Postmistress of Olpe, no children.
I knew my great aunt very well, we visited her often in Olpe, and many times she was at my grandmother’s home in Newton KS. Mary Lu cared for her father until his death. She was so very sweet and kind, and her favorite nephew was my uncle H.J. Her marriage with “Hal” was called a “Love Affair”. I visit her grave whenever I’m in Kansas. The townspeople of Olpe fondly remember her.
I never knew about her first marriage except through the 1930 census. I don’t know if they divorced or he died.
The Emporia Gazette, dtd 1 Jun 1964
Mrs. Harry F. (Mary Lou) Halstead
Mrs. Halstead Died in Crash. Olpe Postmaster One of 3 Accident Victims.
Funeral Services for Mrs. Harry F. (Mary Lou) Halstead, 54 Postmaster at Olpe, who was fatally injured in an automobile accident Saturday afternoon in Greenwood County, will be held at 4 p.m. Thursday at the Roberts-Blue-Barnett Funeral Home, Emporia. Services will be conducted by the Rev. Neil Hedrick, pastor of the Grace Methodist Church. Burial will be in the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, Olpe.
Mrs. Halstead, her brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Harry C. Nelson, of Newton, died after the 1956 Oldsmobile in which they were riding skidded on slippery paving on Highway 54, four miles east of Eureka. The car was involved in a collision with a truck, then plunged 50 feet down a steep embankment, according to the investigating officers. Driver of the truck, Ivard Marhenke, of Eureka, was treated at the Greenwood County Hospital, Eureka.
The accident occurred about 2 p.m. on Memorial Day and Sheriff P.T. Harder and Deputy R. Richeson, Emporia, assisted the Greenwood County officers in informing Olpe citizens and relatives of the death of Mrs. Halstead. She had been the postmaster at Olpe since 1958, follwing high placement in Civil Service examinations and recommendation by the Republican Central Committee.
Mrs. Halstead, the daughter of George H. and Margaret Heacock Roberts, was born at Olpe Oct. 3rd, 1909, and was married to Harry F. (Hal) Halstead, a war veteran, on Oct. 5th, 1952, at Olpe. He died July 7th, 1955, Mrs. Halstead was a member of the Methodist Church.
Survivors include a stepson, Keith Halstead of Minneapolis, Minn.; a sister-in-law, Mrs. C. L. Roberts of Russell; three nephews, H. J. Nelson, of El Dorado; Jack R. Nelson, Topeka; and Donald L. (Bud) Roberts of Russell, and three nieces, Norma Jean Manweiler, Hoisington; Peggy Lou Michaelis, Wichita; and Jo Ann Kleiwer, San Mateo, Calif.
FUNERAL. The Emporia Gazette, dtd 3 Jun 1964
The Halstead Funeral. Funeral services for Mrs. Harry F. (Hal) Halstead, Olpe, who was fatally injured Saturday in an automobile accident near Eureka, were held Tuesday afternoon in Roberts-Blue- Barnett Chapel, conducted by the Rev. Neil Heidrick, pastor of the Grace Methodist Church. Scott A. Mouse sang, accompanied by Mrs. Robert Plummer. Pallbearers were Albert Blaufuss, Robert Dieker, John Nuessen, Delbert and Wesley Stevenson and Dick Springer. Burial was in the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery at Olpe. Lyon County postmasters attended in a group.
Relatives who attended from out of town were Mrs. C. L. Roberts and Mr. and Mrs. Bud Roberts, Russell; Jack Nelson, Topeka; Mr. and Mrs. Harold J. Nelson and family, El Dorado; Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Kliewer, San Carlos, Calif.; Mr. and Mrs. Mike Michaelis, Wichita, and Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Manweiler, Hoisington.
KS Death Certificate
Mary Louise Halstead -White/Female
Age: 54
DoB: 3 Oct 1909 Olpe, Lyon, KS
DoD: 30 May 1964 2:30p Hwy US 54, 3 mi. east of Eureka, Greenwood, KS
Cause of Death: Basilar skull fracture
Accident: car in which she was riding was struck by a truck.
