| Name |
Arthur Lee Razak [1, 2] |
| Birth |
18 Sep 1918 |
Collyer, Trego Co., Kansas, USA  [2, 3, 4, 5] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Census |
1920 |
Collyer Township, Trego Co., Kansas, USA [1] |
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1920 U.S. census, Collyer Township, Trego Co., Kansas, USA
sheet 4B |
| Census |
1930 |
Collyer Township, Trego Co., Kansas, USA [6] |
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At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
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| Death |
31 May 2004 |
Wichita, Sedgwick Co., Kansas, USA [3, 4, 5] |
| Obituary |
4 Jun 2004 [4] |
- WICHITA - Arthur Lee Razak, 85, former Collyer and Hays resident, died Monday, May 31, 2004, at Park West Plaza.
He was born Sept. 18, 1918, in Collyer to Joseph Arthur and Grace Irene (Seirer) Razak.
In 1979, he formed the Northwest Kansas Association for the Visually Impaired.
He married Myrtle Hanora Lynd on Dec. 29, 1940, in WaKeeney. She died Oct. 27, 1999.
Survivors include two daughters, Lenna Lea Wiebe and husband Virgil, Goddard, and Paula Rae Peterson and husband Lynn, Abilene; five grandchildren, Renee Wiebe, Ryan Wiebe, Reece Wiebe, Phillip Stein and Mark Stein; two stepgrandchildren, Andrea Peterson and Bethany Peterson; four great-grandchildren; and two stepgreat-grandchildren.
Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. June 15 at Cline's Mortuary of Hays, 119 E. 22nd; his body was donated to the University of Kansas Medical Center for scientific research. Memorials are suggested to the Northwest Kansas Association for the visually impaired scholarship fund or the Park West Plaza Care Center education foundation.
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| Obituary |
5 Jun 2004 |
Abilene, Dickinson Co., Kansas, USA [5] |
| Abilene Reflector-Chronicle |
- HAYS--Arthur Lee Razak, 85, former Collyer and Hays resident, died Monday, May 31, 2004, at Park West Plaza, Wichita.
Paula Rae Peterson of Abilene is a daughter.
He was born Sept. 18, 1918, on the family farm outside of Collyer, to Joseph and Grace (Seirer) Razak.
He married Myrtle Lynd on Dec. 29, 1940, in WaKeeney. The couple moved to Collyer in 1965. They moved to Hays 16 years later. She preceded him in death in 1999. He then moved to an assisted care facility in Wichita.
Mr. Razak was a farmer. He also worked for the railroad, insurance companies and the Kansas Farmers Union.
He was a member of the Methodist Church. He was also a member of the Farmers Union. He served on both the Collyer Co-op and the Collyer School Boards. He was a member of the Collyer Paint Horse Association, the WaKeeney Saddle Club, the Kansas Association for the Blind, the Ellis Barbershop Chorus and the Collyer and Quinter Square Dance Clubs.
In 1979, he co-organized the Northwest Kansas Association for the Visually Impaired and was president of the organization for several years.
Other survivors include another daughter, Lenna Lea Wiebe of Goddard; five grandchildren; two stepgranddaughters; four great-grandchildren; two stepgreat-grandchildren; and other relatives.
A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, June 15, 2004, at Cline's Mortuary, 1919 E. 22nd St., Hays. A private burial will be at a later date in Collyer. Mr. Razak's body was donated to the University of Kansas Medical Center for scientific research.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Northwest Kansas Association for Visually Impaired (NKAVI) Lee Razak/ Lloyd Nida Scholarship Fund in care of Robert Chaffin, NKAVI president, 1105 Centen-nial Blvd., Hays, KS 67601; and to Park West Plaza for its educational foundation in care of Aaron Kelly, 505 N. Maize Rd., Wichita, KS 67212.
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| Obituary |
6 Jun 2004 |
Wichita, Sedgwick Co., Kansas, USA [7] |
| Wichita Eagle |
- Razak, Arthur Lee, 85, Northwest Kansas Association for the Visually Impaired founder, died May 31, 2004. Service 2 p.m. Tuesday, June 15, Cline's Mortuary.
Survivors: daughters, Lenna Lea Wiebe and husband, Virgil, Paula Rae Peterson and husband, Lynn; 5 grandchildren; 2 stepgrandchildren; 4 great-gr andchildren; 2 stepgreat-grandchildren.
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| Burial |
Collyer, Trego Co., Kansas, USA [4] |
- Arthur Lee Razak donated his body to the University of Kansas Medical Center for scientific research.
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Headstone of Arthur Lee Razak
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| Person ID |
I6214 |
Rumsey/Ballou Family Tree |
| Last Modified |
15 Jan 2014 |
1918 - 2004 (85 years)
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