Person:Ronald Dick (1)

1910 - Newton - Wd 4, Harvey County, Kansas (w/parents, 2 bro & wd gmother) 1920 - Newton - Wd 1, Harvey County, Kansas (w/parents & 2 bro) 1930 - Newton - Wd 3, Harvey county, Kansas (w/wife & dau)

1930 US Census: Newton, Harvey Co., KS: Dick, Ronald M., 25; age 23 at marriage; b. KS, fb WI, mb IL, engineer inspector, steam railway -, Eva M., wife, 27, age 25 at marriage; b. KS, fb IL; mb Miss -, Betty-Lee, dau, 7, b. KS [age doesn't make sense; they've only been married two years; unless Betty-Lee was an adopted dau?]

Taken from The Newton Kansan, Newton, Kansas, Friday, June 5, 1953, p. 1 (typed as printed)

R. M. Dick, 48, Native Resident, Former City Engineer, Dies Today

  Ronald Max Dick, 610 Main street, former city engineer and a lifelong resident of Newton, died shortly 

after midnight Friday at Bethel Deaconess hospital. He was admitted to the hospital two weeks ago.

  The son of William F. and Blanche Dick, early-day settlers in this community, he was born here Nov. 30,

1904, and was past 48 years of age.

  Mr. dick attended the local schools and starred in basketball during his high school days.  He served as 

city engineer for several years prior to World War II and later was engaged in the restaurant business, being associated with the Sunflower café for the past few years.

  He was married Dec. 25, 1927 at Toronto, Kans., to the former Eva Summers, who survives.
  In addition to Mrs. Dick, other survivors include two brothers, Merwin Dick of Chicago and Carroll Dick 

of Newton; one daughter, Mrs. Betty Lee Crozier, and two grandchildren, Ronnie and Susan, of Newton; and an aunt, Mrs. Milton Blanchard of Los Angeles.

   Funeral services will be conducted Monday afternoon at 4:00 at Draper’s Funeral chapel, with Rev. G. 

T. Meador, pastor of the Congregational church, officiating. Burial will be in Greenwood cemetery.

1. ↑ 1910 U.S. Census - PA
   Newton, Harvey Co., KS.