- Double wedding with sister, Violet Young, married in their home in Eskridge
- School Teacher. Worked in the town laundry, flour mill in Newton KS. Had a very hard life raising her three girls.
- Made dresses from the flour sacks, which was common among the poor, and for all her family during WWII.
- Wonderful with flowers -- had a flower garden about 30ft x 30ft at home on 424 W. 5th St. in back left corner of back yard. She'd wear a long sleeved shirt to protect her from the sun, and had a straw gardening hat which she wore religiously. Grew lots of vegetables - corn, tomatoes, green beans. She liked to make Sand Hill Plum Jelly. The plum trees would grow in the sand hills along the road - hence the name.
The Topeka Capitol-Journal, Topeka, KS, dtd Sun, 2 May 1999
Topeka Woman Marks 100th Birthday
Murrel Young Girndt of Topeka will celebrate her 100th birthday as guest of honor at a reception at 2 p.m. today at Plaza West Regional Health Center at 1570 S.W. Westport Drive.
About 50 relatives from Texas, Missouri, Virginia, Colorado and California are expected to celebrate her birthday with her. Friends also are invited to attend.
[Murrel] Girndt and her identical twin sister, Lucile, were born May 2, 1899, in Wakarusa and grew up on a farm in Eskridge. Her twin, Lucile Young Iott, is deceased.
Girndt graduated from Eskridge High School and Emporia Normal College, now Emporia State University, with a degree in education. She taught at Elmdale and Cottonwood Falls. She also taught in New York state.
She married Robert Paul Girndt on Sept. 3, 1927. He is deceased. She has three daughters, Mary Lu Mayer, Topeka; Gail Hale, Osceola, Mo.; and Roberta Kelly, Houston. She has 11 grandchildren, three step-grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren, 11 step-great-grandchildren, and four great-great-grandchildren.
The Topeka Capitol-Journal, Topeka, KS, dtd Sun, 9 Mar 2003
http://www.cjonline.com/stories/030903/obt_girndt.shtml
Murrel Girndt
Murrel Leta Young Girndt, 103, Topeka, died Thursday, March 6, 2003, at a Topeka care facility.
Mrs. Girndt was an air-raid warden during World War II and she worked for the Green Thumb Agency in Newton until 1986. She also had taught school in New York State and in Kansas.
She was born May 2, 1899, in Eskridge, to Sherman and Carrie Brown Young. She graduated from Eskridge High School in 1918, and attended Emporia Normal College. She moved to Topeka from Newton in 1986.
Mrs. Girndt was a member and Sunday school teacher at First Baptist Church in Newton.
She married Robert P. Girndt on Sept. 3, 1927. He preceded her in death. Mrs. Girndt also was preceded in death by a granddaughter and a great-grandson.
Survivors include three daughters, Mary "Lu" Mayer, Topeka, Roberta Kelly, Houston, and Gail Hale, Osceola, Mo.; 11 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren; three stepgrandchildren; and 10 stepgreat-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Brennan-Mathena Funeral Home. Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery. Mrs. Girndt will lie in state at the funeral home after 2 p.m. today.
Memorial contributions may be made to Heart of America Hospice LC, 3715 S.W. 29th St., Topeka, 66614.
The Newton Kansas, dtd Sat, 8 Mar 2003
http://www.thekansan.com/stories/030803/obi_0308030015.shtml
Murrel Leta Young Girndt
TOPEKA -- Murrel Leta Young Girndt, 103, died Thursday (March 6, 2003) in Topeka.
She was born May 2, 1899, in Eskridge to Sherman and Carrie (Brown) Young. They preceded her in death. She married Robert P. Girndt Sept. 4, 1927, in Newton. He preceded her in death.
She lived in Newton from 1929 to 1986. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Newton, where she taught Sunday school. She was an air-raid warden during World War II and also worked for the Green Thumb Agency until moving to Topeka in 1986.
Survivors include: Mary "Lu" Mayer of Topeka, Roberta Kelly of Houston and Gail Hale of Osceola, MO; 11 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; five great great grandchildren; three step-grandchildren; and 10 step-great-grandchildren.
She also was preceded in death by: two brothers; four sisters; a granddaughter; and a great-grandson.
Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Monday at Brennan-Mathena Funeral Home.
Burial will follow at Mount Hope Cemetery.
Memorials have been established with Heart of America Hospice LC, 3715 S.W. 29th, Topeka, KS 66614.
