WYANDOTTE COUNTY, KANSAS
Obituaries
Mrs. Jennie M. Antoine, 74 years old, died yesterday morning at her home near Kinney Heights on the Kansas side. Mrs. Antoine was born in France in 1843 and came to this country in 1874. Besides her husband, Louis Antoine, she is survived by four daughters, Mrs. benjamin Wood of Billings, Mont.; Mrs. Mary Godard of Kinney Heights; Mrs. Margaret Malherd and Mrs. Loiuse Nenmer of this city, and two sons, Edward Antoine of Kinney Heights and Louis Antoine, Jr. of this city. (Kansas City Star, July 23, 1917, page 2)
Andrew Lawrence Bader, 95, Harrisonville, Missouri, formerly of Kansas City died Saturday at a hospital in Harrisonville.
He was born in Louisville, Kentucky, and lived in the Kansas City area until he moved to Harrisonville 15 years ago.
Mr. Bader was a stationary engineer for the Kansas City Power & Light Company for 40 years before he retired in 1956. He was also a home builder in the Kansas City area and a farmer and cattleman. He was a member of the John Lynn Retirement Club of KCP&L, the Midwestern Bee Keepers Association and the Harrisonville Senior Citizens Club.
He leaves a son, Lawrence A. Bader, Westwood; a daughter Mrs. Bettie R. Boley, Roeland Park; a brother, John Bader, Rogers Arkansas; a sister, Miss Isabelle Bader, Kansas City; seven grandchildren; 10 great grandchildren; and three great-great grandchildren.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Maple Hill Chapel: burial in Maple Hill Cemetery. Friends may call from 7 to 8 p.m. today at the chapel. (The Kansas City Times Monday, February 20, 1984, Page C 11)
William Blackman, 53 years old, 1305 South Thirty-fifth Street, Kanass side, died yesterday. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Mary Blackman; one daughter, Mrs. Free Nuss Holsington, Kas.; and one sister, Mrs. Mary Munce, Milwaukee, Wis. Funeral services will be held at 9 o'clock this morning at St. John's Church, Argentine. Burial in Maple Hill Cemetery. (Kansas City Star, September 20, 1919, page 2)
BRIGHT, FRANK P.
Frank P. Bright, a carpenter, died yesterday morning at his home, 3007 Mersington Avenue. Mr. Bright was born in 1871. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Lilly Bright and a daughter, Miss Hazel Bright of the home address. (Kansas City Star, July 7, 1917, page 3)
Miss Anna Dranthan, 83 years old, died yesterday at the home of her sister, Mrs. Jane Moling, 223 South Row Street, Rosedale. Besides Mrs. Moling, she is survived by another sister, Mrs. Eliza Clark of Sargent, Neb. The funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock this afternoon at Gate's undertaking rooms in Rosedale. Burial will be in Maple Hill Cemetery. (Kansas City Star, July 7, 1917, page 3)
Marcus C. Duer, a mechanic in the engineer's department of Wyandotte County, died suddenly yesterday noon at his home, 1015 Barnett Avenue, Kansas side. Mr. Duer was born in Rock Island, Ill., thirty-nine years ago. When he was 2 years old his family moved to the Kansas side, where he had lived since. He was employed in the St. Louis & San Francisco Railway Company shops on the Kansas side prior to two years ago, when he entered the employ of the county. Besides his widow, Mrs. Lola B. Duer, he is survived by his mother, Mrs. Margaret Duer, 944 Reynolds Avenue; a daughter, Miss Leona Duer of the home, and a brother, Peter Duer of Heavener, Ok. The funeral services will be held at 3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon at the Second Presbyterian Church, Eleventh Street and Grandview Boulevard, Kansas side. Burial will be in Highland Park cemetery. (Kansas City Star, July 7, 1917, page 3)
