Janet Sue Kerwin Foresman

• Name	Janet Sue Kerwin Foresman
  Gender	Female
  Person ID	I7538	Rossville
  Last Modified	28 Sep 2017

  
  

  Father	Robert A Kerwin,   b. 31 May 1917, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas ,   d. 9 Apr 2007, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas  (Age 89 years)
  Mother	Rita M Kaullen Kerwin,   b. 10 May 1926, Jefferson City, Cole County, Missouri ,   d. 28 Mar 2005, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 78 years)
  Married	2 Jun 1951	Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri
  Documents » Slide Show		Anniversary- Kerwin, Robert and Rita 1 Bob and Rita Kerwin Kerwins to Celebrate Silver Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Kerwin, Delia, will celebrate their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary on Sunday, June 13, 1976 with a Mass at 11:30 a.m. in the Sacred Heart Church at Delia. Friends and relatives are invited to the Mass, and to the reception in the Centennial Building in St. Marys from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. The couple requests no gifts. Hosts will be their children, Mrs. Marita Ronnau, St. Marys; Mrs. Jean Poppelreiter, Maple Hill; Michael, Janet, Kevin and Patrick, all of Delia. Mr. and Mrs. Kerwin were married June 2, 1951 in Our Lady of Good Counsel Church in Kansas City, Mo. The Kerwins have one grandson, Bryan Joseph Poppelreiter. Many Relatives and Friends Help Kerwins Celebrate Silver Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Kerwin, Delia, celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary June 13,1976. It was hosted by their children -- Mrs. Marita Ronnau, St. Marys; Mrs. Jean Poppelreiter, Maple Hill; Mike, Janet, Kevin and Patrick, all of Delia. The couple has one grandson, Bryan Joseph Poppelreiter. The Kerwins were married June 2,1951 in Our Lady of Good Counsel Church in Kansas City, Mo. Their silver wedding celebration began with an 11:30 Mass at Sacred Heart Church in Delia with the Reverend A1 Rockers officiating. Mass servers were Kevin and Patrick Kerwin; Janet Kerwin was the lector. Organist was Marita Ronnau. Special hymns were sung by Janet Kerwin and Kathy Floersch and included, “You Fill the Day,” “Receive in Your Heart,” “On the Day, Oh, Beautiful Mother,” and “The Living God.” A marriage banner and lector banner in white, pink and silver were designed and made by Mrs. Mary Ruth Lundin and Janet Kerwin, and presented for the church service. A reception followed at the Centennial Building in St. Marys from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. The three-tiered wedding cake was decorated with pink roses and silver leaves with a miniature silver dressed bride and groom with silver numerals “25” adorned the top of the cake. Silver candelabra with pink candles interspersed with floral arrangements completed the table decorations. The silver candelabra were a gift of Rita’s father to her mother and are over 50 years old. Mrs. Mary Lou DeBacker and Mrs. Jane Elliott of Delia served the cake and punch. Pat Kerwin and the Kerwin’s niece, Florence Marshall of Ste. Genevieve, Mo., were at the guest book. Another niece, Ann Marshall of Ste. Genevieve, Mo., assisted with the gifts. A buffet supper was served at 5 p.m. for relatives and friends. Those preparing and serving the dinner were Mrs. Bennie Martinek, Rossville; Mrs. Joe Floersch and Mrs. Dwight Martinek, Kathy and Karen Floersch, all of Delia. Others assisting were Dick Elliott and Dwight Martinek. Out-of-town relatives attending the celebration were Mrs. Kerwin’s mother, Mrs. Fred A. Kaullen of Sikeston, Mo.; her sister, Mrs. Barbara Marshall, and her children, Ann, Florence and Johnny, all of Ste. Genevieve, Mo.; Bob’s aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Hamilton of Partridge, Ks.; Leo Kerwin, Wellsville; Mr. and Mrs. Leo Hanrahan, Mrs. Anna Hanrahan, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Hanrahan and Mr. and Mrs. Dan Cain, Jr., all of Topeka. Also present were Mr. and Mrs. Charles Karnowski, Paul and Patrick, of Kansas City, Ks., friends of the Kerwins.
  		Anniversary- Kerwin, Robert and Rita 2 Kerwins Will Celebrate Ruby Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Kerwin, Delia, will celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary with a Mass of Thanksgiving Sunday, June 2, at 10 a.m. in the Sacred Heart Church, Delia. A reception will be held from 2:30 to 4:30 at the St. Marys Senior Center, St. Marys. Robert Kerwin and Rita Kaullen were married June 2, 1951, by the Rev. Robert Martin at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, Kansas City, Mo. Hosts for the occasion will be the couple's six children and their spouses: Marita and Charles Ronnau, St. Marys; Jean and John Poppelreiter, Maple Hill; Michael and Lisa Kerwin, Delia; Janet and Gene Foresman, Mesa, Ariz.; Kevin and Tamela Kerwin, Delia; and Patrick Kerwin, St Louis, Mo. Couple has twelve grandchildren. Friends and relatives are invited to attend; the couple requests no gifts other than the pleasure of your company.
