Gregorio Escobar

1930 - 2011  (81 years)

• Name	Gregorio Escobar
  Nickname	George
  Born	12 Mar 1930	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Gender	Male
  Died	2 Sep 2011	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Buried	6 Sep 2011	Mount Calvary Cemetery, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Person ID	I3263	Rossville
  Last Modified	2 May 2018

  
  

  Father	Ysaias Demetrio Escobar
  Mother	Maria Magdalena Barron Esobar
  Family ID	F2577	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Irene Ramos Escobar
  Married	3 Jun 1950	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Children	1. Gregorio L Escobar   2. David C Escobar   3. Gabriel T Escobar   4. Paul A Escobar   5. Victor R Escobar   6. George A Escobar   7. James M Escobar
  Documents		Anniversary- Escobar, Gregorio and Irene Irene and Gregorio Escobar Gregorio and Irene Escobar of Topeka will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary as guests of honor at a reception and dance from 7 p.m. to midnight Saturday at the Arab Shrine Temple at 1305 S. Kansas Ave. Hosts will be their sons, Greg, David, Tom, Paul, Victor, George and James, and their wives and families. They have 23 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Gregorio Escobar and Irene Ramos were married June 3,1950. Mr. Escobar served in the U.S. Army from February 1952 to February 1954 as a sergeant with the 82nd Airborne Division. He retired in 1986 from Santa Fe Railway after 34 years of service. He was a supervisor for 13 years. Mrs. Escobar is a homemaker.
  Last Modified	2 May 2018 12:37:06
  Family ID	F2578	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Buried - 6 Sep 2011 - Mount Calvary Cemetery, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents		Obituary- Escobar, Gregorio 1 Gregorio ‘George’ Escobar Gregorio “George” Escobar, 81, of Topeka, died Sept. 2, 2011, at St. Francis Health Center due to complications of mesothelioma (lung cancer). He was born on March 12, 1930, in Topeka, the son of Ysaias Demetrio and Maria Magdalena (Barron) Escobar. He attended Grant Elementary School, Curtis Junior High School and graduated from Topeka High School in 1949. Gregorio served in the U.S. Army 82nd Airborne in Korea. He was a member of the American Legion. Gregorio worked for Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad for 42 years, retiring as a foreman. Gregorio loved working on and painting cars. He was a handy man and a craftsman. He was a golden glove boxer, avid athlete, played fast pitch softball. He loved to dance, garden, travel, draw and paint. Most of all, he had a strong faith in God. He was a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church. Gregorio married Irene Ramos on June3, 1950, in Topeka. She survives. He is also survived by seven sons and their spouses, Gregorio L. and Beverly, Topeka, David C. and Sharon, Lake Lotawana, Mo., Gabriel T. and Juanita, Bentonville, Ark., Paul A. and Annette, Topeka, Victor R. and Marcina, Norfolk, Va., George A. and Becky, Cardiff by the Sea, Calif., James M. and Sarah, Rossville; three brothers, Vicente, Juan, and Pedro Escobar, all of Topeka; four sisters, Lucia Martinez, Luisa Ramirez, Eusebia Barranco, and Juanita Toledo, all of Topeka; and 37 grand¬children with three more on the way; 32 great- grandchildren; one great-great-grandson; and one great-great-granddaughter on the way. A brother, Daniel Escobar and a sister, Pauline Sauseda, preceded him in death. Mass of Christian burial was celebrated Sept. 6 at the church. Interment followed in Mount Calvary Cemetery with military honors provided by Philip Billard Post 1650 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Memorial contributions may be made to Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church or Cardio¬vascular Center at the KU Med Center and sent in care of Brennan-Mathena Funeral Home, 800 S.W. Sixth Ave., Topeka, KS 66603.
  		Obituary- Escobar, Gregorio 2 Gregorio Escobar Gregorio “George” Escobar, 81, of Topeka, died September 2, 2011 at St. Francis Health Center due to complications of mesothelioma (lung cancer). He was born on March 12, 1930 in Topeka, Kansas, the son of Ysaias Demetrio and Maria Magdalena (Barron) Escobar. He attended Grant Elementary School, Curtis Junior High School and graduated from Topeka High School in 1949. Gregorio served in the US Army 82nd Airborne in Korea. He was a member of the American Legion. Gregorio worked for Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad for forty-two years, retiring Gregorio as a foreman. Gregorio loved working on and painting cars. He was a handy man and a craftsman. He was a golden glove boxer, avid athlete, played fast pitch softball. He loved to dance, garden, travel, draw and paint. Most of all, he had a strong faith in God. He was a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church. Gregorio married Irene Ramos on June 3, 1950 in Topeka, Kansas. She survives. He is also survived by seven sons, Gregorio L. (Beverly), Topeka, David C. (Sharon), Lake Lotawana, MO, Gabriel T. (Juanita), Bentonville, AR, Paul A. (Annette), Topeka, Victor R. (Marcina), Norfolk, VA, George A. (Becky), Cardiff by the Sea, CA, James M. (Sarah), Rossville, three brothers, Vicente, Juan, and Pedro Escobar, all of Topeka, four sisters, Lucia Martinez, Luisa Ramirez, Eusebia Barrarico, and Juanita Toledo, all of Topeka, and thirty-seven grandchildren with three more on the way, thirty-two great-grandchildren, one great-great-grandson, and one great-great-granddaughter on the way. A brother, Daniel Escobar, and a sister, Pauline Sauseda, preceded him in death. He will lie in state at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church on Monday after 4:00 p.m., where a Parish Prayer Service will be at 6:00 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Tuesday, at 10:00 a.m. at the church. Interment will follow in Mount Calvary Cemetery with military honors provided by Philip Billard Post #1650 of the VFW. Memorial contributions may be made to Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church or Cardio-Vascular Center at the KU Med Center and sent in care of Brennan-Mathena Funeral Home, 800 SW 6th Ave., Topeka, Kansas' 66603. Online condolences may be left at www.brennanmathenafh.com.