Loren Francis Hladky

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Obituary- Hladky, Loren 1

Loren Francis Hladky
Loren Francis Hladky, born in Delia, Kansas and lived for 94 years and 365 days, passing May 31. He was the seventh of eleven children of Charles and Anna (Macha) Hladky. He graduated from Delia High School in 1938 and went into the Kansas National Guard in 1939. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1940 going into the Medical Corp at Fort Riley and was trained as an X-ray Technician. He was honorably discharged in October 1945.

He married Elsie Ray Kirkpatrick on August 23, 1941 in Manhattan, KS. on October 31, 1944 their only child, Harold was born. Loren and Elsie were married over 71 years ending in her passing on November 8, 2012.

Following his military service, Loren and family moved to Topeka to work for Winter General Hospital as an X-ray technician in 1946. He retired after 28 years in the position of Chief X-ray technician. Their first of many homes was north of Washburn University. After spending several years remodeling that house he started building his first new house in 1954 in the southwestern part of Topeka. Over the next 30 years he built and remodeled several other homes for the family and others in the Topeka area and some in the Tuttle Creek Reservoir area. He was always available to family and friends as a handyman. Loren and Elsie loved to travel. They joined the International Camping Organization spending many enjoyable events at the local, state and national I level. They took many trips including Alaska, the World’s Fair in Knoxville, the Southern tip of Baya California as well as most of the United States and Eastern Canada. They also took many oversee tours, include Hawaii, many of the European countries, China and the Far East, Australia, New Zealand and finally to Iceland. They also spent many days in the Branson, Missouri area.

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