The Dodge Family Association

Dodge Obits from Lincoln County,Kansas
Lincoln County Dodges from census reports

Lincoln Sentinel-Republican, Oct. 23, 1980 - Eleanora Louisa Cathrena Ahring Dodge

Eleanora Louisa Cathrena Ahring Dodge was born in Lincoln County, Kan, on Feb. 28, 1894. She passed away Saturday, Oct. 11, 1980. The daughter of Fredrick W. and Henrietta Pauline Lang Ahring, she was the seventh daughter and the youngest child in a family of 10, four brothers and six sisters, all of whom preceded her in death. Her home was her castle. She was married to Dan Dodge, longtime Lincoln barber, who preceded her in death. They were the parents of eight children, two, Dorethea and Robert Logan, having died in infancy. The surviving children are Daniel J., Emporia; Rubybelle Withrow, Jacksonville, Fla.; Bonnie Lee Blanding, Eureka Springs, Ark.; David Ray, Salina; Loren Dale, Riverton, Wyo.; and Dellene Proctor, Dighton. Funeral services were held at the Hall Memorial Chapel on Tuesday, Oct. 14. Interment was a Lincoln Cemetery.Lincoln

Sentinel-Republican, Dec. 23, 1982 - Loren Dale Dodge

Loren Dale Dodge, son of Daniel and Eleanora Louisa Ahring Dodge, was born March 5, 1934, in Lincoln, and passed away Dec. 6, 1982, at Riverton, Wyo., at the age of 48 years, nine months and one day. He was a graduate of Lincoln High School and attended Brown Mackie College in Salina. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps in 1956. On May 28, 1964, he was united in marriage to Patricia Richardson of Greeley, Colo. He was a parts manager at the Ford Garage in Ft. Morgan, and also at the Ford Garage in Riverton, Wyo. The last five years he was night clerk at the West Main Market, Riverton. He was preceded in death by his parents. Survivors include his wife Patricia; his mother-in-law, Mrs. Neva Richardson, Hays; two brothers, David, Salina; Daniel, Emporia; three sisters, Delene Proctor, Dighton; Bonnie Lee Blanding, Greeley; and Ruby Belle Withrow, Jacksonville, Fla. Memorial service was held at the Olliff-Boeve Memorial Chapel Dec. 18, 1982. Interment was in Fairview Cemetery, Phillipsburg.

Lincoln Sentinel-Republican, Feb. 17, 1983 - Lena Dodge

The funeral for Mrs. Lena Dodge, 93, Salina, will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Ryan Mortuary.Mrs. Dodge died Sunday at Mid-America Nursing Center, Lincoln, where she had lived for the past five years. She was born Feb. 19, 1889, in Ellsworth County. Surviving are her husband, Walter, Salina, and five grandchildren reared by the couple: Dr. Marlin Larson, Dallas, Tex.; Mrs. Charlynne Mercier, Presque Isle, Maine; Harold Larson, Colorado Springs, Colo.; Yvonne Larson and Mrs. Deanne Bowers, Salina; 14 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild.Burial will be in Frankin Cemetery, Tescott.

Lincoln Sentinel-Republican, Sept. 15, 1983 - Walter Dodge

Walter Dodge, 99, Salina, died Sunday at Asbury Hospital. He was born Feb. 2, 1884, in Ellsworth County and moved to Salina from Westfall in 1957. He was a farmer. His wife, Magdalena, died Feb. 13, 1983. Surviving are two grandsons, Harold Larson, Colorado Springs, Colo., and Marlin Larson, Dallas, Tex.; three daughters, Mrs. Charlynne Mercier, Presque Isle, Maine; Yvonne Larson, Salina, and Mrs. Deanne Bowers, rural Salina; great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchildren. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 15, at the Ryan Mortuary. Burial will be in the Franklin Cemetery.

Lincoln Sentinel-Republican Feb. 15, 1990 - Daniel J. Dodge

The funeral was for Daniel J. Dodge, 72, Emporia, was Saturday, Feb. 10, 1990 at the Carlson Funeral Home, Emporia, the Rev. Gordan Bechtel officiating. Burial was in the Hillside Cemetery, Emporia. Mr. Dodge died Thursday, Feb. 8, 1990, at the Newman Memorial County Hospital, Emporia. He was born May 15, 1917, at Lincoln and had been a resident of Emporia since 1953. He was a Navy veteran of World War II, and had been a barber and retired school teacher. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, Emporia, Kansas Barbers Association and Ball-McColm American Legion Post No. 5 Survivors include his wife, Doris, of the home; three sons, Ronald and Donald of Emporia and Gary of Tonganoxie; a brother, David, of Salina; three sisters, Ruby Withrow of Jacksonville, Fla., Bonnie Blanding of Memphis, Tenn., and Dellene Proctor of Dighton; and five grandchildren.


Lincoln Sentinel-Republican Dec. 17, 1998 - Deloris "Vonnie" Dodge

Deloris L. "Vonnie" Dodge, 64, Mena, Ark., died Saturday, Dec. 12, 1998, at her home.She was born July 30, 1934, in Menlo, the daughter of John and Viola (Meadowcroft) Steiger.She married David Dodge on June 10, 1953, in Colby. She made her home in Mena for the past two years, moving from Salina. She was a tool crib attendant for Raytheon Aircraft. She was a member of First United Methodist Church. Surivvors include her husband, David Dodge, Mena, Ark.; three daughters, Debra Johnston, Galva, Janet Taylor, Salina, and Lisa Worley, St. Marys; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 17, 1998, in the Ryan Mortuary, Chapel, Salina. Interment will be in the Gypsum Hill Cemetery, Salina

Social Security data from Ancestry.com
Daniel J. Dodge born: 31 Dec 1891 died: April 1976
Earl Dodge born 17 April 1886 died: March 1978 in Lincoln, KS
Eleonara Dodge born: 28 Februrary 1894 died: Oct 1980 Lincoln, KS
Pearl Dodge born: 10 April 1888 died: May 1976, Lincoln, KS

The following Dodge's graduated from Lincoln High School

Bonnie Lee Dodge 1941
David R. Dodge 1947
Elna Dellene Dodge 1955
Junior Dodge 1935
Loren Dale Dodge 1953
Rubybelle Dodge 1938