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Chase County Kansas Obituaries
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Strome, Helen Short Former Lyon County resi-
dent Helen Short Strome, 83,
of Seal Beach, Calif, died Nov.
7, 2002, at Seal Beach, Calif.
Survivors in this area include
her brother, Bill Short of
Cottonwood Falls. Mrs. Strome taught elementary school for 32 years in
Delavan, Wilsey, Burdick and
in Herington, where she
retired in 1981. During World
War II, while her husband was
in the military, she worked at
the Douglas airplane factory in
El Segundo, Calif.
Helen Short was born in
Lyon County and graduated
from Toledo Township High
School in 1937. She graduated
from Kansas State Teachers
College in Emporia with bach
elor's and master's degrees.
She is survived by her hus
band, Lewis Strome; they mar-
ried in February 1942. She is also survived by a
daughter; a son; two other
brothers, Morris Short of
Derby and Richard Short of
Paxico; two grandchildren; and
one great-grandchild.
The memorial service will
be Dec. 7 in the Leisure World
Community Church at Seal
Beach, Calif. Instead of flowers, the family suggests memorial contribu-
tions to the church, 14000
Church Place, Seal Beach, CA
90740 or Odyssey Foundation
for Hospice, 7077. Orangewood
Ave. Suite 201, Garden Grove,
CA 92841.
Chase County Leader-News, Cottonwood Falls, Kansas, Nov. 28, 2002
by Lorna Marvin
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