Funeral card from the Russell County Kansas Historical Society files reads:
(DOUBLE funeral card since they were buried at the same time.)
Marvin LeRoy Brack, husband of Thelma Leona Bender Brack Born
Mar. 2, 1922 at Otis, KS. Died June 13, 1965 at Maryville, MO. Parents are Floyd and Elma (Keil) Brack of Otis, KS. Their children are Connie Lou, Marvin Allen, Arlen Dale, Denise Ann and Anita Kay, all of the home at Sharon Springs, KS. Brothers and sisters are: LaVern A. Brack, Otis, Kansas; Mrs. Ruben (Lavina) Bender, Russell; and Mrs. Albert (Darlene) Bender, Salina, Kansas. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith and was a member of the Sharon Springs Lutheran Church. He was manager of Klema's I.G.A. Store at Sharon Springs and was active in civic, social and community affairs. During World War II, he served in the Armed Forces of his country. He was a former member of the Wm. Roe Post, American Legion at Russell.
The Casket Bears are: Eldon Rohn, Bob Johnson, Ernie Tindle, Floyde David, Everett Linton and Paul Dietz. Military honors will be conducted at graveside by the American Legion and V.F.W."
Thelma Leona Brack,
Wife of Marvin LeRoy Brack
Born December 9, 1929, south Russell County, Kansas. Died June 13, 1965 at Maryville, Mo. Parents are Henry Bender, Jr. and Lena Bender, both of Russell, Kansas. She was baptized in early infancy and confirmed in the Lutheran faith in 1943. They were united in marriage at Otis, Kansas on May 23, 1948. They made their home at Russell for a number of years while Marvin was employed at Klema's I.G.A. Store. For the past three years their home has been at Sharon Springs. Her brothers and sisters are Leah Stoffel, Wichita; Helen Maier, Hays; Herbert H. Bender, Russell; Herbert Bender, Great Bend, Kansas, and Albert Bender of Salina, Kansas. Casket Bearers for Thelma are H. F. Schem, Dean Schem, Harold Deines, David Westerberg, Arthur Mai and Arthur Howard.
Memorial Services
Will be conducted Wednesday, June 16, 1965
for Marvin and Thelma Brack
at 1:30 p.m. from the Deines Brothers Funeral Home
Followed by Final Rites from the Lutheran Church at Otis, Kansas, at 2:30 p.m. Interment will be in the Galatia Cemetery. The Rev. K. David Nordstrom, Pastor of the Sharon Springs Church will officiate with Pastors Theo. Judt of Otis, Kansas and L. P. Larson of Sharon Springs, assisting. Music will be by the Sharon Springs Church Choir and a quartette from Otis, Kansas
Newspaper clipping from the Russell County Kansas Historical Society files, reads
June 14, 1965.........
Rainstorm Plane Crash Kills Two Area Couples
A single engine airplane crashed in a farm field Sunday about nine miles south of Maryville, Mo., and one-half mile east of U.S. Highway 71, killing a prominent Russell couple and a Sharon Springs couple, formerly of Russell.
The victims were identified by highway patrolmen as the pilot, Samuel A. Klema, 41, and his wife, Louise, 40, 109 Ober St., Russell and Marvin L. Brack, 43, and wife, Thelma, 36, of Sharon Springs.
Funeral services for the four are pending at Deines Brothers Funeral Home, Russell. Services for the Bracks will be in Otis.
Klema operated supermarkets in Russell, Sharon Springs and Bellville. Brack, who resided in Russell until about 4 years ago, managed Klema's store at Sharon Springs store.
The plane was on a flight from Russell to Chicago. The sky was overcast at the time.
It plunged into the field about 11 miles south of Marysville. Hitting nose first, it hit a tree and skidded about 30 feet into grass.
Several residents in the area reported hearing a plane circle several times. One witness said the engine sounded as if it were sputtering.
Word of the crash came from two farmers who heard it. They are Edgar Jackson and Ted Lister.
That was shortly after 9 a.m. CST. Joe Rankin, operator of the Marysville Airport, spotted the wreckage from the air. State Highway patrolmen, Nodaway county authorities and farmers joined the search.
A jeep and a tractor were used to get through muddy fields. The dead were found strapped in their seats.
Farmers in the area, one mile south of Pumpkin Center and two miles west of the 102 River, told authorities the pilot seemed lost during the rain.
