Alma (Irene) Troughton Ketter

1910 - 1997  (86 years)

• Name	Alma (Irene) Troughton Ketter
  Nickname	Irene
  Born	11 Jul 1910	Wetmore, Nemaha County, Kansas
  Gender	Female
  Died	17 Apr 1997	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Buried	Mount Calvary Cemetery, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas
  Person ID	I4846	Rossville
  Last Modified	27 Dec 2019

  
  

  Father	Thomas Duggin Troughton
  Mother	Birdie L Donaldson Troughton
  Family ID	F6075	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lawrence B Ketter, Sr.,   d. 21 Mar 1967
  Married	12 Jul 1927	Purcell, Doniphan County, Kansas
  Children	+ 1. Mary Lou Ketter DeBacker,   b. 3 May 1928, Emmett, Pottawatomie County, Kansas ,   d. 26 Jul 1977, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 49 years) + 2. Florence Loree Ketter Martin,   b. 22 Sep 1929, St. Clere, Pottawatomie County, Kansas ,   d. 25 Dec 2003, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 74 years) + 3. Lawrence B (Larry) Ketter, Jr.,   b. 18 Feb 1933, Hoyt, Jackson County, Kansas ,   d. 8 Oct 2020, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 87 years)   4. Melvin Ketter
  Last Modified	6 Feb 2022 19:41:23
  Family ID	F1610	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Buried - - Mount Calvary Cemetery, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents		Obituary- Ketter, Irene 1 Irene Ketter Irene Ketter, 86, Delia, died Thursday, April 17,1997, at a Topeka nursing home. She was born July 11,1910, at Wetmore, the daughter of Thomas Duggin and Birdie L. Donaldson Troughton. She had lived in the Delia and Rossville communities for many years. She grew up in the Wetmore community and was graduated from Wetmore High School. After she was married, she lived in the Hoyt and Emmett communities before moving to Delia. She later moved to Rossville, and then back to Delia. She worked at the Supply Depot, the Adams Printing, both in Topeka, and later worked in the lunch room for the Rossville schools, and as a clerk in the Motor Vehicle Department for the State of Kansas. She was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church at Delia, and the Altar Sodality at the church. She was married to Lawrence B. Ketter on July 12, 1927, at Purcell. He died March 21,1967. She was also predeceased by a daughter, Mary Lou DeBacker, on July 26,1977. Immediate survivors include a daughter, Florence Martin, Topeka; two sons, Lawrence B. Ketter, Jr. and Melvin Ketter, both of Topeka; 16 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren. A rosary was recited at 7:30 p.m. Sunday at Piper-Verschelden Funeral Home. Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated at 1 p.m. Monday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Delia. Interment was in Mt. Calvary Cemetery, St. Marys. Memorial contributions may be made to the Sacred Heart Catholic Church Restoration Fund and sent in care of the Funeral Home.
  		Obituary- Ketter, Irene 2 Irene Ketter DELIA - Iren Ketter, 6, Delia, died Thursday, April 17, 1997, at a Topeka nursing home. Mrs. Ketter worked at the Supply Depot and Adams Printing, both in Topeka, and in the lunchroom at the Rossville school and later as a clerk for the State of Kansas Motor Vehicle Department. She was born July 11, 1910, in Wetmore, the daughter of Thomas Duggin and Birdie L. Donaldson Troughton. She was graduated from Wetmore High School and had lived in Rossville before she moved to Delia. Mrs. Ketter was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Delia and the altar society at the church. She married Lawrence B. Ketter on July 12, 1927, in Purcell. He died March 21, 1967. A daughter, Mary Lou DeBacker, died July 26, 1977. Survivors include a daughter, Florence Martin, Topeka; two sons, Lawrence B. Ketter Jr. and Melvin Ketter, both of Topeka; 16 grandchildren; and 23 great-grandchildren. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 1 p.m. Monday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Delia. Burial will be at Mount Calvary Cemetery in St. Marys. Mrs. Ketter will lie in state after 2 p.m. Sunday at Piper-Verschelden Funeral Home in St. Marys where a rosary will be recited at 7:30 pm. Memorial contributions may be made to Sacred Heart Catholic Church Restoration Fund and sent in care of the funeral home. Irene Ketter DELIA - Irene Ketter, 86, Delia died Thursday, April 17, 1997, at a Topeka nursing home. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 1 p.m. Monday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Delia. Burial will be at Mount Calvary Cemetery in St. Marys. Mrs. Ketter will lie in state after 2 p.m. today at Piper-Verschelden Funeral Home in St. Marys, where a rosary will be recited at 7:30 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to Sacred Heart Catholic Church Restoration Fund and sent in care of the funeral home.