Clara Elizabeth Grose
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1) Clara Elizabeth Grose:
born 13 Nov 1875 near Almena, Norton, KS;
died 16 Feb 1912 Grant Twp, Norton, KS;
buried Mt Hope Cemetery, Almena, Norton, KS;
tombstone photo;
married Phillip David Heller c. 25-28 Dec 1889 Almena, Norton, KS
(born Jan 1871 KS; no draft registration card
found;
died 23 Nov 1921 Norton, Norton, KS;
obituary;
buried Mt Hope Cemetery, Almena, Norton, KS;
tombstone photo;
son of Israel Heller (1832 OH-1871 KS) and Margaret Ellen
Kiser (born 1844 OH));
marriage certificate
for Clara and Phillip
- includes photo;
children:
1) Gertrude Catherine Heller -
born 24 Feb 1891 near Almena, Norton, KS; photo
including Gertrude;
died 02 May 1969 Almena, Norton, KS; obituary;
buried Mt Hope Cemetery, Almena, Norton, KS; tombstone
photo;
married Oliver Kauffman on on 25 Dec 1911 Almena, Norton, KS
(born 01 Sep 1883 Shelby Co, IA; photo
including Oliver;
died 05 Oct 1954 Greeley, Weld, CO; obituary;
buried Mt Hope Cemetery, Almena, Norton, KS; tombstone
photo;
WWI draft registration card; signature:
;
son of Manassas "Nas" Kauffman (28 Nov 1850 IN-01 Feb 1942 KS)
and
Mary Etta Ritter (15 Nov 1858 IN-19 Aug 1937 KS); Nas and Mary
buried
Mt Hope Cemetery, Almena, Norton, KS;
tombstone photos);
children:
1) Marvel G Kauffman - born 07 Sep 1921 near
Almena, Norton, KS; photo including Marvel;
died 21 Feb 1990 Hays, Ellis, KS; obituary;
buried Fairview Cemetery, Phillipsburg, Phillips, KS; tombstone
photo;
married Ivan Lee Gitchel on 20 Aug 1955
(born 17 Nov 1925 Phillips Co, KS;
died 29 May 2004 Phillipsburg, Phillips, KS;
obituary;
buried Fairview Cemetery, Phillipsburg, Phillips, KS; tombstone
photo;
U.S. Army - Korea;
son of Charles Edward Gitchel (21 Aug 1889-13 Jul 1954;
U.S. Army-WWI)
and Margaret Gipe (18 May 1899-06 Aug 1972); Charles and Margaret
buried
Fairview Cemetery, Phillipsburg, Phillips, KS;
tombstone photos);
no children mentioned in either obituary;
2) Kenneth O Kauffman - living?; photo
including Kenneth;
U.S. Army - WWII; enlistment
record;
married Loral ____ (living?); children?
3) Walter V Kauffman - born 12 Mar 1926
Almena, Norton, KS; photo including
Walter;
died 23 Nov 1985 Loveland, Larimer, CO; obituary;
buried Sunset Memorial Gardens, Greeley, Weld, CO; tombstone
photo;
U.S. Army - WWII; enlistment
record;
married Ruth N Majewski on 23 Dec 1950 Longmont, CO
(born 05 Aug 1920 Sleepy Eye, MN;
died 04 Dec 2003 Greeley, Weld, CO;
obituary;
buried Sunset Memorial Gardens, Greeley, Weld, CO; tombstone photo;
daughter of Jesse Silas Majewski (30 Jul 1875 MN-09 Aug 1959 MN)
and
Nonny Anna Schmidt (20 Feb 1893 MN-15 Jun 1971 MN); Jesse and
Nonny
buried Home Cemetery, Sleepy Eye, MN -
tombstone photo);
children:
1) Nonny Lynn Kauffman - living?; married Paul McChesney (living?); children?
2) Trudy Lea Kauffman - living?; married James Wolfe (living?); children?
2) Albert David "Bert" Heller - born 06 Nov 1892 Norton Co,
KS; photos including Bert;
died 10 Oct 1972 Olney Springs, Crowley, CO;
buried Rosita Cemetery, Rosita, Custer, CO;
tombstone photo;
WWI draft registration card; signature:
;
married Iva Goldia Johnson on 23 Aug 1911 Norton Co, KS
(born 09 Aug 1893 KS; photos
including Iva;
died 02 Sep 1963 Pueblo, Pueblo, CO; obituary;
buried Rosita Cemetery, Rosita, Custer, CO;
tombstone photo;
daughter of William Wilford Johnson
(22 May 1869 MO-16 Jan 1952 NE; buried
Haigler Cemetery, Haigler, Dundy, NE;
tombstone photo) and
Cora A Riggles
(02 Jul 1868 OH or MI-29 Nov 1939 MI;
buried Mason Cemetery, Coldwater, Branch, MI;
tombstone photo);
William and Cora married 25
Dec 1888 Oberlin, Decatur, KS);
children:
1) Ethel Margaret Heller - born 10 Jun 1912 Almena, Norton, KS;
died 02 Nov 1997 Cripple Creek, Teller, CO; obituary;
buried Rosita Cemetery, Rosita, Custer, CO;
tombstone photo;
Ethel married (1) ____ Stephens (living?);
children:
1) Evelyn Stephens - living?; married?;
children?
