Joseph Benjamin Simecka

1882 - 1961  (78 years)

• Name	Joseph Benjamin Simecka
  Born	4 Oct 1882	Willis, Brown County, Kansas
  Gender	Male
  Died	19 Apr 1961	Delia, Jackson County, Kansas
  Buried	22 Apr 1961
  Person ID	I6273	Rossville
  Last Modified	27 Dec 2019

  
  

  Father	Frank Simecka, Sr.
  Family ID	F1934	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Johanna Cander Simecka,   b. 8 Feb 1883, Everest, Brown County, Kansas ,   d. 2 May 1966, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 83 years)
  Married	1 Feb 1904	St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas
  Children	+ 1. Eleanor M Simecka Thompson,   b. 12 Jan 1907, Delia, Jackson County, Kansas ,   d. 7 Mar 2002, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 95 years) + 2. Leo Gerald Simecka,   b. 1 Dec 1908, Delia, Jackson County, Kansas ,   d. 7 Jun 2001, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 92 years) + 3. Raphael J (Ray) Simecka,   b. 24 Oct 1910, Washington County, Kansas ,   d. 26 Feb 1998, Palm Springs, Riverside County, California  (Age 87 years) + 4. Arthur B Simecka,   b. 4 Mar 1913, Delia, Jackson County, Kansas ,   d. 10 May 1995, Missoula, Missoula County, Montana  (Age 82 years) + 5. Loretta Marie Simecka Dodd,   b. 24 Jul 1914, Delia, Jackson County, Kansas ,   d. 31 Dec 1986, Brea, Orange County, California  (Age 72 years) + 6. Josephine C Simecka Constant,   b. 5 Sep 1917, Delia, Jackson County, Kansas ,   d. 16 Dec 2017  (Age 100 years) + 7. Leona Agnes Simecka Paulini,   b. 28 Oct 1920, Delia, Jackson County, Kansas ,   d. 22 Oct 2001, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 80 years) + 8. Benjamin Joseph Simecka,   b. 23 May 1925, Delia, Jackson County, Kansas ,   d. 9 Apr 2014, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 88 years)
  Last Modified	13 Jun 2018 13:21:51
  Family ID	F1797	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents

  Obituary- Simecka, Joseph Joseph B. Simecka drowns in farm pond Joseph Benjamin Simecka, 78, a retired farmer of Delia, was drowned last Wednesday evening while fishing near there. Born October 4, 1882, at Willis, he moved to Delia with his parents when he was 7. He had lived on the same farm the last 50 years. He was married to Mary Johanna Cander February 1, 1904 at the Immaculate Conception Church at St. Marys. They celebrated their golden wedding anniversary at Delia in 1954. Mr. Simecka was a member of the Sacred Heart Church at Delia and a 50- year member of the Woodmen of America. Services were held at 9 a. m. Saturday at the Sacred Heart Church at Delia. Survivors include his widow, Mary Johanna; four daughters, Mrs. Eleanor Thompson of Delia, Mrs. Loretta Dodd of Ottawa, Mrs. Josephine Constant of Route 2, North Topeka, and Mrs. Leona Paulini of Mobile, Ala.; four sons, Leo Simecka of Topeka, Ray Simecka of Emporia, Arthur and Benjamin Simecka, both of Delia; 27 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.