Frank H Stach

1915 - 1999  (84 years)

• Name	Frank H Stach
  Born	12 Aug 1915	Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Gender	Male
  Died	7 Sep 1999	Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Buried	Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Person ID	I6419	Rossville
  Last Modified	23 Feb 2017

  
  

  Father	Frank Stach, Sr.,   b. 24 May 1877, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas ,   d. 14 Aug 1957, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Frances Smatla Stach,   b. 5 Jan 1875, Pozdechov, Moravia ,   d. 15 Jun 1951  (Age 76 years)
  Married	16 Nov 1897
  Family ID	F2645	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Winifred E Decker Stach,   b. 2 Sep 1922, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas ,   d. 25 Mar 2015, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 92 years)
  Married	14 Nov 1943	Corvallis, Benton County, Oregon
  Children	+ 1. Virginia Stach Meyer,   b. 30 Dec 1947 + 2. Marilyn Kay Stach Sumner Schmitz,   b. 25 Aug 1950, Wamego, Pottawatomie County, Kansas ,   d. 27 Nov 1994, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 44 years)
  Documents		Anniversary- Stach, Frank and Winifred Frank and Winifred Stach Frank and Winifred Stach celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary Nov. 14 with their family. The Staches were married Nov. 14, 1943, in Corvallis, Ore., while he was serving in the U.S. Army. They farmed in the Rossville and Delia areas until retiring in 1980. They have two daughters, Virginia Meyer, Rossville, and Marilyn Schmitz, Silver Lake. They have four grandchildren.
  Last Modified	27 Nov 2019 20:08:18
  Family ID	F2647	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		Obituary- Stach, Frank H. 1 Frank H. Stach Frank H. Stach, 84, Rossville, died Tuesday, September 7, 1999, in rural Rossville, following a farm tractor accident. He was born August 12, 1915, in rural Shawnee County, the son of Frank and Frances Smatla Stach. He was a lifelong resident and farmer in the Rossville and Delia communities. Frank served in the United States Army in Italy and North Africa in the 91st Infantry Divi¬sion for three years during World War II. He was a member of the Rossville United Methodist Church, ZCBJ Lodge #128 in Rossville, Philip Billard Post 1650 of the V.F.W., and the 91st Infan¬try Association. He married Winifred Decker November 14, 1943, in Corvallis, OR. She survives. Other survivors include a daughter, Virginia Meyer, Ross-ville; and a brother, Bennie Stach, Rossville; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. A daugh¬ter, Marilyn K. Schmitz, died No¬vember 27, 1994. His service was at 2 p.m. Sat¬urday, at the Rossville United Methodist Church. Burial was in the Rossville Cemetery, under di¬rection of Parker-Price Mortuary, Topeka. Memorial contributions may be made to the Rossville United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 586, Rossville 66533-0586; or to the Rossville Senior Citizen Center, P.O. Box 403, Rossville 66533- 0403.
  		Obituary- Stach, Frank H. 2 Victim of tractor accident identified ROSSVILLE - The Shawnee County Sheriff’s Department on Wednesday identified 84-year-old Frank Stach, of Rossville, as the man killed in a farm accident Tuesday in a field north of town. Stach was killed when the farm tractor he was driving on an incline overturned on top of him, said Sher¬iff’s Capt. Rick Hladky. Authorities were called at about 6:30 p.m. to the scene where the acci¬dent occurred — a field about five miles north of Rossville, in the 8800 block of N.W. Carlson Road. It wasn’t known how long Stach had been underneath the tractor before rescue crews arrived. Rossville Fire Department Chief Wilbur Stum Jr. said Stach was declared dead at the scene. Stach lived in Rossville but owned the property where the accident occurred, authorities said. Obituary information provided to The Topeka Capital-Journal indicat¬ed he farmed his entire life in the Rossville and Delia communities. Frank Stach ROSSVILLE — Frank H. Stach, 84, Rossville, was killed in a tractor accident Tuesday, Sept. 12,1999, at his farm near Rossville. Mr. Stach was a lifelong farmer. He also served three years in the Army with the 91st Infantry Division in Italy and North Africa during World War II. He was born Aug. 12, 1915, in rural Shawnee County, the son of Frank and Frances Smatla Stach. He was a lifelong resident of the Rossville and Delia communities. Mr. Stach was a member of the Rossville United Methodist Church, ZCBJ Lodge No. 128 in Rossville, Philip Billard Post No. 1650 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, and the 91st Infantry Association. He married Winifred Decker on Nov. 14, 1943, in Corvallis, Ore. She survives. Other survivors include a daughter, Virginia Meyer, Rossville; a brother, Bennie Stach, Rossville; four grandchildren; and two great¬grandchildren. Mr. Stach was preceded in death by a daugh¬ter, Marilyn K. Schmitz, on Nov. 27, 1994. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Rossville United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Rossville Cemetery. Mr. Stach will lie in state after 2 p.m. Friday at Parker-Price Mortuary in Topeka.
  		Obituary- Stach, Frank H. 3 Rossville Man Killed When Tractor Overturns from Topeka “Capital-Journal” Frank Stach, 84, died Tuesday evening, September 7, 1999, when his farm tractor overturned on top of him in a field north of town, au¬thorities said. He was driving on an incline at the time of the accident. Rossville Fire Department Chief Wilbur Stum Jr. said Stach was pronounced dead at the scene. Rossville first-responders were notified of the accident at about 6:30 p.m., Stum said, but he didn’t know how long Stach was under¬neath the tractor before rescue crews arrived. The accident occurred in the 8800 block of NW Carlson Road. Rossville first-responders and Shawnee County sheriff’s deputies arrived soon after the 911 call but quickly determined the man had died. Ambulance crews were called off en route. Mr. Stach resided in Rossville but owned the property where the accident occurred, Stum said. An official with the Shawnee County coroner’s office was at the scene Tuesday evening investigat¬ing and photographing the accident, Stum said. The body was removed and taken to a Topeka mortuary lat¬er that night. Mr. Stach’s obituary is printed on page 2 of this issue.