Austin M (Auty) Sage

1917 - 2004  (86 years)

• Name	Austin M (Auty) Sage
  Nickname	Auty
  Born	14 Sep 1917	Dover, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Gender	Male
  Died	10 Sep 2004	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Buried	Dover Cemetery, Dover, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Person ID	I6101	Rossville
  Last Modified	20 Oct 2024

  
  

  Father	Thomas P Sage
  Mother	Amelia Best Sage
  Family ID	F7021	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Luella May Olson Sage,   b. 27 Feb 1921, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas ,   d. 17 Mar 2013, Willard, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 92 years)
  Married	11 Feb 1942	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Children	+ 1. Arletta Esther Sage Smith Nichols,   b. 22 Dec 1944 + 2. Melvin D Sage,   b. 17 Apr 1947, Dover, Shawnee County, Kansas ,   d. 13 Dec 2022, Willard, Shawnee County Kansas  (Age 75 years)
  Documents » Slide Show		Anniversary- Sage, Austin and Luella 1 Sages to Celebrate 40th Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Austin Sage, Willard, will observe their 40th wedding anniversary with a reception from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, February 28, at the Dover Grade School. Hosts will be their children, Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Sage and Arietta Smith and their families. Friends and relatives are invited to attend. The couple requests that no gifts be presented. Mr. and Mrs. Sage were married February 11, 1942, in Topeka and have lived in the Dover, Rossville and Willard communities.
  		Anniversary- Sage, Austin and Luella 2 Austin and Luella Sage Sages Will Celebrate Golden Anniversary Austin and Luella Sage will be honored with a reception for their 50th wedding anniversary on Sunday, February 16, from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Rossville Community Center. Hosts will be their children and families: Gene and Arietta Nichols, Melvin and Loretta Sage, and Luella's mother, Mrs. Hazel Olson. The Sages have five grandchildren, one stepgranddaughter, three great-grandsons, and two stepgreat-grandsons. Austin is retired from Washburn University after 27 years, where he was chief of maintenance and groundskeeper. Luella is retired from the Veterans Administration Hospital, where she was the Canteen Services cook. Austin and Luella were married February 11,1942, in Topeka. They have lived all of their married life in the Rossville, Dover and Willard communities.
  		Anniversary- Sage, Austin and Luella 3 Auty and Luella Sage Mr. and Mrs. Austin Sage, Willard, will be honored for their 50th wedding anniversary with a reception from 2 to 4 p.m. Feb. 16 at Rossville Community Center, Rossville. Hosts will be their children, Arletta Nichols, Rossville, and Melvin Sage, Willard. Also hosting will be Yvonne Church, Delia; Yolande Bennett, Topeka, and Yvette Matyak, Wakarusa. Austin “Auty” Sage and Luella Olson were married Feb. 11, 1942, in Topeka. Mr. Sage retired as head groundskeeper for Washburn University and Mrs. Sage is a retired canteen cook for the Veterans Administration hospital. They have five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
  Last Modified	20 Oct 2024 17:21:23
  Family ID	F2858	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 14 Sep 1917 - Dover, Shawnee County, Kansas Buried - - Dover Cemetery, Dover, Shawnee County, Kansas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  Obituary- Sage, Austin Austin M. "Auty" Sage ROSSVILLE - Austin M. “Auty” Sage, 86, a resident of the Dover, Willard and Rossville communities all his life, died Friday, Sept. 10, 2004, at Midland Hospice House, Topeka. He was born Sept. 14, 1917, near Dover, the son of Thomas P. and Amelia Best Sage. He married Luella Olson on Feb. 11, 1942, in Topeka. He farmed all his life and had worked for Washburn University in Topeka for 27 years. He was a member of Dover Federated Church. Preceding him in death were his parents, two brothers and three sisters. Surviving are his wife, Luella Sage, of the home; a daughter, Arietta Nichols, Topeka; a son, Melvin Sage, Topeka; a sister, Helen Musick, Dover; five grandchildren, and 12 great-grandchildren. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Dover Federated Church. Burial will be in Dover Cemetery, Dover. Mr. Sage will lie in state after 2 p.m. Monday at Piper Funeral Chapel in Rossville, where the family will receive friends from 6:30 until 8 p.m. Memorial contributions may be given to Midland Hospice House and sent in care of the Piper Funeral Chapel at 419 Main, Rossville, Kan. 66533.