Vitalis Roch Dries

1909 - 1999  (90 years)

• Name	Vitalis Roch Dries
  Born	21 Feb 1909	Union City, Canadian County, Oklahoma, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Female
  Died	17 Oct 1999	Union City, Canadian County, Oklahoma, USA
  Buried	20 Oct 1999	St. Joseph`s Cemetery, Union City, Canadian County, Oklahoma, USA   [5]
  Person ID	I12910	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2014

  
  

  Father	Frederick Joseph Dries,   b. 27 Jan 1875, Scottsville, Monroe County, New York, USA ,   d. 1953, Union City, Canadian County, Oklahoma, USA  (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Margaret Fuhring,   b. 26 Jun 1884, Iowa, USA ,   d. 1954, Union City, Canadian County, Oklahoma, USA  (Age 69 years)
  Married	29 Jan 1905
  Family ID	F4382	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	George Charles Hons,   b. 7 Oct 1905, North Carolina, USA ,   d. 28 Aug 1995, Texas, USA  (Age 89 years)
  Married	30 Jun 1949	Union City, Canadian County, Oklahoma, USA
  Children	1. George Gerard Hons
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F6369	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Vitalis Roch Dries Hons, 1909-1999 Posted on January 17, 2012 by admin Mrs. Hons died at the age of 90, on October 17, 1999 at her home in Union City, OK. She taught English at the Anadarko Junior High School during the middle 1940's. She was a graduate of Oklahoma A&M College, now Oklahoma State University, where she was a member of the honor societies of Phi Kappa Phi, Kappa Delta Pi and Alpha Zeta Pi. Her teaching career also included positions in a classical one-room schoolhouse at Lone Star School, five miles east of Union City and Norfolk School near Cushing, OK. She was 19 years old when she started teaching at Lone Star. The year was 1928 and she was paid $80 per month. She was paid extra because she played the piano. In addition to teaching her duties included all of the janitorial work at the school. Mrs. Hons was born on February 21, 1909 in Union City to Fred Dries Sr. and Margaret Fuhring Dries. She married George Charles Hons on June 30, 1949. They lived on a farm near Seymour, Texas, southwest of Wichita Falls. He preceded her in death on August 28, 1995. She was named Vitalis Roch for two Divine Providence Sisters who taught at St. Joseph?s School in Union City at the time of her birth. The Sisters were good friends of her mother. Rosary services for Mrs. Hons were held on October 19 at St. Joseph Church in Union City, where she was a lifelong member and belonged to the Altar Society. Mass of Christian Burial was held on October 20th. Burial was in St. Joseph Cemetery. She was survived by a son George Gerard ?Jerry? Hons of Union City.

  
  

• Sources

  [S30] 1910 US Federal Census, (www.ancestry.com). [S24] 1920 US Federal Census, (www.ancestry.com). [S25] 1930 US Federal Census, (www.ancestry.com). Name: Vitaline Duna Age: 21 Estimated birth year: abt 1909 Relation to head-of-house: Daughter Home in 1930: Union City, Canadian, Oklahoma Image source: Year: 1930; Census Place: Union City, Canadian, Oklahoma; Roll: 1895; Page: ; Enumeration District: 28; Image: 1113.0. [S26] 1940 US Federal Census. [S927] Obituary. Vitalis Roch Dries Hons, 1909-1999 Posted on January 17, 2012 by admin Mrs. Hons died at the age of 90, on October 17, 1999 at her home in Union City, OK. She taught English at the Anadarko Junior High School during the middle 1940's. She was a graduate of Oklahoma A&M College, now Oklahoma State University, where she was a member of the honor societies of Phi Kappa Phi, Kappa Delta Pi and Alpha Zeta Pi. Her teaching career also included positions in a classical one-room schoolhouse at Lone Star School, five miles east of Union City and Norfolk School near Cushing, OK. She was 19 years old when she started teaching at Lone Star. The year was 1928 and she was paid $80 per month. She was paid extra because she played the piano. In addition to teaching her duties included all of the janitorial work at the school. Mrs. Hons was born on February 21, 1909 in Union City to Fred Dries Sr. and Margaret Fuhring Dries. She married George Charles Hons on June 30, 1949. They lived on a farm near Seymour, Texas, southwest of Wichita Falls. He preceded her in death on August 28, 1995. She was named Vitalis Roch for two Divine Providence Sisters who taught at St. Joseph?s School in Union City at the time of her birth. The Sisters were good friends of her mother. Rosary services for Mrs. Hons were held on October 19 at St. Joseph Church in Union City, where she was a lifelong member and belonged to the Altar Society. Mass of Christian Burial was held on October 20th. Burial was in St. Joseph Cemetery. She was survived by a son George Gerard ?Jerry? Hons of Union City. This entry was posted in Obituaries and tagged Highschool. Bookmark the permalink.