  		Anniversary- Kerwin, Robert and Rita 3 Golden Anniversary For Kerwins Robert A. and Rita Kerwin, St. Marys, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with a Mass at 11 a.m. Sunday, June 3,2001, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Delia. Robert A. Kerwin and Rita Kaullen were married June 2,1951, by the Rev. Robert Martin at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church in Kansas City, MO. Mr. Kerwin was raised on a farm in Delia. The couple lived there for many years, and moved to St. Marys in January 1998. Mrs. Kerwin was a teacher for many years, and also gave private piano lessons in her home. Friends and relatives are invited to attend a reception from 2:00 to 4:00 Sunday afternoon in the community room of the St. Marys State Bank, 905 East Bertrand, St. Marys. The couple requests no gifts other than the pleasure of your company. Hosting the occasion will be the couple’s six children and their spouses — Marita and Charles Ronnau, St. Marys; Jean and John Poppelreiter, Maple Hill; Michael and Lisa Kerwin and Kevin and Tamela Kerwin, Delia; Janet and Gene Foresman, Mesa, AZ; and Patrick Kerwin, St. Louis, MO. The couple has 13 grandchildren.
  Family ID	F3009	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ralph Eugene (Gene) Foresman
  Married	4 Jun 1977
  Documents		Marriage- Kerwin, Janet-Foresman, Ralph 1 Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Eugene Foresman Janet Sue Kerwin - Ralph E. Foresman Wedding June 4
  		Marriage- Kerwin, Janet-Foresman, Ralph 2 Janet Sue Kerwin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Kerwin, Delia, and Ralph Eugene Foresman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph E. Foresman, St. Marys, were united in marriage at 2 p.m., June 4, 1977 at the Immaculate Conception Church in St. Marys. The Rev. Alfred Rockers officiated at the double ring Nuptial Mass. The bride, given in marriage by her father, wore a gown of polyester organza and cluny lace. It featured a sheer bodice trimmed in Brussels type lace and seed pearl trim, with a stand-up neckline trimmed in cluny lace. The front and back bodice and high rise waist were bordered with cluny lace as were the bishop sleeves. Bands of cluny lace trimmed the front of the flared skirt; a two tier flounce encircled the skirt and train, edged in cluny lace which swept into a chapel length train. Her veil was a modified camelot headpiece which was also edged with lace. She carried a cascade bouquet of coral Juliet roses, white carnations, daises and baby’s breath encircling a yellow cymbidium orchid. Marita Ronnau, St. Marys, was her sister’s matron of honor. The bridesmatrons were her sister, Jean Poppelreiter, Maple Hill, and Mary Jo Hoerman, Manhattan. Cathy Newton, Alma, was a bridesmaid. Their dresses were floor length of solid coral color with a nylon, small flowered print overlay. The empire bodices featured scoop, sweetheart necklines with large puffed sleeves. They wore small, white silk flowers in their hair and carried a colonial bouquet of carnations, daisies and baby’s breath with yellow and coral streamers. Walter Foresman, Silver Lake, was his brother’s best man. Groomsmen were Pete Baumchen, St. Marys; Michael Foresman, Silver Lake; and Steve Mees, St. Marys. The guests were seated by Bob Foresman, Silver Lake, Karl Meyer and Matt Verschelden, St. Marys. All the attendants and ushers wore ginger Seville. tuxedos with ginger colored ruffled shirts. The bride’s mother wore a floor length gown of pale, mint green knit with silver accessories. She wore a corsage of coral cymbidum orchids. The groom’s mother wore a floor length gown of apricot with white accessories. Her corsage was of yellow cymbidium orchids. Michael Kerwin, Delia; brother of the bride, was the lector. Kevin and Patrick Kerwin, Delia, brothers of the bride, were the Mass servers. Mrs. Sue Bayer, St. Marys, was the organist. Several guitar selections were sung by Mrs. Beverly Newton and Miss Cathy Mock of Paxico, before and during the ceremony. Following the ceremony, a reception was held at the Centennial Building. The three-tier wedding cake was served by Mrs. Jane Elliott and Mrs. Beverly Martinek. Kathy Floersch and Mary Zeller served the punch. Assisting at the gift tables were Kathy Schumaker, Terri Shea and Vanessa Tarbutton. Lisa Brennan was in charge of the guest book. A buffet dinner for relatives and friends was served following the reception. Mrs. Foresman is a graduate of St. Marys High School and is attending Kansas State University where she will graduate next May with a degree in elementary education. She is presently employed as switchboard operator at Kansas State University. Mr. Foresman is a graduate of St. Marys High School and is attending Kansas State University where he will graduate next May with a degree in electrical engineering. He is presently employed in the physical power plant at Kansas State University. After a honeymoon trip to the Lake of the Ozarks, the Foresmans are making their home in Manhattan. Out-of-town relatives and friends attend-ing the wedding were Mrs. Pauline Kaullen, Sikeston, Mo.; Mr. and Mrs. John Marshall, Johnny and Jennifer, Ste. Genevieve, Mo.; Mr. and Mrs. Jim Hamilton, Partridge; Mr. and Mrs. Leo Kerwin, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Karnowski, Paul and Patrick, Mrs. Josephine Ferber and Scott Phillips, and Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Foresman, all of Kansas City, Ks.; Mr. and Mrs. Ken Walsh and Robin Ann. Raritan, N.J.; Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Applegate, Belvue; Mr. and Mrs. Floyd North, Mr. and Mrs. Charles St. Louis, and Mr. and Mrs. Dan Cain and Clare, all of Topeka; and Brother John Toller, S.J., St. Louis, Mo.
  Last Modified	4 Apr 2016 08:52:26
  Family ID	F744	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart