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Thomas Roy EKUM

Male 1930 - 2015  (85 years)


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  • Name Thomas Roy EKUM 
    Birth 8 Jan 1930  Vernon County, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation Meat inspector 
    Death 26 Oct 2015  Hutchinson, Reno County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial McPherson City Cemetery, McPherson, McPherson County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Graduated from Viroqua High School in 1948.

      In the 1950 census, Thomas was a lodger with the Kalstadt family in McPherson, Kansas. He is employed making ice cream at a dairy.

      At the time of his father’s death, Tom was “in armed services at Fort Eustis, VA.”

      Tom and Gwenn lived in McPherson, Kansas, for many years where they ran a chicken and ice factory.

      In the 1954 McPherson, Kansas, city directory, Thomas and Gwynn live at 831 N Barber. Thomas is plant manager for Mid-Kansas Hatchery and Produce.

      In the 1962 McPherson city directory, Thomas is a meat cutter for Mid-Kansas Produce. He and Gwynn and their four children live at 819 E Euclid. The directory lists their children as Rick, 10, Kristi, 7, Kimberly, 5, and Craig, 4.

      From the November 9, 2000, Hutchinson (KS) News:

      Thomas and Gwendolyn Ekum, Hutchinson, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with a trip to Branson, Mo., this month. They will celebrate with their family in December.

      Ekum and the former Gwendolyn Roth were married Nov. 12, 1950, in McPherson. He is retired from Western Ice and Poultry, McPherson, and United States Department of Agriculture - Food Safety Inspection Service, Springdale, Ark. She is retired from Western Ice and Poultry, McPherson.



      Thomas R. “Tom” Ekum, 85, of Hutchinson, Kan., died Oct. 26, 2015, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. He was born Jan. 8, 1930, in Vernon County, Wis., to Albert and Bertha (Oren) Ekum.

      He graduated from Viroqua High School, Viroqua, Wis., in 1948. Tom was a corporal in the U.S. Army from 1951-1953. He was a past commander of the McPherson American Legion Post 24, is a member of the Eagles and the Elks Lodge, and is a lifetime member of the VFW. Tom was owner and operator of Mid Kansas Produce and worked later as a federal poultry inspector in Arkansas. He was and a member of Emanuel Lutheran Church.

      On Nov. 12, 1950, he married Gwendolyn Roth in McPherson, Kan. She died Feb. 1, 2006.

      Survivors include children, Kristi Ekum, Dodge City, Kan., Kimberly Ekum-Anthony Harris (Michael Harris), Kansas City, Mo., Craig Ekum (Joleen), McPherson, Kan., Richard Ekum, Wichita, Kan.; sister, Dorothy Ekum McKittrick, Viola, Wis.; sister-in-law, Barbara Roth Unrein, Great Bend, Kan.; brother-in-law, Paul Roth, Tulsa, Okla.; grandchildren, Michelle Shelton, Eric Ekum, Jessica Anthony, Haley Cowan, Benjamin Anthony, Jay Harris, Kylie Koehn and Cody Ekum; and 10 great-grandchildren.

      He was preceded in death by his wife, Gwynn; parents; and six brothers and sisters.

      Funeral service were held Friday, Oct. 30, 2015, at Emanuel Lutheran Church, Hutchinson, Kan., with Pastor Tim Carey officiating. Burial followed at McPherson City Cemetery, McPherson, Kan., with military honors conducted by the Fort Riley Honor Guard.
    Person ID I918  Don Carlson's Tree
    Last Modified 6 May 2022 

    Father Albert M EKUM,   b. 26 Nov 1882, Liberty Pole, Franklin Twp, Vernon County, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Mar 1952, Viroqua, Vernon County, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years) 
    Mother Brita Eriksdatter (Bertha Malina) ØREN,   b. 21 Dec 1891, Årdal, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Feb 1960, Vernon County, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years) 
    Marriage 19 Dec 1911  Immanuel Lutheran Church, Viroqua, Vernon County, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F116  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Gwendolyn Osa (Gwynn) ROTH,   b. 22 Aug 1931, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Feb 2006, Hutchinson, Reno County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years) 
    Marriage 12 Nov 1950  McPherson, McPherson County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F677  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Mar 2006