Harrison Moser Shenk

1907 - 1995  (87 years)

• Name	Harrison Moser Shenk
  Born	23 Aug 1907	Silver Lake, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Gender	Male
  Died	21 Feb 1995	Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Buried	Walnut Hill Cemetery, Silver Lake, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Person ID	I6206	Rossville
  Last Modified	1 Jun 2018

  
  

  Father	Abraham Shenk,   b. 1864,   d. 1932  (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Maud Moser Shenk,   b. 2 Aug 1872,   d. 4 Jan 1963, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 90 years)
  Married	Oct 1901
  Documents		Marriage- Moser, Maude-Shenk, Abe October 25, 1901 The following weddings were reported this week: Mr. Abe Shenk and Miss Maude Mosher [sic Moser]; Mr. Isador Bush and Miss Rachel Stovall.
  Family ID	F2757	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rita Ruth Langdon Shenk,   d. 14 Jan 1970
  Married	27 Oct 1931	Oskaloosa, Jefferson County, Kansas
  Children	1. James H Shenk,   b. 2 Jan 1933 + 2. Charlotte Marlene Shenk Bridges,   b. 28 Aug 1936
  Last Modified	1 Jun 2018 14:33:06
  Family ID	F2652	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 23 Aug 1907 - Silver Lake, Shawnee County, Kansas Married - 27 Oct 1931 - Oskaloosa, Jefferson County, Kansas Buried - - Walnut Hill Cemetery, Silver Lake, Shawnee County, Kansas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  Obituary- Shenk, Harrison Harrison Moser Shenk SILVER LAKE — Harrison Moser Shenk, 87, Silver Lake, died Tuesday Feb. 21 1995, at a Rossville nursing home. Mr. Shenk was a co-founder of the Shawnee County Soil Conservation District and had served in several of-fices. including chairman. He also was active in soil conservation at the state and national levels. He was awarded the Balanced Farming Award in 1955. Mr. Shenk had served on the executive council of the Shawnee County Farm Bureau and on the Shawnee County Committee to consolidate rural Shawnee County schools. He also had served as the Grove Township Assessor and other township offices. He was born Aug. 23,1907, in Silver Lake, the son of Abraham and Maude Moser Shenk. He was graduated from Rossville High School in 1926. He was married to Rita Ruth Langdon on Oct. 27, 1931, in Oskaloosa. She died Jan. 14, 1970. Survivors include a daughter, Charlotte M. Bridges, Topeka; a son, James H. Shenk, Mayetta; a brother, Lloyd N. Shenk. Independence, a sister, Belle Wonnell, Silver Lake; eight grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Silver Lake United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Walnut Hill Cemetery, Grove. Mr. Shenk will lie in state from 8 a.m. today to 11 a.m. Saturday at Parker-Price Mortuary in Topeka where relatives and friends will meet from 7 to 8 p.m. today. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 1315 S.W. Arrowhead Road, Topeka, 66604.