- School Teacher. Worked in the town laundry, flour mill in Newton KS. Had a very hard life raising her three girls.
- Made dresses from the flour sacks, which was common among the poor, and for all her family during WWII.
- Wonderful with flowers -- had a flower garden about 30ft x 30ft at home on 424 W. 5th St. in back left corner of back yard. She'd wear a long sleeved shirt to protect her from the sun, and had a straw gardening hat which she wore religiously. Grew lots of vegetables - corn, tomatoes, green beans. She liked to make Sand Hill Plum Jelly. The plum trees would grow in the sand hills along the road - hence the name.
The Topeka Capitol-Journal, Topeka, KS, dtd Sun, 2 May 1999
Topeka Woman Marks 100th Birthday
Murrel Young Girndt of Topeka will celebrate her 100th birthday as guest of honor at a reception at 2 p.m. today at Plaza West Regional Health Center at 1570 S.W. Westport Drive.
About 50 relatives from Texas, Missouri, Virginia, Colorado and California are expected to celebrate her birthday with her. Friends also are invited to attend.
[Murrel] Girndt and her identical twin sister, Lucile, were born May 2, 1899, in Wakarusa and grew up on a farm in Eskridge. Her twin, Lucile Young Iott, is deceased.
Girndt graduated from Eskridge High School and Emporia Normal College, now Emporia State University, with a degree in education. She taught at Elmdale and Cottonwood Falls. She also taught in New York state.
She married Robert Paul Girndt on Sept. 3, 1927. He is deceased. She has three daughters, Mary Lu Mayer, Topeka; Gail Hale, Osceola, Mo.; and Roberta Kelly, Houston. She has 11 grandchildren, three step-grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren, 11 step-great-grandchildren, and four great-great-grandchildren.
The Topeka Capitol-Journal, Topeka, KS, dtd Sun, 9 Mar 2003
http://www.cjonline.com/stories/030903/obt_girndt.shtml
Murrel Girndt
Murrel Leta Young Girndt, 103, Topeka, died Thursday, March 6, 2003, at a Topeka care facility.
Mrs. Girndt was an air-raid warden during World War II and she worked for the Green Thumb Agency in Newton until 1986. She also had taught school in New York State and in Kansas.
She was born May 2, 1899, in Eskridge, to Sherman and Carrie Brown Young. She graduated from Eskridge High School in 1918, and attended Emporia Normal College. She moved to Topeka from Newton in 1986.
Mrs. Girndt was a member and Sunday school teacher at First Baptist Church in Newton.
She married Robert P. Girndt on Sept. 3, 1927. He preceded her in death. Mrs. Girndt also was preceded in death by a granddaughter and a great-grandson.
Survivors include three daughters, Mary "Lu" Mayer, Topeka, Roberta Kelly, Houston, and Gail Hale, Osceola, Mo.; 11 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren; three stepgrandchildren; and 10 stepgreat-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Brennan-Mathena Funeral Home. Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery. Mrs. Girndt will lie in state at the funeral home after 2 p.m. today.
Memorial contributions may be made to Heart of America Hospice LC, 3715 S.W. 29th St., Topeka, 66614.
The Newton Kansas, dtd Sat, 8 Mar 2003
http://www.thekansan.com/stories/030803/obi_0308030015.shtml
Murrel Leta Young Girndt
TOPEKA -- Murrel Leta Young Girndt, 103, died Thursday (March 6, 2003) in Topeka.
She was born May 2, 1899, in Eskridge to Sherman and Carrie (Brown) Young. They preceded her in death. She married Robert P. Girndt Sept. 4, 1927, in Newton. He preceded her in death.
She lived in Newton from 1929 to 1986. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Newton, where she taught Sunday school. She was an air-raid warden during World War II and also worked for the Green Thumb Agency until moving to Topeka in 1986.
Survivors include: Mary "Lu" Mayer of Topeka, Roberta Kelly of Houston and Gail Hale of Osceola, MO; 11 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; five great great grandchildren; three step-grandchildren; and 10 step-great-grandchildren.
She also was preceded in death by: two brothers; four sisters; a granddaughter; and a great-grandson.
Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Monday at Brennan-Mathena Funeral Home.
Burial will follow at Mount Hope Cemetery.
Memorials have been established with Heart of America Hospice LC, 3715 S.W. 29th, Topeka, KS 66614.
