Joseph M Gresser

1910 - 1990  (79 years)

• Name	Joseph M Gresser
  Born	5 Sep 1910	Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Gender	Male
  Died	18 May 1990	Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Buried	Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Person ID	I3655	Rossville
  Last Modified	28 Sep 2017

  
  

  Father	Clarence Ernest Gresser,   b. 11 Mar 1883, Atkinson, Henry County, Illinois ,   d. 24 Jul 1963, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Leonore Elizabeth Miller Gresser,   b. 25 Sep 1883, Waverly, Morgan County, Illinois ,   d. 5 Jun 1972, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 88 years)
  Married	28 Oct 1907	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Documents		Anniversary- Gresser, Clarence and Leonore To Celebrate Golden Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. C.E. Gresser Mr. and Mrs. C.E. Gresser will celebrate their Golden Wedding Anniversary on October 28. They were married in Topeka where Mr. Gresser worked in a bank, and moved to Rossville in 1909. They will be honored at an Open House Sunday afternoon, October 27, from 2 to 5 pm at the Joe Gresser home in Rossville. Their sons and families, Mr. and Mrs. Don Gresser of Topeka and Mr. and Mrs. Joe Gresser, will host the friends who will call to extend congratulations. No formal invitations have been sent but everyone is invited.
  Family ID	F2738	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ruth Avanelle McCurry Gresser,   b. 5 Feb 1920, Eccles, Chariton County, Missouri ,   d. 18 Nov 2007, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 87 years)
  Married	13 Jun 1942	Chapel Hill, Orange County, North Carolina
  Children	1. Robert Gresser,   b. 26 Aug 1946,   d. 29 Aug 1946  (Age 0 years)   2. Carolyn Ruth Gresser,   b. 25 Aug 1948 + 3. Catherine Elizabeth Gresser Murphree Barber,   b. 27 Oct 1951, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas ,   d. 9 Jun 2019, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado  (Age 67 years)   4. Michael J Gresser
  Last Modified	27 Nov 2019 01:54:35
  Family ID	F2891	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents		Obituary- Gresser, Joe Joe M. Gresser ROSSVILLE — Joe M. Gresser, 79, of Rossville died Friday, May 18, 1990, at his home. Mr. Gresser was president of Peoples State Bank here from 1963 until he retired in 1974. He also was involved in insurance, real estate and farming. He was born Sept. 5, 1910, at Rossville, the son of Clarence E. and Leonora E. Miller Gresser. He was a lifelong resident of Rossville and a 1933 graduate of the University of Kansas. He began working for Peoples State Bank in 1933 and except for when he served in World War II, he was there until he retired. Mr. Gresser served in the amphibious forces for the Navy in the Mediterranean and the South Pacific during World War II. He was a member of the Rossville United Methodist Church and the Jimmie Lillard Post No. 31 of the American Legion. He married Ruth A. McCurry June 13, 1942, at Chapel Hill, N.C. She survives. Other survivors include a son, Dr. Michael Gresser, Les Cedres, Quebec; two daughters, Carolyn Gresser, Rossville, and Catherine Barber, Sachse, Texas; a brother, Don Gresser, Topeka; and two grandchildren. A son, Robert Gresser, died in August 1946. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at the Verschelden Chapel at St. Marys. Burial will be at Rossville Cemetery. Mr. Gresser will lie in state after 2 p.m. today at the Verschelden Funeral Home in St. Marys. Memorial contributions may be made to the Rossville First Responder Unit and sent in care of the Rossville Fire Department. Joe M. Gresser Joe M. Gresser, 79, Rossville, died Friday, May 18, 1990, at his home. Mr. Gresser was president of Peoples State Bank in Rossville from 1963 until he retired in 1974. He also was involved in insurance, real estate and farming. He was born September 5, 1910, at Rossville, the son of Clarence E. and Leonora E. Miller Gresser. He was a lifelong resident of Rossville and a 1933 graduate of the University of Kansas. He began working for Peoples State Bank in 1933 and, except for when he served in World War II, he was there until he retired. Mr. Gresser served in the amphibious forces for the Navy in the Mediterranean and the South Pacific during World War II. He was a member of the Rossville United Methodist Church and the Jimmie Lillard Post No. 31 of the American Legion. He married Ruth A. McCurry June 13, 1942, at Chapel Hill, N.C. She survives. Other survivors include a son, Dr. Michael Gresser, Les Cedres, Quebec; two daughters, Carolyn Gresser, Rossville, and Catherine Barber, Sachse, Tex.; a brother, Don Gresser, Topeka; and two grandchildren. A son, Robert Gresser, died in August 1946. Services were at 2 p.m. Monday at the Verschelden Funeral Home in St. Marys. Burial was in Rossville Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Rossville First Responder Unit and sent in care of the Rossville Fire Department.
  		Birth- Gresser, Joe Born- to Mr. and Mrs. C.E. Gresser, Monday, Sept. 5th, 1910 a son.