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Orray Kasper

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Orray Kasper Veteran

Birth
Lehigh, Marion County, Kansas, USA
Death
21 Dec 2006 (aged 86)
Iola, Allen County, Kansas, USA
Burial
Toronto, Woodson County, Kansas, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section C-2, Row 16
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Published Dec. 22, 2006 - Chanute, KS
Orray Kasper, 86, of Toronto, Kansas, died Thursday, Dec. 21, 2006 at Allen County Hospital, Iola, Kansas.
He was born June 12, 1920 to David J. and Agnes (Stubby) Kasper.
He grew up in Lehigh, KS, moving to Toronto in 1940.
He served in WWII in Rhineland and was awarded a Purple Heart.
He married Dorothy Zieber Oct. 28, 1940 in Iola, Kansas.
He was a farmer and worked in area oilfields.
Survivors include his wife, of the home; a son, Norman Orray Kasper, of Jacksonville, AR; a daughter, Joyce M. Branch, of Pasadena, TX; five grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by an infant son, Raymond Edgar Kasper.
Funeral will be Saturday, Dec. 23, 2006 at First Christian Church, Toronto, KS, with burial in Toronto Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to First Christian Church, Toronto, Ks, and may be left in care of the funeral home.
Campbell Funeral Home, Yates Center, Kansas is in charge of arrangements.
Published Dec. 22, 2006 - Chanute, KS
Orray Kasper, 86, of Toronto, Kansas, died Thursday, Dec. 21, 2006 at Allen County Hospital, Iola, Kansas.
He was born June 12, 1920 to David J. and Agnes (Stubby) Kasper.
He grew up in Lehigh, KS, moving to Toronto in 1940.
He served in WWII in Rhineland and was awarded a Purple Heart.
He married Dorothy Zieber Oct. 28, 1940 in Iola, Kansas.
He was a farmer and worked in area oilfields.
Survivors include his wife, of the home; a son, Norman Orray Kasper, of Jacksonville, AR; a daughter, Joyce M. Branch, of Pasadena, TX; five grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by an infant son, Raymond Edgar Kasper.
Funeral will be Saturday, Dec. 23, 2006 at First Christian Church, Toronto, KS, with burial in Toronto Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to First Christian Church, Toronto, Ks, and may be left in care of the funeral home.
Campbell Funeral Home, Yates Center, Kansas is in charge of arrangements.

Gravesite Details

VETERAN - WWII - PURPLE HEART



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  • Originally Created by: TiogaRose
  • Added: Jan 26, 2007
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/17696701/orray-kasper: accessed ), memorial page for Orray Kasper (6 Jun 1920–21 Dec 2006), Find a Grave Memorial ID 17696701, citing Toronto Cemetery, Toronto, Woodson County, Kansas, USA; Maintained by Cemetery Walker (contributor 47911075).