RUSH COUNTY KANSAS DEATH RECORDS
ALLEN, CLARENCE (MRS) -  nee  WAGNER, VELMA

(Obituary)

	DAUGHTER OF RUSSELL WOMAN IS DEAD AT 32

	Great Bend - Mrs. Clarence (Velma) Allen, 32, Great Bend, a
daughter of Mrs. Rachel Wagner, Russell, died Friday night (1966) in
the Central Kansas Medical Center, Great Bend, after a long illness.

	Born July 3, 1934 in Rush County, she had been a resident of Great
Bend for 12 years. She married Clarence Allen, August 22, 1953, in
Bentonville, Ark. She was a member of the First Christian Church,
Great Bend.

	Survivors include the widower, four sons, Terry, 12, Larry, 8,
Andy, 4, Jerry, 3, three daughters, Vickie, 11, Mary Jane, 5, and
Debra, 8 months, all of the home; her mother, Rachel Wagner, Russell;
two brothers, Gary Wagner, Russell, and Wilmer Wagner, of Texas; and
four sisters, Mrs. Neil Whetstone, San Jose, Calif., Mrs. Kenneth
Long, Russell, Verda Mae Wagner, Russell, and Karen Wagner, Russell.

	Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. today in the
Bryant-Fryberger Mortuary Chapel with Rev. Orel Newbrey officiating.
Burial will be in the Great Bend Cemetery."
BRACK, ABRAHAM

(Obituary)

 "Burial at LaCrosse for Abraham Brack

	Handwritten note - Died February 5, 1973)

Otis - Abraham Brack, 73, died Monday at the Central Kansas Medical
Center in Great Bend. 

The lifelong resident of Rush County is survived by his wife, Lillian,
of the home; one daughter, Mrs. Josephine Yost, LaCrosse; one son,
Morris, Bison, five grandchildren and six great grandchildren.

Services were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Trinity Lutheran Church in
Otis with Rev. Theodore Ludt officiating. Burial was in the LaCrosse
Cemetery.

Janousek Funeral Home in LaCrosse was in charge."
BRACK, ANNA MARIA - (nee Popp, Anna Maria)

(Funeral Card)

"In Memory

Anna Maria Brack

Born:    April 15, 1874

Passed Away:  August 13, 1948

Services Held from:  Trinity Lutheran Church, Otis, Kansas

		    Monday, August 16, 1948 at 2 p.m.

Clergyman:     Rev. Kurt Shettler

Final Resting Place:  Lutheran Cemetery, Otis Kansas

Casket Bearers:  Leo Peil, Wm. Nufer, J. B. Brack, Floyd Brack, Conrad
Popp, George Schlegel

Courtesy:   Childs Funeral Home, Hoisington, Kansas"

(Obiturary)

"Anna Maria Brack   (hand written note - from Dispatch, August
19, 1948)

	Anna Maria, daughter of Jacob Popp and Marie Elisabeth nee Ochs,
was born on April 15, 1874, in Schoenfield, Russia. On May 9, 1874,
she was baptized. She was also confirmed in the Lutheran church in
Russia.

	In December of 1891, she came to America with her brother, Jacob
Popp.

	On February 7, 1892, she was united in marriage to John G. Brack
of Otis. To this union six children were born., two passing away in
childhood.

	They spent many years on a farm northwest of Otis, then moved to
Otis where they spend 18 years. Three years ago they moved to
Hoisington to make their future home.

	Mrs. Brack had been in ill health for the past 19 months, the last
six weeks of which she spend at the St. Rose Hospital in Great Bend,
where she passed away August 13, at 1:13 a.m. She reached the age of
74 years, 3 months and 28 days.

	Her husband passed away on March 23 of this year.

	Surviving her are her four children:  Mrs. Matilda Brauer of
Omaha, Nebraska, Sam of Russell, Fred of Hoisington and Elmer of
Denver, Colorado. Also one brother Jacob Popp, and ten grandchildren
survive her.

	Funeral services were held Monday afternoon, August 15, at Trinity
Lutheran Church of Otis and burial was made in the Lutheran cemetery,
the pastor Rev. Kurt G. Shettler, Officiating."
BRACK, BENJAMIN F.

(Obituary)

"Ben F. Brack

	Wichita - Ben F. Brack, 91, died April 16, at Wichita. He was born
Aug. 4, 1892, in rural Barton County.

	Area survivors include four sisters, Martha Moore and Clarinette
Schneider, both of Otis, Hanna Kerbs of LaCrosse and Alta Luft of
Bison.

	Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at East Heights United
Methodist Church in Wichita with burial in White Chapel Memorial
Gardens in Wichita. Memorials are suggested to the church or
Youthville in Newton. Downing and Lahey Mortuary in Wichita is in
charge of arrangements."

(Notice of Funeral)

	"Wichita - Ben. F. Brack, 91, died April 16, (1984) at
Wichita. He was born Aug. 4, 1892, in rural Barton County.

	Area survivors include four sisters, Martha Moore and Clarinette
Schneider, both of Otis, Hanna Kerbs, LaCrosse, and Alta Luft, Bison.

	Funeral was Thursday at East Heights United Methodist Church in
Wichita with burial in White Chapel Memorial Gardens in Wichita.

	Memorials are suggested to the church or Youthville in
Newton."
BRACK, EDISON

(Funeral Card)

"In Memory of

Edison Brack

Date of Birth    July 22, 1910 at Otis, Kansas

Date of Death    February 11, 1910 at Otis, Kansas

Place of Services Trinity Lutheran Church in Otis, February 13, 1970 at 2:00 pm

Interment Great Bend City Cemetery

Clergyman   Rev. Theo Judt

Organist   Mrs. Dorothy Peters

Casket Bearers Norman Stieben, Elmer E. Miller, Wm. Lebsack, 	Ralph
Avis, G.A. Wegele, Fred Brack

Arangements by Hoover Funeral Home, LaCrosse, Kansas"

My mother in law, Mrs. Elma Brack, made the following note on the back
of his funeral card, "Edison Brack was the youngest son of Peter
C. & Elizabeth (nee Schlegel). He was married to Alice Hampl in
1939 in Otis Kansas.  His wife survives him, also one sister, Hannah
(Mrs. Charles Brack) and two brothers Floyd and Edwin."
BRACK, EDWIN B.

(Funeral Card)

"In Remembrance of

Edwin B. Brack

June 5, 1903	Barton County, Kansas

May 18, 1979	LaCrosse, Kansas

Services	Monday, May 21, 1979, Trinity Lutheran Church, Otis, Kansas, 1:30 p.m.

Clergyman:     Pastor Theo. Judt

Music:            Mrs. Dorothy Peters, Organist

Casket Bearers Woodrow Moore, Albert Steinert, LeRoy DeWald, Herman K.
Brack, Rubin Funk, Fritz Schober

Interment:    Fairview Cemetery, Galatia, Kansas

Arrangements by:  Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home, Hoisington,
Kansas"

 (Obituary)

"Edwin B. Brack

	OTIS - Edwin B. Brack, 75, Otis, died Friday May 18 at the Rush
County Memorial Hosital, LaCrosse, of a sudden illness. Born June 5,
1903, in Barton County, he married Phoebe Keil, Aug. 16, 1931 at Otis.

	A retired farmer and a lifetime resident of the Otis-Galatia area,
he was a member of the Trinity Lutheran Church, Otis.

	Survivors include his wife of the home;  two daughters, Mrs. Fara
Popp of Russell and Mrs. Mary LeRoy of Wichita;  two step-brothers,
Alvin Keil of Great Bend and Edwin Keil of Russell; one sister, Mrs.
Hannah Brack of Otis, and two grandchildren.

	Funeral services were at 1:30 p.m. Monday at the Trinity Lutheran
Church at Otis. Pastor Theo Judt officiated. Burial was in Fairview
Cemetery at Galatia.

	Memorials are suggested to the Trinity Lutheran Church.

	Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements."

(Note:  Edwin B. Brack married his step sister, Phoebe Keil - daughter
of his step-mother by her first marriage.)

(Second obituary)

"EDWIN B. BRACK

	Otis - Edwin B. Brack, 75, died at LaCross of a heart attack on
Friday. Born June 5, 1903, he was a retired farmer.

	Services will be at 1:30 p.m. today at Trinity Lutheran Church, at
Otis. Burial will be at Galatia.

	Survivors are the widow, Mrs. Phoebe Brack; two daughters, Mrs.
Paul C. (Fara) Popp of Russell and Mrs. Mary LeRoy of Wichita, and two
grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Hannah Brack of Otis; two step brothers,
Alvin Keil of Great Bend and Edwin Keil of Russell.

	Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home of Hoisington was in charge.

	A memorial has been established with the Trinity Lutheran Church
at Otis."
BRACK, ELMA ELSENA -
(nee, Keil, Elma Elsena  -  Mrs. Floyd Brack.