(DOUBLE funeral card since they were buried at the same time.)
Marvin LeRoy Brack, husband of Thelma Leona Bender Brack Born
Mar. 2, 1922 at Otis, KS. Died June 13, 1965 at Maryville, MO. Parents are Floyd and Elma (Keil) Brack of Otis, KS. Their children are Connie Lou, Marvin Allen, Arlen Dale, Denise Ann and Anita Kay, all of the home at Sharon Springs, KS. Brothers and sisters are: LaVern A. Brack, Otis, Kansas; Mrs. Ruben (Lavina) Bender, Russell; and Mrs. Albert (Darlene) Bender, Salina, Kansas. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith and was a member of the Sharon Springs Lutheran Church. He was manager of Klema's I.G.A. Store at Sharon Springs and was active in civic, social and community affairs. During World War II, he served in the Armed Forces of his country. He was a former member of the Wm. Roe Post, American Legion at Russell.
The Casket Bears are: Eldon Rohn, Bob Johnson, Ernie Tindle, Floyde David, Everett Linton and Paul Dietz. Military honors will be conducted at graveside by the American Legion and V.F.W."
Thelma Leona Brack,
Wife of Marvin LeRoy Brack
Born December 9, 1929, south Russell County, Kansas. Died June 13, 1965 at Maryville, Mo. Parents are Henry Bender, Jr. and Lena Bender, both of Russell, Kansas. She was baptized in early infancy and confirmed in the Lutheran faith in 1943. They were united in marriage at Otis, Kansas on May 23, 1948. They made their home at Russell for a number of years while Marvin was employed at Klema's I.G.A. Store. For the past three years their home has been at Sharon Springs. Her brothers and sisters are Leah Stoffel, Wichita; Helen Maier, Hays; Herbert H. Bender, Russell; Herbert Bender, Great Bend, Kansas, and Albert Bender of Salina, Kansas. Casket Bearers for Thelma are H. F. Schem, Dean Schem, Harold Deines, David Westerberg, Arthur Mai and Arthur Howard.
Memorial Services
Will be conducted Wednesday, June 16, 1965
for Marvin and Thelma Brack
at 1:30 p.m. from the Deines Brothers Funeral Home
Followed by Final Rites from the Lutheran Church at Otis, Kansas, at 2:30 p.m. Interment will be in the Galatia Cemetery. The Rev. K. David Nordstrom, Pastor of the Sharon Springs Church will officiate with Pastors Theo. Judt of Otis, Kansas and L. P. Larson of Sharon Springs, assisting. Music will be by the Sharon Springs Church Choir and a quartette from Otis, Kansas
Newspaper clipping from the Russell County Kansas Historical Society files, reads
June 14, 1965.........
Rainstorm Plane Crash Kills Two Area Couples
A single engine airplane crashed in a farm field Sunday about nine miles south of Maryville, Mo., and one-half mile east of U.S. Highway 71, killing a prominent Russell couple and a Sharon Springs couple, formerly of Russell.
The victims were identified by highway patrolmen as the pilot, Samuel A. Klema, 41, and his wife, Louise, 40, 109 Ober St., Russell and Marvin L. Brack, 43, and wife, Thelma, 36, of Sharon Springs.
Funeral services for the four are pending at Deines Brothers Funeral Home, Russell. Services for the Bracks will be in Otis.
Klema operated supermarkets in Russell, Sharon Springs and Bellville. Brack, who resided in Russell until about 4 years ago, managed Klema's store at Sharon Springs store.
The plane was on a flight from Russell to Chicago. The sky was overcast at the time.
It plunged into the field about 11 miles south of Marysville. Hitting nose first, it hit a tree and skidded about 30 feet into grass.
Several residents in the area reported hearing a plane circle several times. One witness said the engine sounded as if it were sputtering.
Word of the crash came from two farmers who heard it. They are Edgar Jackson and Ted Lister.
That was shortly after 9 a.m. CST. Joe Rankin, operator of the Marysville Airport, spotted the wreckage from the air. State Highway patrolmen, Nodaway county authorities and farmers joined the search.
A jeep and a tractor were used to get through muddy fields. The dead were found strapped in their seats.
Farmers in the area, one mile south of Pumpkin Center and two miles west of the 102 River, told authorities the pilot seemed lost during the rain.