Autopsy: No
Marital Status: Widow
Occupation: Post Mistress of Olpe Post Office
Father: George Roberts
Mother: Margaret Heacock
Burial: 31 May 1964 Pleasant Ridge Cem. -Olpe, Lyon, KS
Funeral Director: Baird Funeral Home -Eureka, Greenwood, KS
Certificate 64-007695
1915 KS State Census -Lyon Co, Center Twp, dtd 1 Mar, pg 13, Fmly 70
1920 KS Fed Census -Lyon Co, Center Twp, Olpe, dtd 26 Jan, Fmly 199/200
1930 KS Fed Census -Lyon Co, Olpe, Center Twp, dtd 29 Apr, SH 11A Fmly 225/225
1940 KS Fed Census -Lyon Co, Center Twp, dtd 12 Apr, SH 4B, Fmly 71
1953-1955 Chadron, NE
KS, City & County Census Records, 1919-1961
Olpe City Census
1953 Halstead, Harry F. 57 Olpe KS, Box 165
Halstead, Mary Lou 43 Olpe KS, Box 165
1957 Halstead, Mary Lou 47 Olpe KS
1958 Halstead, Mary Lou 48 Olpe KS. Box 165
1959 Halstead, Mary L. 49
1960 Halstead, Mary Lou 50 Olpe KS
1961 Halstead, Mary Lou 51 Olpe City
I knew my great aunt very well, we visited her often in Olpe, and many times she was at my grandmother’s home in Newton KS. Mary Lu cared for her father until his death. She was so very sweet and kind, and her favorite nephew was my uncle H.J. Her marriage with “Hal” was called a “Love Affair”. I visit her grave whenever I’m in Kansas. The townspeople of Olpe fondly remember her.
I never knew about her first marriage except through the 1930 census. I don’t know if they divorced or he died.
The Emporia Gazette, dtd 1 Jun 1964
Mrs. Harry F. (Mary Lou) Halstead
Mrs. Halstead Died in Crash. Olpe Postmaster One of 3 Accident Victims.
Funeral Services for Mrs. Harry F. (Mary Lou) Halstead, 54 Postmaster at Olpe, who was fatally injured in an automobile accident Saturday afternoon in Greenwood County, will be held at 4 p.m. Thursday at the Roberts-Blue-Barnett Funeral Home, Emporia. Services will be conducted by the Rev. Neil Hedrick, pastor of the Grace Methodist Church. Burial will be in the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, Olpe.
Mrs. Halstead, her brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Harry C. Nelson, of Newton, died after the 1956 Oldsmobile in which they were riding skidded on slippery paving on Highway 54, four miles east of Eureka. The car was involved in a collision with a truck, then plunged 50 feet down a steep embankment, according to the investigating officers. Driver of the truck, Ivard Marhenke, of Eureka, was treated at the Greenwood County Hospital, Eureka.
The accident occurred about 2 p.m. on Memorial Day and Sheriff P.T. Harder and Deputy R. Richeson, Emporia, assisted the Greenwood County officers in informing Olpe citizens and relatives of the death of Mrs. Halstead. She had been the postmaster at Olpe since 1958, follwing high placement in Civil Service examinations and recommendation by the Republican Central Committee.
Mrs. Halstead, the daughter of George H. and Margaret Heacock Roberts, was born at Olpe Oct. 3rd, 1909, and was married to Harry F. (Hal) Halstead, a war veteran, on Oct. 5th, 1952, at Olpe. He died July 7th, 1955, Mrs. Halstead was a member of the Methodist Church.
Survivors include a stepson, Keith Halstead of Minneapolis, Minn.; a sister-in-law, Mrs. C. L. Roberts of Russell; three nephews, H. J. Nelson, of El Dorado; Jack R. Nelson, Topeka; and Donald L. (Bud) Roberts of Russell, and three nieces, Norma Jean Manweiler, Hoisington; Peggy Lou Michaelis, Wichita; and Jo Ann Kleiwer, San Mateo, Calif.
FUNERAL. The Emporia Gazette, dtd 3 Jun 1964
The Halstead Funeral. Funeral services for Mrs. Harry F. (Hal) Halstead, Olpe, who was fatally injured Saturday in an automobile accident near Eureka, were held Tuesday afternoon in Roberts-Blue- Barnett Chapel, conducted by the Rev. Neil Heidrick, pastor of the Grace Methodist Church. Scott A. Mouse sang, accompanied by Mrs. Robert Plummer. Pallbearers were Albert Blaufuss, Robert Dieker, John Nuessen, Delbert and Wesley Stevenson and Dick Springer. Burial was in the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery at Olpe. Lyon County postmasters attended in a group.
