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Gertrude Etta Starks Cordes

Birth	:	8 Dec 1899 Taylor County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	17 Jun 1978 Clarinda, Page County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Mount Calvary Cemetery, Topeka, Shawnee County, USA
Coordinate	:	39.0532990, -95.7360992
Description	:	Bedford Times-Press (Bedford, Iowa), Thursday, June 29, 1978 Gertrude Cordes, 78 Final Rites Held At Villisca & Guss Funeral services for Mrs. Maurice (Gertrude) Cordes, 78, who lived near Villisca and later near Bedford, were held June 21 in the Villisca United Methodist Church. Mrs. Cordes died in Clarinda Municipal Hospital June 17, 1978. Interment was at the Guss Cemetery. Gertrude Etta Starks was born in rural Taylor County on December 8, 1898, the daughter of Delano and Abigail King Starks. She attended rural school in Taylor County and graduated from Corning High School with the class of 1917. Gertrude taught in a rural... Read More	Bedford Times-Press (Bedford, Iowa), Thursday, June 29, 1978 Gertrude Cordes, 78 Final Rites Held At Villisca & Guss Funeral services for Mrs. Maurice (Gertrude) Cordes, 78, who lived near Villisca and later near Bedford, were held June 21 in the Villisca United Methodist Church. Mrs. Cordes died in Clarinda Municipal Hospital June 17, 1978. Interment was at the Guss Cemetery. Gertrude Etta Starks was born in rural Taylor County on December 8, 1898, the daughter of Delano and Abigail King Starks. She attended rural school in Taylor County and graduated from Corning High School with the class of 1917. Gertrude taught in a rural school in Taylor County until her marriage in 1921 to Maurice Cordes and they made their home and raised their family on the family farm until his death in February 1960. To this union were born three daughters, Kathleen Morrow, San Diego, California; Marjorie Wehrkamp, Bedford, Iowa; Alyce McFarland, Chicago, Illinois; and one son, Richard Cordes, Odebolt, Iowa; other survivors are one son-in-law, Don Wehrkamp and one daughter-in-law Bobbe Cordes. She is also survived by six beloved grandchildren; four great grandchildren; brother, George; and sisters, Jennie Mitchell, Alice Watts and Mary Allen; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, a granddaughter, Karen Morrow; brothers, Roy, Edwin and Harry and sister, Bessie Reed. In 1945 she returned to teaching until 1962 when she retired and moved to Villisca working in the 4-U Trading Post until her health failed in 1976. From then until shortly before her death she made her home with her daughter and son-in-law, Marjorie Wehrkamp at Bedford. She was a kind and loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother and loved by all her friends and neighbors. Gertrude was uncomplaining during her illness.

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Where is Gertrude Etta Starks Cordes's memorial?
Gertrude Etta Starks Cordes's memorial is located at: Mount Calvary Cemetery, Topeka, Shawnee County, USA.
When did Gertrude Etta Starks Cordes death?
Gertrude Etta Starks Cordes death on 17 Jun 1978 in Clarinda, Page County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 39.0532990
Longitude: -95.7360992

Family Members:

Parent

Spouse

Maurice Arthur Cordes

(1899 - 1960)

Siblings

LeRoy William “Roy” Starks

(1881 - 1966)

Bessie Starks Reed

(1888 - 1978)

Alice A. Starks Watts

(1897 - 1988)

Children

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Mount Calvary Cemetery
Topeka, Shawnee County, USA
Coordinate: 39.0532990, -95.7360992

2. Memorial Park Cemetery
Topeka, Shawnee County, USA
Coordinate: 39.0619011, -95.7221985

3. Mount Hope Cemetery
Topeka, Shawnee County, USA
Coordinate: 39.0367393, -95.7386703

4. Saint Davids Episcopal Church Columbarium
Topeka, Shawnee County, USA
Coordinate: 39.0369860, -95.7259480

5. Security Benefit Association Cemetery
Topeka, Shawnee County, USA
Coordinate: 39.0630989, -95.7606583

6. Topeka State Hospital Cemetery
Topeka, Shawnee County, USA
Coordinate: 39.0671005, -95.7080994

7. Westminster Presbyterian Church Memorial Garden
Topeka, Shawnee County, USA
Coordinate: 39.0430400, -95.7021700

8. Carnegie Hall
Topeka, Shawnee County, USA
Coordinate: 39.0350600, -95.6999100

9. Ritchie Cemetery
Topeka, Shawnee County, USA
Coordinate: 39.0228010, -95.7027530

10. Grace Episcopal Cathedral Columbarium
Topeka, Shawnee County, USA
Coordinate: 39.0511284, -95.6843719

11. Grace Episcopal Cathedral Sanctuary
Topeka, Shawnee County, USA
Coordinate: 39.0506925, -95.6839273

12. Abram Burnett Burial Site
Topeka, Shawnee County, USA
Coordinate: 39.0102997, -95.7685776

13. Mission Center Cemetery
Topeka, Shawnee County, USA
Coordinate: 39.0145493, -95.7819290

14. Prairie Home Cemetery
Topeka, Shawnee County, USA
Coordinate: 39.1077118, -95.7482910

15. Curtis Family Cemetery
North Topeka, Shawnee County, USA
Coordinate: 39.0792870, -95.6702270

16. West Lawn Memorial Gardens
Topeka, Shawnee County, USA
Coordinate: 39.0518112, -95.8167419

17. Bennie Lee Graham Memorial Cemetery
Shawnee County, USA
Coordinate: 39.1020584, -95.6836472

18. Foster Cemetery
Topeka, Shawnee County, USA
Coordinate: 38.9942017, -95.7061005

19. Topeka Cemetery
Topeka, Shawnee County, USA
Coordinate: 39.0388985, -95.6528015

20. Rochester Cemetery
Topeka, Shawnee County, USA
Coordinate: 39.1044006, -95.6800003

21. Mount Auburn Cemetery
Topeka, Shawnee County, USA
Coordinate: 39.0393982, -95.6500015

22. Elevation Cemetery
Shawnee County, USA
Coordinate: 38.9832993, -95.7613983

23. Half-Day Cemetery
Elmont, Shawnee County, USA
Coordinate: 39.1584702, -95.7143402

24. Valencia Cemetery
Valencia, Shawnee County, USA
Coordinate: 39.0586014, -95.8806000