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THOMAS REDINGTON

The Augusta Daily Gazette, Saturday, Aug. 5, 1939, front page.

THOMAS REDINGTON DIES AT HIS HOME EARLY TODAY
THOMAS GEORGE REDINGTON, 68, died at his home seven miles northwest of Augusta at 5 o’clock this morning following an illness of a day. He was born at Dublin, Ireland on January 29, 1871. He came to Butler county in 1888. He was married on June 2, 1909, to Hannah Culhane. He was a member of the Catholic church.

Surviving him are one daughter, Helen R. Redington, of Towanda; one son, Owen Redington, Towanda; one sister, Josephine Redington, Dublin, Ireland. Funeral services will be held at the St. James Catholic church with Rev. John Moeder in charge. The time and date was not known when The Gazette when to press today.



NELLIE RIERSON

The Augusta Daily Gazette, Saturday, June 22, 1929, front page.

FORMER AUGUSTAN DIED AT WICHITA YESTERDAY
MRS. NELLIE RIERSON of Wichita died suddenly there yesterday afternoon, according to word received by relatives here today. She had been in apparently good health, having gone to the dentist’s office. She seated herself in the chair, and suddenly died. Heart failure is believed to have been the cause of her death.

She is survived by her husband and two children, ten and twelve years old. The family lived in the Augusta community until about four or five years ago, when they moved to Wichita, where Mr. Rierson is employed by the DeCoursey Milk company. While here they resided on a farm south of Augusta.

Mrs. Cash Rierson of near Augusta is a sister of Mrs. Nellie Rierson, and Earl Hughes of this community is a brother. She also leaves two brothers and three sisters in Wichita.
Many Augusta friends will remember the family as they were well known here.



MARK DEE ROGERS

The Augusta Daily Gazette, Nov. 5, 1952, front page.

FUNERAL CHANGE
It was reported this morning that funeral services for Mark Dee Rogers, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Don Rogers, have been changed. They will be held tomorrow at 10 a.m. in the Dunsford chapel. Other survivors are a brother, Tony and a sister, Teresa.



DARLENE ROWLAND

The Augusta Daily Gazette, Wednesday, Jan. 23, 1985

DARLENE ROWLAND DIED IN WICHITA
FRANCES DARLENE ROWLAND, 57, 1043 State Street, died Monday at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita.
The rosary will be at 7:30 tonight at the Flanagan-Hunt Mortuary in Wichita. Father David Spexarth will officiate. Her funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the All Saints Catholic Church in Wichita. Burial will be in the Calvary Cemetery of rural Augusta.
She was born Oct. 28, 1927 in Kansas City, Mo., to Louis and Ella K. Lehr Slee. Survivors include an aunt, Beulah Haach of Wichita.



JOHN D. RYAN

The Advocate (El Dorado, Butler County), Friday, Mar. 1, 1907, page 4.

AUGUSTA MAN DIED HERE
JOHN D. RYAN, aged 65 years, died at the home of his sister, Mrs. Michael Gleason, 3003 East Second Street, yesterday morning. The cause of death was heart failure. John D. Ryan was an old timer at Augusta, having made that his home for the past forty years, where he had been in the stock business up until the past few years. Death was sudden and unexpected.
The deceased was a brother of Andy Ryan, of Augusta, and of Mrs. Gleason, at whose home he died. He had one other sister. He was born in Ireland, and came to America when very young.
The funeral will be held at the Pro-Cathedral church Sunday morning at 10:00 o’clock. Father Tihen will officiate. –Wichita Eagle.



BRUCE C. SCHIERMEISTER

The Augusta Daily Gazette, Monday, Oct. 30, 2000

BRUCE C. SCHIERMEISTER, 60, Augusta, Boeing programmer analyst, died Saturday, Oct. 28, 2000.
His funeral service will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 31, both at St. James Catholic Church. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery.
A rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. tonight, Oct. 30.
He is survived by his wife, Patricia; sons, Bruce Schiermeister Jr. and John Schiermeister, both of El Dorado; daughters, Susan Morse of Augusta, Vicki VanVickle of Wichita; brother, Gerald Schiermeister of Glenwood, Minn., and seven grandchildren.
Memorials to the American Cancer Association have been suggested. Hillside Funeral Home, Augusta, is in charge of arrangements.



JULIA SEIB CARICO

The Augusta Daily Gazette, Wednesday, Apr. 15, 1936

DEATH OF MRS. WILBUR CARICO
MRS. WILBUR CARICO, of Wichita, died this morning. She had been ill for over a year. Mrs. Carico was JULIA SEIB before her marriage and was well-known here. Mrs. James M. Warnock, of Augusta, was an aunt. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.

