Richard H Koci

1919 - 1981  (61 years)

• Name	Richard H Koci
  Born	19 Jun 1919	Auburn, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Gender	Male
  Died	11 Mar 1981	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Buried	15 Mar 1981	Leavenworth National Cemetery, Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas
  Person ID	I4447	Rossville
  Last Modified	2 May 2018

  
  

  Father	Alfred Clare Koci,   b. 23 Aug 1893, Auburn, Shawnee County, Kansas ,   d. 10 Jun 1968, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Rosie Kovar Koci,   b. 9 Aug 1897, Delia, Jackson County, Kansas ,   d. 15 Nov 1985, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 88 years)
  Married	12 Oct 1915	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Documents		Marriage- Kovar, Rosie-Koci, Alfred Mr. Elfie [sic] Koci and Miss Rosie Kovar were married at Topeka last Tuesday, October 12th.
  		Anniversary- Koci, Alf and Rosie Alf Kocis Celebrate 50th Wedding Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Alf Koci of Topeka will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary October 10 with a reception in the community room in the basement of the mall at White Lakes Shopping Center. No invitations are being issued for the open house, but friends and relatives are invited to call between 2 and 5 p.m. The couple requests that no gifts be presented. Mr. and Mrs. Koci were married October 12, 1915, in Topeka. They have lived in the Auburn and Delia communities all their lives until moving to Topeka last July. Mrs. Koci was the former Rosie Kovar. They are the parents of six children: Mrs. Viola Beach, Silver Lake; Mrs. Nina Wehner, Eudora; Mrs. Gladys Smith, Oklahoma City, Okla.; Richard Koci, Merriam; Irvin Koci, Philadelphia, Pa., and Clyde Koci, Topeka. There are thirteen grand-children and five great-grandchildren.
  Family ID	F2633	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents

  Obituary- Koci, Richard Richard H.Koci Richard H. Koci, 61, 3739 S.W. Plaza Drive, died Wednesday at a Topeka hospital. He was born June 19, 1919, at Au¬burn, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Koci. Mr. Koci was a Navy Veteran of World War II and was on submarine duty for several years before he re¬tired. He later spent 10 years with the Postal Service at Shawnee Mission. Survivors include a stepdaughter, Lala Rowland, Dallas, Texas; two step¬sons, Gary DeMasters, Maypearl, Tex¬as, and Jimmie DeMasters, Spring Hill; his mother, Mrs. Rose Kovar Koci, 3732 S.W. Plaza Drive; three sis¬ters, Mrs. Viola Layman, Topeka, Mrs. Nina Wehner, Eudora, and Mrs. Gladys Smith, Oklahoma City; and two brothers, Irvin Koci, Dallas, and Clyde Koci, 3525 Brendan. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Leavenworth National Cemetery. Mr. Koci will lie in state from 9 a.m. Friday until 9 p.m. Sunday at Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home.