(Funeral Card)

In remembrance of

Elma E. Brack

October 22, 1903, Barton County, Kansas - September 29, 1970, Great
Bend, Kansas

Services

Friday, October 2, 1970 at Trinity Lutheran Church, Otis, Kansas 2
p.m.

Clergyman   Pastor Theo. Judt

Music     Mrs. Paul Strecker, Organist

Duet       Mrs. Leland Keil - Mr. Clarence Stinert sang "Oh,
Where is the home of the soul to be found?"

Interment   Fairview Cemetery, Galatia, Kansas

Casket bearers  Herman Keil,	Henry Wagner,  Herman K. Brack, 
Charles Seidl, Dan E. Brack,	John Schlegel

My mother-in-law, Elma Brack made note that "Yea, though I walk
through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil"
was the funeral sermon text.  

(Personal note, "step" and "half" in reference to
siblings were often interchanged.)

(Elma's  obiturary is also in my files, it reads as follows)

Otis - Mrs. Elma E. Brack, 66, Otis, died Tuesday evening at the
Central Kansas Medical Center in Great Bend.  Born Oct. 22, 1903, in
Barton County, she has been a lifelong resident of Otis and Galatia
communities.

She was a member of the Trinity Lutheran Church in Otis, the Naomi
Circle and the Olmitz EHU.

Survivors include the widower, Floyd of the home, a son, LaVern of
Otis; two daughters, Mrs. Ruben (LaVina) Bender, Russel and Mrs.
Albert (Darlene) Bender, Salina; Two brother Edwin Keil, Russel and
Alvin Keil, Great Bend; a half-brother Edwin Brack, Otis; a
half-sister, Mrs. Charles Brack, Albert; 10 grandchildren, two
step-grandchildren, one great grandchild, and two
step-great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Friday from the Trinity Lutheran
Church in Otis with Rev. Theodore Judt officiating. Burial will be in
the Fairview Cemetery.

Friends may call from 11 a.m. until 9 p.m. Thursday at the
Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home and from 11 a.m. until service time
Friday.

The family suggests memorials to the church."   
BRACK, ELMER

(Funeral Card)

Elmer L. Brack

Born:		August 2, 1911

Passed Away:	June 13, 1985

Services:	Chapel - 29th at Wadsworth

		Tuesday,  June 18, 1985    11:00 a.m.

Officiating:	The Reverend James R. Cotter, Redeemer Lutheran Church

Music by:	The Olinger Male Quartet

Interment:	Olingers Eastlawn Memorial Gardens.
BRACK, GEORGE ALLEN

(Funeral Card)

"In Memory of 

George A. Brack

Date of Birth - Nov. 20, 1938

Date of Death - Feb. 19, 1984

Place of Services - Trinity Lutheran Church, Otis, Thursday, Feb. 23,
1984, 2:00 p.m.

Officiating:  Pastor Arthur R. Stull

Organist:  Janice Highfill

"Rock of Ages" - Church Choir, "O Love That Will Not
Let Me Go" - 324, "Thine is the Glory" - 145

Casket Bearers:  Leland Brack, Richard Rodie, Lloyd Rodie, Wayne
Rodie, Marvin Rodie, Eudale Brack.

Interment:  Lutheran Cemetery, Otis, Kansas"

(Obituary from the Hoisington Dispatch of February 23, 1984, reads as
follows)

"GEORGE A BRACK

	OTIS - George A. Brack, 45, died Feb. 19 at Medina Lake, Tex. Born
Nov. 20, 1938 at Otis, he married Shirley Wegele Sept 22, 1957 at
Otis. He was sales manager for Sherwin Williams Paint Co. in San
Antonio, Tex.

	He was a member of the Trinity Lutheran Church in Otis.

	Survivors include the widow of the home;  two sons, Craig, Belen,
N.M., and Michael of the home; a daughter, Sandra of the home; his
mother, Mrs. Leah Brack, Guymon, Okla.; three sisters, Darlene
Schlegel and Fern Gackstatter, both of Guymon, Okla., and Rachel
Hergert, Marshfield, Wis.; and one grandchild.

	Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday from the Trinity
Lutheran Church in Otis with Rev. Arthur Stull officiating. Burial
will be in the Lutheran Cemetery in Otis.

	Friends may call at Janousek Funeral Home in LaCrosse until time
of service.

	Memorials are suggested to the family's choice in care of the
funeral home."

(Second obiturary)

"George A. Brack

	OTIS - George A. Brack, 45, died Feb. 19 at Medina Lake, Texas.
Born Nov. 20, 1938, at Otis, he married Shirley Wegele Sept. 22, 1957,
at Otis. He was sales manager for Sherwin Williams Paint Company in
San Antonio, Texas.

	He was a member of the Trinity Lutheran Church of Otis.

	Survivors include his wife, of the home;  two sons, Craig of
Belen, N.M., Michael of the home; one daughters, Sandra Brack of the
home; his mother, Mrs. Leah Brack of Guymon, Okla.; three sisters,
Darlene Schlegel and Fern Gackstatter, both of Guymon, Okla., Rachael
Hergert of Marshfield, Wis.; and one grandchild.

	Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Trinity Lutheran Church in
Otis with the Rev. Arthur Stull officiating. Burial will be at
Lutheran Cemetery, Otis.

	Friends may call at the Janousek Funeral Home in LaCrosse.
Memorials are suggested to the family's choice in care of the funeral
home."
BRACK, GEORGE G.

(Funeral Card)

"In Memory Of George G. Brack

Date of Birth      April 3, 1905 at Otis, Kansas

Date of Death    July 28, 1970 at the Central Kansas Medical Center in
Great Bend

Place of Services Trinity Lutheran Church in Otis, Thursday, July 30,
1970, at 2:00 p.m.

Interment:    Trinity Lutheran Church

Clergyman:    Rev. Theo. Judt

Casket Bearers:  Floyd Brack, Leland Brack, Eudale Brack, Abe Brack,
Edwin Brack, Sam Wagner

Arrangements by:  Hoover Funeral Home, LaCrosse, Kansas"
Handwritten notes inside the funeral card by Mrs. Elma Dumler
Brack:

"He underwent surgery on his heart and died suddenly. George G.
Brack was the son of George P. and Lizzie Brack was married to Leah
Rodie in May 1926. Survivors:  The widow, Darlene, Mrs. Carl Schlegel
of Keyes Oklahoma; Fern, Mrs. Edwin Gachkstatter of Guymon, Okla., and
 Mrs. Rachel Lea, Merril Hergert of Marchfield, Wisconsin and son,
George A. of Whichita. Three sisters:  Mrs. Sam Appel, Mrs. Vernie
Irvin, Otis, Mrs. Bonita Thompson, Russell and ten
grandchildren." 

(Obituary)

"George G. Brack

	Otis - George G. Brack, 65, died Tuesday evening at the Central
Kansas Medical Center in Great Bend following a very brief illness. He
was born April 3, 1905 at Otis. He married Leah Rodie May 17, 1926 at
Otis and was a retired carpenter.

	Survivors include the widow; one son, George A., Wichita; three
daughters, Mrs. Carl Schlegel, Keyes, Okla.; Mrs. Edwin Gackstatter,
Guymon, Okla.; Mrs. Merril Hergert, Marchfield, Wis.; three sisters,
Mrs. Sam Appel, Rush Center; Mrs. Vernie Irvin, Otis; Mrs. Bonita
Thompson, Russel, and ten grandchildren.

	Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Trinity Lutheran
Church at Otis with the Rev. Theo. Judt officiating. Burial will be in
the church cemetery. Friends may call at Hoover Funeral Home at 9 p.m.
Wednesday."
BRACK, HARRY EDWARD

(Obituary)

"HARRY EDWARD BRACK

	LaCrosse - Harry Edward Brack, 72, died Jan. 21, (1984) at his
home in LaCrosse. Born Jan 30, 1911 in Rush County, he had been a
lifetime Rush County resident. He married Elizabeth Friedenberger,
April 9, 1931, at Otis. He was a retired farmer.

	Brack was a member of the Trinity Lutheran Church in Otis.

	Survivors include the widow of the home; two sons, Keith, Johnson
County, Tenn., and Leonard, Rockvale, Colo.; one daughter, Annette
McNickle, Zenith; one brother, Lester L., Otis; three sisters, Verna
Schneider, Otis; Dora Kaiser, Bison, and Martha Margheim, Hoisington;
nine grandchildren, one great-grandchild and two step-children.

	Funeral was Wednesday at church with Rev. Arthur R. Stull,
Officiating. Burial was LaCrosse Cemetery.

	Memorials are suggested to the American Heart Association or
Diabetes Foundation."
BRACK, JOHANN
FREDERICK "FRED"

(Obituary)

"FUNERAL RITES HELD HERE FOR FRED BRACK

	Funeral services were conducted here Saturday for Fred Brack, 50,
whose sudden death at his home early Wednesday (7 March 1956) shocked
his many friends in the city.