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CARICO FUNERAL SERVICES Funeral services for Mrs. Wilbur Carico, the former JULIA SEIB, will be tomorrow morning at 8 o’clock. High mass will be held at St. Mary’s cathedral in Wichita, at this hour. Burial will be made in the Calvary cemetery near Augusta.



ANDREW PHILLIP SCHNEIDER

The Augusta Daily Gazette, Dec. 21, 1956, front page.

SCHNEIDER SERVICES HELD ON MONDAY
One of Augusta’s finest citizens, Andrew Phillip Schneider, 66, died in Wesley Hospital Wichita, this morning.
Funeral services will be held Monday at 10 a.m. from St. James Catholic church with Rev. Edward Pfirman in charge. Burial will be in Calvary cemetery. The Rosary will be held Sunday at 8 p.m. at the Dunsford chapel.
Andrew Schneider was born July 7, 1890 at Augusta, the son of Katherine Hannon Schneider and George Schneider. He was married to Ella Frances Coday, September 22, 1915 at Augusta. She survives. The following children are survivors – Mrs. Dorothy Burress, Augusta, Frank and Loranzo Schneider, Augusta. A sister, Mrs. Otto McKinney, is a survivor also.
Mr. Schneider was engaged in farming during the active years of his life. He was a member of St. James Catholic church. He also had his membership in the B.P.O.E.



KATHERINE SCHNEIDER

The Augusta Daily Gazette, Monday, May 24, 1920, front page.

MRS. GEORGE SCHNEIDER OF TOWANDA DIES
MRS. KATHERINE SCHNEIDER, wife of George Schneider of near Towanda, died yesterday at about 12:30 o’clock of heart trouble. Mrs. Schneider had been ill about four days.
Besides the husband, she leaves three children, Mrs. Mary McKinney, Andrew Schneider and Mrs. Ella Ralston, all of Towanda, three sisters, one brother and eight grandchildren.
The funeral will be held tomorrow morning here at the St. James church. Interment in the Catholic cemetery.




GEORGE P. SCHNEIDER

The Augusta Daily Gazette, Saturday, Jan. 23, 1943, front page.

SCHNEIDER SERVICES MONDAY MORNING
The death of George P. Schneider, 403 North Star Street, El Dorado, occurred Friday night at the home of his daughter, Mrs. D.O. McKinney. Funeral services will be held at 9:15 o’clock Monday morning at the St. John Catholic church in El Dorado. A rosary will be held for him at the Arnold Funeral home in El Dorado on Sunday evening at 8 o’clock. Interment will be in the Calvary cemetery in Augusta.
Mr. Schneider was born in Buffalo, NY, on April 26, 1864. His marriage occurred on September 8, 1887. He had been ill two weeks. He had resided in Augusta 64 years and in El Dorado eight years. Mr. Schneider was a retired farmer.



NICHOLAS G. SIEBENALER

The Augusta Daily Gazette, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 1991

NICHOLAS G. SIEBENALER, 64, Augusta, died Tuesday, Sept. 10, at HCA Wesley Medical Center, Wichita.
Funeral services are 11 a.m. Thursday at St. James Catholic Church, Augusta, with Father Michael Baldwin officiating. Rosary will be at 7 p.m. tonight at Dunsford Funeral Home, Augusta. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery.
Siebenaler was born Feb. 22, 1927, in Olpe to Barbara (Brown) and Jake Siebenaler.
On Jan. 12, 1952, he married Emma Jean Peacock in Eureka. She survives.
Siebenaler had been a Nabisco truck drive since 1952. He came to Augusta in 1961 and was a member of St. Vincent DePaul’s Catholic Church, Andover.
He served in the U.S. Army from 1945 to 1948 during World War II and was a member of the Knights of Columbus, the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars Air Capitol 401, Winfield. He joined the Army after graduation.
Other survivors include a son, Paul Nicholas of Dallas, Texas; a daughter, Carol Ann Krogman of Towanda; brothers, James of Olpe and Gerald of Emporia; and a grandson, Craig Krogman of Towanda.



RALPH SMITH, JR.

The Augusta Daily Gazette, Thursday, Aug. 20, 1025, front page.

TWO INFANT DEATHS OCCUR YESTERDAY
Two infant deaths occurred yesterday. Ralph, Jr., nine months old son of Mr. and Mrs. R.E. Smith, 135 E. 12th Street, died in a hospital at El Dorado yesterday at noon. The death was caused by intestinal influenza.
The little boy is survived by his parents and two sisters. He was born in Augusta, Nov. 20, 1924.
The funeral will be held at the Catholic cemetery northeast of Augusta, the service of which will be in charge of the Reverend James Hayes of the local church.
The arrangements are in charge of the Dunsford Undertaking Co.