Melvin C (Moose) Lister

1955 - 2022  (67 years)

• Name	Melvin C (Moose) Lister
  Nickname	Moose
  Born	23 Sep 1955
  Gender	Male
  Died	9 Oct 2022
  Buried	15 Oct 2022
  Person ID	I8581	Rossville
  Last Modified	14 Oct 2024

  
  

  Father	Herman Cloice Lister,   b. 4 May 1922, Dover, Shawnee County, Kansas ,   d. 14 Apr 1983, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 60 years)
  Mother	Lois Darlene Wulfkuhle Lister,   b. 13 Oct 1931, Shawnee County, Kansas ,   d. 13 Aug 2012  (Age 80 years)
  Married	26 Feb 1955	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  	Lois's obituary says they were married May 4, 1955.
  Family ID	F5073	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Sandra (Sandy) Page Lister Corpening Gilmore
  Married	1 May 1976	Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Documents		Marriage- Page, Sandra-Lister, Melvin Mrs. Melvin Lister (Sandra Page) Page-Lister The Rossville United Methodist Church was the setting for the marriage of Sandra Page and Melvin Lister at 2 p.m. May 1. The Rev. William Hurtig officiated. Parents of the couple are Mr. and Mrs. Dean Page and Mr. and Mrs. Herman Lister, all of Rossville. Attendants for the bride were Ginger Simecka, Chanute; Mrs. Daryl Rutschmann, Maple Hill; Patti Parr, Rossville; and Anna Piland, Abilene. The bridegroom’s attendants were Marvin Hoffman Jr., Topeka; Ron Lister, Galen Lister and Fred Brown, all of Rossville. Mr. and Mrs. Lister are graduates of Rossville High School. She is employed by Char’s Flowers and he is employed by Kansas Sheet Metal Co. The couple is living in Rossville.
  Last Modified	10 Oct 2017 08:07:59
  Family ID	F1119	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Nancy Perry Lister
  Children	1. Sara Lister Lawson
  Last Modified	14 Oct 2024 21:11:44
  Family ID	F8926	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents

  Obituary- Lister, Melvin Melvin “Moose” C. Lister, 67, of Topeka passed away on Sunday, October 9, 2022. Melvin was born in Topeka on September 23, 1955. His family moved to Rossville, KS in his youth and he graduated from Rossville High School in 1973. He was a sheet metal worker with United Sheet Metal Workers #2. He went through his apprenticeship, becoming a Journeyman sheet metal worker, and went on teaching his craft back to apprentices through his union. He founded and operated Kaw Valley Body Works for several years in St. Marys. He then farmed for several more years in St. Marys before returning to metal work. Melvin was a lifelong learner, always learning a new craft or skill, and applying them in his various projects. It was widely accepted that if Melvin took on a project, his craftsmanship was going to exceed even the highest of expectations. He had a passion for Harley Davidsons and riding motorcycles. He enjoyed fishing with friends on various waters around Topeka. Melvin made many friends through his various hobbies. He is survived by a loving family, daughter Sara (Heath) Lawson of Washington; his ex-wife Nancy Lister of Kansas, his brothers, Ronald Lister, Florida; Galen (Geneva) Lister of Kansas, and his nephew, Elijah. A Celebration of Life event will be held at 11:00 am on Saturday, October 15, 2022 at Davidson Funeral Home. You are welcome to send plants, so they may live on, in lieu of cut flowers. www.davidsonfuneral.com