	The service was conducted in the Methodist church Saturday
afternoon with the Rev. Donald Viets, pastor, officiating. Interment
was in the Hoisington cemetery and the Childs-Burgal Funeral home
directed.

	Casket bearers who served were:  Edwin Brack, Fred Kinman,
Harrison Brack, Geo. Brack, Jr., Melvin Brack and Fred Boxberger.

	Mr. Brack's death resulted from a heart attack, which occurred in
his car. He had gone out to get the family car ready to take the
children to school and was stricken before he could get the car out of
the garage. The home is at 512 East First Street.

	He was an employee of the Mast Drilling company of Russell and had
worked the previous night. Born in Otis, Kansas, May 25, 1905, Mr.
Brack had resided during most of his life in this area.

	Survivors include the widow, Josephine Brack; one son, Bruce, 10
years old; two daughters, Beverly, 8, and Merlynn, 7; two brothers,
Sam of Russell, and Elmer of Denver; and a sister, Mrs. Matilda
Brauer, Omaha, Nebr."
BRACK, JOHN G.

(Funeral Card)

In Memory of 

John G. Brack

Born	March 4, 1871

Passed away   March 23, 1948

Services from:	Trinity Lutheran Church, Otis, Kansas

		Friday, March 26, 1948,  2:30 p.m.

Clergyman:	Rev. Kurt Schettler

Final Resting Place:  Otis Cemetery

Casket Bearers:  Conrad Popp, Aaron Brack, Harrison Brack, Elmer
Shafer, Fritz Schneider, George Schlegel.

Courtesty:	Childs Funeral Home, Hoisington, Kansas

 (Obituary from the March 25, 1948 Hoisington Dispatch)

"BRACK

	John G. Brack, son of Henry and Marie Brack, nee Ochs, was born in
Schoenfeld, Russia, March 4, 1871 and died of a heart attack in their
home, 411 North Oak, Hoisington, March 23, at the age of 77 years and
19 days.

	He was baptized in the Lutheran church in Russia and confirmed in
that faith. February 7, 1892 he was united in marriage to Anna Popp
and to this union six children were born, two passing away in
childhood.

	They spent many years on a farm northwest of Otis, then moved
northwest of Otis, then moved to Otis where they spent 18 years and
three years ago moved to Hoisington to make their future home.

	Surviving are his wife, one daughter, Matilda Brauer, who makes
her home at 411 North Oak, Sam Brack of Russell, Fred of Hoisington
and Elmer of Denver. Also surviving are ten grandchildren; three
brothers, George, Peter and Jacob of Otis and one sister, Mrs. Jacob
Shafer of Galatia.

	There will be a short funeral service for Mr. Brack at the home at
411 N. Oak at one o'clock Friday afternoon. At 2:30 p.m. services will
be conducted at the Trinity Lutheran church at Otis, by the Rev. Kurt
Shettler."
BRACK, JOHN HENRY

(Obituary)   Died on 23 March 1922

"John Henry Brack

	John Henry Brack was born in Schoenfeld, Russia, as the son of
John and Justina Brack. Baptized in the Lutheran church he received
the usual instruction of his church and was confirmed in Rosenthal in
1871.

	In the spring of 1876 he was united in holy wedlock to Miss
Susanna Margaret Ochs. To this union twelve children were born; three
of them died in infancy, nine surviving their father. In the fall of
1876 the deceased with his wife and his parents and other family
members emigrated to America. They arrived here on our shores in the
month of October and settled near Pawnee Rock, Kansas. From here they
moved to a farm, belonging to their cousin, Mr. Peter Brack, 2 1/2
miles north and 1/2 miles west of Otis.

	In 1878 the parents of our late friend took up a homestead near
Albert, and in 1879 he also took for himself a homestead three miles
north of Otis. Here the family worked for the next decade; one boy and
another and one girl after another left the home farm to build their
own homes. With the youngest son the parents lived for some years till
they decided to move to town. They bought a home in the south end of
Otis and here our late brother had to go through the last sad
struggles. His poor health forced him to seek for good ailment and he
tried many physicians, but though he got the best care by his faithful
wife and all the children who stayed with the parents over night, his
time was set and on the evening of March 23rd he passed away without
great pain. He brought his age to 66 years, 1 month and 23 days.

	He leaves to mourn his death, his true wife; two brothers, Peter,
of Otis and John of Rozell; one sister, Mrs. Miller, of Sterling,
Colo.; four sons, H. H., P. P., Phillip, and Manue, all in our
vicinity; also five daughters, Mrs. Elisabeth Rodie, Mrs. Anna Ochs,
Mrs. Mary Schlegel, Mrs. Kate Brack, Mrs. Kate Elisabeth Menke and
very many near relatives and a host of friends.

	The funeral was held from the Lutheran church on Sunday afternoon
at 3:30. A very large crowd filled the building to its utmost
capacity. The sermon preached on this occasion was based upon the word
in St. John  (missing chapter): 19-30. The choir of the congregation
same two impressive cantatas.

	Interment was made in the Lutheran cemetery west of town.

	May his body rest in peace and the eternal home by his
reward."
BRACK, KARL AKA
BRACK, CHARLES

(Obituary) from the Great Bend Tribune (April 1, 1974), it reads:

"Karl (Charles) Brack

	Albert - Karl (Charles) Brack, 76, died Sunday (31 March 1974) at
the Central Kansas Medical Center. Born Jan. 6, 1898 at Albert, he
married Hanna Brack Jan. 28, 1921, at Otis. He was a retired farmer
and longtime resident here.

	He was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Otis.

	Survivors include his wife; two sons; Orland, Albert: Wendall,
Liberal; one daughter; Mrs. Tom Smith, Savannah, Ga.; seven
grandchildren; three great grandchildren.

	Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the church with the Rev.
Theo Judt officiating. Burial will be in Otis Lutheran Cemetery.
Friends may call at Janousek Funeral Home, LaCrosse, frrom 9 a.m. to 9
p.m. Tuesday. The family suggests memorials to the Martin Luther
Home."
BRACK, MORRIS

(Obituary)

"MORRIS E. BRACK

	Bison - Morris E. Brack, 60, died May 24, (1983) at Central Kansas
Medical Center after a long illness. Born Sept 9, 1922, at Albert, he
had been a lifetime area resident. He married Louise Budde Aug. 21,
1942, at Albert. He was a retired farmer.

	Brack was a member of United Methodist Church in Otis, on the
board of directors for Rush county Nursing Home and a past school
board member in the Otis area.

	Survivors include the widow; one son, Alan, Albert; one daughter,
Mrs. Don (Dian) Schremmer, Hoisington; mother, Lillian Brack, Otis;
one sister, Jeanette Yost, LaCrosse; and five grandchildren.

	Funeral was Friday at Bryant - Christians Funeral Home in Great
Bend with Rev. Ray Hall officiating. Burial was in Great Bend
Cemetery.

	Memorials are suggested to the Central Kansas Medical Center
Respiratory Therapy Department."
COLLINS, CHARLES

(Obituary) CHARLES W. COLLINS

	LaCrosse - Charles William Collins, 70 died Friday, Jan. 9, at his
home.

	He was born Jan. 12, 1916, in Raham, Colo., to William A. and
Jesse (Mills) Collins. He married Bertha Schwindt July 28, 1937, in
Rush County. She died July 11, 1986.

	He was a farmer and a member of the LaCrosse United Methodist
Church and the Walnut City Masonic Lodge No. 215.

	Survivors include: Three sons, Larry, Nekoma;  Robert, Colorado
Springs, Colo.;  and John, Rush Center;  two daughters, Nancy Collins,
Ulysses; and Susan Teach, Rush Center; two brothers, Uly and Roy, both
of Pueblo, Colo.; three sisters, Nellie Schwindt, LaCrosse;  Hazel
Dunlap, Nampa, Idaho; and Dimple Todhunter, Pueblo; and nine
grandchildren.

	His funeral was at 2 p.m. Monday in LaCrosse United Methodist
Church, with Rev. John Daly officiating.

	Burial was in the LaCrosse Cemetery.

	The Janousek Funeral Home was in charge of rites."
DEWALD, PAUL KENNETH

(Obituary)

	Born December 28, 1934 in Winterset Township southwest of Russell
and a lifetime resident of the Milberger community, he was the son of
Emanuel  and Elizabeth (Schwartz) De Wald. His death occurred at the
home of his parents on May 31, 1970, (1:55 p.m.) . His age was 35
years, 5 months and 3 days.

	Paul was baptized in early infancy and after becoming of age, he
was confirmed in the Lutheran faith. He retained this faith and was a
member of The United Emanuel Lutheran Church at Milberger. He attended
rural school through the 8th grade and later attended a Training
School at Hutchinson, Kansas for a year. After reaching manhood, he
worked at various jobs and was employed at Russell in a Lumber Yard
for some time. He never married but was active in community and church
activities until failing health necessitated medical care for the past
year and a half. During this time he has been in a Hays hospital and
also at Larned, Kansas, but had been living at home with his parents
since last February.

