hugh Grutzmacher, with Miss Rheva Bonjour at the piano.
Interment was made beside the little daughter in the Onaga Cemetery.
Private memorial services were held at Deer Park, WA for Alunda M. Hayes Daily, 85, who died January 29, 1993. She was cremated.
She was born December 20, 1907, the daughter of Alpha and Cora Hayes, long-time residents of the Onaga community.
She attended schools in Onaga and completed courses at Strickland Business College in Topeka, and also attended Kansas State University.
Mrs. Daily taught rural schools at Laclede, Victory, Rolling Prairie and Independence.
She moved to Scottsdale, AZ and worked for a post exchange.
She was married to Robert F. Daily in 1946 and they made their home in Spokane, WA. Mr. Daily died in 1990.
Survivors include three nieces and a nephew.
Anna Mouton, daughter of Aug. and Sophia Mouton, was born in Neuchatel Township, May 10, 1869, and departed this life June 18, 1954 at the age of 85 years, 1 month and 8 days. She was united in marriage to Julius Davin in February 1890. To this union were born 9 children: two died in infancy; a daughter, Mary, passed away April 18, 1948; a son Alvin (Bob) passed May 20, 1954. Her husband preceded her in death in October 1946. The following children survive: Mrs. Elsie Berkey and Walter Davin of Russell; Mrs. Blanche Becker and Lester Davin of Onaga; Mrs. Ellene Kelly of Henderson, Nevada; 18 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
She was a charter member of the Nazarene church of Onaga and united with the Calvary Baptist Church on March 9, 1952. She lived in this community all her life and leaves a host of friends and loved ones to remember her passing.
Funeral services were held in the Calvary Baptist Church on Monday morning at 10:00 a.m. with Rev. G. B. Nelson in charge. Kenneth Bureman sang hymns accompanied by Mrs. G. B. Nelson. Burial was in the Onaga Cemetery. Pallbearers were Chester Bonjour, Sam Bonjour, Leo Ladner, Gene Conaway, Gerald Wright and George Karns.
Out of town relatives and friends attending the funeral were: Mr. and Mrs. George Kelly and sons of Henderson, NV; Mr. and Mrs. F. Guy Berkey, and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Davin and children of Russell; Mr. and Mrs. Chester Acton of Turner; Wayne Morris, Overland Park; Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Pearson, Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Jones, Mrs. Olive Endley, Mrs. Russel Beach and sons Denice and Dallas, and George Ice, all of Topeka.
Orville Francis Davin, 76, Topeka, died Wednesday, November 2, 1994, at a Topeka care center.
He was born October 7, 1918 on a farm near Duluth in Pottawatomie County, the son of George and Minnie Allan Davin.
Mr. Davin served in the U. S. Army during World War II and participated in D-Day in Normandy and other battles in northern France, the Rhineland and Central Europe. He received the Purple Heart twice and the Bronze Star four times. After being discharged, he returned to farming until moving to Topeka in 1953. He retired from the U.S. Postal Service in 1972.
He was a member of the Disabled American Veterans and Philip Billard VFW Post. No. 1650.
He married Adrienne Jeanneret on October 19, 1942. She died March 15, 1973. He later married Evelyn J. Clark Hodges. She survives.
Survivors also include a stepson, David Hodges, Topeka; and two step-grandchildren.
Funeral services were at 2 p.m. Saturday, November 5, 1994, at Parker-Price Mortuary, Topeka. Military honors were conducted at Rochester Ceme***
Foster A. Depew, 85, Westmoreland, died Sunday, October 6, 1996, at the Westmoreland Care Home where he had been for seven years.
He was born July 6, 1911, in the Kimeo community south of Greenleaf, the son of David Henry and Winona Belle Blanchard Depew, and attended schools in the Kimeo community. He spent most of his life in the Wheaton and Westmoreland communities. He was a truck driver for Matzke Hog Market in Wheaton and later for the Pottawatomie County Public works Department.
He was married to Viola Figge September 5, 1953, in Wheaton. She died October 11, 1981.
Survivors include a stepdaughter, Lavina Arnold, Westmoreland; and two step-grandchildren.
Graveside services were at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Greenleaf City Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Westy Community Care Home in Westmoreland in care of Kufahl Funeral Home, Wheaton.
Agnes Mae DeGraw, the eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George W. DeGraw, was born in Onaga, Kansas, on December 9 th, 1877, and departed this life December 23 rd, 1916, aged 39 years and 14 days. With the exception of a short time which she lived in Oklahoma a few years ago, her life has been lived in this city and locality. She was united in marriage to Edwin Forrest Moody, of Moodyville, on October 10 th, 1900. To this union was born four children: Harry, Isla, Dolores and Mae. Isla passed to the former land on June 24 th, 1904, at the age of 13 months.
The deceased leaves the husband and three children, her father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. G. W. DeGraw, one brother, A. V. DeGraw, of Holton, and two sisters, Mrs. Gertrude Colwell and Miss Irene DeGraw, all of this city.
Mrs. Moody was held in high esteem by a large circle of friends. Her jovial manner and pleasant smile were features that caused one to like to be in her presence, and to know her was to admire her for her charming graces. She was a truly devoted wife and mother, a kind and loving daughter and sister, and a true and faithful friend, and her untimely demise will be deplored by all, yet her death brings this consolation that she has passed into the world where there is no more worry, suffering or sorrow, and her going makes Heaven dearer to her loved ones.
She united with the Congregational Church of this city at an early age, and has always remained a faithful and consistent member of that denomination. She was always active in church work and a faithful attendant upon all its services. She was also an active member of several of the literary and social clubs of the city, and a member of the Order of Eastern Star, and she will be greatly missed from all these organizations.
Funeral services were held at the Congregational Church Tuesday afternoon, conducted by the pastor, Rev. Breck. The church was crowded with her many friends and relatives, met to pay their last tribute of respect to one whom they highly honored and to lend their assistance and sympathy to the bereft ones. Interment was given in the Onaga Cemetery.
The following out-of-town relatives were present at the funeral services: Sarg Moody and wife, of Centralia, I. B. Plummer and wife and Nate Moody, of Moodyville, Mrs. Lizzie Sheahon and Mrs. Maude Good, of Beloit, brothers and sisters of the bereft husband. Relatives of the deceased were: A.V. DeGraw and family, of Holton, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Beach of Soldier, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Hines of Morrowville, KS, Rubin DeGraw of Denver, CO, Will Thomas and wife, Mark McDonald and wife, and Mrs. Iva Thomas of St. George, and Spencer Smith of Topeka.