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Edward A Macha

Male 1918 - 2003  (85 years)


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  • Name Edward A Macha 
    Born 6 Apr 1918  Delia, Jackson County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 13 Apr 2003  Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Mount Calvary Cemetery, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I2541  Rossville
    Last Modified 27 Mar 2018 

    Father Adolf Edward Macha,   b. 14 Aug 1878, Moravia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Jun 1954, Delia, Jackson County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Mother Mary Penaz Macha,   b. 20 Jul 1879, Blue Rapids, Marshall County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Nov 1962, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Family ID F1901  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Hobart Macha,   b. 12 May 1923, Delia, Jackson County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Apr 2016, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years) 
    Married 4 Oct 1942  Herington, Dickinson County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Sandra A Macha Green Hoferer,   b. 23 Aug 1947, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Mar 1987, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 39 years)
    +2. Donald Eugene Macha,   b. 3 Jun 1953, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Feb 2004, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 50 years)
    +3. Kenneth Joseph Macha,   b. 3 Aug 1954
    +4. Susan Marie Macha DeDonder,   b. 21 Sep 1958, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 May 1986, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 27 years)
     5. Wayne Macha
    +6. William Macha
     7. Charles Macha
    Documents
    Anniversary- Macha, Edward and Mary 1
    Anniversary- Macha, Edward and Mary 1
    Golden Wedding Celebration for Macha Couple
    Mr. and Mrs. Edward Macha, Delia, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with a reception from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday, August 9, 1992, at the Senior Citizen Center, 429 Pearl, Rossville. Hosts will be their family.

    Children of the couple are Wayne Macha, Carlsbad, Calif.; Don Macha, Rossville; Ken Macha, Topeka; Bill Macha, Santee, Calif.; Charles Macha, Oceanside, Calif. Two daughters, Sandra Hoferer and Susan DeDonder, are deceased. They have ten grandchildren.

    Edward Macha and Mary Hobart were married October 4,1942. Mr. Macha retired from Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company in 1981, after more than 34 years of service.

    The couple requests no gifts, please.
    Anniversary- Macha, Edward and Mary 2
    Anniversary- Macha, Edward and Mary 2
    60th Anniversary To Be Celebrated
    Edward and Mary Macha will celebrate their 60lh wedding anniversary Friday, October 4, 2002.

    Edward Macha and Mary Hobart were married in Herington October 4, 1942, when Edward was serving in the U.S. Navy and was home on leave; Mary was in nursing school at Halstead. They moved to Rossville in 1954, where they raised five sons and two daughters.

    Family and friends are invited to help them celebrate this occasion from 12:30 to 2 p.m. at the Friendship Meals site at the Rossville Senior Center.

    Ed and Mary request no gifts, please.
    Last Modified 1 Dec 2019 22:28:57 
    Family ID F1629  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 4 Oct 1942 - Herington, Dickinson County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Mount Calvary Cemetery, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    Obituary- Macha, Edward
    Obituary- Macha, Edward
    Ed Macha
    ROSSVILLE — Edward A. "Ed" Macha, 85, Rossville, died Sunday, April 13, 2003, at a Rossville nursing home.
    He was born April 6, 1918, in Delia, to Adolph’ and Mary Penaz Macha. He spent his early life in the Delia community and graduated from Delia High School in 1935. He lived in Topeka for nine years and spent most of his life In the Delia and Rossville communities. He was employed by Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. as an electrician for 34 years before he retired May 3, 1981. He worked for Wilts Truck Stop in Rossville for 12 years. He was a veteran of WWII, having served in the Navy from 1940 to 1947. He also served in the Naval Reserve for five years.
    He was a member of the Presbyterian Church and Lillard Post No. 31 of the American Legion, both in Rossville. He was a Goodyear Credit Union director for several years. He had served on the Rossville Grade School board.
    He married Mary Hobart on Oct. 4, 1942. She survives. A daughter, Susan DeDonder, died May 28, 1986. Another daughter, Sandra Hoferer, died March 7, 1987.
    Other survivors include five sons, Wayne Macha, Carlsbad, Calif., Donald Macha, Rossville, Kenneth Macha, Topeka, William Macha, Santee, Calif., and Charles Macha, Jamul, Calif.; 11 grandchildren; two stepgrandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
    Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Rossville Presbyterian Church. Lillard Post No. 31 of the, American Legion in Rossville will Conduct graveside services at Mount Calvary Cemetery in St. Marys. Mr. Macha will lie in state after 2 p.m. Wednesday at Piper Funeral Chapel in Rossville, where visitation will be from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday.
    Memorial contributions may be made to Rossville Presbyterian Church, Heart of America Hospice or Rossville Senior Center, 66533.