	His immediate family consisting of his parents, four brothers,
Leroy, of Otis, Kansas; Harlan of LaCrosse, Kansas; Howard of Route 1,
Russell, Kansas and  Darrell of Denver, Colo., two sisters, Mrs.
Harold (Allice) Michaelis, Colorado Springs, Colo., and Mrs. Glen
(Norma) Feil in Denver, Colo., a number of nephews, nieces and cousins
all remain to mour his sudden passing.

(back of the funeral card)

Memorial service: Conducted from the United Emanuel Lutheran Church at
Milberger on Tuesday, June 2, 1970, at 2:00 p.m. Pastor Gilbert
Kisling officiating.

Organist:  Mrs. Rudolph Funk

Quartette:  Hubert Karst, Tom Funk, John Karst, Constantine Karst.

Casket Bearers:  Bob DeWald, James DeWald, Don DeWald, Carl Radke,
Mark DeWald, Edwin Lee Funk, Jr. 

Laid to rest: Fairview Cemetery, Galatia, Kansas

Services Entrusted to: Deines Brothers Funeral Home."
DUMLER, ALBERT
"ABE"

(Obituary)

	LaCrosse - Albert "Abe" Dumler, 58, died Thursday (19
Sept. 1974) at his home in LaCrosse. Born April 18, 1916 in Ruth
County. He owned and operated Skelly's Service Station in LaCrosse
since 1946. He had been a resident of LaCrosse all his life.

	He was a member of the VFW, American Legion, LaCrosse and a WWII
Veteran.

	Survivors are his mother; Mrs. Maude Soapes, Oklahoma City, Okla.;
four sisters; Mrs. June Petrik, McPherson, Mrs. Nadine Million,
Alexander, Mrs. Violet Suppes, Sedalia, Mo., Mrs. Margaret Suppes,
Ellinwood.

	Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Janousek Funeral Home
of LaCrosse with Rev. Charles Wilcox officiating. Burial will be in
LaCrosse Cemetery. Friends may call until 9 p.m. Friday and until
service time on Saturday at the funeral home." 
DUMLER, OTILIA - nee Niedens,
Otilia, wife of Rudolph (Rudy) G. Dumler

(Obituary)

"Mrs. Otilia Dumler, 64, Dies at CKMC Friday

	Otis - Mrs. Otilia Dumler, 64, Otis, died Friday (29 March 1974)
at the Central Kansas Medical Center, Great Bend. She grew up in
Russell County.

	Surviving are her husband, Rudy, of the home; two daughters, Mrs.
Anita Hergert, Garden City; Mrs. Shirley Nowakowski, Orlando, Fla.;
two sisters, Mrs. Ben Dumler, Russell County, and Mrs. Ernest Wegele,
Otis; two brothers, Rudy Niedens and Emanuel Niedens, both of
Hoisington; and five grandchildren.

	The funeral was at 2 p.m. today at the Trinity Lutheran Church,
Otis, with the Rev. Theo Judt officiating. Burial was in the LaCross
Cemetery.

	Janousek Funeral Home, LaCrosse, was in charge."

Her funeral card is also in my files, it reads:

"In Memory Of

Otilia Dumler  (handwritten nee Niedens)

Date of Birth	January 20, 1910

Date of Death	March 29, 1974

Place of Service	Trinity Lutheran Church, Otis, Kansas

		Monday, April 1, 1974, at 2:00 p.m.

Officiating	Rev. Theo Judt

Organist	Mrs. Paul Strecker

Duet		Mr. Clarence Steinert    Mrs. Leland Keil

Casket Bearers	Albert Niedens, Larry Dumler, Leon Strecker, Leonard


Niedens, Robert Niedens, Rich Dumler.		

Interment		LaCrosse City Cemetery, LaCrosse, Kansas

Arrangements by:	Janousek Funeral Home, LaCrosse,
Kansas"
ERNI, MRS. EDWARD -  nee
??

(Obituary)

	"Bison - Mrs. Clara Erni, 83, died Sunday (28 April 1968), in
the Rush County Hospital in LaCrosse after a lengthy illness. Born
March 4, 1885 in Berger, Mo., she married Edward Erni, Feb. 12, 1907
at Berger. He died in July 1963. They were longtime residents of
Bison.

	She was a member of the Methodist Church.

	She is survived by one son, Clarence, Bison, one daughter, Mrs.
Ann Gates, Penokee, two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

	Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the church with the
Rev. William F. Landis officiating. Burial will be in Lone Star
Cemetery, Bison. Friends may call at the Hoover Funeral Home in
LaCrosse until 9 a.m. Tuesday."
FOOS, SR, DAVID

(Obituary)

	"Otis - David Foos, Sr., died at the LaCrosse Rest Home June
23, (1972), at the age of 89.

	He was born July 23, 1882, in Merkel, Russia. He is a member of
the Trinity Lutheran Church of Otis.

	He is survived by three sons, David Foos, Jr., of Tracy,
California, Roland Brack of Kerman, California, and Kenneth Brack of
Otis, nine grandchildren and two great grandchildren.

	Funeral services will be Tuesday at 10 a.m. at the Trinity
Lutheran Church, Otis. Interment will be in the Trinity Lutheran
Cemetery, Otis. Rev. Theo Judt will officiate. Friends may call at the
Janousek Funeral Home, LaCrosse from 9 a.m. until 9 p.m.
Monday."
FREIDENBERGER, SR,
GEORGE

(Funeral Card)

"In Memory of

GEORGE FREIDENBERGER, SR.

Date of Birth	February 9, 1887 at Freidenberger, Russia

Date of Death	December 30, 1969 at The Rush County Memorial
Hospital in LaCrosse, Kansas

Place of Services:  Trinity Lutheran Church in Otis, Friday, January
2, 1970 at 2:00 p.m.

Interment:  Otis Lutheran Cemetery

Clergyman:  Rev. Theo. Judt

Organist:    Mrs.Terry Highfill

Music is by the Church Choir

Casket Bearers:  Donald Deines, Merlin Deines, LeRoy Deines, Keith
Brack, James Deines, Donn Freidenberger.

Honorary Casket Bearers are grandsons of George Freidenberger, Sr.

Arrangements by Hoover Funeral Home, LaCrosse, Kansas."

(Obituary)

"Freidenberger Rites Held at LaCrosse

	Otis - George Freidenberger, Sr., 82, died Tuesday afternoon at
Rush County Memorial Hospital, LaCrosse, after a one week's illness.
Born, Feb. 9, 1887, at Freidenberg, Russia, he married Sophie
Kindsfatter, Jan. 16, 1912, at Rocky Ford, Colo. He had been a retired
farmer and a resident of Rush County since 1907.

	He was a member of the Otis Trinity Lutheran Church.

	Survivors include the widow; sons, Herbert, Hutchinson, Alex,
Bison, George Jr., Otis, Richard, Alamogordo, N.M. and daughters Mrs.
Esther Brack, LaCrosse, Mrs. Alice Paschall, Hutchinson, Mrs. Helen
Lorenz, Bison, Mrs. Raymond Boele, Ukiah, Calif.; 33 grandchildren and
23 great-grandchildren.

	Funeral services were 2 p.m. Friday at the church with the Rev.
Theo Judt officiating. The Hoover Funeral Home, LaCrosse, was in
charge of arrangements. Burial was in the Otis Lutheran
Cemetery."
HINKEL, IRVEN HARVEY -
husband of Stella Brack

(Obituary)

NESS MAN DIES JULY 2

"Irven H. Hinkel, 62 a Ness county resident since 1936, died of
an apparent heart atach here early Monday, July 2 (1973). While he had
not been in good health for some time, death came unexpectedly.

	Born near Shaffer in Rush County on June 3, 1911, he was united in
marriage to Stella Brack on May 24, 1936.

	The young couple came immediately to Ness county where they farmed
southwest of Ness City for some 22 years before moving into Ness City
to make their home the past 15 years.

	He was a member of Our Redeemer Lutheran Church here.

	Funeral service will be held Thursday morning, July 5, 10:00
o'clock, at the church conducted by the pastor, Rev. Steve Ranheim.
Interment will be in the Ness City cemetery.

	Survivors include the widow of the home here; two sisters, Mrs.
Lillian Schlegel and Mrs. Edwin (Mabel) Wagner, both of Ness City; two
brothers, Elmer Hinkel of Larned, and Roy Hinkel of Alamota;  other
relatives and friends."

(Another Notice of Death)

"Irven H. Hinkel

	Ness City - Irven Harvey Hinkel, 62, retired Ness City Farmer,
died Monday in his truck at the Farmers Cooperative Elevator. He was
born June 3, 1911 at Schaffer. He married Stella Viola Brack, may 24,
1936.

	He was a member of Redeemer Lutheran Church.

	Survivors include the widow; brothers, Elmer, Larned; Roy,
Alamota; sisters, Mrs. Mabel Wagner and Mrs. Lillian Schegel, Ness
City.

