Mary Josephine Verschelden Lacock

1938 - 1987  (48 years)

• Name	Mary Josephine Verschelden Lacock
  Nickname	Mary Jo
  Born	13 Oct 1938	Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Gender	Female
  Died	18 Apr 1987	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Buried	Mount Calvary Cemetery, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas
  Person ID	I4927	Rossville
  Last Modified	25 Nov 2020

  
  

  Father	Alphonse T Verschelden,   b. 22 Jul 1902, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas ,   d. 25 Dec 1991, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas  (Age 89 years)
  Mother	Anna Marie Aubert Verschelden,   b. 10 Mar 1919, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas ,   d. 2 Jul 2005, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas  (Age 86 years)
  Married	5 Oct 1937	St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas
  Documents		Marriage- Aubert, Anna-Verschelden, Alphonse It was charivari time this week for city manager Maurice "Buck" Coleman and his bride, the former Regina Doyle. A large crowd also gathered at the Verschelden farm in Sandy Hook to charivari Alphonce (better known as "Babe") and his bride, the former Anna Aubert.
  		Anniversary- Verschelden, A.T. and Ann Golden Anniversary for the A.T. Verscheldens A.T. “Babe” and Ann Verschelden, St. Marys, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with a Mass of Thanksgiving on Sunday, October 4, at 9:15 a.m. in the Immaculate Conception Church, St. Marys. A reception in the Centennial Building will be from two to four o’clock. Relatives and friends are in¬vited. Hosting the occasion will be their children: Theresa Schleif, Topeka; Alice Zeller, Mayetta; Joan Falley, Zeandale; Regina Verschelden, Ft. Collins, Colo.; John Verschelden, Lebanon, Mo.; Rita Etzel, LaMesa, Calif.; Ann Fouts, Ottawa; Anita Culbertson, Wamego; Frank Verschelden, Topeka; Margaret Cunningham, Norfolk, Va.; Kenny Verschelden, Rossville; and Joe Verschelden, with the U.S. Navy in San Diego, Calif. A daughter, Mary Jo Lacock, died earlier this year. The Verscheldens have 35 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Alphonse T. Verschelden and Anna M. Aubert were married October 5, 1937, in the Immaculate Conception Church, St. Marys. They have spent all of their lives in the St. Marys community. Sandy Hook has been their home all their married years, where they now live as semi-retired farmers. The couple requests that no gifts be presented.
  Family ID	F2692	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Gerald E Lacock,   b. 18 May 1935, Delia, Jackson County, Kansas ,   d. 16 May 1996, Maple Hill, Wabaunsee County, Kansas  (Age 60 years)
  Married	Oct 1956	St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas
  Divorced	YES
  Children	+ 1. Gary Joseph Lacock,   b. 14 May 1957, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas ,   d. 2 Jul 1998, Maple Hill, Wabaunsee County, Kansas  (Age 41 years)   2. Linda M Lacock DeHart   3. Brenda A Lacock
  Last Modified	25 Jan 2018 13:45:05
  Family ID	F6353	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Buried - - Mount Calvary Cemetery, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		Obituary- Lacock, Mary 1 MARY JO LACOCK Mrs. Mary Josephine Verscheldon Lacock, 48, Topeka, died Saturday, April 18, 1987, at a Topeka hospital where she was admitted after she suffered a gunshot wound to the abdomen. Dr. Robert Jensen, Shawnee County deputy district coroner, tentatively listed the death as a suicide, but said a final ruling will follow completion of forensic tests. Mrs. Lacock was employed by Adams Business Forms 18 years. She resigned in January 1987, and was currently attending Platt College. She was born October 13, 1938, in Rossville, the daughter of A.T. and Ann Aubert Verschelden. She lived in St. Marys before she moved to Topeka in 1956. She was married to Gerald Lacock in October 1956, at St. Marys. They were divorced. Survivors include a son, Gary J. Lacock, Topeka; two daughters, Linda M. DeHart, Topeka, and Brenda A. Lacock, Fort Collins, Colo.; her parents, A.T. and Ann Verschelden, St. Marys; four brothers, John Verschelden, Lebanon, Mo., Frank Verschelden and Kenny Verschelden, both of Topeka, and Joe Verschelden, U.S. Navy, San Diego, Calif.; eight sisters, Theresa Scheif, Topeka, Alice Zeller, Mayetta, Joan Falley, Zeandale, Regina Verschelden, Manhattan, RitaEtzel, La Mesa, Calif., Ann Fouts, Ottawa, Anita Culbertson, Wamego, and Margaret Cunningham, Norfolk, Va.; and four grandchildren. Services were at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Davidson Funeral Home. Burial will be in Mount Calvary Cemetery at St. Marys. Casketbearers were four brothers-in-law — Ray Zeller, Joe Falley, Jerry Culbertson, LeRoy Fouts; two nephews — Patrick Zeller and Leslie Schleif. A rosary was recited Monday at 7:30 p.m. Memorial con¬tributions may be made to the Immaculate Conception School Building Fund, St. Marys 66536.