- Double wedding with sister, Violet Young, married in their home in Eskridge
- School Teacher. Worked in the town laundry, flour mill in Newton KS. Had a very hard life raising her three girls.
- Made dresses from the flour sacks, which was common among the poor, and for all her family during WWII.
- Wonderful with flowers -- had a flower garden about 30ft x 30ft at home on 424 W. 5th St. in back left corner of back yard. She'd wear a long sleeved shirt to protect her from the sun, and had a straw gardening hat which she wore religiously. Grew lots of vegetables - corn, tomatoes, green beans. She liked to make Sand Hill Plum Jelly. The plum trees would grow in the sand hills along the road - hence the name.
The Topeka Capitol-Journal, Topeka, KS, dtd Sun, 2 May 1999
Topeka Woman Marks 100th Birthday
Murrel Young Girndt of Topeka will celebrate her 100th birthday as guest of honor at a reception at 2 p.m. today at Plaza West Regional Health Center at 1570 S.W. Westport Drive.
About 50 relatives from Texas, Missouri, Virginia, Colorado and California are expected to celebrate her birthday with her. Friends also are invited to attend.
[Murrel] Girndt and her identical twin sister, Lucile, were born May 2, 1899, in Wakarusa and grew up on a farm in Eskridge. Her twin, Lucile Young Iott, is deceased.
Girndt graduated from Eskridge High School and Emporia Normal College, now Emporia State University, with a degree in education. She taught at Elmdale and Cottonwood Falls. She also taught in New York state.
She married Robert Paul Girndt on Sept. 3, 1927. He is deceased. She has three daughters, Mary Lu Mayer, Topeka; Gail Hale, Osceola, Mo.; and Roberta Kelly, Houston. She has 11 grandchildren, three step-grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren, 11 step-great-grandchildren, and four great-great-grandchildren.
The Topeka Capitol-Journal, Topeka, KS, dtd Sun, 9 Mar 2003
http://www.cjonline.com/stories/030903/obt_girndt.shtml
Murrel Girndt
Murrel Leta Young Girndt, 103, Topeka, died Thursday, March 6, 2003, at a Topeka care facility.
Mrs. Girndt was an air-raid warden during World War II and she worked for the Green Thumb Agency in Newton until 1986. She also had taught school in New York State and in Kansas.
She was born May 2, 1899, in Eskridge, to Sherman and Carrie Brown Young. She graduated from Eskridge High School in 1918, and attended Emporia Normal College. She moved to Topeka from Newton in 1986.
Mrs. Girndt was a member and Sunday school teacher at First Baptist Church in Newton.
She married Robert P. Girndt on Sept. 3, 1927. He preceded her in death. Mrs. Girndt also was preceded in death by a granddaughter and a great-grandson.
Survivors include three daughters, Mary "Lu" Mayer, Topeka, Roberta Kelly, Houston, and Gail Hale, Osceola, Mo.; 11 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren; three stepgrandchildren; and 10 stepgreat-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Brennan-Mathena Funeral Home. Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery. Mrs. Girndt will lie in state at the funeral home after 2 p.m. today.
Memorial contributions may be made to Heart of America Hospice LC, 3715 S.W. 29th St., Topeka, 66614.
The Newton Kansas, dtd Sat, 8 Mar 2003
http://www.thekansan.com/stories/030803/obi_0308030015.shtml
Murrel Leta Young Girndt
TOPEKA -- Murrel Leta Young Girndt, 103, died Thursday (March 6, 2003) in Topeka.
She was born May 2, 1899, in Eskridge to Sherman and Carrie (Brown) Young. They preceded her in death. She married Robert P. Girndt Sept. 4, 1927, in Newton. He preceded her in death.
She lived in Newton from 1929 to 1986. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Newton, where she taught Sunday school. She was an air-raid warden during World War II and also worked for the Green Thumb Agency until moving to Topeka in 1986.
Survivors include: Mary "Lu" Mayer of Topeka, Roberta Kelly of Houston and Gail Hale of Osceola, MO; 11 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; five great great grandchildren; three step-grandchildren; and 10 step-great-grandchildren.
She also was preceded in death by: two brothers; four sisters; a granddaughter; and a great-grandson.
Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Monday at Brennan-Mathena Funeral Home.
Burial will follow at Mount Hope Cemetery.
Memorials have been established with Heart of America Hospice LC, 3715 S.W. 29th, Topeka, KS 66614.