	Funeral Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Redeemer Lutheran
Church, Rev. Steven Ranheriam (sic) officiating. Burial will be in
Ness City Cemetery. Friends may call through Wednesday night at
Fitzgerald Funeral Home, Ness City."

(Funeral Card)

"In Memory of IRVEN HARVEY HINKEL

Born		June 3, 1911, Schaffer, Kansas

Passed Away	July 2, 1973, Ness, Kansas - Age 62 Years, 29 days

Memorial Services:  Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, Ness City, Kansas

		  Thursday, July 5, 1973, 10:00 a.m.

Minister:  Rev. Steve Renheim, Pastor, Our Redeemer Lutheran Church,
Ness City, Kansas

Music:  Toby Dietz, Soloist, "How Great Thou Art", "O
Where Is The Home Of The South To Be Found"

Congregational Hymn: "He Leadeth Me" - No. 478

Mrs. Larry Reinert, Organist

Casket Bearers: Robert Brack, Marlyn Brack, Dwight Wagner, Eugene
Wagner, Joe Weilert, Jessee Clouston

Interment:  Ness City, Kansas, Cemetery

Arrangements - Fitzgeralds, Ness City."

(Handwritten note by my mother in law, Mrs. Elma Dumler Brack, on the
inside of the card, "Son-in-law of J.B. Brack, survived by his
wife, survived by brothers-in-law Harrison Brack of Hoisington,
Kansas, Arthur Brack of Great Bend, deceased."
IRVIN, MRS. VENIE - (nee
Brack, Alma Alvina)

(Obituary)

"Mrs. Vernie Irvin

Otis - Mrs. Alma Alvina Irvin, 63, died Friday (July 1972) at the
Central Kansas Medical Center, Great Bend, after a short illness. Born
Aug. 29, 1908, near Otis, she was married to Vernie Irvin. She was
Eudale Brack, Otis; sisters; Mrs. Sam Apple, LaCrosse; Mrs. Bonita
Thompson, Russell.

Funeral will be 10 a.m. Monday at the church with the Rev. Theo H.
Judt Officiating. Burial will be in Otis Cemetery. Friends may call
from 1 to 9 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at Janousek Funeral Home,
LaCrosse." (Handwritten note on the obituary "I think July
1972.)
KARST, AMELIA - nee Dumler,
Amelia, wife of Oscar Karst

(First Obituary)

Amelia Karst    

	Amelia Karst, 82, 2426 Walnut, died Tuesday (12 April 1983) at
Russell Care Center, in Russell. Born Amelia Dumler, May 3, 1900, in
Russell County, she had been a Great Bend resident since 1946, moving
here from Galatia. She married Oscar Karst, March 7, 1920, in
Milberger. He died in August of 1982. She was a homemaker.

	Mrs. Karst was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Great Bend.

	Survivors include two daughters, Ulanda Nichols of Great Bend and
Marlene Beckebof Russell; two brothers, Herbert Dumler of Bell
Gardens, Calif.; and George Dumler of Salina; one sister, Caroline
Holl of Russell; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

	Funeral arrangements will be announced later by Fryberger
Mortuary. Memorials are suggested to the church."

(A Second obituary)

"AMELIA KARST       

	Amelia Karst, 82, died Tuesday, April 12, (1983) at the Russell
Kare Center. She was born May 3, 1900, in Russell County to George
Jacob Dumler and Kathryn (Reinhardt) Dumler.

	She married Oscar Karst, March 7, 1920, at Milberger. He died Aug.
13, 1982.

	Survivors are two daughters, Ulanda Nichols, Great Bend, and
Marlene Becker, Russell; six grandchildren, five great grandchildren;
two brothers, Herbert Dumler, Bell Gardens, Calif., and George J.
Dumler, Salina; a sister, Caroline Holl, Russell.

	Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Trinity Lutheran
Church, Great Bend, clerby officiating Rev. Robert Studtmann and Rev.
Charles Tews. Burial will be in Great Bend Cemetery.

	Friends may call until 12:30 p.m. Friday at Fryberger Mortuary,
Great Bend, and at the church to service time.

	A memorial has been set up to the church, of which she was a
member."

(Funeral Card)

"In Memory of 

Amelia Karst

Born:    May 3, 1900, Russell County, Kansas

Passed Away:  April 12, 1983, Russell, Kansas

Services at:  Trinity Lutheran Church, Great Bend, Kansas, Friday,
April 15, 1983, 2:00 p.m.

Ministers:  Rev. Robert Studtmann, Rev. Charles Tews

Casketbearers:  Stephen Becker, Mark Nichols, Michael Becker, Gene
Lamb, Leland Nuss, Herbert Krug

Music:  Enid Boyle, Organist

Interment:  Great Bend Cemetery, Great Bend, Kansas."

Handwritten note on the inside of the funeral card (by Mrs. Elma
Dumler Brack) reads:

"Amelia Dumler, the daughter of George Jacob and Katrana (sic)
Dumler was born in Russell County, confirmed and baptized in Milberger
church, married Oscar Karst on March 7, 1920 at Milberger. They lived
in Barton County, north of Galatia, on the old Karst place. Moved to
Great Bend in 1946, to 2426 Walnut Drive. Joined Trinity Lutheran
(Church) there, later on. Survived by Ulanda Nichols and Marlene
Becker; and sister Carolina Holl, Russell; two brothers, Herbert of
California and G. Jakie Dumler of Salina, who were not at funeral and
6 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren."
KINDSVATER, CLINTON
D.	

(Obituary)

	"Clinton Dale Kindsvater, or "Lefty" as he was
called by his many friends, was born in Bazine on June 18, 1921, the
son of John and Lida Schwartzkopf Kindsvater and passed away at the
Gleason hospital in Larned on September 27, (1973) at the age of 52.

	The family lived at Alexander and Hargrave, until 1937 when they
moved to Ness City.

	He was united in marriage to Lola Bolles on June 16, 1961, at
Nekoma.

	He was a member of the United Methodist Church, American Legion,
VFW, Ness County Country club and also was a World War II veteran.

	He had a great love for sports and played baseball on the town
team for many years.

	He will also be remembered by the public as a faithful postal
employee, retiring in June of 1972 after 30 years of service.

	He is survived by his wife, Lola; his father, John; his twin
brother, Clifton, and wife Marjorie; and one niece, Doylene. He was
preceded in death by his mother on December 22, 1970. He was a loving
husband and son, and will be missed by all who knew him."
KLEWENO, ADAM	

(Obituary)

	"Bison - Adam Kleweno, 90, died Thursday evening (1970) at
the Central Kansas Medical Center at Great Bend after a short illness.
Born, April 16, 1879, at Otis, he married Eva Krug June 9, 1901, at
Bison. He was the owner of the Kleweno Garage and Car Shop at Bison.
He had been a lifetime resident of the area.

	Survivors include the widow; two sons, Harvey, Denver, Colo., and
Harry, Las Vegas, Nev.; a daughter, Mrs. LaVina Erbes, La Crosse; a
brother, Henry, Boulder, Colo.; two sisters, Mrs. John Mattal, Bison,
and  Mrs. Bill Schneider, Garden City; five grandchildren and four
great grandchildren.

	Funeral will be at 2 p.m. today at Hoover Funeral Home, LaCrosse,
Rev. William Landis, officiating. Burial will be in the LaCrosse City
Cemetery."	
KOPKE, MRS. CLIFFORD -
nee Brack, Margaret Dorothy, wife of Clifford Kopke

(Obituary)

"MRS. CLIFFORD KOPKE

	Margaret Dorothy Kopke, 60, died shortly before noon Saturday,
August 27, (1983) at Russell City Hospital. She had lived here since
her marriage Feb. 28, 1948, to Clifford F. Kopke, at Wichita. They
lived at 1633 N. Main. St.

	She was born June 10, 1923, at Otis. Her mother is Mrs. Dorothy T.
Brack of Hoisington.

	She was a housewife and worked some years ago at the treasurer's
office at the courthouse.

	Besides her husband and mother, she is survived by a son, Monte,
Denver, Colo., and two grandchildren; four brothers, Glenn J., Ralph
and Alvin, of Hoisington, and Delmar of Wichita; and a sister, Eunice
Basye, Hoisington.

	She was a member of the Redeemer Lutheran Church and the VFW
auxiliary.

	Funeral services were at 10:30 a.m. today at St. John Lutheran
Church, Rev. James Strasen, officiating, with burial in the Hoisington
Cemetery.

	Pohlman's Mortuary was in charge of arrangements.

	A memorial is to the American Cancer Society."
LOOSEMORE, CHARLES F. 
(Husband of LeVera Ann Brauer, daughter of Matilda Brack.)

(Funeral Card)

"In Memory of

CHARLES F. LOOSEMORE

Born		May 7, 1925 Omaha, Nebraska

Died		January 27, 1982  Omaha, Nebraska

Age		56 Years, 8 Months, 20 Days

Services	First Lutheran Church,    Papillion, Nebraska

		January 30, 1982            10:30 a.m.