Relatives who attended from out of town were Mrs. C. L. Roberts and Mr. and Mrs. Bud Roberts, Russell; Jack Nelson, Topeka; Mr. and Mrs. Harold J. Nelson and family, El Dorado; Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Kliewer, San Carlos, Calif.; Mr. and Mrs. Mike Michaelis, Wichita, and Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Manweiler, Hoisington.
KS Death Certificate
Mary Louise Halstead -White/Female
Age: 54
DoB: 3 Oct 1909 Olpe, Lyon, KS
DoD: 30 May 1964 2:30p Hwy US 54, 3 mi. east of Eureka, Greenwood, KS
Cause of Death: Basilar skull fracture
Accident: car in which she was riding was struck by a truck.
Autopsy: No
Marital Status: Widow
Occupation: Post Mistress of Olpe Post Office
Father: George Roberts
Mother: Margaret Heacock
Burial: 31 May 1964 Pleasant Ridge Cem. -Olpe, Lyon, KS
Funeral Director: Baird Funeral Home -Eureka, Greenwood, KS
Certificate 64-007695
1915 KS State Census -Lyon Co, Center Twp, dtd 1 Mar, pg 13, Fmly 70
1920 KS Fed Census -Lyon Co, Center Twp, Olpe, dtd 26 Jan, Fmly 199/200
1930 KS Fed Census -Lyon Co, Olpe, Center Twp, dtd 29 Apr, SH 11A Fmly 225/225
1940 KS Fed Census -Lyon Co, Center Twp, dtd 12 Apr, SH 4B, Fmly 71
1953-1955 Chadron, NE
KS, City & County Census Records, 1919-1961
Olpe City Census
1953 Halstead, Harry F. 57 Olpe KS, Box 165
Halstead, Mary Lou 43 Olpe KS, Box 165
1957 Halstead, Mary Lou 47 Olpe KS
1958 Halstead, Mary Lou 48 Olpe KS. Box 165
1959 Halstead, Mary L. 49
1960 Halstead, Mary Lou 50 Olpe KS
1961 Halstead, Mary Lou 51 Olpe City
Postmistress of Olpe, no children.
I knew my great aunt very well, we visited her often in Olpe, and many times she was at my grandmother’s home in Newton KS. Mary Lu cared for her father until his death. She was so very sweet and kind, and her favorite nephew was my uncle H.J. Her marriage with “Hal” was called a “Love Affair”. I visit her grave whenever I’m in Kansas. The townspeople of Olpe fondly remember her.
I never knew about her first marriage except through the 1930 census. I don’t know if they divorced or he died.
The Emporia Gazette, dtd 1 Jun 1964
Mrs. Harry F. (Mary Lou) Halstead
Mrs. Halstead Died in Crash. Olpe Postmaster One of 3 Accident Victims.
Funeral Services for Mrs. Harry F. (Mary Lou) Halstead, 54 Postmaster at Olpe, who was fatally injured in an automobile accident Saturday afternoon in Greenwood County, will be held at 4 p.m. Thursday at the Roberts-Blue-Barnett Funeral Home, Emporia. Services will be conducted by the Rev. Neil Hedrick, pastor of the Grace Methodist Church. Burial will be in the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, Olpe.
Mrs. Halstead, her brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Harry C. Nelson, of Newton, died after the 1956 Oldsmobile in which they were riding skidded on slippery paving on Highway 54, four miles east of Eureka. The car was involved in a collision with a truck, then plunged 50 feet down a steep embankment, according to the investigating officers. Driver of the truck, Ivard Marhenke, of Eureka, was treated at the Greenwood County Hospital, Eureka.
The accident occurred about 2 p.m. on Memorial Day and Sheriff P.T. Harder and Deputy R. Richeson, Emporia, assisted the Greenwood County officers in informing Olpe citizens and relatives of the death of Mrs. Halstead. She had been the postmaster at Olpe since 1958, follwing high placement in Civil Service examinations and recommendation by the Republican Central Committee.
Mrs. Halstead, the daughter of George H. and Margaret Heacock Roberts, was born at Olpe Oct. 3rd, 1909, and was married to Harry F. (Hal) Halstead, a war veteran, on Oct. 5th, 1952, at Olpe. He died July 7th, 1955, Mrs. Halstead was a member of the Methodist Church.
