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Margarette Stella Manis Winters Simecka

Female 1910 - 1996  (86 years)


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  • Name Margarette Stella Manis Winters Simecka 
    Nickname Stella, Estelle 
    Born 24 Mar 1910  Pratt, Pratt County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 9 Dec 1996  Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Valley View Cemetery, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I6286  Rossville
    Last Modified 3 Aug 2018 

    Father Everett Manis,   b. 23 Feb 1885, Coffeyville, Montgomery County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jun 1962, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Mother Lena Viola Moreland-Reed Manis,   b. 31 Jan 1888,   d. 7 Feb 1976  (Age 88 years) 
    Family ID F2344  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Pleasant Harold Winters,   b. 10 Jun 1910, Holton, Jackson County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Dec 1975, Great Bend, Barton County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years) 
    Married 1929 
    Children 
     1. Wanda Lee Winters Lundin Phillips,   b. 23 Jun 1930, Soldier, Jackson County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Oct 2009, Holton, Jackson County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
     2. Patricia J Winters Meyer,   b. 1939
    Last Modified 24 Jul 2018 09:28:53 
    Family ID F2346  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Frank Jesse Simecka,   b. 17 Sep 1916, Delia, Jackson County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Jun 2006, Wamego, Pottawatomie County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years) 
    Married 16 Dec 1949 
    Children 
    +1. Delbert J Simecka
    Last Modified 7 Jun 2018 16:10:30 
    Family ID F2345  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 24 Mar 1910 - Pratt, Pratt County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Valley View Cemetery, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    Obituary- Simecka, Stella 1
    Obituary- Simecka, Stella 1
    Stella M. Simecka
    ST. MARYS - Stella M. Simecka, 86, St. Marys, died Monday, Dec. 9, 1996, at a Rossville nursing home.

    Mrs. Simecka had been a cook at St. Marys Schools, several area restaurants and the Sale Barn in St. Marys. She also was a custodian for different businesses in St. Marys and a care provider for the elderly in her home.

    She was born March 24, 1910, at Pratt, the daughter of Everett and Lena Reed Manis. She was reared in Soldier and Buck Grove and was graduated from Soldier High School. She had lived at St. Marys many years.

    Mrs. Simecka was a member of St. Marys United Methodist Church and was an active den mother in scouting.

    She married Frank Simecka on Dec. 16, 1949. He survives.

    Other survivors include two daughters, Wanda Phillips, Biloxi, Miss., and Patricia Meyer, Lawrence; a son, Delbert J. Simecka, St. Marys; three brothers, Melvin Manis and Wayne Manis, both of Topeka, and Marvin Manis, Meriden; six grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and two great-great- grandchildren.

    Services will be at .2 p.m. Thursday at Piper-Verschelden Funeral Home at St. Marys. Burial will be at Valley View Cemetery at St. Marys. Mrs. Simecka will lie in state after 2 p.m. today at the funeral home.

    Memorial contributions may be made to the Stella M. Simecka Memorial Fund and sent in care of the funeral home.
    Obituary- Simecka, Stella 2
    Obituary- Simecka, Stella 2
    Stella M. Simecka
    Stella M. Simecka, 86, St. Marys, died Monday, December 9, 1996, at the Rossville Valley Manor.
    She was born March 24, 1910, at Pratt, the daughter of Everett and Lena Reed Manis.
    She grew up in the Soldier and Buck Grove communities. She was graduated from Soldier High School. She was a cook for the St. Marys Schools, and had been a cook at several local restaurants and at the sale bam in St. Marys. She was a janitor for several dif¬ferent St. Marys businesses, and was a care giver for the elderly in her home for several years. She was a member of the St. Marys United Methodist Church. She had been active as a den mother in scouting.
    She was married to Frank Simecka on December 16, 1949. He survives.
    Other survivors are Wanda Phillips, Biloxi, Miss., and Patricia Meyer, Lawrence; one son, Delbert J. Simecka, St. Marys; three broth¬ers, Melvin Manis and Wayne Manis, Topeka, and Marvin Manis, Meriden; six grandchildren, six great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
    Her service was at 2:00 Thurs¬day, at Piper-Verschelden Funeral Home. Burial was in Valley View Cemetery.
    Memorial contributions may be made to the Stella M. Simecka Memorial Fund and sent in care of the funeral home.