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James E. Simecka
James E. Simecka, 90, Delia, died at the home of his daughter in Rossville Saturday, May 5, 2001.

He was born April 22, 1911, in Delia, the son of John and Henrietta Scheidegger Simecka, and had lived in the Delia community all of his life.

Mr. Simecka grew up in the Delia community and was graduated from Delia High School in 1927. He had been a farmer and worked for the Union Pacific Railroad before going to work at the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Plant in Topeka, where he worked for 23 years. He later worked for U.S.D. 321 as a custodian at the Delia schools for over 15 years. He was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Delia, and the Knights of Columbus Council #657 at St. Marys. He was a member of Rubber Workers Local #307 in Topeka.

On April 7, 1934, he married Regina M. “Sally” Dohrman in St. Marys. She died July 19, 1994.

Survivors include three sons, James L. Simecka, Rossville; Gerald R. Simecka, Topeka, and Edward Simecka, St. Marys; seven daughters, Mary Barr, Jo Endicott, Pat Skaggs, and Ginger Lynch, all of Chanute, Judy Kizzire, Lawson, Dee Kennedy, Topeka, and Barbara Foelich, Rossville; two brothers, John L. Simecka and Frank Simecka, both of St. Marys; 19 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.

Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in St. Marys. Burial will be in Mt. Calvary Cemetery. A prayer service will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday (this evening) at Piper-Verschelden Funeral Home, 714 Maple, St. Marys 66536.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Sacred Heart Catholic Church and sent in care of the funeral home.

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