Joseph Ebeck, 86 years old, died yesterday at his home four miles west of Argentine. Mr. Ebeck had lived in Wyandotte County, Kansas sixty years. He is survived by his wife, two sons, Andrew Ebeck, 1131 Wyoming Street, Kansas side, and Joseph Ebeck, Olathe, Kas., and three daughters, Mrs. Lydia Schuetz, Kansas side, Mrs. Annie Torpan, Lexington, Mo., and Mrs. Lizzie Beatty, Rosedale. (Kansas City Star, February 11, 1919, page 4)
Mrs. Amanda Eckles, 82 years old, died Thursday at her home, 401 Washington Park Boulevard. She is survived by her daughter, Mrs. Jennie Tunstall of the Kansas side. Funeral services will be held at 4 o'clock this afternoon from her home and burial will be in Highland Cemetery. (Kansas City Star, July 7, 1917, page 3)
George H. Evans, 60 years old, died yesterday at his home, 732 Ohio Avenue, Kansas side. Mr. Evans had lived on the Kansas side forty years. Surviving besides his widow, Mrs. Julia Evans, are a son, James Evans of the home address and two daughters, Mrs. Myrtle McDowd, 2543 Alden Avenue, Kansas side, and Mrs. Elsie Hicks, 1317 Walker Avenue, Kansas Side. The funeral services will be held at 11 o'clock tomorrow morning at the Mennonite mission, 3501 Strong Avenue. Burial will be in Argentine Cemetery. (Kansas City Star, July 7, 1917, page 3)
Celia Bell Garvin, 42 years old, died yesterday morning at her home, 2103 West Prospect Avenue. She is survived by her husband, John P. Garvin, a son, Earl Knight of the home and a daughter, Mrs. B. W. Weed, 1800 Jefferson Street. (Kansas City Star, July 7, 1917, page 3)
William Gumm, 45 yaers old died Thursday afternoon at his home, 2235 Brighton Avenue. Surviving are his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Gumm, home address and a brother, J. B. Gumm, Leavenworth. Funeral services will be at 9 o'clock this morning at Rose's chapel; burial in Clinton Cemetery. (Kansas City Star, September 20, 1919, page 2)
Alfred Harris, 52 years old, 1719 St. Charles Avenue, Rosedale, died yesterday in Osawatomie, Kas. He is survived by a sister, Mrs. Emma Rhode, 1719 St. Charles Avenue, and three brothers, J. E. Harris, 1511 Stinson Avenue, Walter H. Harris, 1311 Southwest Boulevard, and Charles Harris, a soldier now in France. The funeral will be at 2 o'clock this afternoon at Gate's Undertaking Chapel; burial in Union Cemetery. (Kansas City Star, September 20, 1919, page 2)
Mrs. Ella Johnson, 69 years old, died yesterday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Charles J. Larson, 434 West Sixteenth Street. Mrs. Johnson was born in Leonardville, Kas., and made her home there until a few months ago. Surviving besides Mrs. Larson, are another daughter, Miss Minnie Johnson, and a son, Charles Johnson of Leonardville. The body has been taken to Leonardville and the funeral will be held there Monday afternoon. (Kansas City Star, July 7, 1917, page 3)
William Carlton McGill, 86, years old died yesterday morning at his home, 3605 Thompson Avenue. Mr. McGill has been a resident of Kansas City for many years. Surviving are three sons. Funeral services and burial will be at Solon, Ia. (Kansas City Star, September 20, 1919, page 2)