2) Robert R Stephens - living?; married?;
children?
3) Alvah H Stephens - living?; married?; children?
4) Fern Ethel Stephens - living?; married ____ Gray (living?); children?
5) Annie M Stephens - living?; married ____
Hatcher (living?); children?
6) Harry H H J Stephens - living?; married?;
children?
7) Albert D Stephens - living?; married?;
children?
Ethel married (2) Charles L Spier
(born (___); died
by Nov 1997;
unable to determine Charles's parents);
children?
2) Orval Albert Heller - born 25 Apr 1915 Norton Co, KS;
died 13 Jan 1979 Pueblo, Pueblo, CO; obituary;
buried Imperial Memorial Gardens, Pueblo, Pueblo, CO - unmarked;
married Ruth A ____ (living?);
children?
3) Hazel Catherine Heller - born (___);
died btwn Mar 1970-Nov 2007; signatures:
; 
;
Hazel married (1) Joseph Frederick Baker on 04
Oct 1943 Chelan, Chelan, WA
(born (___); died (___);
signature:
;
unable to determine Joseph's parents);
marriage record for Hazel and
Joseph;
children?
Hazel married (2) Lester Leroy Dalhoff on 20 Oct 1952 Chelan, Chelan, WA;
(born 15 Apr 1898 Leavenworth, Leavenworth, KS; 1906-1907
school roster;
died 17 Mar 1970 Spokane, Spokane, WA; obituary;
buried Chelan Fraternal Cemetery, Chelan, Chelan, WA; tombstone photo;
U.S. Navy - WWI; signature:
;
son of Joseph Henry Dalhoff (1862 WI-06 Aug 1942 AR)
and Hannah Lanham (Jan 1870-17 Mar 1940 AR));
marriage record for Hazel and
Lester;
children:
1) Charles Dalhoff - living?; married?; children?
2) Robert Dalhoff - living?; married?; children?
3) Mary Dalhoff - living?; married ____ Dedman (living?); children?
4) Phillip Wilford Heller - born 01 Dec 1919
Almena, Norton, KS;
died 08 Aug 1961 Pueblo, Pueblo, CO; obituary;
cause of death: drowning;
buried Rosita Cemetery, Rosita, Custer, CO; tombstone
photo;
U.S. Army - WWII;
married Edna May Sutcliffe (living?);
children:
1) unknown Heller - living?; married?; children?
2) unknown Heller - living?; married?; children?
3) unknown Heller - living?; married?; children?
4) unknown Heller - living?; married?; children?
5) unknown Heller - living?; married?; children?
6) unknown Heller - living?; married?; children?
7) unknown Heller - living?; married?; children?
8) unknown Heller - living?; married?; children?
5) David Milford
Oscar Heller - born 06 Nov 1922
Custer Co, CO;
died 21 Dec 1992 Tacoma, Pierce, WA - no obituary
available;
married Margaret Koch (living?); children?
children:
1) David Junior Heller - born 19 Apr 1947 Custer Co, CO;
died 22 Jun 1967 Kontum, Vietnam;
casualty list;
buried Rosita Cemetery, Rosita, Custer, CO; tombstone photo;
U.S. Army - Vietnam;
never married; no children
6) Wilford H Heller - living?;
Wilford married (1) Joan ____ (living?);
children?
Wilford married (2) Doloris F ____
(born 17 Oct 1931;
died 27 Feb 1994;
buried Rosita Cemetery, Rosita, Custer, CO;
tombstone photo;
unable to determine Deloris's surname);
children?