Officiating	Rev. Robert Johnson

Music		Joan Schram, Organist

		Ron Barber, Soloist

		"The Lord's Prayer"

		"How Great Thou Art"

		Congregational Singing

		"What a Friend We Have In Jesus" No. 457

		"I Am Trusting Thee, Lord Jesus"  No. 428

Pallbearers	John Peil, Allen Brown, Larry Krenzer, Wesley Cahow,
Melvin 

Fiscus, Earl Fletcher

Interment	Forest Lawn, Omaha, Nebraska

Kahler-Dolce Mortuary, Papillion, Nebraska"
MILLER, IRENE - no maiden name
or husband's name available.

"In Memory of

Irene Miller

Date of Birth	     July 8, 1923

Date of Death	     March 12, 1979

Place of Services   Trinity Lutheran Church, Otis, Kansas, Saturday,
March 17, 1979, at 

       2:00 p.m.

Officiating	       Pastor Theo Judt

Organist	       Mrs. Ronda Ranker

Duet		       Mrs. Laura Pearson, Mrs. Peggy Higgason

Casket Bearers       Loyd Kraft, Jerry Miller, Mike Kraft, Kenneth
Stieben, Albert

       Steinert, Lynn Keller

Interment	       Galatia Cemetery, Galatia, Kansas

Arrangements by Janousek Funeral Home, LaCrosse, Kansas"
PHILLIPS, DANIEL
WASHINGTON

(Funeral Card)

"In Memory of

Daniel W. Phillips

Date of Birth - 	November 25, 1896

Date of Death -	March 19, 1982

Place of Services 	Janousek Funeral Home, LaCrosse, Kansas

			Tuesday, March 23, 1982 at 2:00 p.m.

Officiating - 		Pastor Harold White

Organist - 		Mabel Bowen

Soloist - 		Walter Bowen

Selections - 		"Nearer My God To Thee"

			"My Faith Looks Up To Thee"

Casket Bearers:  	Melvin Phillips, Darrell Phillips, Gail Schwindt,
Larry Collins, 

Gene Nash, John Collins

(Hand written note says Gail Schwindt and Gene Nash are his nephews).

Interment - Nekoma Cemetery, Nekoma, Kansas"

Handwritten note on the back of the funeral card (by Mrs. Elma Dumler
Brack), reads:

"He was born and raised south and east of Nekoma, Kansas, fifth
of a family of eight children. He was a teacher, retired farmer,
filling station mechanic.

His survivors:  wife, Esther (nee Schwindt) two sons, Donald of Garden
City, Kenneth of rural Nekoma, Kansas; one brother Caleb of LeRoy,
Kansas; three sisters, Sarah Nash, Emma Carter, Mae Schrader, one
grandchild.

He got married to Esther Schwindt on May 17, 1936 at Nekoma.

He was supposed to have been a 7th Day Adventist."

(Obituary)

"Daniel Washington Phillips

	Nekoma - Daniel Washington Phillips, 85, died Friday at his home
in Nekoma after a short illness. Born Nov. 25, 1896, in Rush County,
he married Esther Schwindt, May 17, 1936, at Nekoma. He was a retired
farmer and lifetime resident of Nekoma.

	Survivors include his wife of the home; two sons, Donald, of
Garden City and Ken of Nekoma; one brother, Caleb of LeRoy; three
sisters, Sara Nash of Norman, Okla.; Emma Carter of Larned and May
Schraeder of Studio City, Calif.; one grandchild.

	Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Janousek Funeral
Home in LaCrosse with the Rev. Harold White officiating. Burial will
be at Nekoma Cemetery. Friends may call from 1 p.m. until 9 p.m.
Sunday and Monday at the funeral home."
POPE, DAVID

"Russell - David Pope, 91, died March 1, (1985) at the
Regency Health Center Center in Hoisington. He was born Sept. 1, 1893
in Rush County near Otis.

	He married Amelia Funk, June 4, 1914 in Wakeeney. She died Sept.
17, 1956. He lived in Russell (for) a number of years and was an oil
field pumper. He retired from the oilfields in the Louis Mai
Operations. Later he farmed in the Lamar, Mo., and Girard, Kans. area.
 The past two years he had been in a rest home at Haysville and the
Regency Center.

	Survivors are two sons, Vernon  and  Roy, Odessa, Tex.; five
daughters, Evelyn Steinert, Hoisington, Bernice Loomis, Weatherford,
Tex., Gladys Winquest, Fort Worth, Tex., Mildred Schiable, Burton,
S.C., and Mrs. Don Willson, Wichita; 27 grandchildren and 30
great-grandchildren.

	Services were Tuesday at Pohlman's Memorial Chapel with Rev.
Arthur Anderson officiating. Burial was in the St. John Lutheran
Cemetery, Russell.

	Memorials are suggested to the Diabetes Fund."
RODIE, SR., ALEX

(Obituary)

"Alex Rodie, Sr.

	Otis - Alex Rodie Sr., 79, died Saturday morning (8 June 1974) at
the Central Kansas Medical Center. Born Oct. 31, 1894 in Rush County,
he married Clara Scheuerman Oct. 29, 1920 at Bison. He was a retired
farmer and a lifetime resident of Rush County.

	He is a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Otis.

	Survivors include, his wife; five sons, Rev. Vernon, Humboldt,
Neb.; Wayne, Timken, Richard, Ness City; Robert, New Whiteland, Ind.;
Alexander Jr., Oakley; two brothers, Peter, Albert; John Abilene; two
sisters, Mrs. Henry Muth, Hoisington; Mrs. Leah Brack, Otis; 13
grandchildren; four great-grandchildren.

	Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Monday at the church with the Rev.
Theo Judt officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends
may call from 1 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Janousek Funeral Home, LaCrosse.
The family suggests memorials to the Martin Luther Home or the
Lutheran Vespers Chapel in the Hills, Rapid City, S.D."
SCHAFER, SR., ELMER
J.

(Funeral Card)

"Elmer Schafer

	Elmer Schafer, son of Jacob and Mary (Brack) Schafer, was born
April 12, 1912 in Rush County, Kansas. He passed away on August 3,
1969 at his home in Russell, Kansas at the age of 57 years, 3 months
and 21 days.

	Elmer grew to manhood in the Milberger area and received his
education in the schools around Milberger. On June 4, 1939 he was
united in marriage with Esther Nuss at the Church in Milberger and
this union was blessed with three sons, Geary, Elmer Jr., and Robert
and three daughters, Shirley, Ruth, and Roberta. The family made their
home on a farm west of Milberger where Elmer engaged in all the
activities of the typical farmer. The family moved to Russell in
February of 1955 and Elmer left the farm, but continued to have great
interest in the farming activities and helped several people during
the harvest season each year. He worked a short period of time in the
oil field and then began work at Vincent Motor Company where he worked
there until his health made it necessary for him to retire about two
years ago.

	Beside his work and his family his great interest was in sports of
all types. He took a particular interest in football and baseball
because of his boys and their participation in these sports in school
and in the Legion Baseball Program.

	He was preceded in death by one brother, Carl, who died as an
infant, and one sister Mrs. Ben Ummel.

	Survivors include his wife, Esther of the home, his three sons,
Geary of Greeley, Colorado; Elmer J. Jr., of Hoisington, Kansas, and
PFC. Robert L. Schafer serving with the U.S. Marines in Vietnam; three
daughters, Mrs. Don (Shirley) Clapp of Medicine Lodge, Kansas; Mrs.
Ruth Stropes and Mrs. Delvin (Roberta) Hupfer, both of Russell; his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Schafer of Russell; six sisters, Mrs.
Irene Morgenstern and Mrs. Reinhold Wegele, both of Russell; Mrs.
Conrad Krom and Mrs. Walter Steiben, both of Great Bend, Kansas; Mrs.
Ray Huschka of Ellinwood, and Mrs. Norman Starkey of Hutchinson, also
11 grandchildren."

Date of Birth:  April 12, 1912

Date of Death:  August 3, 1969

Place and Time of Service: St. John Lutheran Church, Russell, Kansas
Thursday, August 

7, 1969 - 10 a.m. preceded by a family service at 9:30 a.m. from

Pohlman's Memorial Chapel.

Clergymen:  	Rev. E. J. Erlandson

Music:  	"What a Friend We Have in Jesus" and "How
Great Thou Art".

Soloist:  	Eileen Vladar

Organist: 	Clarence Steinert

Casket Bearers:  Tom Ummel, C.W. Gustin, Alvin Webster, Milbern Nuss,
Andrew 

Wolverton, and Steven Huschka.

Interment: Milberger Cemetery, Milberger, Kansas

Service Arrangements Entrusted to: Pohlman's Russell Mortuary, 6th and
maple, Russell, Kansas."
SCHEIDEMAN, BENJAMIN

(Obituary)

	"Bison - Ben Scheideman, 84, died May 31, (1983), at Rush
County Memorial Hospital in LaCrosse. Born Nov. 7, 1898, he had been a
lifetime Bison resident. He married Katie Marie Lohrey, March 22,
1922, in Larned. He was a retired farmer.

