Eleanor M Simecka Thompson

1907 - 2002  (95 years)

• Name	Eleanor M Simecka Thompson
  Born	12 Jan 1907	Delia, Jackson County, Kansas
  Gender	Female
  Died	7 Mar 2002	Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Buried	Mount Calvary Cemetery, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas
  Person ID	I6643	Rossville
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2018

  
  

  Father	Joseph Benjamin Simecka,   b. 4 Oct 1882, Willis, Brown County, Kansas ,   d. 19 Apr 1961, Delia, Jackson County, Kansas  (Age 78 years)
  Mother	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
  Family ID	F1797	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Curtis Alfred Thompson,   b. 17 Mar 1908, Delia, Jackson County, Kansas ,   d. 12 Jul 1961, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 53 years)
  Married	29 Sep 1929
  Children	1. Nels Joseph Thompson + 2. Neysa V Thompson Porter + 3. Arlene M Thompson Holcomb Pusch Looker,   b. 22 Oct 1930, Delia, Jackson County, Kansas ,   d. 13 Apr 2021, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 90 years) + 4. Marvin DeVere Thompson,   b. 13 Feb 1933, Delia, Jackson County, Kansas ,   d. 26 Oct 2017, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 84 years)   5. Vivian Thompson Bartello
  Last Modified	28 Nov 2021 21:55:17
  Family ID	F4908	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		Obituary- Thompson, Eleanor 1 Eleanor Thompson ROSSVILLE — Eleanor M. Thompson, 95, Rossville, died Thursday, March 7,2002, at a Rossville nursing home. Mrs. Thompson was a dietitian for the Delia Grade School for many years and had been a cook at St. Marys Manor. She also served as Delia city treasurer and she worked on the election board for many years. She was born Jan. 12,1907, in Delia, the daughter of Joseph and Mary Cantor Simecka. She graduated from Delia High School in 1925. Mrs. Thompson was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Delia. She married Curtis Alfred Thompson on Sept. 29,1929. He died July 12,1961. Mrs. Thompson also was preceded in death by a grandson, Dennis Holcomb, on March 25,1969. Survivors include two sons, Marvin Thompson and Nels Thompson, both of Topeka; three daughters, Arlene Looker, Topeka, Vivian Bartello, Marro Bay, Calif., and Neysa Porter, Mason, N.H.: a brother, Ben Simecka, Silver Lake; a sister. Josephine Constant, Topeka; 16 grandchildren; four stepgrandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and three stepgreat-grandchildren. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Piper- Verschelden Funeral Home in St. Marys. Burial will be in Mount Calvary Cemetery in St. Marys. A prayer service will be at 7 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to Rossville Manor and sent in care of the funeral home.
  		Obituary- Thompson, Eleanor 2 Eleanor Thompson Eleanor M. Thompson, 95, Rossville, died Thursday, March 7, 2002, at Rossville Valley Manor where she had lived the past 13 years. She was born January 12,1907, in Delia, the daughter of Joseph and Mary Cantor Simecka. She lived all of her life in the Delia and Rossville communities. She was reared in the Delia community and was graduated from Delia High School in 1925. She was a dietician for the Delia Grade School for many years and had also been a cook at the St. Marys Manor. She served as the Delia City Treasurer and worked on the election board for many years. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Delia. On September 29, 1928, she married Curtis Alfred Thompson. He died July 12, 1961. A grandson, Dennis Holcomb, died March 25, 1996. She was also preceded in death by sisters Loretta Dodds and Leona Paulini, and brothers Art Simecka, Raphael Simecka, and Leo Simecka. Survivors include two sons, Marvin Thompson and Nels Thompson, both of Topeka; three daughters, Arlene Looker, Topeka, Vivian Bartello, Morro Bay, CA, and Neysa Porter, Mason, NH; a brother, Ben Simecka, Silver Lake; a sister, Josephine Constant, Topeka; 16 grandchildren; four step- grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and three step-great-grandchildren. Her service wass at 10 a.m. Monday at Piper-Verschelden Funeral Home, St. Marys. Burial was in Mt. Calvary Cemetery, St. Marys. There was a prayer service at 2 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the Rossville Valley Manor and sent in care of the funeral home. Piper-Verschelden Funeral Home, St. Marys was in charge of arrangements.
  		Birthday- Thompson, Eleanor It's Eleanor Thompson's 90th Birthday! Eleanor would enjoy hearing from her friends. There is a card shower -- please send a card to: Eleanor Thompson Rossville Valley Manor 600 E. Perry Rossville, KS 66533-0787 Born January 12, 1907, at Delia