1998-08-26
Collection: 1998
Title
1998-08-26
1998-08-17
1998-08-17
1998-08-10
Subject
Bisagno, Robert D. "Bob"
Beasley, Valieda
May, Michael S.
Nutter, Velma
Description
Obituaries published in the Augusta Daily Gazette
Creator
Augusta Daily Gazette [Kansas]
Source
Augusta Historical Museum, Augusta, Kansas
http://augustahistoricalsociety.com
Publisher
Augusta Public Library, Augusta, Kansas, USA
Date
1998-08-28-
Rights
Format
Clippings
Language
English
Type
application/pdf
Identifier
b5#110
Citation
Augusta Daily Gazette [Kansas], “1998-08-26,” Digital Augusta, accessed May 19, 2024, https://augusta.digitalsckls.info/item/1064.
Text
August 28, 1998
Theater man ‘Bob’ Bisagno dies
Arrangements pending at Dunsford Funeral Home
Retired Augusta Theatre owner-operator Robert D. “Bob” Bisagno, 74, died last night at the Lakepoint Nursing Center.
His funeral arrangements were pending this morning at the Dunsford Funeral Home of Augusta.
Mr. Bisagno was extremely proud of the unique downtown theater built here by his parents, D.A. and Aline Bisagno during the Depression Era.
The theater with its 1935 Art Deco design is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It’s noted for its neon lighting and interior murals.
Bisagno worked in the theater most of his life and closed it in 1985 because of dwindling attendance. He entrusted the theater to the Augusta Arts Council four years later.
He once confided that he played saxophone and and clarinet in the theater during his youth.
“It was so much fun in the old days,’ he said, “We had movies, concerts, fashion shows, dance recitals and an orchestra. We even had a church service in the theater during Dust Bowl Days.”
Bisagno continued to operate a downtown office adjacent to the theater in the 500 block of State where he showcased his collection of movie theater memorabilia.
He was also active in the Augusta Historical Society and served on the Augusta City Planning Commission. Bisagno also served as a director of a trust at Wichita State University.
He was a member of the Augusta First United Methodist Church and provided the land where the church currently sits.
Yalieda Beasley
Valieda Beasley, 79, a retired secretary at Mobil Oil Refinery and former Augusta resident, died Monday, Aug. 17, in Minneapolis, Minn.
A graveside service will be . held at 2 p.m. Friday, Aug. 21, at the Elmwood Cemetery in Augusta. Visitations will be Friday morning at the Dunsford Chapel.
Eva Friesen was born Sept. 6, 1918 to Carl Quillen and Eva (Smith) Quillen in Wichita. She is survived by her husband, Harold Beasley.
Other survivors include a brother, Dale Quillen of Rogers, Ark., a son, Kirk Beasley of Eagan, Minn., and a granddaughter, Anissa Beasley of Seattle, Wash.
She has been preceded in death by a sister, Juanita Duncan, a son, Ted Beasley, and a granddaughter, Amanda Beasley.
Michael S. May
Michael S. May, 42, a printing supervisor for Valassis Inserts, died Monday, Aug. 17.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 19, at the Dunsford Chapel in Augusta.
Michael May was born Nov. 3, 1955 to Roman J. May and Bertha M. (Whittington) May in Chicago, ILL. He lived in Chicago until 1986. On March 19, 1988, he married Susan Hrejsa in Augusta. She survives.
He is also survived by a daughter, Nicole Marie May of Augusta; a brother, Terry May
of Arlington Heights, ILL.; a brother-in-law, Ric Hrejsa of Augusta; a sister, Susan Giannetto of Elmhurst, ILL.; three nieces, Jenny, Christie and Carrie Giannetto, and a nephew, Michael Giannetto.
Other survivors include his parents, Bob and Bertha Roden of Venus, Texas, and his grandparents, Evaline Whittington of Elgin, ILL. His father, Roman, preceded him in death.
Velma Nutter
Former Augusta-area resident Velma Nutter, 83, Escondido, Calif., died Monday, Aug. 10, 1998 at the Palomar Hospital in Escondido.
Cremation is planned with no service.
She was born May 25, 1915, in Douglass as the daughter of Charles and Dolly Forbes.
This homemaker was preceded in death by her husband, Lelan Nutter, in 1961.
Mrs. Nutter leaves three children, sons Don Nutter and Dennis Nutter, both of Escondido, and daughter Mary Porter of McKinleyville, Calif., and four grandchildren.
