RUSSELL, Walter Edward Sr.

1919 - 1999  (80 years)   Has 67 ancestors and 12 descendants in this family tree.

RUSSELL, Walter Scott

1884 - 1945  (61 years)

Birth	14 Feb 1884	Cass County, Missouri, USA
Died	15 Dec 1945	Walter Scott & Ella Russell Residence, Olathe, Johnson, Kansas, USA
	Cause: Coronary Thrombosis
	Address: Walter Scott & Ella Russell Residence 454 East Cedar St. Olathe, Kansas USA
Buried	17 Dec 1945	Olathe Memorial Cemetery, Olathe, Johnson, Kansas, USA
	Address: Olathe Memorial Cemetery 738 N. Chestnut Olathe, Kansas USA 913-397-5226 http://cemetery.olatheks.org/
Father	RUSSELL, John Wesley,   b. 31 Aug 1855, Jonesville, Lee, Virginia, USA
Mother	WOLFE, Martha Jane,   b. 12 Dec 1863, Hawkins County, Tennessee, USA
Family	EBERHARDT, Ella Loretta,   b. 12 Jun 1895, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
Married	23 Feb 1916	Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
Children	+ 1. RUSSELL, Marie Ella,   b. 13 Nov 1916, Osawatomie, Miami, Kansas, USA + 2. RUSSELL, Walter Edward Sr.,   b. 8 Feb 1919, Paola, Miami, Kansas, USA + 3. RUSSELL, Virginia,   b. 18 Apr 1927, Lawrence, Douglas, Kansas, USA + 4. RUSSELL, Lucille Maxine,   b. 13 Aug 1931, Lawrence, Douglas, Kansas, USA

EBERHARDT, Ella Loretta

1895 - 1986  (90 years)

Birth	12 Jun 1895	Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
Died	25 May 1986	Good Samaritan Nursing Home, Olathe, Johnson, Kansas, USA
	Cause: Heart Attack
	Address: Good Samaritan Nursing Home W. 153rd St. Olathe, Kansas USA
Buried	28 May 1986	Olathe Memorial Cemetery, Olathe, Johnson, Kansas, USA
	Address: Olathe Memorial Cemetery 738 N. Chestnut Olathe, Kansas USA 913-397-5226 http://cemetery.olatheks.org/
Father	EBERHARDT, John Henry,   b. 20 Mar 1857, New Philadelphia, Tuscarawas, Ohio, USA
Mother	EARLY, Mary Ann,   b. 5 Oct 1868, Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, USA
Family	RUSSELL, Walter Scott,   b. 14 Feb 1884, Cass County, Missouri, USA
Married	23 Feb 1916	Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
Children	+ 1. RUSSELL, Marie Ella,   b. 13 Nov 1916, Osawatomie, Miami, Kansas, USA + 2. RUSSELL, Walter Edward Sr.,   b. 8 Feb 1919, Paola, Miami, Kansas, USA + 3. RUSSELL, Virginia,   b. 18 Apr 1927, Lawrence, Douglas, Kansas, USA + 4. RUSSELL, Lucille Maxine,   b. 13 Aug 1931, Lawrence, Douglas, Kansas, USA

SICKELS, Dorothy Marie

1922 - 2022  (100 years)

Birth	20 Jun 1922
Died	17 Jul 2022
Father	SICKELS, F. W.
Family	RUSSELL, Walter Edward Sr.,   b. 8 Feb 1919, Paola, Miami, Kansas, USA
Married	Feb 1941	Olathe, Johnson, Kansas, USA
Children	1. + 2.

Father	RUSSELL, Walter Edward Sr.,   b. 8 Feb 1919, Paola, Miami, Kansas, USA
Mother	SICKELS, Dorothy Marie,   b. 20 Jun 1922

Father	RUSSELL, Walter Edward Sr.,   b. 8 Feb 1919, Paola, Miami, Kansas, USA
Mother	SICKELS, Dorothy Marie,   b. 20 Jun 1922
Children	+ 1. + 2. + 3. + 4.   5.

