Verna Eleanor Gunnerson1

b. Sep 17, 1899, d. Mar 2, 2002
FatherAdolf Fredrick Gunnerson2 b. Jul 24, 1863, d. Sep 4, 1957
MotherAnna Marie (?)3 b. Apr 24, 1869, d. Jun 28, 1955
     Verna was born in Falun, Saline Co, KS, on Sep 17, 1899.4,1
     Verna Eleanor Gunnerson was listed as a daughter in Adolf Fredrick Gunnerson's household on the 1900 Census in Falun Township, Saline Co, KS.4
     Verna Eleanor Gunnerson was listed as a daughter in Adolf Fredrick Gunnerson's household on the 1910 Census in Smolan Township, Saline Co, KS.2
     Verna Eleanor Gunnerson graduated from Emporia State Teachers College with a degree in elementary education in Emporia, Lyon Co, KS.1
     Verna Eleanor Gunnerson was an elementary school teacher for 44 years.1
     Verna Eleanor Gunnerson was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church, in Salina, Saline Co, KS.1
     Verna Eleanor Gunnerson helped found the Saline County Commission on Aging in 1974 in Salina, Saline Co, KS, She served as their secretary for 11 years.1
     Verna Eleanor Gunnerson was past president and secretary of Retired Teachers Association and past president of Delta Kappa Sorority, Salina Business and Professional Womens Club and Native Daughters of Kansas.1
     Verna Eleanor Gunnerson died on Mar 2, 2002 in Salina, Saline Co, KS, at age 102.1 An obituary was published on Mar 6, 2002 in the The Salina Journal in Salina, Saline Co, KS.1 Verna's funeral was held on Mar 8, 2002 at Assaria Lutheran Church in Assaria, Saline Co, KS.1 She was buried on Mar 8, 2002 in Assaria Lutheran Church, Assaria, Saline Co, KS.1

Citations

  1. [S929] The Salina Journal, March 6, 2002, http://www.saljournal.com/stories/030602/obi_obits.html
  2. [S600] 1910 U. S. census, population schedule, Kansas, Saline County, Smolan Township, ED 140, sheet 6B & 7A, line 98, dwelling 115, family 116, Kansas, Saline County.
  3. [S572] 1920 U. S. Census, population schedule, E.D. 151, sheet 11, line 34, dwelling 9, family 9, Kansas, Saline County.
  4. [S14] 1900 Census -- Gunnerson, A.
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