Vida Whitney

1892 - 1980  (88 years)

• Name	Vida Whitney
  Born	20 Feb 1892	South Dakota
  Gender	Female
  Died	11 Mar 1980	St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas
  Buried	Memorial Park Cemetery (Penwell-Gabel Cemetery), Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Person ID	I7008	Rossville
  Last Modified	2 Aug 2018

  
  

  Father	Orsen Deforest Whitney,   b. 6 Jul 1860, Lake Mills, Jefferson County, Wisconsin ,   d. 13 Oct 1928, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Carrie L Belwood Whitney,   b. 26 Jan 1867, New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut ,   d. 15 Oct 1956  (Age 89 years)
  Married	12 May 1891
  Family ID	F7595	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents		Obituary- Whitney, Vida 1 Vida Whitney ST. MARYS - Vida Whitney, 88, formerly of Rossville, died Tuesday in a St. Marys nursing home where she had lived since 1974. She was born Feb 20, 1892, in southeast South Dakota, near Akron, Iowa, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. DeForest Whitney. She moved to rural Rossville in 1912 where she lived until moving to St. Marys. Miss Whitney was a seamstress and member of Rossville United Methodist Church, Friendly Circle class at the church, an honorary member of United Methodist Women for nearly 60 years and Countryside Club, all of Rossville. Survivors include two nieces, Mrs. Carolyn DeAngelis, Seaside Pork, N.J., and Mrs. Louise Dykes, Canton, Ohio; and two nephews. Clay Young, Lawrence, and C.K. Whitney, Wilmington, Del. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Rossville United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery, Topeka. Miss Whitney will lie in state until noon Thursday at Verschelden Funeral Home, St. Marys, and from 1 p.m. until service time at the church. Memorial contributions may be made to Rossville United Methodist Church.
  		Obituary- Whitney, Vida 2 VIDA WHITNEY Vida Whitney, 88, formerly of Rossville, died Tuesday, March 11, 1980, in a St. Marys nursing home where she had lived since 1974. She was born February 20, 1892, in southeast South Dakota, near Akron, Iowa, the daughter of DeForest and Carrie Bellwood Whitney. She moved to rural Rossville in 1912, where she lived until moving to St. Marys. Miss Whitney was a seamstress and a member of Rossville United Methodist Church, Friendly Circle class at the church, an honorary member of United Methodist Women for nearly 60 years, and a member of Countryside Club, all of Rossville. Survivors include two nieces, Mrs. Carolyn DeAngelis, Seaside Park, N.J., and Mrs. Louise Dykes, Canton, Ohio; and two nephews, Clay Young, Lawrence, and C. K. Whitney, Wilmington, Del. Services were at 2 p.m. Thursday at Rossville United Methodist Church. Burial was in Memorial Park Cemetery, Topeka. Verschelden Funeral Home, St. Marys, was in charge of arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made to the Rossville United Methodist Church. Casket bearers were John Fauerbach, Clayton Carrell, Rudolph Krasny, Dean Page, Francis Schroeder and Junior Dannefer.