Lawrence George Hafner

1923 - 1986  (63 years)

• Name	Lawrence George Hafner
  Born	5 Feb 1923	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Gender	Male
  Died	31 Jul 1986	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Buried	2 Aug 1986	Mount Calvary Cemetery, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Person ID	I3717	Rossville
  Last Modified	17 May 2020

  
  

  Father	John Hafner
  Mother	Maggie Jacob Hafner
  Family ID	F3646	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Agnes T Lysek Hafner,   b. 17 May 1922, Delia, Jackson County, Kansas ,   d. 25 Nov 1985, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 63 years)
  Married	16 Jun 1948	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Children	1. Joyce Ann Hafner Scheckel,   b. Aug 1954   2. Lawrence D Hafner   3. Jeanette Hafner North
  Documents		Marriage- Lysek, Agnes-Hafner, Lawrence Lysek-Hafner Wedding June 16 Miss Agnes Lysek, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Valen Lysek of Delia, became the bride of Mr. Lawrence Hafner, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Hafner of Topeka, on Wednesday, June 16 at 8 o'clock at the Church of the Assumption. Msgr. Eugene F. Vallely read the double-ring ceremony before an alter decorated with palms, peach gladioli and white peonies. The tapers were lighted by Harley Russell and Jerry Slaybaugh. Mr. John Dale played the wedding music and accompaniments for Miss Janice Counelly who sang. Delores Dechand, niece of the groom, flower girl, wore a floor length yellow taffeta dress, matching head dress with a shoulder length veil and carried a basket of rose petals. Ronald Rezac, nephew of the bride was ring bearer and carried the rings on a satin pillow edged in lace. He was dressed in a white suit. The bride's gown, of white slipper satin, was fashioned with a round neck and square yoke finished with Venetian lace with shirred bodice, long sleeves. The full skirt showed a lace ruffled petticoat and extended into an aisle-wide train. Her fingertip veil of bridal illusion, trimmed with Chantilly lace, feel from a beaded tiara. She carried a colonial bouquet of red roses and white carnations. Her only ornament was a gold cross, a gift of the groom. The maid of honor, Miss Lorraine Lysek, sister of the bride, wore a lime brocade chiffon floor length gown with a round net yoke, fitted bodice, and a gathered skirt. She wore a matching head dress with a shoulder length veil and matching mitts. She carried a colonial bouquet of yellow roses and carnations. Mrs. Harold Rezac, a bridesmaid, also a sister of the bride, wore an orchid gown styled like that of the maid of honor and carried a colonial bouquet of yellow roses and carnations. A wedding breakfast was served at the Jayhawk. The wedding dinner was served at the home of the bride's parents. A three-tiered cake centered the table. Mrs. John Stum, Mrs. Frank Simecka, Mrs. Joe Frederick, and Miss Clara Mitchell assisted at the dinner. A wedding reception and dance [missing rest] [From 1948]
  Last Modified	2 Oct 2017 09:10:24
  Family ID	F1002	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Buried - 2 Aug 1986 - Mount Calvary Cemetery, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  Obituary- Hafner, Lawrence Lawrence G. Hafner Lawrence George Hafner, 63, of Topeka died Thursday, July 31, at a Topeka hospital. Mr. Hafner was a warehouseman for Adams Business Forms for 43 years. He was born February 5, 1923, in Topeka, the son of John and Maggie Jacob Hafner. He has been a lifetime resident of Topeka. Mr. Hafner was a member of the St. Joseph Catholic Church. He was married to Agnes T. Lysek June 16, 1948, in Topeka. She died November 25, 1985. Survivors include a son, Lawrence D. Hafner, Topeka; two daughters, Jeanette North, Topeka, and Joyce Scheckel, Salina; two brothers, Raymond Hafner and Valentine Hafner, both of Topeka; five sisters, Marcella Hertlein, Ruth Gartner, Margaret Mauer, Helen Dechand and Annie Mauer, all of Topeka; and seven grandchildren. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday at 10 a.m. at St. Joseph Catholic Church. Burial will be in Mount Calvary Cemetery. Mr. Hafner will lie in state at the Brennan Funeral Home from 2 to 9 p.m. today where the family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m. A Parish Rosary will be recited at the funeral home at 6:30 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 2913 Plass Court, Topeka 66611.