Funeral card from the Russell County Kansas Historical Society files reads:
(DOUBLE funeral card since they were buried at the same time.)
Marvin LeRoy Brack, husband of Thelma Leona Bender Brack Born
Mar. 2, 1922 at Otis, KS. Died June 13, 1965 at Maryville, MO. Parents are Floyd and Elma (Keil) Brack of Otis, KS. Their children are Connie Lou, Marvin Allen, Arlen Dale, Denise Ann and Anita Kay, all of the home at Sharon Springs, KS. Brothers and sisters are: LaVern A. Brack, Otis, Kansas; Mrs. Ruben (Lavina) Bender, Russell; and Mrs. Albert (Darlene) Bender, Salina, Kansas. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith and was a member of the Sharon Springs Lutheran Church. He was manager of Klema's I.G.A. Store at Sharon Springs and was active in civic, social and community affairs. During World War II, he served in the Armed Forces of his country. He was a former member of the Wm. Roe Post, American Legion at Russell.
The Casket Bears are: Eldon Rohn, Bob Johnson, Ernie Tindle, Floyde David, Everett Linton and Paul Dietz. Military honors will be conducted at graveside by the American Legion and V.F.W."
Thelma Leona Brack,
Wife of Marvin LeRoy Brack
Born December 9, 1929, south Russell County, Kansas. Died June 13, 1965 at Maryville, Mo. Parents are Henry Bender, Jr. and Lena Bender, both of Russell, Kansas. She was baptized in early infancy and confirmed in the Lutheran faith in 1943. They were united in marriage at Otis, Kansas on May 23, 1948. They made their home at Russell for a number of years while Marvin was employed at Klema's I.G.A. Store. For the past three years their home has been at Sharon Springs. Her brothers and sisters are Leah Stoffel, Wichita; Helen Maier, Hays; Herbert H. Bender, Russell; Herbert Bender, Great Bend, Kansas, and Albert Bender of Salina, Kansas. Casket Bearers for Thelma are H. F. Schem, Dean Schem, Harold Deines, David Westerberg, Arthur Mai and Arthur Howard.
Memorial Services
Will be conducted Wednesday, June 16, 1965
for Marvin and Thelma Brack
at 1:30 p.m. from the Deines Brothers Funeral Home
Followed by Final Rites from the Lutheran Church at Otis, Kansas, at 2:30 p.m. Interment will be in the Galatia Cemetery. The Rev. K. David Nordstrom, Pastor of the Sharon Springs Church will officiate with Pastors Theo. Judt of Otis, Kansas and L. P. Larson of Sharon Springs, assisting. Music will be by the Sharon Springs Church Choir and a quartette from Otis, Kansas
Newspaper clipping from the Russell County Kansas Historical Society files, reads
June 14, 1965.........
Rainstorm Plane Crash Kills Two Area Couples
A single engine airplane crashed in a farm field Sunday about nine miles south of Maryville, Mo., and one-half mile east of U.S. Highway 71, killing a prominent Russell couple and a Sharon Springs couple, formerly of Russell.
The victims were identified by highway patrolmen as the pilot, Samuel A. Klema, 41, and his wife, Louise, 40, 109 Ober St., Russell and Marvin L. Brack, 43, and wife, Thelma, 36, of Sharon Springs.
Funeral services for the four are pending at Deines Brothers Funeral Home, Russell. Services for the Bracks will be in Otis.
Klema operated supermarkets in Russell, Sharon Springs and Bellville. Brack, who resided in Russell until about 4 years ago, managed Klema's store at Sharon Springs store.
The plane was on a flight from Russell to Chicago. The sky was overcast at the time.
It plunged into the field about 11 miles south of Marysville. Hitting nose first, it hit a tree and skidded about 30 feet into grass.
Several residents in the area reported hearing a plane circle several times. One witness said the engine sounded as if it were sputtering.
Word of the crash came from two farmers who heard it. They are Edgar Jackson and Ted Lister.
That was shortly after 9 a.m. CST. Joe Rankin, operator of the Marysville Airport, spotted the wreckage from the air. State Highway patrolmen, Nodaway county authorities and farmers joined the search.
A jeep and a tractor were used to get through muddy fields. The dead were found strapped in their seats.
Farmers in the area, one mile south of Pumpkin Center and two miles west of the 102 River, told authorities the pilot seemed lost during the rain.