Survivors include a stepson, Keith Halstead of Minneapolis, Minn.; a sister-in-law, Mrs. C. L. Roberts of Russell; three nephews, H. J. Nelson, of El Dorado; Jack R. Nelson, Topeka; and Donald L. (Bud) Roberts of Russell, and three nieces, Norma Jean Manweiler, Hoisington; Peggy Lou Michaelis, Wichita; and Jo Ann Kleiwer, San Mateo, Calif.
FUNERAL. The Emporia Gazette, dtd 3 Jun 1964
The Halstead Funeral. Funeral services for Mrs. Harry F. (Hal) Halstead, Olpe, who was fatally injured Saturday in an automobile accident near Eureka, were held Tuesday afternoon in Roberts-Blue- Barnett Chapel, conducted by the Rev. Neil Heidrick, pastor of the Grace Methodist Church. Scott A. Mouse sang, accompanied by Mrs. Robert Plummer. Pallbearers were Albert Blaufuss, Robert Dieker, John Nuessen, Delbert and Wesley Stevenson and Dick Springer. Burial was in the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery at Olpe. Lyon County postmasters attended in a group.
Relatives who attended from out of town were Mrs. C. L. Roberts and Mr. and Mrs. Bud Roberts, Russell; Jack Nelson, Topeka; Mr. and Mrs. Harold J. Nelson and family, El Dorado; Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Kliewer, San Carlos, Calif.; Mr. and Mrs. Mike Michaelis, Wichita, and Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Manweiler, Hoisington.
KS Death Certificate
Mary Louise Halstead -White/Female
Age: 54
DoB: 3 Oct 1909 Olpe, Lyon, KS
DoD: 30 May 1964 2:30p Hwy US 54, 3 mi. east of Eureka, Greenwood, KS
Cause of Death: Basilar skull fracture
Accident: car in which she was riding was struck by a truck.
Autopsy: No
Marital Status: Widow
Occupation: Post Mistress of Olpe Post Office
Father: George Roberts
Mother: Margaret Heacock
Burial: 31 May 1964 Pleasant Ridge Cem. -Olpe, Lyon, KS
Funeral Director: Baird Funeral Home -Eureka, Greenwood, KS
Certificate 64-007695
1915 KS State Census -Lyon Co, Center Twp, dtd 1 Mar, pg 13, Fmly 70
1920 KS Fed Census -Lyon Co, Center Twp, Olpe, dtd 26 Jan, Fmly 199/200
1930 KS Fed Census -Lyon Co, Olpe, Center Twp, dtd 29 Apr, SH 11A Fmly 225/225
1940 KS Fed Census -Lyon Co, Center Twp, dtd 12 Apr, SH 4B, Fmly 71
1953-1955 Chadron, NE
KS, City & County Census Records, 1919-1961
Olpe City Census
1953 Halstead, Harry F. 57 Olpe KS, Box 165
Halstead, Mary Lou 43 Olpe KS, Box 165
1957 Halstead, Mary Lou 47 Olpe KS
1958 Halstead, Mary Lou 48 Olpe KS. Box 165
1959 Halstead, Mary L. 49
1960 Halstead, Mary Lou 50 Olpe KS
1961 Halstead, Mary Lou 51 Olpe City
I knew my great aunt very well, we visited her often in Olpe, and many times she was at my grandmother’s home in Newton KS. Mary Lu cared for her father until his death. She was so very sweet and kind, and her favorite nephew was my uncle H.J. Her marriage with “Hal” was called a “Love Affair”. I visit her grave whenever I’m in Kansas. The townspeople of Olpe fondly remember her.
I never knew about her first marriage except through the 1930 census. I don’t know if they divorced or he died.
The Emporia Gazette, dtd 1 Jun 1964
Mrs. Harry F. (Mary Lou) Halstead
Mrs. Halstead Died in Crash. Olpe Postmaster One of 3 Accident Victims.
Funeral Services for Mrs. Harry F. (Mary Lou) Halstead, 54 Postmaster at Olpe, who was fatally injured in an automobile accident Saturday afternoon in Greenwood County, will be held at 4 p.m. Thursday at the Roberts-Blue-Barnett Funeral Home, Emporia. Services will be conducted by the Rev. Neil Hedrick, pastor of the Grace Methodist Church. Burial will be in the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, Olpe.