	Scheideman was a member of First Baptist Church in Bison.

	Survivors include a widow; one son, Kenneth, Colorado Springs,
Colo.; two daughters, Shirley Arthur, Bossier City, La., and Carol
Chevalier, Fairfield, Calif.; one brother, Harry, Garden City; four
grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

	Funeral was Friday at the church, Burial was in LaCrosse
Cemetery."
SCHEUERMAN, AMELIA - nee
Berndt, Amelia, wife of Henry Scheuerman

(Obituary)

	"Otis - Amelia "Millie" Scheuerman, 94, died Monday
(May 1982) at the Rush County Memorial Hospital. Born Amelia Berndt,
Nov. 4, 1887, in Kutter, Russia, she was a resident of Otis most of
her life. She married Henry Scheuerman Jan. 23, 1908, in Bison. He
died Jan. 22, 1971. She was a homemaker.

	Mrs. Scheuerman was a member of the Trinity Lutheran Church of
Otis.

	Survivors include four sons, Alvin, Otis, Roy, Hays, Floyd, Alva,
Okla.,and Ralph, Lakewood, Colo.; one sister, Mary Moore, Meade; 14
grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren and three
great-great-grandchildren.

	The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the church with Rev.
Harlan Mueller officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.

	Memorials are suggested to the donor's choice."
SCHLEGEL, DAVID

(Obituary)

	"Otis - David Schlegel, 70, died at his farm home this
morning (17 November 1966), two miles west of Otis, of an apparent
heart attack. Born Jan. 28, 1896 at Otis, he was a lifelong resident
of that community. He was a retired farmer and married Mrs. Mollie
Yost Oct. 28, 1927 at Otis.

	He was a lifelong member of Otis Methodist Church.

	He is survived by the widow; two sons, Harold (Roly), Stanta, and
Marvin K. Oklahoma City, Okla.; two step-sons,  Eldon Yost,  Claflin,
and Paul Yost, Eads, Colo.; two daughters, Mrs. Kenneth (Alberta)
Fyler, Scott City, and Mrs. Virginia Milliner, Kansas City, Kan.; one
brother, Wesley, Ness City; two sisters, Mrs. Anna Muth, Otis, and
Mrs. Rachel White, Ottawa; 19 grandchildren and 11
great-grandchildren.

	Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by
the Hoover - Pittman Funeral Home, LaCrosse."
SCHNEIDER, MARY E - no
maiden, or husband's name available

(Funeral Card)

"In loving memory of

Mrs. Mary E. Schneider

Sept 11, 1884 - July 1, 1959

Services:	Saturday, July 4, 1959, 

1:45 p.m.

		Childs-Burgat Chapel

		Hoisington, Kansas

		2:00 .m.

		Trinity Lutheran Church

		Otis, Kansas

Minister:	Rev. E. Rummell

Music:		Miss Judeen Ochs, Organist

Interment:	Lutheran Cemetery, Otis, Kansas

Casket Bearers:  Ray Miller, Lester Pope, Emil Wilhelm, Emanuel
Miller, Elmer 

Miller, Emanuel Wilhelm

(Written on the back of the card)

"Survivors were three sons and three daughters

Mrs. Elsie Lebsack

Mrs. Beatric Lebsack

Mrs. Isabelle (Elmer) Schewerman

Fritz Schneider

Peter Schneider

Carl Schneider of Dallas, Texas"
SCHUCKMAN, WILLIAM
"BILL" 

(Obituary)

	Bill Schuckman, 89, formerly of 92 S. Kansas St., died Wednesday
(September 1980) at the Russell Kare Center. Funeral services will be
at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Mary's Catholic Church, with burial in the
St. Mary's Cemetery.

	A parish rosary will be said at Cline Funeral Home in Russell at 8
p.m. Thursday. Friends may call at the funeral home from 10:30 a.m.
Thursday until the time of services.

	Mr. Schuckman was born Oct. 3, 1890, in Rush County, the son of
John Joseph and Anna Elizabeth Werth Schuckman. He had lived in
Russell for the past 50 years. He married Margaret Munsch. She died
May 10, 1974.

	He is survived by a son, John, of Florida; four stepchildren, Mrs.
Helen Harmison of Dighton, Edna Untereiner and Frank Untereiner, both
of Russell, and Francis Maddox of Oakley; 17 grandchildren and 20
great-grandchildren.

	He was preceded in death by his wife, a son, six brothers and two
sisters."








SCHWINDT, ANNA
ELIZABETH - nee Scheuerman, Anna Elizabeth, wife of John
Schwindt

(Obituary)

	LaCrosse - Mrs. Anna Schwindt, 93, died Wednesday (11 Janunary
1967) at the home of her daughter in Hartman, Arkansas. Born Aug. 11,
1873 in Russia, she was married to John Schwindt. He died in 1943. She
had lived most of her life in Rush County and some time in Utica.

	She was a member of the Christian Church.

	She is survived by one son, Benjamin, Wakeeney; Daughters, Mrs.
Sarah Baker, Mrs. Martha Bernbeck and Mrs. Clara Foof, all of Leoti.
Mrs. Ella Yost, Haxtun, Colorado, Mrs. Mima Mellick and Mrs. Hannah
Auston, both of LaCrosse, Mrs. Minnie Clebenger, Denver and Mrs. Ethel
Duncan, Hartman, Ark., two brothers, Dave and William Scheuerman, both
of LaCrosse, and four sisters, Mrs. Emma Appel, LaCrosse, Mrs. Martha
Hanhardt, Bison, Mrs. Clara Rodie, Timken, Mrs. Sarah Newhouser,
Harrison Pa.; 28 grandchildren, 76 great-grandchildren, and six great
great grandchildren.

	Funeral services will be at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at the Hoover -
Pittman Funeral Home, LaCrosse, with the Rev. Keith Goddard
officiating. Burial will be in the LaCrosse Cemetery, Friends may call
at the funeral home until funeral time."
SCHWINDT, CARLOS F.

(Obituary)

"Carlos F. Schwindt

	LaCrosse - Carlos F. Schwindt, 55, died Saturday evening (13
August 1966) on a farm south of here, of a heart attack. Born July 19,
1911, at LaCrosse, he was a life-long resident of this area.

	He was a member of the Christian Church, LaCrosse.

	He is survived by the mother, Mrs. Phillip Schwindt, LaCrosse;
brothers, Albert, Gorne, Ill., Elton, LaCrosse and Edward, Great Bend;
sisters, Mrs. Ardell Simmerman, Salt Lake City, and Mrs. Harry Horyna,
Bison.

	Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Hoover-Pittman
Funeral Home, LaCrosse, with the Rev. Sam Warsel officiating. Burial
will be in the LaCrosse City Cemetery."
SCHWINDT, HERMAN

(Obituary)

"Herman Schwindt dies April 16

	Herman William Schwindt, 84, LaCrosse, Kansas, died Sunday April
16, 2000, at Rush County Nursing Home, LaCrosse.

	He was born October 31, 1915, on a farm northwest of LaCrosse, the
son of Conrad and Katie (Bott) Schwindt.

	On May 7, 1939, he married Nellie May Collins at Charles and
Bertha Collins' home northwest of Nekoma.

	A lifetime resident of Rush County, He was a farmer and stockman.
As a young man, he served in the Civilian Conservation Corps. Herman
later served as a member of the Larned Federal Land Bank board, the
Rush County Soil Conservation District board, and as a trustee of the
Evangelical United Brethren Church in LaCrosse. He also served as a
4-H leader. Herman enjoyed his family, his friendships, flying his
plane, traveling, building, and woodworking.

	Survivors include his wife, Nellie of LaCrosse; one son, Gail of
Timken; three daughters, Patricia Kay Schwindt, Mesa, Arizona;  Diane
Joy Hays, Roseville, California and Pamela Sue Pierce, Leesburg,
Georgia; three sisters, Sarah Sucht, Larned;  Esther Phillips, Nekoma
and Clara Scott, Guymon, Oklahoma; a brother, Clarence of Mesa,
Arizona; eleven grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

	He was preceded in death by his parents; a sister Bertha Collins
of LaCrosse; a brother, Harry, of Great Bend; a nephew and a niece.

	Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 19 at
the First United Methodist Church, LaCrosse with the Rev. Marilyn
Christmore officiating. Burial will be at LaCrosse City Cemetery.

	Memorials have been suggested to the Alzheimer's Foundation or the
First United Methodist Church and may be sent in care of Janousek
Funeral Home, LaCrosse."

