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Richard H Koci

Male 1919 - 1981  (61 years)


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  • Name Richard H Koci 
    Born 19 Jun 1919  Auburn, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 11 Mar 1981  Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 15 Mar 1981  Leavenworth National Cemetery, Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I4447  Rossville
    Last Modified 2 May 2018 

    Father Alfred Clare Koci,   b. 23 Aug 1893, Auburn, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Jun 1968, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Mother Rosie Kovar Koci,   b. 9 Aug 1897, Delia, Jackson County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Nov 1985, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years) 
    Married 12 Oct 1915  Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Documents
    Marriage- Kovar, Rosie-Koci, Alfred
    Marriage- Kovar, Rosie-Koci, Alfred
    Mr. Elfie [sic] Koci and Miss Rosie Kovar were married at Topeka last Tuesday, October 12th.
    Anniversary- Koci, Alf and Rosie
    Anniversary- Koci, Alf and Rosie
    Alf Kocis Celebrate 50th Wedding Anniversary

    Mr. and Mrs. Alf Koci of Topeka will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary October 10 with a reception in the community room in the basement of the mall at White Lakes Shopping Center.

    No invitations are being issued for the open house, but friends and relatives are invited to call between 2 and 5 p.m. The couple requests that no gifts be presented.

    Mr. and Mrs. Koci were married October 12, 1915, in Topeka. They have lived in the Auburn and Delia communities all their lives until moving to Topeka last July. Mrs. Koci was the former Rosie Kovar.

    They are the parents of six children: Mrs. Viola Beach, Silver Lake; Mrs. Nina Wehner, Eudora; Mrs. Gladys Smith, Oklahoma City, Okla.; Richard Koci, Merriam; Irvin Koci, Philadelphia, Pa., and Clyde Koci, Topeka.

    There are thirteen grand-children and five great-grandchildren.
    Family ID F2633  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    Obituary- Koci, Richard
    Obituary- Koci, Richard
    Richard H.Koci
    Richard H. Koci, 61, 3739 S.W. Plaza Drive, died Wednesday at a Topeka hospital.
    He was born June 19, 1919, at Au¬burn, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Koci.
    Mr. Koci was a Navy Veteran of World War II and was on submarine duty for several years before he re¬tired. He later spent 10 years with the Postal Service at Shawnee Mission.
    Survivors include a stepdaughter, Lala Rowland, Dallas, Texas; two step¬sons, Gary DeMasters, Maypearl, Tex¬as, and Jimmie DeMasters, Spring Hill; his mother, Mrs. Rose Kovar Koci, 3732 S.W. Plaza Drive; three sis¬ters, Mrs. Viola Layman, Topeka, Mrs. Nina Wehner, Eudora, and Mrs. Gladys Smith, Oklahoma City; and two brothers, Irvin Koci, Dallas, and Clyde Koci, 3525 Brendan.
    Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Leavenworth National Cemetery. Mr. Koci will lie in state from 9 a.m. Friday until 9 p.m. Sunday at Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home.