• Name	RUSSELL, Walter Edward  [1, 2, 3]
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	8 Feb 1919	Paola, Miami, Kansas, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Education	Lawrence, Douglas, Kansas, USA   [4]
  	the University of Kansas
  Appointed	Olathe, Johnson, Kansas, USA   [4]
  	as a Planning Commissioner for the City
  Appointed	Johnson County, Kansas, USA   [4]
  	to the Selective Service (Draft Board)
  Occupation	From 1945 to 1968	Olathe, Johnson, Kansas, USA   [4]
  	Owner-operator of Russell's Variety Store
  	He inherited this store when his father died in 1945. in 1957 the store became affilated with Ben Franklin Variety stores.
  Business	From 1968 to 1986	Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA   [4]
  	Central Insulation & Engineering Company
  Church	Olathe, Johnson, Kansas, USA   [4]
  	First Presbyterian Church
  Election	Olathe, Johnson, Kansas, USA   [4]
  	Commander of the Earl Collier Post #153 of the American Legion
  Election	President of the Olathe Area Chamber of Commerce  [4]
  FindaGrave Memorial ID	78685594
  	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/78685594
  Military Service	Europe   [4]
  	United States Army during World War II
  Obituary	Jun 1999  [4]
  	"WALTER E. RUSSELL "Walter E. Russell, 80, Mesa, AZ, passed away in Olathe while visiting family on June 1, 1999. Interment of ashes will be 11 a.m. Friday, June 4, at the Olathe Memorial Cemetery, where the Earl Collier Post #153 will perform Full Military Homors. Friends may call 6-8 p.m. Thursday at the Newcomer-Smith Memorial Chapel at 143rd & Blackbob Rd. in Olathe. The family requests contributions to be made to the americsn Heart Association, 6800 W. 93rd, Overland Park, KS 66212 or the Sunshine Acres, 3405 N. Higley Rd., Mesa, AZ 85205. "Mr. Russell was born February 8, 1919, in Paola, KS, living in Olathe for 60 years before moving to Mesa, AZ in 1997. He attended the University of Kansas. She [sic] was an Army veteran on WWII. He was the owner-operator of Russell's Variety Store located in Olathe, later known as Ben Franklin's from 1945-1968. He later was office manager and part owner of the Central Insulation & Engineering Company in Kansas City from 1968-1986, when he retired. Mr. Russell was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Olathe. He was Past-President of the Olathe Area Chamber of Commerce, member and Past Commander of the Earl Collier Post #153 of the American Legion in Olathe, former member of the Olathe Noon Optimist Club and its bowling team; member of the Selective Servise Board of Johnson County (Draft Board). He was very active for several years with the Boy Scouts of America. He was a former Planning Commisioner for the City of Olathe. He leaves his wife, Dorothy M. Russell, of the home; two sons, Walter E., Jr. and his wife, Rhonda Russell, Olathe, and Paul Frederick and wife, Kerry Russell, Wilmette, IL; three sisters, Marie Cochrane, Kansas City, Virginia Standefer, Redlands, CA, and Lucille Melton, Santa Paula, CA; seven grandchildren; and one great-granddaughter. (Arrangements: Newcomer-Smith Memorial Chapel)" - Unknown newspaper
  Death	1 Jun 1999	Olathe, Johnson, Kansas, USA   [5]
  Age	80 years
  Cremation	4 Jun 1999	Olathe Memorial Cemetery, Olathe, Johnson, Kansas, USA   [4, 6]
  	Address: Olathe Memorial Cemetery 738 N. Chestnut Olathe, Kansas USA 913-397-5226 http://cemetery.olatheks.org/
  	Find A Grave website (http://www.findagrave.com/): Memorial #78685594.
  		Gravestone - Walter E. & Dorothy M. Russell
  Person ID	I1286	Cochrane Genealogy
  Last Modified	14 Aug 2025

  
  

