Individual Details
Ernest Lee KOLEBER
(Bet 22 Feb 1931 and 22 Mar 1931 - 25 Jul 1997)
1 Apr 1940, Wakeeney, Trego Co., KS, ED 98-813 Sh 6B:
Mary E Koleber, head, 42 (1897-98), married, born KS, lived same place in 1935, completed 5th grade, no occupation
Arthur Koleber, son, 18 (1921-22), born KS, completed 3 yr high school, washing dishes - NYA dam project
Martha Koleber, daughter, 17 (1922-23), born KS, completed 2 yr high school, filing papers - student aid
Esther Koleber, daughter, 14 (1925-26), born KS, completed 8th grade
Leroy Koleber, son, 12 (1927-28), born KS, completed 6th grade
Earnest Koleber, son, 9 (1930-31), born KS, completed 2nd grade
Robert Koleber, son, 6 (1933-34), born KS
Harold Koleber, son, 5/12 (Abt Nov 1939), born KS.
Western Kansas World, WaKeeney, KS, at Footnote.com, 31 July 1997, page 12 (and 7 Aug 1997):
"Ernest L. Koleber, 66, Lawrence, Kansas died July 25, 1997 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. He was born February 22, 1931 at WaKeeney, Kansas to George Koleber and Mary Margheim.
He attended school in WaKeeney, Ks. and went into the Army in October of 1948 and was discharged in 1951, he worked as a painter with his father. He attended Barber College in 1954 graduated, then he moved to Lawrence in 1954 where he operated a Barber Shop in the 700 block of Massachusetts Street for 36 years, retiring due to illness in 1990. He received the Service to Mankind award from the Lawrence Sertoma Club.
He was a life member of the VFW, life member of the Disabled American Veterans and the American Legion.
He married Iva Lee Hooper in July of 1953. She survives of the home.
Other Survivors include: son: Richard Koleber of McLouth, Ks; daughter: June James of Killeen, Tx; 5 grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild.
Memorial services were held Monday, July 28 1997 at the Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home. Inurment followed at Oak Hill Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to the American Heart Association for research.
Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home, Lawrence, was in charge of arrangements."
Mary E Koleber, head, 42 (1897-98), married, born KS, lived same place in 1935, completed 5th grade, no occupation
Arthur Koleber, son, 18 (1921-22), born KS, completed 3 yr high school, washing dishes - NYA dam project
Martha Koleber, daughter, 17 (1922-23), born KS, completed 2 yr high school, filing papers - student aid
Esther Koleber, daughter, 14 (1925-26), born KS, completed 8th grade
Leroy Koleber, son, 12 (1927-28), born KS, completed 6th grade
Earnest Koleber, son, 9 (1930-31), born KS, completed 2nd grade
Robert Koleber, son, 6 (1933-34), born KS
Harold Koleber, son, 5/12 (Abt Nov 1939), born KS.
Western Kansas World, WaKeeney, KS, at Footnote.com, 31 July 1997, page 12 (and 7 Aug 1997):
"Ernest L. Koleber, 66, Lawrence, Kansas died July 25, 1997 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. He was born February 22, 1931 at WaKeeney, Kansas to George Koleber and Mary Margheim.
He attended school in WaKeeney, Ks. and went into the Army in October of 1948 and was discharged in 1951, he worked as a painter with his father. He attended Barber College in 1954 graduated, then he moved to Lawrence in 1954 where he operated a Barber Shop in the 700 block of Massachusetts Street for 36 years, retiring due to illness in 1990. He received the Service to Mankind award from the Lawrence Sertoma Club.
He was a life member of the VFW, life member of the Disabled American Veterans and the American Legion.
He married Iva Lee Hooper in July of 1953. She survives of the home.
Other Survivors include: son: Richard Koleber of McLouth, Ks; daughter: June James of Killeen, Tx; 5 grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild.
Memorial services were held Monday, July 28 1997 at the Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home. Inurment followed at Oak Hill Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to the American Heart Association for research.
Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home, Lawrence, was in charge of arrangements."
Events
| Birth | Bet 22 Feb 1931 and 22 Mar 1931 | WaKeeney, Trego Co., Kansas |  | ||
| Census | 1 Apr 1940 | WaKeeney, Trego Co., Kansas | |||
| Marriage | 30 Jul 1953 | Russell, Russell Co., Kansas - Iva Lee HOOPER | | ||
| Residence | 27 Mar 1979 | Lawrence, Douglas Co., KS, according to mother's obituary. | |||
| Death | 25 Jul 1997 | Lawrence, Douglas Co., KS | | ||
| Burial | Aft 25 Jul 1997 | Oak Hill Cemetery, Douglas Co., KS | | ||
| Reference No | 8324 |
Families
| Spouse | Iva Lee HOOPER (1931 - 2009) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Father | John George KOLEBER (1895 - 1962) |
| Mother | Mary Elizabeth MARGHEIM (1898 - 1979) |
| Sibling | Hermina Minnie KOLEBER (1916 - 1986) |
| Sibling | Alvina KOLEBER (1917 - 2000) |
| Sibling | Elennora KOLEBER (1919 - 1998) |
| Sibling | Arthur Julius KOLEBER (1921 - 1972) |
| Sibling | Living |
| Sibling | Esther Elizabeth KOLEBER (1926 - 2000) |
| Sibling | Living |
| Sibling | Robert Lavern KOLEBER (1933 - 1994) |
| Sibling | Harold Dean KOLEBER (1939 - 1975) |
Endnotes
1. Obituary.
2. Newspaper Article.
3. Obituary.
4. Ancestry.com database.
5. FindAGrave Website.