Mrs. Halstead, her brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Harry C. Nelson, of Newton, died after the 1956 Oldsmobile in which they were riding skidded on slippery paving on Highway 54, four miles east of Eureka. The car was involved in a collision with a truck, then plunged 50 feet down a steep embankment, according to the investigating officers. Driver of the truck, Ivard Marhenke, of Eureka, was treated at the Greenwood County Hospital, Eureka.
The accident occurred about 2 p.m. on Memorial Day and Sheriff P.T. Harder and Deputy R. Richeson, Emporia, assisted the Greenwood County officers in informing Olpe citizens and relatives of the death of Mrs. Halstead. She had been the postmaster at Olpe since 1958, follwing high placement in Civil Service examinations and recommendation by the Republican Central Committee.
Mrs. Halstead, the daughter of George H. and Margaret Heacock Roberts, was born at Olpe Oct. 3rd, 1909, and was married to Harry F. (Hal) Halstead, a war veteran, on Oct. 5th, 1952, at Olpe. He died July 7th, 1955, Mrs. Halstead was a member of the Methodist Church.
Survivors include a stepson, Keith Halstead of Minneapolis, Minn.; a sister-in-law, Mrs. C. L. Roberts of Russell; three nephews, H. J. Nelson, of El Dorado; Jack R. Nelson, Topeka; and Donald L. (Bud) Roberts of Russell, and three nieces, Norma Jean Manweiler, Hoisington; Peggy Lou Michaelis, Wichita; and Jo Ann Kleiwer, San Mateo, Calif.
FUNERAL. The Emporia Gazette, dtd 3 Jun 1964
The Halstead Funeral. Funeral services for Mrs. Harry F. (Hal) Halstead, Olpe, who was fatally injured Saturday in an automobile accident near Eureka, were held Tuesday afternoon in Roberts-Blue- Barnett Chapel, conducted by the Rev. Neil Heidrick, pastor of the Grace Methodist Church. Scott A. Mouse sang, accompanied by Mrs. Robert Plummer. Pallbearers were Albert Blaufuss, Robert Dieker, John Nuessen, Delbert and Wesley Stevenson and Dick Springer. Burial was in the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery at Olpe. Lyon County postmasters attended in a group.
Relatives who attended from out of town were Mrs. C. L. Roberts and Mr. and Mrs. Bud Roberts, Russell; Jack Nelson, Topeka; Mr. and Mrs. Harold J. Nelson and family, El Dorado; Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Kliewer, San Carlos, Calif.; Mr. and Mrs. Mike Michaelis, Wichita, and Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Manweiler, Hoisington.
KS Death Certificate
Mary Louise Halstead -White/Female
Age: 54
DoB: 3 Oct 1909 Olpe, Lyon, KS
DoD: 30 May 1964 2:30p Hwy US 54, 3 mi. east of Eureka, Greenwood, KS
Cause of Death: Basilar skull fracture
Accident: car in which she was riding was struck by a truck.
Autopsy: No
Marital Status: Widow
Occupation: Post Mistress of Olpe Post Office
Father: George Roberts
Mother: Margaret Heacock
Burial: 31 May 1964 Pleasant Ridge Cem. -Olpe, Lyon, KS
Funeral Director: Baird Funeral Home -Eureka, Greenwood, KS
Certificate 64-007695
1915 KS State Census -Lyon Co, Center Twp, dtd 1 Mar, pg 13, Fmly 70
1920 KS Fed Census -Lyon Co, Center Twp, Olpe, dtd 26 Jan, Fmly 199/200
1930 KS Fed Census -Lyon Co, Olpe, Center Twp, dtd 29 Apr, SH 11A Fmly 225/225
1940 KS Fed Census -Lyon Co, Center Twp, dtd 12 Apr, SH 4B, Fmly 71
1953-1955 Chadron, NE
KS, City & County Census Records, 1919-1961
Olpe City Census
1953 Halstead, Harry F. 57 Olpe KS, Box 165
Halstead, Mary Lou 43 Olpe KS, Box 165
1957 Halstead, Mary Lou 47 Olpe KS
1958 Halstead, Mary Lou 48 Olpe KS. Box 165
1959 Halstead, Mary L. 49
1960 Halstead, Mary Lou 50 Olpe KS
1961 Halstead, Mary Lou 51 Olpe City
Gravesite Details
She is beside her parents. Her grandparents are also at Pleasant Ridge.