Original Format
Newspaper clipping
Title
1998-08-26
1998-08-17
1998-08-17
1998-08-10
Subject
Bisagno, Robert D. "Bob"
Beasley, Valieda
May, Michael S.
Nutter, Velma
Description
Obituaries published in the Augusta Daily Gazette
Creator
Augusta Daily Gazette [Kansas]
Source
Augusta Historical Museum, Augusta, Kansas
http://augustahistoricalsociety.com
Publisher
Augusta Public Library, Augusta, Kansas, USA
Date
1998-08-28-
Rights
Format
Clippings
Language
English
Type
application/pdf
Identifier
b5#110
Citation
Augusta Daily Gazette [Kansas], “1998-08-26,” Digital Augusta, accessed May 19, 2024, https://augusta.digitalsckls.info/item/1064.Text
August 28, 1998
Theater man ‘Bob’ Bisagno dies
Arrangements pending at Dunsford Funeral Home
Retired Augusta Theatre owner-operator Robert D. “Bob” Bisagno, 74, died last night at the Lakepoint Nursing Center.
His funeral arrangements were pending this morning at the Dunsford Funeral Home of Augusta.
Mr. Bisagno was extremely proud of the unique downtown theater built here by his parents, D.A. and Aline Bisagno during the Depression Era.
The theater with its 1935 Art Deco design is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It’s noted for its neon lighting and interior murals.
Bisagno worked in the theater most of his life and closed it in 1985 because of dwindling attendance. He entrusted the theater to the Augusta Arts Council four years later.
He once confided that he played saxophone and and clarinet in the theater during his youth.
“It was so much fun in the old days,’ he said, “We had movies, concerts, fashion shows, dance recitals and an orchestra. We even had a church service in the theater during Dust Bowl Days.”
Bisagno continued to operate a downtown office adjacent to the theater in the 500 block of State where he showcased his collection of movie theater memorabilia.
He was also active in the Augusta Historical Society and served on the Augusta City Planning Commission. Bisagno also served as a director of a trust at Wichita State University.
He was a member of the Augusta First United Methodist Church and provided the land where the church currently sits.
Yalieda Beasley
Valieda Beasley, 79, a retired secretary at Mobil Oil Refinery and former Augusta resident, died Monday, Aug. 17, in Minneapolis, Minn.
A graveside service will be . held at 2 p.m. Friday, Aug. 21, at the Elmwood Cemetery in Augusta. Visitations will be Friday morning at the Dunsford Chapel.
Eva Friesen was born Sept. 6, 1918 to Carl Quillen and Eva (Smith) Quillen in Wichita. She is survived by her husband, Harold Beasley.
Other survivors include a brother, Dale Quillen of Rogers, Ark., a son, Kirk Beasley of Eagan, Minn., and a granddaughter, Anissa Beasley of Seattle, Wash.
She has been preceded in death by a sister, Juanita Duncan, a son, Ted Beasley, and a granddaughter, Amanda Beasley.
Michael S. May
Michael S. May, 42, a printing supervisor for Valassis Inserts, died Monday, Aug. 17.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 19, at the Dunsford Chapel in Augusta.
Michael May was born Nov. 3, 1955 to Roman J. May and Bertha M. (Whittington) May in Chicago, ILL. He lived in Chicago until 1986. On March 19, 1988, he married Susan Hrejsa in Augusta. She survives.
He is also survived by a daughter, Nicole Marie May of Augusta; a brother, Terry May
of Arlington Heights, ILL.; a brother-in-law, Ric Hrejsa of Augusta; a sister, Susan Giannetto of Elmhurst, ILL.; three nieces, Jenny, Christie and Carrie Giannetto, and a nephew, Michael Giannetto.
Other survivors include his parents, Bob and Bertha Roden of Venus, Texas, and his grandparents, Evaline Whittington of Elgin, ILL. His father, Roman, preceded him in death.
Velma Nutter
Former Augusta-area resident Velma Nutter, 83, Escondido, Calif., died Monday, Aug. 10, 1998 at the Palomar Hospital in Escondido.
Cremation is planned with no service.
She was born May 25, 1915, in Douglass as the daughter of Charles and Dolly Forbes.
This homemaker was preceded in death by her husband, Lelan Nutter, in 1961.
Mrs. Nutter leaves three children, sons Don Nutter and Dennis Nutter, both of Escondido, and daughter Mary Porter of McKinleyville, Calif., and four grandchildren.
Original Format
Newspaper clipping