John Frederic McRoberts was born on October 2, 1883, in Webber, Kansas, to Douglas Irby Wynne McRoberts (who was 33) and Martha Isabell Fearing (who was 19). He died on July 31, 1958, in Kearney, three days before his 75th birthday, and was buried in the Shelton Cemetery.
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Sheltonite Succumbs
J. F. McRoberts, 74, of Shelton died Thursday morning in the Kearney Hospital after a one-day hospitalization following a heart attack. He was born August 2, 1883, and was the oldest child of Douglas and Mattie McRoberts. He lived in Webber, Kansas, and Holdrege, Nebraska, before moving to Shelton in 1937. Until 1952, he had been a blacksmith in Shelton at which time he sold out to Ralph Schepers. He was preceded in death by his wife and one infant daughter, Florence. Survivors include his children: Lenora, Hal, Paul, John Gordon, Bill, Bert and Shirley; sisters Irby and Shirley; 22 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 10 AM Monday in the Methodist Church in Shelton with Reverend Lowen Kruse officiating. Visitation hours are from 7 to 9 PM Sunday at the Amos Funeral Home in Shelton.
John Frederic McRoberts was born on October 2, 1883, in Webber, Kansas, to Douglas Irby Wynne McRoberts (who was 33) and Martha Isabell Fearing (who was 19). He died on July 31, 1958, in Kearney, three days before his 75th birthday, and was buried in the Shelton Cemetery.
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Sheltonite Succumbs
J. F. McRoberts, 74, of Shelton died Thursday morning in the Kearney Hospital after a one-day hospitalization following a heart attack. He was born August 2, 1883, and was the oldest child of Douglas and Mattie McRoberts. He lived in Webber, Kansas, and Holdrege, Nebraska, before moving to Shelton in 1937. Until 1952, he had been a blacksmith in Shelton at which time he sold out to Ralph Schepers. He was preceded in death by his wife and one infant daughter, Florence. Survivors include his children: Lenora, Hal, Paul, John Gordon, Bill, Bert and Shirley; sisters Irby and Shirley; 22 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 10 AM Monday in the Methodist Church in Shelton with Reverend Lowen Kruse officiating. Visitation hours are from 7 to 9 PM Sunday at the Amos Funeral Home in Shelton.
Family Members
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Martha Ellen Lenora McRoberts Masters
1907–1978
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Harold Benedict McRoberts
1910–1981
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Paul Darold McRoberts
1912–1997
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John G. McRoberts
1914–1985
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Irvin Wilbur "Bill" McRoberts
1916–1964
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Albert Fredric "Bert" McRoberts
1917–1996
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Florence Eileen McRoberts
1920–1920
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Shirley Wynne McRoberts Schepers
1922–2017
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