  Father	RUSSELL, Walter Scott,   b. 14 Feb 1884, Cass County, Missouri, USA d. 15 Dec 1945, Walter Scott & Ella Russell Residence, Olathe, Johnson, Kansas, USA (Age 61 years)
  Mother	EBERHARDT, Ella Loretta,   b. 12 Jun 1895, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA d. 25 May 1986, Good Samaritan Nursing Home, Olathe, Johnson, Kansas, USA (Age 90 years)
  Family ID	F8	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	SICKELS, Dorothy Marie,   b. 20 Jun 1922   d. 17 Jul 2022 (Age 100 years)
  Residence	From 1941 to 1997	Olathe, Johnson, Kansas, USA   [4]
  Marriage	Feb 1941	Olathe, Johnson, Kansas, USA   [4, 7, 8, 9]
  	They were married in Dorothy's mother's house in Olathe, KS. [7]
  Age at Marriage	He : 22 years - She : 18 years and 8 months.
  Marriage Status	Ended with Husband's death
  Residence	From 1997 to 1999	Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, USA   [4]
  Children	1. L +   2. L
  Family ID	F607	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Apr 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 8 Feb 1919 - Paola, Miami, Kansas, USA Education - the University of Kansas - - Lawrence, Douglas, Kansas, USA Appointed - as a Planning Commissioner for the City - - Olathe, Johnson, Kansas, USA Appointed - to the Selective Service (Draft Board) - - Johnson County, Kansas, USA Residence - From 1941 to 1997 - Olathe, Johnson, Kansas, USA Marriage - Feb 1941 - Olathe, Johnson, Kansas, USA Occupation - Owner-operator of Russell's Variety Store - From 1945 to 1968 - Olathe, Johnson, Kansas, USA Business - Central Insulation & Engineering Company - From 1968 to 1986 - Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA Church - First Presbyterian Church - - Olathe, Johnson, Kansas, USA Election - Commander of the Earl Collier Post #153 of the American Legion - - Olathe, Johnson, Kansas, USA Residence - From 1997 to 1999 - Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, USA Death - 1 Jun 1999 - Olathe, Johnson, Kansas, USA Cremation - Address: Olathe Memorial Cemetery 738 N. Chestnut Olathe, Kansas USA 913-397-5226 http://cemetery.olatheks.org/ - 4 Jun 1999 - Olathe Memorial Cemetery, Olathe, Johnson, Kansas, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S815] Kansas, Douglas County, Census - US, Kansas - 1925 - Douglas County (Ancestry), (Digital images. Ancestry.com. "Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925"; http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1088 : 2009), 19 Dec 2015, Lawrence, p. 32, dwelling 734, family 898, line 14, Walter Scott Russell household; ("Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925"; http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1088 : accessed 19 December 2015); citing Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; 1925 Kansas Territory Census; Roll: KS1925_42; Line: 14. Census - Kansas - Lawrence, KS - Walter & Ella Russell [S789] Kansas, Miami County, Census - US - 1920 - KS - Miami County (Ancestry), (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?htx=List&dbid=6061&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0: National Archives and Records Administration, 2010), 5 Dec 2015, T625, Paola, enumeration district (ED) 142, sheet 1A, dwelling 7, family 9, Walter Russell, accessed 5 December 2015. Census - Paola, KS - Walter S. & Ella Russell [S802] Kansas, Douglas County, Census - US - 1930 - KS - Douglas County (Ancestry), (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?htx=List&dbid=6224&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), 5 Dec 2015, T626, roll 700, Lawrence, enumeration district (ED) 23-7, sheet 18A, dwelling 457, family 535, Walter S. Russell, accessed 5 December 2015. Census - Lawrence, KS - Walter S. & Ella Russell [S928] Artifact - Unknown Newspaper Article - Original, 26 Mar 2016, "Walter E. Russell" Obituary. [Thought to be from The Kansas City Star in June 1999.] Obit - Walter E. Russell, Sr. The Kansas City Star, p B4 [S928] Artifact - Unknown Newspaper Article - Original, 26 Mar 2016, "Walter E. Russell" Obituary. [Thought to be from The Kansas City Star in June 1999.] Obit - Walter E. Russell, Sr. The Kansas City Star, p B4 [S141] Cemetery Records - Find A Grave, (http://www.findagrave.com: n.d.), 13 Mar 2013, accessed 13 Mar 2013<, Memorial #78685594, Walter Scott Russell, Sr. [S589] Lucille Maxine Melton (Santa Paula, CA), Letter - Melton, Lucille to Winston Cochrane (June 2001), 27 Dec 2014. [S56] Personal Knowledge - Cochrane, William Winston IV, 27 Dec 2014. [S928] Artifact - Unknown Newspaper Article - Original, "Dorothy Sickels Becomes Bride of Walter Russell". Russell - Sickels Marriage