Leavenworth County, Kansas Obituaries

Obituary with surnames SHERLEY submitted by Sue Rush 1930-1939. Date of death Wednesday, September 4, 1935

INFECTED KNEE BRINGS DEATH TO LANSING LAD

James was born in Leavenworth, November 23, 1927, and is survived by his parents and one brother, Raymond Eugene Sherley, all of the Lansing home, and his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Sherley, of Lansing.

Funeral services will be held Saturday morning at 9 o'clock at Frances De Sales Catholic church, Lansing. The Rev. Fr. Joseph McManus will officiate. Interment will be on the Sherley family lot in Mount Calvary cemetery.

The body was removed this afternoon from the O'Donnell funeral chapel to the home of the grandparents where it will lie in state until the hour of services.

Obituary with surnames CHOPSKI, JAROWITZ, LOBODA, METER, ZIELINSKI submitted by Linda Darity. Date of death Friday, November 8, 1935

Obituary with surnames BLANKE, CARLYLE, CARRINGTON, DODSON, MOSER submitted by Sue Rush 1930-1939. Date of death Sunday, January 19, 1936

CAIN MOSER IS DEAD

Born at Mount Carroll, ILL., July 29, 1851, Moser came to this county about 1861 with his parents, Christopher and Mary Moser, early-day Leavenworth residents.

Moser was a blacksmith. He was a member of the Methodist church.

His wife, Mrs. Anna M. Moser, died in 1922 (1920) Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Gertrude Carrington, Pittsburgh, Kas.: Mrs. Catherine Carlyle, Kansas City, Kas.: Mrs. Grace Dodson, Caney, Kas.; three sons, Burr Moser, of the Home, Walter Moser, of Kansas City, Kas., and Harry Moser, Des Moines, Iowa; eleven grandchildren and ten great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held to morrow at 1 o'clock at the Davis funeral church. The Rev. Henry Blanke, of St. Paul's Lutheran church, will officiate. Interment will be on the family lot in Mount Muncie cemetery.

Obituary with surnames FACK, GIESE, GRAY, GRENO, SURISKI, WAXMONSKI, WHETSTONE submitted by Linda Darity. Date of death Sunday, March 22, 1936

Obituary with surnames BIETKA, LABODA submitted by Linda Darity. Date of death Tuesday, April 14, 1936

Thomas Vincent Bietka, eight-months-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Alex Bietka, 1513 South Second street, died this morning at 5:30 o'clock at St. John's hospital, after an illness of two weeks.
Aside from the parents, other survivors are one brother, Eugene, and one sister, Juanita, both of the home, and his grandparents, Mrs. Veronica Laboda, Fourth and Marion streets, city, and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Freeman, Third and Marion streets, city.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 O'clock at St. Casimir's Catholic church, with the Rev. Fr. Joseph Laczniak officiating. Interment will be in Mt. Calvary cemetery. The body will remain at the Sexton funeral chapel until the hour of services.

Obituary with surnames ANTONI, NORBERTH submitted by Sue Rush 2006. Date of death Friday, August 13, 1937

Mrs. Margaret Antoni Dies

Funeral services will be held Monday morning at 9 o'clock at St. Patrick's Catholic church, Basehor, with Rev Norberth, pastor, officiating. Interment will be in Mount Calvary cemetery here.

Obituary with surnames LINAWEAVER, TUTTLE submitted by Sue Rush 1930-1939. Date of death Monday, January 3, 1938

CLAUDE ANDREW LINAWEAVER, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Linaweaver, 610 Quincy Avenue, died at 3 o'clock this morning, Jan. 3, 1938, at the home of his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Tuttle, 1136 Ironmoulder Avenue.
Other than the parents and maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Claude Linaweaver, Lansing.
Funeral services were to be held at 4 o'clock this afternoon at the Sexton funeral chapel with interment in the family lot in mount Muncie Cemetery.

Obituary with surnames MOSS, OPLIGER, STANDIFORD submitted by Sue Rush 2005. Date of death Friday, February 11, 1938

Mrs. Anna Standiford is Dead After Heart Attack

Mrs. Standiford had lived almost all of her life in the High Prairie neighborhood. Born in Ohio she came to Leavenworth county while still a child.

She was an active worker in Bible Study of High Prairie, the Helping Hand and also in the young people projects.

Mrs. Stanfiford is survived by her husband, J. B. Standiford, one son, Robert, of the home address, one grandson, Raymond and three brothers, Messrs, Sam Opliger, of Jarbalo, Albert Opliger, of Rock Creek, and Harry Opliger, of western Kansas.

Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon at the Sexton funeral chapel with the Rev. Floyd Moss, of the Jarbalo Methodist church, officiating. Interment will be in the family lot in High Prairie cemetery. The body will remain at the funeral chapel until the hour of the services.

Obituary with surnames ALFORD, DORHN, STUDDARD submitted by Sue Rush 1930-1939. Date of death Tuesday, July 26, 1938

Thomas E. Studdard Dies at his Lansing Residence

He was born in Lansing December 21, 1907, and attended the Lansing grade school. He later graduated from the Arma high school, Arma Kas. He married Miss Violet Dorhn of Lansing, August 39, 1934.

Besides the widow, Mrs. Violet Studdard, of the home, he is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Studdard, Lansing; one sister, Mrs. L. Alford, San Francisco; and William and James Studdard, both of Lansing.

The body is at the Sexton funeral chapel, where it wll remain pending funeral arrangements.

(just for information, his daughter was born October 26, 1938, Tommie Louise Studdard)

Obituary with surnames COLBY, FOWLER, KNAPP, PHILLIPS, SCHONHERR, SMITH submitted by Sue Rush 1930-1939. Date of death Friday, August 26, 1938

A RESIDENT OF CITY FOR 65 YEARS DIES

Mrs. Adelaide I. Knapp, 76, Lived at 813 Olive--Services Pending.

Born at Boston, Mass., December 27, 1861,she was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Colby, early Leavenworth residents, with whom, as a child of 12 years, Mrs. Knapp came to the city. As Miss Adelaide Colby, she married Everett D. Knapp here 57 years ago last May. Mr. Knap died February 5, 1936. Mrs. Knapp was a member of the Church of the Open Door

. Surviving are one son, Everett G. Knapp, 217 Olive street; four daughters, Mrs. L. V. Phillips and Mrs. Ethel Smith, both of St. Joseph, Mo.; Mrs. Lillian Fowler, Kincaid, Kas.; and Mrs. Addie Schonherr, of the home; 25 grandchildren; and ten great-grandchildren.

The body is at the Davis funeral church, where it will remain pending funeral arrangements.