Chase County Kansas Obituaries
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Will, Alfred E Alfred E. Will, 87, of Strong City, died Jan. 3, 2003, at the Chase
County Health and
Rehabilitation Center in
Cottonwood Falls. The funeral service was
Jan. 7, 2003, at the Brown-
Bennett-Alexander Funeral
Home, Cottonwood Falls.
Father Jeffery A. Fasching, St.
Anthony Catholic Church,
Strong City, officiated.
Interment was in the Strong
City Cemetery.
Alfred E. Will, the son of
Paul A. and Emily Schoer Will,
was born April 2, 1915, in
Dundurn Saskatchewan,
Canada. He and his family
moved from Canada in 1917
and lived at various farms in
South Dakota before moving to
Melvin, Iowa, in 1930. He
moved to Texas during the late
1930's and worked as a ranch
manager for the Price Ranch,
both in Texas and Strong City,
for over 50 years. He retired in
1990. He married Florence Daub
on Jan. 22, 1960, at the Chase
County Courthouse,
Cottonwood Falls. They were
divorced. She survives.
He is also survived by one
brother, Jack Will of
Skellytown, Texas; and one sis
ter, Stella Dillard of Borger,
Texas. He was preceded in
death by his parents; five
brothers, Eldo, Louie, Lester,
Paul and Ernest Will; and
three sisters, Elsie Verdoes,
Lilly Greselin and Hazel
Amundson.
Memorial contributions to
Hand-in-Hand Hospice may be
sent in care of the funeral
home, 201 Cherry, Cottonwood
Falls, KS 66845
Chase County Leader-News, Cottonwood Falls, Kansas, Nov. 12, 2002