(DOUBLE funeral card since they were buried at the same time.)
Marvin LeRoy Brack, husband of Thelma Leona Bender Brack Born
Mar. 2, 1922 at Otis, KS. Died June 13, 1965 at Maryville, MO. Parents are Floyd and Elma (Keil) Brack of Otis, KS. Their children are Connie Lou, Marvin Allen, Arlen Dale, Denise Ann and Anita Kay, all of the home at Sharon Springs, KS. Brothers and sisters are: LaVern A. Brack, Otis, Kansas; Mrs. Ruben (Lavina) Bender, Russell; and Mrs. Albert (Darlene) Bender, Salina, Kansas. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith and was a member of the Sharon Springs Lutheran Church. He was manager of Klema's I.G.A. Store at Sharon Springs and was active in civic, social and community affairs. During World War II, he served in the Armed Forces of his country. He was a former member of the Wm. Roe Post, American Legion at Russell.
The Casket Bears are: Eldon Rohn, Bob Johnson, Ernie Tindle, Floyde David, Everett Linton and Paul Dietz. Military honors will be conducted at graveside by the American Legion and V.F.W."
Thelma Leona Brack,
Wife of Marvin LeRoy Brack
Born December 9, 1929, south Russell County, Kansas. Died June 13, 1965 at Maryville, Mo. Parents are Henry Bender, Jr. and Lena Bender, both of Russell, Kansas. She was baptized in early infancy and confirmed in the Lutheran faith in 1943. They were united in marriage at Otis, Kansas on May 23, 1948. They made their home at Russell for a number of years while Marvin was employed at Klema's I.G.A. Store. For the past three years their home has been at Sharon Springs. Her brothers and sisters are Leah Stoffel, Wichita; Helen Maier, Hays; Herbert H. Bender, Russell; Herbert Bender, Great Bend, Kansas, and Albert Bender of Salina, Kansas. Casket Bearers for Thelma are H. F. Schem, Dean Schem, Harold Deines, David Westerberg, Arthur Mai and Arthur Howard.
Memorial Services
Will be conducted Wednesday, June 16, 1965
for Marvin and Thelma Brack
at 1:30 p.m. from the Deines Brothers Funeral Home
Followed by Final Rites from the Lutheran Church at Otis, Kansas, at 2:30 p.m. Interment will be in the Galatia Cemetery. The Rev. K. David Nordstrom, Pastor of the Sharon Springs Church will officiate with Pastors Theo. Judt of Otis, Kansas and L. P. Larson of Sharon Springs, assisting. Music will be by the Sharon Springs Church Choir and a quartette from Otis, Kansas
Newspaper clipping from the Russell County Kansas Historical Society files, reads
June 14, 1965.........
Rainstorm Plane Crash Kills Two Area Couples
A single engine airplane crashed in a farm field Sunday about nine miles south of Maryville, Mo., and one-half mile east of U.S. Highway 71, killing a prominent Russell couple and a Sharon Springs couple, formerly of Russell.
The victims were identified by highway patrolmen as the pilot, Samuel A. Klema, 41, and his wife, Louise, 40, 109 Ober St., Russell and Marvin L. Brack, 43, and wife, Thelma, 36, of Sharon Springs.
Funeral services for the four are pending at Deines Brothers Funeral Home, Russell. Services for the Bracks will be in Otis.
Klema operated supermarkets in Russell, Sharon Springs and Bellville. Brack, who resided in Russell until about 4 years ago, managed Klema's store at Sharon Springs store.
The plane was on a flight from Russell to Chicago. The sky was overcast at the time.
It plunged into the field about 11 miles south of Marysville. Hitting nose first, it hit a tree and skidded about 30 feet into grass.
Several residents in the area reported hearing a plane circle several times. One witness said the engine sounded as if it were sputtering.
Word of the crash came from two farmers who heard it. They are Edgar Jackson and Ted Lister.
That was shortly after 9 a.m. CST. Joe Rankin, operator of the Marysville Airport, spotted the wreckage from the air. State Highway patrolmen, Nodaway county authorities and farmers joined the search.
A jeep and a tractor were used to get through muddy fields. The dead were found strapped in their seats.
Farmers in the area, one mile south of Pumpkin Center and two miles west of the 102 River, told authorities the pilot seemed lost during the rain.
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