Garry Lee Macha

1946 - 2025  (78 years)

• Name	Garry Lee Macha
  Born	18 Sep 1946	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Gender	Male
  Died	29 Jun 2025	Austin, Travis County, Texas
  Person ID	I8658	Rossville
  Last Modified	18 Oct 2025

  
  

  Father	Joseph E Macha,   b. 11 Jun 1914, Delia, Jackson County, Kansas ,   d. 1 Mar 1996, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Vernadell Bixby Macha,   b. 6 Sep 1918, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas ,   d. 22 Apr 2005, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 86 years)
  Married	22 Feb 1944	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Documents » Slide Show		Marriage- Bixby, Vernadell-Macha, Joseph Bixby-Macha The marriage of Vernadell Bixby, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A.L. Bixby to Joe E. Macha, son of Mr. and Mrs. Antone Macha of Delia, took place in Topeka at three o'clock Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 22. The Rev. H.H. Vogel reading the ceremony. The bride chose as her attendant Miss Nadine Jernigan of Topeka. Sgt. Henry Olejnik, of Washington D.C. was best man. A wedding dinner was served at the home of the bride's parents. The bride is a graduate of R.H.S. and for the past two years has been employed at the State Hospital, in Topeka. Mr. Macha has been farming near Delia for several years. The couple will be at home soon on a farm northeast of Rossville.
  		Anniversary- Macha, Joseph and Vernadell 1 Mr. and Mrs. Joe Macha, Delia, will celebrate their silver wedding anniversary with an open house in their home Sunday. Friends and relatives are invited to call between 2 and 5 p.m. Mr. and Mrs. Macha were married Feb. 22, 1944.
  		Anniversary- Macha, Joseph and Vernadell 2 Golden Anniversary for Macha Couple Joe and Vernadell Macha, Delia, will observe their 50th wedding anniversary on February 22. An early celebration was held November 20, 1993, for family and friends. Joe Macha and Vernadell Bixby were married February 22, 1944, in Topeka. The Rev. H. H. Vogel officiated. The couple has farmed in the Delia community since 1944. Their children are: Robert Macha, Delia; Garry Macha, Topeka; and Don Macha, Glenside, Pa. They have seven grandchildren.
  Family ID	F1908	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Judith Lynne Zlatnik Macha,   b. 2 Aug 1945, Delia, Jackson County, Kansas ,   d. 30 Dec 2013  (Age 68 years)
  Married	18 Jun 1972	Delia, Jackson County, Kansas
  Children	1. Gregory Joseph Macha,   b. 29 Sep 1977   2. Brent Macha
  Documents		Marriage- Zlatnik, Judith-Macha, Garry MRS. GARRY MACHA Judith Lynne Zlatnik became the bride of Garry Lee Macha, June 18, in a 2:00 p.m. ceremony in the Delia Presbyterian Church, Delia, Kansas. The Reverend Dwight, Seneker officiated. Mrs. Macha is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Zlatnik, Delia, and Mr. Macha is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Macha, also of Delia. The bride wore a gown of light ivory silk organza and beaded re-embroidered Alencon lace. The fitted high-rise bodice covered in motifs of lace featured a sheer yoke, a lace trimmed Victorian neckline, and sheer fitted sleeves having motif of lace extending to the pointed wrist. The skirt was fashioned with an A-line silhouette. The full detachable chapel length train adorned in appliques of lace flowed from the waist. Her veil of silk illusion was held in place by a headpiece of silk organza. She carried a bouquet of white daisies and ivy. Mrs. Jan Perney, Bloomington, Ind., was matron of honor. Attendents were Carolyn Zlatnik, Delia, and Lynn O’Toole, Decatur, Ga., nieces of the bride. Best man was Robert Macha, Delia. Groomsmen were Elmer Zerr, Topeka, and Robert Gudgen, Pittsburg, Dan Macha, Delia, and Douglas Hoglund, Overland Park, ushered. Candles were lighted by Lois Mininger, New Milford, Pa. Mrs. Tim Edwards, Topeka, sang and was accompanied by Mrs. Marguerite Williams, Delia. A reception in Delia Grade School followed the ceremony. The bride is a graduate of Delia High School and Washburn University. Mr. Macha is a graduate of Delia High School and Kansas State University. He is presently serving in the United States Radio Station, New Orleans.
  Last Modified	18 Oct 2025 21:19:58
  Family ID	F1153	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents

  Obituary- Macha, Garry Garry Lee Macha September 18, 1946 — June 29, 2025 Listen to Obituary Garry Lee Macha, 78, passed away in his home in Austin, Texas on Sunday, June 29, 2025. Garry was born September 18, 1946 in Topeka, Kansas, the son of Joseph and Vernadell Macha. He graduated from Delia High School and Kansas State University where he majored in Civil Engineering. Shortly after college he volunteered to join the United States Coast Guard where he served at the Cape Blanco, Oregon Lighthouse, and as a technician working on a LORAN station in Palau, Micronesia. When he returned from the South Pacific, he married Judith Zlatnik on June 18, 1972 in Delia, Kansas. After completing his service in the Coast Guard, he started a career designing and building natural gas transmission pipelines. While he had stints in Chicago and Oklahoma City, much of his career was spent in Topeka working for Kansas Power and Light, Western Resources, and OneOk in Topeka. He spent the last ten years of his career working in Tulsa prior to retiring in 2009. Garry enjoyed the outdoors, sports, and travelling. He visited all 50 states, driving in or through 49 of them, with Judith and his family on annual vacations, and after retirement enjoyed taking international trips. He was an avid bird hunter, softball player, a huge Kansas State University athletics fan, and a frequent volunteer coach, who served for many years on the board of Topeka’s Ken Berry youth baseball league, including as its president. He moved to Austin, Texas in 2018 to be near his grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife Judith, his parents, and his brother Robert. He is survived by his son Brent, and his wife Melissa, and three grandchildren Jake, Luke, and Max of Austin, TX, his son Greg of Shawnee, KS, and his brother Daniel and his wife Julia of Villanova PA, and his sister-in-law Anna Macha of Mesa, AZ. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 am on Saturday, July 12, 2025 at Countryside United Methodist Church in Topeka, Kansas where he and Judith had spent most of their lives. A visitation will precede the service starting at 9:30 am and a reception will follow. The family requests no flowers please. If you wish, donations may be made to the American Cancer Society.