7) Glenn Norton Heller - born 08 Nov 1931
Westcliffe, CO;
died 14 Nov 2007 possibly Pueblo, Pueblo, CO;
obituary;
buried Mountain View Cemetery, Pueblo, Pueblo, CO;
tombstone photo;
U.S. Army - Korea;
married Ruth Marie Burry on 01 Jun 1957 (living?);
no children mentioned in Glenn's obituary
3) Florence Margaret Heller - born 10 Jun 1895 near Almena,
Norton, KS;
died 05 Nov 1985 Norton, Norton, KS; obituary;
buried Norton Cemetery, Norton, Norton, KS; tombstone
photo;
married Arthur Edward Loughry 18 Feb 1914 Norton, Norton, KS;
(born 06 Nov 1891 Dawson, Richardson, NE;
died 02 Apr 1971 Norton, Norton, KS; obituaries;
buried Norton Cemetery, Norton, Norton, KS; tombstone
photo;
WWI draft registration card; signature:
;
son of John Henry Loughry
(born c. 1864 IL) and Emma Snider (born c.
1871 NE));
children:
1) Alvah Edward Loughry - born 22 Dec 1914
Almena, Norton, KS;
died 02 Nov 1995 Norton, Norton, KS; obituary;
buried Norton Cemetery, Norton, Norton, KS; tombstone
photo;
married Ivelyn Satter* 24 Jul 1937
Norton Co, KS
(born 07 Jan 1920;
died 06 Jul 1998 Norton, Norton, KS; obituary;
buried Norton Cemetery, Norton, Norton, KS; tombstone
photo;
daughter of Frank Walter Satter (31 Jan 1885 NE-14 Jan 1947) and
Alice Mary Vincent (06 Apr 1889 NE-17 Dec 1931); Frank and
Alice buried
Mt Hope Cemetery, Almena, Norton, KS -
tombstone photo);
* Ivelyn Satter is a sister of Lawrence Satter, found here under Yvonne Elmina Bundy.
children:
1)
Darwin Alvah Loughry -
born 09 Jul 1939 near Norton, Norton, KS;
died 05 Apr 1983 Norton, Norton, KS;
obituary - includes photo;
buried Norton Cemetery, Norton, Norton, KS;
tombstone photo;
Darwin married (1) Ida Mae Hoover c. 31 Aug 1958 Norton Co, KS (living?);
children:
1) Kim Loughry - living?;
Kim married (1) ____ Courtain (living?); children?
Kim married (2) Roger Linner (living?); children?
Darwin married (2) Alice E VanSickler in 1960;
(born 03 Mar 1936 Walla Walla, Walla Walla, WA;
died 11 Jan 2005 Santana, Haskell, KS;
obituary;
buried Norton
Cemetery, Norton, Norton, KS;
tombstone photo;
daughter of Alfred
VanSickler and Pearl ____);
2) James Darwin
Loughry - living?;
married Terri ____ (living?); children?
3) John Ray Loughry
- living?; married?; children?
4) Mary Alice Loughry
- living?;
married Chris McElwain; children?
2) Alan Edward Loughry - born 22 Aug 1942 Pueblo, Pueblo, CO;
died 22 Dec 2005 Scottsbluff, Scotts Bluff, NE; obituary;
buried Fairview Cemetery, Scottsbluff, Scotts Bluff, NE; tombstone photo;
Alan married (1) Gay ____ (living?);
children:
1) Yvonne Loughry - living?;
Yvonne married (1) ____ Crow (living?); children?
Yvonne married (2) Brad Burmaster (living?); children?
2) Stephen Loughry - living?;
married Alicia ____ (living?); children?
3) Mark Loughry - living?;
married Laurie ____ (living?); children?
4) Amy Loughry - living?;
married Brian Hanson (living?); children?
Alan married (2) Peggy Warren on 12 Feb 1999 Cheyenne, Laramie, WY
(living?); children?
3) Phillip Dean Loughry -
living?;
married Geraldine "Gerry" ____
(living?);
children:
1) Pamela Loughry - living?; married ____ Blochlinger (living?);
children?
2) Mindy Loughry - living?; married ____ Harting (living?);
children?
4) Joyce Ivelyn Loughry -
living?;
married Doyle Brooks (living?);
children:
1) Melissa Brooks - living?; married?; children?
2) Stuart Brooks - living?; married?; children?
3) Chad Brooks - living?; married?; children?
4) Austin Brooks - living?; married?; children?
2) Edna Beulah Loughry - born 03 Oct 1916
Norton Co, KS;
died 02 Jan 1988 Lincoln, Lancaster, NE;
obituary;
buried Mt Hope Cemetery, Almena, Norton, KS; tombstone
photo;
married Clyde Allen Cart on 26 May 1934 Phillipsburg, Phillips, KS
(born 02 Jan 1913 Almena, Norton, KS;
died 20 Sep 1986 Lincoln, Lancaster, KS; obituary;
buried Mt Hope Cemetery, Almena, Norton, KS; tombstone
photo;
son of Abraham Lincoln "Link" Cart (06 Dec 1865-14 Feb 1946)
and
Olive Robinson (23
Sep 1877-16 Feb 1949); Link and Olive buried
Mt Hope Cemetery, Almena, Norton, KS -
tombstone photo);
children:
1) Shirley Dean Cart - born 25 Nov 1935 Norton, Norton, KS;
died 04 Jul 1986 Norcatur, Decatur, KS; obituary;
funeral card;
cause of death: "heart attack";
buried Norcatur Cemetery, near Norcatur, Norton, KS;
tombstone photo;
married Rodney C New on 27 Sep 1953 Norcatur, Norton, KS (living?;
Rodney married (2) Margaret Brott Richard on 20 Dec 1986);
children:
1) Stephen Lynn New - living?; married Cindy Cooper in Aug
1982 (living?);
children:
1) Jessica Lynn New - living?; married?; children?
