Rhoda M Hofmann Page

1896 - 1965  (68 years)

• Name	Rhoda M Hofmann Page
  	maiden name var. Hoffman
  Born	5 Nov 1896	Oskaloosa, Jefferson County, Kansas
  Gender	Female
  Died	15 Jul 1965	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Buried	Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Person ID	I5647	Rossville
  Last Modified	17 Nov 2019

  
  

  Father	Chris Hofmann
  Mother	Elnora Hofmann
  Family ID	F5778	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Eston Marcellus Page,   b. 15 Apr 1896, Delia, Jackson County, Kansas ,   d. 12 Mar 1955, Grove, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 58 years)
  Married	24 May 1919	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Children	1. C. William Page,   b. 17 Dec 1921, Silver Lake, Shawnee County, Kansas ,   d. 10 Nov 1969, Grove, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 47 years) + 2. Mary Ellen Page Clay,   b. 13 Feb 1926, Grove, Shawnee County, Kansas ,   d. 17 Jun 2017  (Age 91 years)   3. Esther Page Knowlton,   d. 2006
  Last Modified	22 May 2018 11:23:39
  Family ID	F4111	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 5 Nov 1896 - Oskaloosa, Jefferson County, Kansas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  Obituary- Page, Rhoda Rhoda Page Dies of Cancer Services for Mrs. Rhoda Page, 68, of Grove, were at 2 p.m. Saturday at Rossville Methodist Church with burial in Rossville Cemetery. She passed away Thursday, July 15, at Topeka’s St. Francis Hospital. She had been hospitalized since June 23. She was born November 5, 1896 at Oskaloosa, Kansas, the youngest of the thirteen children of Chris and Elnora Hofmann. Orphaned at six she was raised by her sister, Mary C. Bliss. After graduation from Oskaloosa High School she taught in rural Jefferson County schools until May 24, 1919 when she married Eston Page at the home of Rev. Nelson in Topeka. And has lived in Grove Township ever since. She joined the Oskaloosa Methodist Church at the age of 15, transferred to the Grove Walnut Hill Methodist Church, and then to Rossville Methodist Church. She was also a member of the Grove HDU. Her husband, Eston Page, preceded her in death on March 12, 1955. She is survived by three children, William Page of the home, Mary Ellen Clay of Onaga, Kansas, and Esther Knowlton of LaMont, Mo.; five grandchildren, her sister-in-law’s orphaned children whom she raised, Harold Fawl of Mr. Carmel, Ill. and Elwys Fawl Imler of Birmingham, Ala.; a brother, Otis Hofmann of Wadsworth, Kansas; and a sister, Meta Austin of Kansas City, Mo. Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home in Topeka was in charge of arrangements as Lawrence Gabel originated from her home town. The Rev. Allan Uthoff officiated at the service. Mrs. Irene Campbell played the organ and Mrs. Mary Jane Berkey sang. Pallbearers were Harrison Shenk, Eugene McRoberts, Edward Smatla, Herbert Kalcik, Gordon McLin and Elmer Crawshaw.