Patrick McGlynn, a pioneer fruit grower of Wyandotte County, died yesterday afternoon at his home, two miles southwest of the Kansas side. he was 73 years old. He was born in Ireland, and came to the United States in 1869. Mr. McGlynn had been a resident of Wyandotte County for forty years, thirty-nine of which were spent on the homestead where he died. Besides his widow, he is survived by a daughter, Miss Mary A. McGlynn of the home address; three sons, Patrick, McGlynn, Jr., and Thomas F. McGlynn of the home address and M. J. McGlynn of Seattle, Wash., and two brothers, Thomas McGlynn and Joseph M. McGlynn of this city. (Kansas City Star, September 20, 1919, page 2)
Leo Francis Meagher, the 8 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Meagher, died yesterday at the home, 3405 East Fourteenth Street. Surviving besides his parents, are five sisters and two brothers. Funeral services will be held at the home at 10:45 o'clock this morning and at 2 o'clock this afternoon at the St. Joseph Catholic Church, Mount Olivet, Kas. Burial will be in Mount Olivet Cemetery. (Kansas City Star, July 7, 1917, page 3)
Ethel Mattie Nelson, 12 year old daughter of Mrs. Matty Nelson, 1934 North Twenty-fifth Street, Kansas side, died yesterday. Funeral services will be held at 3:30 o'clock tomorrow afternoon at the Chelsea Baptist Church. Twenty-sixth Street and Garfield Avenue, Kansas side. Burial in Oak Grove Cemetery. (Kansas City Star, September 20, 1919, page 2)
Mrs. Evaline Overocker, 59 years old, died yesterday at St. Mary's Hospital. Mrs. Overocker had livedin Kansas City forty-four years. Surviving is her husband, Frank H. Overocker, 1233 Grand Avenue. Funeral services will be at 2 o'clock this afternoon at Smith's Chapel, burial in Elmwood Cemetery. (Kansas City Star, September 20, 1919, page 2)
Joseph Roush, a retired carpenter, who until seven years ago had lived in Joplin, Mo., died Thursday afternoon at the home of his daughter, Mrs. J. W. Lavery, 2505A Peery Avenue. Mr. Roush was 88 years old. Recently he suffered a stroke of paralysis and blood poisoning which resulted from the scratch of a cat last week was the immediate cause of death. besides Mrs. Lavery, another daughter, Mrs. F. A. Huddleston of Joplin, survives. The body has been taken to Joplin. (Kansas City Star, July 7, 1917, page 3)
Joseph Herbert Sims, 1-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Russell Sims, 1612 East Fortieth Street, died Thursday evening at Mercy Hospital. Funeral services will be at 3 o'clock this afternoon at the home; burial in Forest Hill Cemetery. (Kansas City Star, September 20, 1919, page 2)
Miss Amanda Swanson, 31 years old, died yesterday morning at the home of her father, Nicholas Swanson. thirty-seventh and Myrtle streets. The funeral services will be held at the home at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery. (Kansas City Star, July 7, 1917, page 3)
Joseph William Warren, 52 years old, 1204 Wyoming, died yesterday. Besides his widow, Mrs. Hannah Warren, he is survived by one son Forest Warren of Honolulu, Hawaii, and one daughter, Mrs. Alatha Noone of the home address. (Kansas City Star, September 20, 1919, page 2)
SANDERS, MRS. A. J.
Mr. & Mrs. Hop Sanders received word Saturday that Hop's brother's wife, Mrs. A. J. Sanders of Kansas City
was critically ill and word of her death followed. Mr. & Mrs. Sanders left Monday, spent the night with Mrs.
Lucille Mudge in Topeka and she accompanied them to Kansas City Tuesday. Waldron Sanders came up from Clay Center
and helped in the Clover Farm store this week, and Mr. Aaron Carlson took care of Mr. Fammmie Shaffer. Mr &
Mrs. A. J. Sanders are former Courtland residents, Mr. Sanders operating a flourishing business at one time. (The
Courtland Journal, February 1, 1945, submitted by Sandy DeLauretis)
STROBLE, RICHARD
F. SR.
Richard F. Stroble, Sr., 69, Kansas City, Kansas, died May 29, 1987 at Bethany Medical Center. He was born in Shieffield,
Mo, near Jefferson City and lived in Kansas City, Kansas most of his life. Mr. Stroble worked for the Brown Strauss
Steel Inc. eight years and retired in 1983 as a machine operator. He was a former laborer for Rudy Patrick Seed
Co., where he worked 27 years. He was an Army veteran of World War II. Survivors include his wife, Norlee Stroble
of the home; seven sons, Steven A Stroble, Walnut Calif., Richard F. Stroble, Jr., Michael W. Stroble, Sr., Roger
Lee Stroble, Roy G. Stroble, Sr., and Herschel C. Stroble of Kansas City, Kansas, and Henry C. Stroble of the home;
2 daughters, Rosemary E. Robinson, Shawnee, and Annette Y. Velasquez, Kansas City; a sister, Evelyn Harper, Kansas
City Kansas; 14 grandchildren; and a great granddaughter. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the Maple Hill
Chapel; burial in Chapel Hill Cemetery. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the chapel (Kansas City Star,
May of 1987, submitted by Cyndia Moen)
STROBLE,
FRANK R.
Frank R. Stroble, 93, died Saturday at a nursing home at 6261 Leavenworth Road, where he had made his home. He
was born in Nienestadt, Austria, and had lived in Kansas City, Kansas 90 years. Mr Stroble had been a silk spotter
for area dry cleaning establishments several years before retiring in 1947. He was a member of St. Anthony's Catholic
Church and its Holy Name Society. Services will be at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Resing Chapel and at 9 a.m. at the
church; burial in St. Mary's Cemetery. The rosary will be said at 7 p.m. today at the chapel, where friends may
call after 5 p,m. (Kansas City Times, 11 July 1978, submitted by Cyndia Moen)
BOVARD, LOTTIE A.
Mrs.Lottie A. Bovard, 69 years old, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. F. J. Beurskens, 2208 McGee Street,
at 10 o'clock yesterday morning.
She had lived in Kansas City for thirty years. The one daughter survives. (Kansas City Star, November 18, 1911,
submitted by Frances Cooley)
BOYKO, FRANK
Frank Boyko, 30 years old, died yesterday afternoon
at St. Margaret's Hospital of pneumonia.
Funeral services will be held today at 8 o'clock from the undertaking rooms of Joseph Butler, Central Avenue and
Harrison Street, Kansas City, Kansas.
Burial in Mount Calvary Cemetery. (Kansas City Star, November 18, 1911, submitted by Frances Cooley)
HATCH,
WALTER J.
Walter J, Hatch, 41 years old, died at St. Mary's
Hospital yesterday.
He was an employee of the Morris Packing Company and formerly lived at 903 East Eighth Street.
He was born in Chicago. His widow and brother, Fred C. Hatch of Council Bluffs, Iowa, survive.
Funeral services will be held at Raymond's undertaking rooms, 431 Minnesota Avenue, Kansas City, Kansas, at 2:30
o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
Burial will be In Woodland Cemetery. (Kansas City Star, November 18, 1911, submitted by Frances Cooley)
Martin McCormick, 72 years old, died at the home
of his daughter, Mrs. Ella Thoes, 1709 Holmes Street, yesterday morning.
He had lived in Kansas City thirty eight years.
He is survived by three sons, Frank, James and Martin .McCormick of this city, and six daughters, Mrs. Thoes and
Mrs. Julia Toohey of this city, Mrs. Annie Snodgrass, Boise, Idaho; Mrs. Mary Downer, Omaha; Mrs. Elizabeth Bolton,
Chicago, and Mrs. Margaret Tinker, Portland, Oregon. (Kansas City Star, November 18, 1911, submitted by Frances
Cooley)
MOSIER,
SARAH
Mrs. Sarah Mosler, 83 years old, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Agnes O'Dell, 510 West Seventh Street,
at 6:30 o'clock yesterday morning.
She had lived here but a few months, coming here from Illinois.
The one daughter survives. (Kansas City Star, November 18, 1911, submitted by Frances Cooley)
RAMSEY, S. B.
S, B. Ramsey, 23 years old, a waiter, died at the General Hospital at 8 o'clock yesterday morning.
He had been in the hospital since Sunday.
Relatives in Amarillo, Texas, have been notified. (Kansas City Star, November 18, 1911, submitted by Frances Cooley)
BEARD, ANNIE
SCOTT
Miss Annie Scott Beard, 63 years old, died yesterday at her home in Rose Hill Addition in Kansas City, Kansas.
She is survived by a sister, Mrs. N. R. Arthur of this city, and three brothers, Charles Beard of this city, Sirus
Beard of Kansas City, Kansas, and S. L. Beard of Baldwin, Kansas. (Kansas City Star, November 18, 1911, submitted
by Frances Cooley)
STEIN, GERTRUDE
SHUKERT
Gertrude Shukert Stein, 9 years old, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Stein, 1420 Campbell Street, died at 8:45
o'clock yesterday morning.
Previous to her illness, two weeks ago, she was a pupil at the Hamilton School.
The father is a cabinet maker for Robert Keith & Company.
Besides the parents, four sisters and three brothers survive.
Funeral services will be held at the home at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
Burial will be in Forest Hill Cemetery. (Kansas City Star, November 18, 1911, submitted by Fances Cooley)
STUMPH, ALMA C.
Alma C, Stumph, the 1-year-old daughter of Frank Stumph, a farmer, died yesterday at the home, Hallock Street and
Missouri River front, of pneumonia.
Funeral services will be held today at 10:30 o'clock at the home.
Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery. (Kansas City Star, November 18, 1911, submitted by Frances Cooley)
TWYMAN, W. L.
W. L. Twyman, a salesman, 46 years old, died at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Twyman, 1601 Wabash
Avenue, yesterday afternoon.
He is survived by his parents, five sisters and three brothers.
He was a bachelor.
The funeral will be held from the residence of his sister, Mrs. W. W. Hughes, 2106 East Fourteenth Street, Sunday
afternoon. (Kansas City Star, November 18, 1911, submitted by Frances Cooley)
WRIGHT,
SAMUEL H.
Samuel H. Wright, a laundryman, 1213 Benton Boulevard, died at 12 o'clock yesterday morning.
He was 39 years old and had lived in Kansas City for fifteen years.
He is survived by his father, A. R. Wright, and five sisters, Mrs. A. R. Moore, Mrs. Elva Wright, Mrs. H. H. Dedon of this city, Mrs. W. P. McClure, Portland, Oregon, and Mrs. R., A. Hogue, Quinton, Oregon.
Funeral services will be held at the home of Mrs. Moore, 1611 Lister Avenue, at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. Burial will be in Forest Hill Cemetery. (Kansas City Star, November 18, 1911, submitted by Fances Cooley)
The body of Mrs. Ada Skews, who was found dead
by her husband, H. H. Skews, at the home at 1422 Holmes Street yesterday afternoon, will be taken to Pocatello,
Idaho, the former home, for burial.
At the autopsy held by Dr. Harry Czarlitsky, deputy coroner, at Stewart's undertaking rooms yesterday morning,
it was found that death resulted from heart disease. (Kansas City Star - November 18, 1911, submitted by Frances
Cooley)
Funeral services for Ethel Naomi Smith, the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Smith, east of Independence, will be conducted at the home at 11 o'clock this morning, and burial will be in Mount Washington Cemetery.
The child died Thursday night. (Kansas City Star, November 18, 1911, submitted by Frances Cooley)
Gladys Brown, 30 years old, passed away at Bethany
Hospital in Kansas City, Kansas. Born in San Bernadino California June 25, 1908, she leaves her husband Ernest
M. Brown of the home, three daughters, four sons, and the mother and step fatlher Mr. and Mrs. Allie Guy Johnson
of Boulder, Colorado. Funeral services held at the Simmons Chapel in Kansas City followed by burial at Maple Hill
Cemetary, Kansas City, Kansas.
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