(Funeral Card)

In Loving Memory of

Herman W. Schwindt

Born		October 31, 1915

Died		April 16, 2000

Service		2:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 19, 2000

		United Methodist Church, LaCrosse, Kansas

Minister	Reverand Marilyn Christmore

Organist	Mary Lou Stang

Singer		Denise Johnson

Songs		"How Great Thou Art" "In the Garden" 
"My God and I"

Pallbearers	Jeff Schwindt, Beth Schwindt Cole, Todd Ohlemeier,
Douglas 

Ohlemeier, Chris Hays, Katrina Camp

Honorary Bearers   Cara Pierce, Jodi Pierce, Amy Duncan, Kailee Hays,
Raimee 

Hays Romer

Interment	LaCrosse City Cemetery, LaCrosse, Kansas"
SCHWINDT, PAULINE -
(maiden name and husband's name unavailable)

(Funeral Card)

"In Memory of 

Mrs. Pauline Schwindt

Date of Birth	February 13, 1898 at Topeka, Kansas

Date of Death	August 26, 1968 in LaCrosse, Kansas

Place of Service   Columbia Avenue United Methodist Church in LaCrosse

		     Thursday, August 29, 1968, at 10:00 a.m.

Interment	     Lone Star Cemetery at Bison, Kansas

Organist	     Mrs. Howard Yost

Soloist		     Mrs. J. Howard Morse

Clergyman	    Rev. Eugene Solomon

Casket Bearers    Ferdinand Dumler, Clarence Schwindt, Abe Dumler,
Pete Schwindt

		    Herman Schwindt, Charles Collins

Arrangements by Hoover Funeral Home, LaCrosse, Kansas"
STEIBEN, FRED

(Obituary)

	Otis - Fred Steiben, 74, of Otis, died Thursday (July 1966) at the
Hoisington Lutheran Hospital after a week's illness. He was born July
6, 1892 in Schoenfeldt, Russia and came to the United States at the
age of four.

	He spent the past 40 years in Otis and was a retired trucker.

	He was a member of the Otis Methodist church.

	He was married to Julia Schlegel in 1914 in Otis, she died in
1964. He then married Susanna Krug on June 8, 1965.

	Survivors include the widow; two sons, Norman and Lester M. of
otis; one daughter,  Mrs. Clarence (Lenora) Ochs, Otis, 13 step
children; one brother, Adam of Denver; three sisters, all of Bazine,
Mrs. Henry Blehm, Mrs. Mary Moore and Mrs. Joe Eitel; five
grandchildren and six great grandchildren.

	Funeral services were held Saturday in the Otis Methodist Church,
with Rev. W. Jack Thomas officiating. Burial was in the Otis Methodist
Cemetery."
STEINERT, HAROLD HUGO
LEANDO

(Funeral Card)

	"Harold Hugo Leando, son of Fred and Elizabeth (Streckter)
Steinert was born June 18, 1906, at the farm home in north Barton
County, Kansas. He departed this earthly life on Sunday, May 28, 1961
in the Russell City Hospital at 7:45 p.m. His age was 54 years, 11
months and 10 days.

	In early infancy he was consecrated to the Lord in Holy Baptism
and after becoming of age, he was confirmed in the Lutheran Faith. He
remained a true and devout member of the Immanuel Lutheran Church  at
Milberger throughout his life. He attended grade school, grew to
manhood and became a valued and esteemed  member of the community life
at Milberger. On June 1, 1930, he was united in marriage to Ophelia
Michaelis at Otis, Kansas. This marriage was blessed with one child,
who survives him. He spent his adult life in farming and while active
in community, church and social affairs, his chief interest was his
home and family. For the past year he had been suffering from a heart
ailment although most of his friends were unaware of this. Harold was
always cheerful and friendly with all those with whom he came in
contact. He was stricken last Sunday afternoon at their home west of
Milberger and rushed to the Russell Hospital by his wife but medical
science was of no avail and he passed away about six hours later.

	To remember and treasure his memory are, his wife, Ophelia; a
daughter, Mrs. Earlin (Janice) Mai; a granddaughter, MeloDee Mai; six
brothrs, Victor, Albert, Arthur, Waldo, Arnold and Clarence and a
sister, Mrs. Levi (LaVere) Steinert. Also many other near relatives
and close friends. His parents and one brother proceded him in death.

Services	Held Thursday, June 1, 1961, from the Deines Funeral Home
at 12:30 

		p.m. and from the Immanuel Lutheran Church at Milberger at
1:30 p.m.

Minister:	Rev. Alfred Winter

Organists	Mrs. LaVere Becker, Mr. Ernest Wegele

Music		Hubert Karst, John Karst, Orlen Karst, Constance Karst

Casket Bearers  Harold's six brothers, Victor, Albert, Arthur, Waldo,
Arnold and 

		Clarence

Laid to Rest	In the Golden Belt Memorial Cemetery, Barton County,
Kansas."
 STEITZ, KATHERINE -  nee
??, wife of Jacob Steitz

(Obituary)

	"Bison - Katherine E. Steitz, 76, died at the Rush County
Memorial Hospital Monday (1974).

	She was born Aug. 29, 1897 in Russia, coming to the U.S. in 1900
and spent the rest of her life in Rush County. She married Jacob
Steitz on Dec. 7, 1916 at Rush Center. He passed away Aug. 19, 1973.

	Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. Earl (Gerneta) Healzer of Ness
City, Mrs. Dave (Leona) Keil of Greeley, Colo., Mrs. Marvin (Ruby)
Krug of LaCrosse, Mrs. Bill (Wilma) Steadman of Great Bend; four sons,
Reinhold of Garden City, Eberhardt, of Elkhart, Leland of Bison,
Maynard of Springfield, Ill.; 21 grandchildren, two
great-grandchildren.

	Funeral services will be Thursday, 10:30 a.m. at the church with
Rev. Theo Judt officiating. Interment in the church cemetery. Friends
may call at the Janousek Funeral Home from 1 to 9 Wednesday and until
service time at the church Thursday. The family suggests memorials to
the church."
STEITZ, MRS. MARY -
(maiden name and husband's name unknown)

(Funeral Card)

In Loving Memory of

Mrs. Mary Steitz

Sept. 4, 1882

March 20, 1959

Services		2:00 p.m. Monday, March 23, 1959

			Trinity Lutheran Church, Otis, Kansas

Clergyman		Rev. E. Rummel

Final Resting Place	Lutheran Cemetery, Otis, Kansas

Casket Bearers	Leland Brack, Maurice Brack, Wm. Scheuerman, Alfred

Steitz, Richard Steitz, Roland Steitz.

Services in Charge of Childs-Burgat Funeral Home, Hoisington, Kansas

(Handwritten note at the bottom of the card reads, "Leid No. 771
German")
STROH, AARON

"Wilson - Aaron H. Stroh, 73, died Sunday (17? May 1979) in
the Rice County Hospital at Lyons. Born Oct. 9, 1905, at Dorrance, he
was a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church in LaCrosse.

	He married Anna Nuss, Nov. 19, 1930, at Wilson. He survived by the
widow, Anna, of the home near Wilson; two sons, Orville, Ellsworth,
and Kenneth, Winfield; a daughter, Mrs. Nadine Delhotal, Wichita; a
brother,  Fred Stroh, Wilson; two sisters, Mrs. Lydia Green, Salem,
Ore., and Mrs. Alice Rader, Wilson; and four grandchildren.

	Funeral services were Wednesday at 2 p.m. in the Stiles Mortuary
Chapel in Wilson, with the Rev. M. F. Kabool officiating. Burial was
in the Wilson City Cemetery.

	Stiles Mortuary in Wilson was in charge."
WEGELE, PAULINE - Bitter,
Pauline, wife of Jacob Wegele

(Obituary)

"Otis - Pauline Wegele, 87, died Oct. 21 (1984), at Hoisington
Lutheran Hospital. Born Pauline Bitter, Nov. 8, 1896, in Barton
County, she had been a lifetime resident of the Otis-Galatia
communities. She married Jacob Wegele May 31, 1917, in Milberger. She
was a homemaker.

	Mrs. Wegele was a member of United Emanuel Church of Milberger.

	Survivors include four sons, Albert, Ernest and Leland, all of
Otis, and Paul, Bazine; one foster son, Martin Steinert, Gresham,
Ore.; two brothers, Herb and Ted Bitter, Hoisington; one sister,
Emelia Deutsch, Hoisington; six grandchildren, eight
great-grandchildren and one step great grandchild.

	Funeral was Wednesday at the church with Rev. Carl Dietz
officiating. Burial was at Milberger Cemetery.

	Memorials are suggested to the donor's choice."




"With all my heart I thank Thee,

O Jesus, dearest Friend,

That with Thy dying anguish

Thou all my woe wouldst end.

O keep me ever faithful,

Relying on Thy grace,

That I, in Thee departing

May see Thee face to face."


This poem was cut from

 a newspaper in March 1948

and saved all these years by

Mrs. Elma Isabel (nee Dumler) Brack

who collected all these remembrances

of people living in or from Russell, Barton,

and Rush Counties, Kansas.

She has my admiration and gratitude

for this priceless gift to the genealogical

community of researchers.

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