- School Teacher. Worked in the town laundry, flour mill in Newton KS. Had a very hard life raising her three girls.
- Made dresses from the flour sacks, which was common among the poor, and for all her family during WWII.
- Wonderful with flowers -- had a flower garden about 30ft x 30ft at home on 424 W. 5th St. in back left corner of back yard. She'd wear a long sleeved shirt to protect her from the sun, and had a straw gardening hat which she wore religiously. Grew lots of vegetables - corn, tomatoes, green beans. She liked to make Sand Hill Plum Jelly. The plum trees would grow in the sand hills along the road - hence the name.
The Topeka Capitol-Journal, Topeka, KS, dtd Sun, 2 May 1999
Topeka Woman Marks 100th Birthday
Murrel Young Girndt of Topeka will celebrate her 100th birthday as guest of honor at a reception at 2 p.m. today at Plaza West Regional Health Center at 1570 S.W. Westport Drive.
About 50 relatives from Texas, Missouri, Virginia, Colorado and California are expected to celebrate her birthday with her. Friends also are invited to attend.
[Murrel] Girndt and her identical twin sister, Lucile, were born May 2, 1899, in Wakarusa and grew up on a farm in Eskridge. Her twin, Lucile Young Iott, is deceased.
Girndt graduated from Eskridge High School and Emporia Normal College, now Emporia State University, with a degree in education. She taught at Elmdale and Cottonwood Falls. She also taught in New York state.
She married Robert Paul Girndt on Sept. 3, 1927. He is deceased. She has three daughters, Mary Lu Mayer, Topeka; Gail Hale, Osceola, Mo.; and Roberta Kelly, Houston. She has 11 grandchildren, three step-grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren, 11 step-great-grandchildren, and four great-great-grandchildren.
The Topeka Capitol-Journal, Topeka, KS, dtd Sun, 9 Mar 2003
http://www.cjonline.com/stories/030903/obt_girndt.shtml
Murrel Girndt
Murrel Leta Young Girndt, 103, Topeka, died Thursday, March 6, 2003, at a Topeka care facility.
Mrs. Girndt was an air-raid warden during World War II and she worked for the Green Thumb Agency in Newton until 1986. She also had taught school in New York State and in Kansas.
She was born May 2, 1899, in Eskridge, to Sherman and Carrie Brown Young. She graduated from Eskridge High School in 1918, and attended Emporia Normal College. She moved to Topeka from Newton in 1986.
Mrs. Girndt was a member and Sunday school teacher at First Baptist Church in Newton.
She married Robert P. Girndt on Sept. 3, 1927. He preceded her in death. Mrs. Girndt also was preceded in death by a granddaughter and a great-grandson.
Survivors include three daughters, Mary "Lu" Mayer, Topeka, Roberta Kelly, Houston, and Gail Hale, Osceola, Mo.; 11 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren; three stepgrandchildren; and 10 stepgreat-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Brennan-Mathena Funeral Home. Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery. Mrs. Girndt will lie in state at the funeral home after 2 p.m. today.
Memorial contributions may be made to Heart of America Hospice LC, 3715 S.W. 29th St., Topeka, 66614.
The Newton Kansas, dtd Sat, 8 Mar 2003
http://www.thekansan.com/stories/030803/obi_0308030015.shtml
Murrel Leta Young Girndt
TOPEKA -- Murrel Leta Young Girndt, 103, died Thursday (March 6, 2003) in Topeka.
She was born May 2, 1899, in Eskridge to Sherman and Carrie (Brown) Young. They preceded her in death. She married Robert P. Girndt Sept. 4, 1927, in Newton. He preceded her in death.
She lived in Newton from 1929 to 1986. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Newton, where she taught Sunday school. She was an air-raid warden during World War II and also worked for the Green Thumb Agency until moving to Topeka in 1986.
Survivors include: Mary "Lu" Mayer of Topeka, Roberta Kelly of Houston and Gail Hale of Osceola, MO; 11 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; five great great grandchildren; three step-grandchildren; and 10 step-great-grandchildren.
She also was preceded in death by: two brothers; four sisters; a granddaughter; and a great-grandson.
Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Monday at Brennan-Mathena Funeral Home.
Burial will follow at Mount Hope Cemetery.
Memorials have been established with Heart of America Hospice LC, 3715 S.W. 29th, Topeka, KS 66614.
