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From Pleasanton Observer, December 1967

Ben J. Walje, 82-year-old retired carpenter died at the Fort Scott hosiptal at 3:05 p.m., December 24.

Born March 30, 1885 in Pettis County, Missouri, he was the son of August H. and Catherine Zinn Walje. With his parents, brothers and sisters they moved to Linn county in 1909, where he lived the remainder of his life.

In 1913 he was united in marriage to Elizabeth Schuler, who with his only daughter Kathryn, were killed in a car accident in 1933. In 1953 he married Virgie C. Philips, who survives at the home. He also leaves one sister, Mrs. Ellen Hall, and one brother, Roy Walje both of Pleasanton; step children, Mrs. Loritta Bott, Nevada Mo., Mrs. Zerlene Monslow, Hillsboro, Oregon; Leonard Phillips, Mount Dora, Florida and Elmer Dean Phillips, Portland, oregon.

Funeral services were held from Torneden Chapel Tuesday afternoon with Rev. James Sangster officiating. Music was by John Fletcher, soloist accompanied by Mrs. Don Stegge, Pianist.

Casket bearers were Bil Hayes, Everett Garrett, Eby Leisure, Claude Umphenour, Harold McCoy and Alfred Wortman. Burial was in the Pleasanton cemetery.

Elizabeth married Walje, Benjamin Jesse on 29 Jul 1912 in Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA. Benjamin (son of Walje, August Herman Sr and Zinn, Katharina) was born on 30 Mar 1885 in Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, USA; died on 24 Dec 1969 in Fort Scott, Bourbon, Kansas, USA; was buried on 27 Dec 1969 in Pleasanton Cemetery, Pleasanton, Linn, Kansas, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

From Pleasanton Observer, December 1967

Ben J. Walje, 82-year-old retired carpenter died at the Fort Scott hosiptal at 3:05 p.m., December 24.

Born March 30, 1885 in Pettis County, Missouri, he was the son of August H. and Catherine Zinn Walje. With his parents, brothers and sisters they moved to Linn county in 1909, where he lived the remainder of his life.

In 1913 he was united in marriage to Elizabeth Schuler, who with his only daughter Kathryn, were killed in a car accident in 1933. In 1953 he married Virgie C. Philips, who survives at the home. He also leaves one sister, Mrs. Ellen Hall, and one brother, Roy Walje both of Pleasanton; step children, Mrs. Loritta Bott, Nevada Mo., Mrs. Zerlene Monslow, Hillsboro, Oregon; Leonard Phillips, Mount Dora, Florida and Elmer Dean Phillips, Portland, oregon.

Funeral services were held from Torneden Chapel Tuesday afternoon with Rev. James Sangster officiating. Music was by John Fletcher, soloist accompanied by Mrs. Don Stegge, Pianist.

Casket bearers were Bil Hayes, Everett Garrett, Eby Leisure, Claude Umphenour, Harold McCoy and Alfred Wortman. Burial was in the Pleasanton cemetery.