Howard John Vorhies

1913 - 2003  (89 years)

• Name	Howard John Vorhies
  Born	14 Dec 1913	Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Gender	Male
  Died	3 Jun 2003	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Buried	West Lawn Memorial Gardens, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Person ID	I6835	Rossville
  Last Modified	20 Jun 2018

  
  

  Father	Elton E Vorhies,   b. 14 Apr 1872, Shannon City, Union County, Iowa ,   d. 3 Dec 1961  (Age 89 years)
  Mother	Maggie Davis Vorhies
  Family ID	F2733	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Nellian Kelch Vorhies
  Married	23 Jun 1937	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Children	1. Jo Vorhies Kasson   2. Marilyn Vorhies Tubbs
  Documents		Anniversary- Vorhies, Howard and Nellie Howard and Nellie Vorhies will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with a reception from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday in the Moose Lodge. Hosts will be their daughter and son-in-law, Joyce and Wayne Kasson, and their six grandchildren. The couple has eight great-grandchildren. Nellie Keich and Howard Vorhies were married June 23, 1937, in Topeka. Mr. Vorhies retired from Whelan Lumber Co. Mrs. Vorhies works part-time for Palmer News.
  Last Modified	20 Jun 2018 11:17:34
  Family ID	F6051	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Geraldine Cushing Vorhies
  Married	1994	Oklahoma
  Last Modified	20 Jun 2018 11:18:27
  Family ID	F7833	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Buried - - West Lawn Memorial Gardens, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  Obituary- Vorhies, Howard Howard Vorhies Howard John Vorhies, 89, Topeka, died Tuesday, June 3, 2003, at Midland Hospice House. He was born on Dec. 14, 1913, in Rossville, the son of Elton and Maggie Davis Vorhies. Mr. Vorhies retired from Whelan’s Lumber Company. He was a member of Topeka Lodge No. 555. He married Nellian Keich in 1937 in Topeka and later married Geraldine Cushing in 1994 in Oklahoma. They both pre¬ceded him in death. He also was preceded in death by a daughter, Marilyn Tubbs; a brother, Ray Vorhies; and a sister, Ruth Weybright. Survivors include a daughter, Jo Kasson, Topeka; six grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Parker-Price Chapel. Burial will be in Westlawn Memorial Gardens. Mr. Vorhies will lie in state after 2 p.m. today at Parker-Price Mortuary. Memorial contributions may be made to Midland Hospice House, 200 S.W. Frazier Circle, Topeka, 66606.