2) Daniel New - living?; married?; children?
2) Jeffrey New - living?; married Kay Reiser (living?);
children:
1) Wesley Dean New - living?; married?; children?
2) Tanner New - living?; married?; children?
3) Autumn Rose New - living?; married?; children?
3) Rhonda Jean New - living?;
Rhonda married (1) Harold Ernest Nichols
in Mar 1974 (living?);
children:
1) Kari Jean Nichols - living?; married?; children?
Rhonda married (2) Thomas Wasson Sloan on 19 Feb 1977 (living?);
children:
2) Matthew Benjamin Sloan - living?; married?;
children?
Rhonda married (3) Randy Mertz (living?);
children?
2) Diana Kay Cart - living?;
married Roger Gill New c. 22 Nov 1956 Norton Co, KS
(living?);
children?
4) Milford Oliver Heller - born 04 Apr 1898 Emmett, Norton,
KS;
died 30 Jan 1947 Chelan, Chelan, WA;
obituary;
cause of death: drowning; news
article regarding the accident;
buried Mt Hope Cemetery, Almena, Norton, KS;
tombstone photo;
WWI draft registration card;
never married; no children
5) Edith Elizabeth Heller - born 27 Feb 1903 Chelan CO,
WA;
died Sep 1978 possibly Pocahontas, Randolph, AR;
Edith married (1) Lee DuBois
(born 24 Oct 1900 MO;
died 13 May 1968 Lincoln Co, SD;
unable to determine Lee's parents);
children:
1) Oren K DuBois - born 29 May 1921 Almena, Norton, KS;
died 13 Mar 1970 possibly Montrose Co, CO;
buried Hayden Cemetery, Hayden, Routt, CO; tombstone
photo;
married ____ Wadge (living?);
children:
1) unknown DuBois - living?; married?; children?
2) unknown DuBois - living?; married?; children?
divorced;
Edith married (2) Joe Gossett (born (___);
died ____ possibly AR - no obituary found in Norton Co,
KS;
unable to determine Joe's parents);
children?
6) Oscar Grant Heller - born 22 Jan 1905 or 1906 Chelan Co,
WA;
died 04 Aug 1998 possibly Almena, Norton, KS;
obituary;
buried Mt Hope Cemetery, Almena, Norton, KS; tombstone
photo;
married Osa Merle Boatman on 09 Jan 1926 Norton Co, KS
(born 26 Mar 1907 Palco, Rooks, KS;
died 17 Aug 2002 Norton, Norton, KS;
obituary;
buried Mt Hope Cemetery, Almena, Norton, KS; tombstone
photo;
daughter of William A Boatman
(27 Jan 1887 KS-25 Dec 1950; buried
Mt Hope Cemetery, Almena, Norton, KS;
tombstone photo) and
Evaline Grace Rolland (07 Jul 1887 KS-01 Apr 1913); buried
Morlan Township Cemetery, Graham Co, KS;
tombstone photo);
children:
1) Helen Maxine Heller - living?; married ____ Bean (living?);
children?
2) Betty G Heller - living?; married
Paul Edwin
Pfeifer
(born
03 Dec 1921;
died 16 Aug 1987;
unable to determine
Paul's parents);
children:
1) Rosanne Marie Pfeifer
- living?; married ____ Jones (living?); children?
2) Carol Ann Pfeifer - living?; married ____ Wadman (living?); children?
3) Julia Ann Pfeifer - living?; married ____
McCafferty (living?); children?
4) Edwin Pfeifer - born (___); died by Apr 2011;
married ?; children?
5) Shirley Ann Pfeifer - living?; married ____ Gage (living?); children?
6) Patty Ann Pfeifer - living?; married ____ Fleming (living?); children?
7) Peter Pfeifer - born (___); died by Apr 2011;
married ?; children?
8) Pauline Ann Pfeifer - living?; married ____ Nygaard (living?); children?
3) Donald M Heller - living?; married Carol
____ (living?); children?