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Obituary of
Anna Elizabeth (Ciston) DeCoursey
(1920 - 1997)

I believe Ann was the daughter of Anthony Ciston and his second wife Mary. Anthony was born in what was then Austria-Hungary, but now belongs to Poland. Mary was born in Austria. Ann lived most of her life in the Kansas City area, growing up in the same part of town as her future husband Bill (William Paul) DeCoursey and attending the same schools. The 1930 census shows them living about 11 blocks away from each other. Ann's father owned a paving contracting business. After high school she studied nursing at St. Mary's in Leavenworth, but never practiced it as she got married before graduation (against the rules) and her first child was born the following September. Ann and Bill had nine children; two daughters and seven sons. Related Items: Account of family life written by daughter Kathy. Obituary for her husband Bill (William Paul) and son Michael A.

The Kansas City Star (Kansas City, Missouri) Sunday, June 1, 1997, p. B6 Ann E. DeCoursey, 76, Fairway, KS, passed away May 31, 1997, at Shawnee Mission Medical Center. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday, June 3, at St. Agnes Catholic Church; burial in Resurrection Cemetery, Lenexa, KS. Friends may call 6:30-8:30 p.m. Monday at the McGilley Midtown Chapel, Linwood and Main.

The Kansas City Star (Kansas City, Missouri) Monday, June 2, 1997 Ann E. DeCoursey, 76, Roeland Park, KS, passed away May 31, 1997, at Shawnee Mission Medical Center. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday, June 3, at St. Agnes Catholic Church; burial in Resurrection Cemetery, Lenexa, KS. Friends may call from 6:30-8: 30 p.m. Monday, where a Rosary will be said at 7:30 p.m. at McGilley Midtown Chapel, Linwood & Main, Kansas City, MO. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Agnes or Holy Name Catholic Church. Mrs. DeCoursey was born September 27, 1920, in Kansas City, KS. She was a member of the St. Agnes Altar Society and the Rockhurst High School Mothers Club. She was a graduate of the 1938 class at Ward High School and a graduate of Providence Hospital School of Nursing. Survivors include her husband, William P. DeCoursey, Roeland Park, KS; seven sons, William P., Jr. and Kevin P. DeCoursey, St. Louis, MO, Michael DeCoursey, Lenexa, KS, Daniel T., Philip P., and Kenneth A. DeCoursey, Overland Park, KS, Dennis G. DeCoursey, Little Rock, AR; two daughters, Kathleen Bailey, Bartlesville, OK, and Ann E. Wannamaker, Overland Park, KS; one brother, Rudy J. Sterbenz , Scottsdale, AZ; two sisters, Frances Keever, Springfield, MO, and Mary Allison, Dallas, TX; and 20 grandchildren.

Transcribed by Erica DeCoursey 2002