James E Simecka

1911 - 2001  (90 years)

• Name	James E Simecka
  Born	22 Apr 1911	Delia, Jackson County, Kansas
  Gender	Male
  Died	5 May 2001	Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Buried	Mount Calvary Cemetery, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas
  Person ID	I6270	Rossville
  Last Modified	26 Nov 2018

  
  

  Father	John Stephen Simecka,   b. 26 Dec 1873, Austria-Hungary ,   d. 31 Oct 1937, Delia, Jackson County, Kansas  (Age 63 years)
  Mother	Henrietta (Nettie) Scheidegger Simecka,   b. 20 May 1875, Humboldt, Richardson County, Nebraska ,   d. 15 Feb 1972, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas  (Age 96 years)
  Married	26 Dec 1899	Pawnee City, Pawnee County, Nebraska
  Family ID	F2343	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Regina M (Sally) Dohrman Simecka,   b. 27 Jun 1910, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas ,   d. 19 Jul 1994, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 84 years)
  Married	7 Apr 1934	St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas
  Children	1. James L (Jim) Simecka,   b. 2 Mar 1936, Delia, Jackson County, Kansas ,   d. 6 Dec 2022, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas  (Age 86 years) + 2. Edward Paul Simecka,   b. 10 Jan 1943, Delia, Jackson County, Kansas ,   d. 11 Jan 2022, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas  (Age 79 years)   3. Gerald R (Jerry) Simecka   4. Mary Simecka Barr   5. Jo Simecka Endicott   6. Pat Simecka Skaggs   7. Ginger Simecka Lynch   8. Judy Simecka Kizzire   9. Dolores (Dee, DeeDee) Simecka Kennedy   10. Barbara Simecka Froelich
  Last Modified	14 Oct 2024 18:46:47
  Family ID	F7789	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Buried - - Mount Calvary Cemetery, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents		Obituary- Simecka, James 1 James E. Simecka DELIA —James E. Simecka, 90, Delia, died Saturday, May 5,2001, at a daughter’s home in Rossville where he had been staying. He was born April 22,1911, in Delia, to John and Henrietta Scheidegger Simecka. He graduated from Delia High School in 1927 and spent most of his life in the Delia community. He had been a farmer and worked for Union Pacific Railroad. He worked at the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Plant in Topeka for 23 years. He was a custodian at Delia schools for more than 15 years. He was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Delia, Knights of Columbus Council No. 657 in St. Marys and Local No. 307 of United Rubber Workers in Topeka. He married Regina M. “Sally” Dohrman on April 7,1934, in St. Marys. She died July 19, 1994. Survivors include three sons, James L. Simecka, Rossville, Gerald R. Simecka, Topeka, and Edward Simecka, St. Marys; seven daughters, Mary Barr, Jo Endicott, Pat Skaggs and Ginger Lynch, all in Chanute, Judy Kizzire, Lawson, Mo., Dee Kennedy, Topeka, and Barbara Froelich, Rossville; two brothers, John L. Simecka and Frank Simecka, both in St. Marys; 19 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in St. Marys. Burial will be in Mount Calvary Cemetery in St. Marys. Mr. Simecka will lie in state after 2 p.m. Tuesday at Piper-Verschelden Funeral Home in St. Marys where a prayer service will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday. Memorial contributions may be made to Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Delia, 66418.
  		Obituary- Simecka, James 2 James E. Simecka James E. Simecka, 90, Delia, died at the home of his daughter in Rossville Saturday, May 5, 2001. He was born April 22, 1911, in Delia, the son of John and Henrietta Scheidegger Simecka, and had lived in the Delia community all of his life. Mr. Simecka grew up in the Delia community and was graduated from Delia High School in 1927. He had been a farmer and worked for the Union Pacific Railroad before going to work at the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Plant in Topeka, where he worked for 23 years. He later worked for U.S.D. 321 as a custodian at the Delia schools for over 15 years. He was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Delia, and the Knights of Columbus Council #657 at St. Marys. He was a member of Rubber Workers Local #307 in Topeka. On April 7, 1934, he married Regina M. “Sally” Dohrman in St. Marys. She died July 19, 1994. Survivors include three sons, James L. Simecka, Rossville; Gerald R. Simecka, Topeka, and Edward Simecka, St. Marys; seven daughters, Mary Barr, Jo Endicott, Pat Skaggs, and Ginger Lynch, all of Chanute, Judy Kizzire, Lawson, Dee Kennedy, Topeka, and Barbara Foelich, Rossville; two brothers, John L. Simecka and Frank Simecka, both of St. Marys; 19 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in St. Marys. Burial will be in Mt. Calvary Cemetery. A prayer service will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday (this evening) at Piper-Verschelden Funeral Home, 714 Maple, St. Marys 66536. Memorial contributions may be made to the Sacred Heart Catholic Church and sent in care of the funeral home.