Charles Clayton Hejtmanek

1917 - 2009  (92 years)

• Name	Charles Clayton Hejtmanek
  Born	25 Feb 1917	Delia, Jackson County, Kansas
  Gender	Male
  Died	27 Jun 2009	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Buried	30 Jun 2009	Memorial Park Cemetery (Penwell-Gabel Cemetery), Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Person ID	I3919	Rossville
  Last Modified	2 Sep 2019

  
  

  Father	Charles M Hejtmanek
  Mother	Dulcia E Rendle Hejtmanek,   b. 13 Jul 1888, Ottawa, LaSalle County, Illinois ,   d. 18 Oct 1972, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 84 years)
  Married	15 Feb 1911	Delia, Jackson County, Kansas
  Family ID	F1990	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Eleanor V Peterson Hejtmanek,   b. 9 Jun 1920, Frederick, Brown County, South Dakota ,   d. 16 Jan 2018, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 97 years)
  Married	24 Sep 1944	Frederick, Brown County, South Dakota
  Children	1. Stephen S Hejtmanek   2. Vicki L Hejtmanek Fordyce   3. Kathy A Hejtmanek Stiles
  Documents		Anniversary- Hejtmanek, Clayton and Eleanor 1 Eleanor and Clayton Hejtmanek Clayton and Eleanor Hejtmanek, Topeka, will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary with a family dinner at the China Inn in Topeka hosted by their children. Clayton Hejtmanek and Eleanor Peterson were married Sept. 24,1944, at the home of the bride’s parents in Frederick, S.D., while Mr. Hejtmanek was serving in the U.S. Army as a Medical Administrative Corps officer during World War II. Their children and spouses are Vicki Fordyce, Sugar Land, Texas; Stephen and Judie Hejtmanek, Topeka; and Kathy and Chris Stiles, Overland Park. They have two grandchildren, Kelly Fordyce, Sugar Land, and Charles Fordyce and his wife, Rain, Edmonds, Wash; and two step-grandsons, Dr. Harlow Schmidt and his wife, Cheryl, Leawood, and Allen Schmidt and wife, Janie, Geneva, Ill. They have seven great-grandchildren, Charles and Hugh Fordyce, Edmonds; Graham, Griffin and Olivia Schmidt, Leawood; and Evan and Dana Schmidt, Geneva, Ill. Mr. Hejtmanek was a registered representative for Equitable Life Assurance Society. He retired in 1998. During World War II, Mrs. Hejtmanek was employed by the Security and Intelligence Division of the U.S. Army for War Crimes at Camp Burner, N.C. Much later, she was employed by Topeka Presbyterian Manor for 13 years. The couple now reside at Topeka Presbyterian Manor, 4712 S.W. 6th, No. 161, Topeka, 66606.
  		Anniversary- Hejtmanek, Clayton and Eleanor 2 The Hejtmaneks (photo in the news clip) If there’s a romantic in the group, it would be (Charles) Clayton Hejtmanek, who hails from Delia, just north of Rossville. He said the first time he saw Eleanor, the woman he married, he thought she was “the most beautiful woman I’d ever seen.” That was nearly 63 years ago, and he still calls her “sweetheart.” Never mind that Eleanor had come to “take my job.” He was heading for military service in the Army. It was nine months before Pearl Harbor, he said. He was working at Kansas City’s Consumer’s Co-op, and she was hired to take his position. It was a job that entailed shipping farm commodities across the country. He was sent to Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., where he ended up training and dong administrative work. When they met, he was 24, and she was 21. “I said to myself ‘That’s the girls I’ve just got to have,’” Clayton Hejtmanek said. They dated. They liked dancing, so that was one of their main pastimes, dancing at Kansas City’s Play-Mor. While he was gone to the service, they corresponded. As he was being transferred from Missouri to Abilene, Texas, they decided to get married. Looking back on their marriage, they said that what has worked for them is that they “like to do a lot of the same things together.” These interests include gardening and lots of traveling across the United States by bus and by airlines. If you want to keep a marriage together, they said “you’ve got to be able to give and take” in the relationship.
  Last Modified	29 Nov 2019 03:54:55
  Family ID	F1996	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Married - 24 Sep 1944 - Frederick, Brown County, South Dakota  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents		Obituary- Hejtmanek, Charles Charles Clayton Hejtmanek Charles Clayton Hejtmanek, 92, died June 27, 2009 at the Topeka Presbyterian Manor. He was born February 25, 1917, at Delia, Kansas, the son of Charley M. and Dulcia E. Hejtmanek. He attended school in Delia through high school, and later graduated from Central Business College in Kansas City, Missouri. During World War II he was a 1st Lieutenant in the U.S. Army Medical Administrative Corps, in Abilene, Texas, serving as a Training Officer. He was later transferred to Camp Butner, North Carolina, where he served as a Battalion Commander at the Army's 4th Convalescent Center. He was very proud of the letters of commendation he received from the U.S. Surgeon General while serving at this position. He married Eleanor V. Peterson of Frederick, South Dakota, on September 24, 1944. She survives. He was employed by Farmland Industries in North Kansas City, Missouri, prior to his military service and after the war, he assumed the duties of Plant Manager of the Consumers Co-Op soybean mill in Coffeyville, Kansas, for 9 years. In October, 1954, he became Plant Manager for Archer Daniels Midland at their alfalfa processing plant in Topeka, Kansas. He was in that position for eight years. He became a Representative for the Equitable Life Assurance Society of the U.S. on June 1, 1962 and worked until his retirement December 31, 1998. During that time, he helped many clients and made many life-long friends. He was a 50 year Member, Elder and Deacon of the Central Presbyterian Church in Topeka. He was a Life Member of the American Legion, Capitol Post #1 and a member of both the Topeka and National Associations of Life Underwriters. In addition to his wife Eleanor, other survivors include two daughters, Vicki L. Fordyce of Sugar Land, Texas and Kathy A. (Chris) Stiles, of Overland Park, Kansas and one son, Stephen S. (Judith) Hejtmanek of Topeka. Additionally, there are two grand-children, two step-grandsons, two Great Granddaughters and five Great Grandsons. He was preceded in death by his parents and his three brothers, Kenneth, Donald and Robert Hejtmanek. Penwell-Gabel Mid-Town is in charge of arrangements. Funeral services will be at the funeral home at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, July 1. Clayton will lie in state after 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 30. A visitation with the family is scheduled from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 30 at the funeral home. Burial will be in Penwell-Gabel Cemetery with a Military Honors ceremony. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Good Samaritan Fund at the Topeka Presbyterian Manor, 4712 S.W. 6th, Topeka, Kansas 66606 or to the Central Presbyterian Church at 920 S.W. Huntoon, Topeka, Kansas 66604. To leave a special message for the family online, please visit www.Penwell- Gabel.com.
  		Birthday- Hejtmanek, Charles C. Clayton Hejtmanek C. Clayton Hejtmanek will celebrate his 90th birthday Sunday, February 25. A family gathering is planned. Clayton was born in Delia, KS. He and his wife, Eleanor have been married for more than 62 years. He has three children, five grandchildren, and seven great grandchildren.