  		Obituary- Lacock, Mary 2 Mrs. Mary Jo Lacock Services will be at 10 a.m. today at Davidson Funeral Home for Mrs. Mary Jo Lacock, 48, Topeka. She died Saturday, April 18, at a Topeka hospital where she was admitted after she suffered a gunshot wound to the abdomen. Dr. Robert Jensen, Shawnee County deputy district coroner, tentatively listed the death as a suicide, but said a final ruling will follow completion of forensic tests. Mrs. Lacock was employed by Adams Business Forms 18 years. She resigned in January 1987, and was currently attending Platt College. She was born Oct. 13, 1938, in Rossville, the daughter of A.T. and Ann Aubert Verschelden. She lived in St. Marys before she moved to Topeka in 1956. She was married to Gerald Lacock in October 1956, at St. Marys. They were divorced. Survivors include a son, Gary J. Lacock, Topeka; two daughters, Linda M. DeHart, Topeka, and Brenda A. Lacock, Fort Collins, Colo.; her parents, A.T. and Ann Verschelden, St. Marys; four brothers, John Verschelden, Lebanon, Mo., Frank Verschelden and Kenny Verschelden, both of Topeka, and Joe Verschelden, San Diego, Calif.; eight sisters, Theresa Schleif, Topeka, Alice Zeller, Mayetta, Joan Falley, Zeandale, Regina Verschelden, Manhattan, Rita Etzel, La Mesa, Calif., Ann Fouts, Ottawa, Anita Culbertson, Wamego, and Margaret Cunningham, Norfolk, Va.; and six grandchildren. Burial will be in Mount Calvary Cemetery at St. Marys. Memorial contributions may be made to the Immaculate Conception Catholic School Building Fund, St. Marys, 66536. Lacock Services were at 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 21 at Davidson Funeral Home for Mrs. Mary Jo Lacock, 48, Topeka. She died Saturday, April 18, 1987, at a Topeka hospital where she was admitted after she suffered a gunshot wound to the abdomen. Dr. Robert Jensen, Shawnee County deputy district coroner, tentatively listed the death as a suicide, but said a final ruling will follow completion of forensic tests. Mrs. Lacock was employed by Adams Business Forms 18 years. She resigned in January 1987, and was currently attending Platt College. She was born Oct. 13, 1938, in Rossville, the daughter of A.T. and Ann Aubert Verschelden. She lived in St. Marys before she moved to Topeka in 1956. She was married to Gerald Lacock in October 1956, at St. Marys. They were divorced. Survivors include a son, Gary J. Lacock, Topeka; two daughters, Linda M. DeHart, Topeka, and Brenda A. Lacock, Fort Collins, Colo.; her parents, A.T. and Ann Verschelden, St. Marys; four brothers, John Verschelden, Lebanon, Mo., Frank Verschelden and Kenny Verschelden, both of Topeka, and Joe Verschelden, San Diego, Calif.; eight sisters, Theresa Schleif, Topeka, Alice Zeller, Mayetta, Joan Falley, Zeandale, Regina Verschelden, Manhattan, Rita Etzel, La Mesa, Calif., Ann Fouts, Ottawa, Anita Culbertson, Wamego, and Margaret Cunningham, Norfolk, Va.; and six grandchildren. Burial was to be in Mount Calvary Cemetery at St. Marys. Memorial contributions may be made to the Immaculate Conception Catholic School Building Fund, St. Marys, 66536.
  		Obituary- Lacock, Mary 3 Mrs. Mary Jo Lacock Mrs. Mary Jo Lacock, 48, Topeka, died Saturday, April 18, at a Topeka hospital where she was admitted after she suffered a gunshot wound to the abdomen. Dr. Robert Jensen, Shawnee County deputy district coroner, tentatively listed the death as a suicide, but said a final ruling will follow completion of forensic tests. Mrs. Lacock was employed by Adams Business Forms 18 years. She resigned in January 1987, and was currently attending Platt College. She was born Oct. 13, 1938, in Rossville, the daughter of A.T. and Ann Aubert Verschelden. She lived in St. Marys before she moved to Topeka in 1956. She was married to Gerald Lacock in October 1956, at St. Marys. They were divorced. Survivors include a son, Gary J. Lacock, Topeka; two daughters, Linda M. DeHart, Topeka, and Brenda A. Lacock, Fort Collins, Colo.; her parents, A.T. and Ann Verschelden, both of Topeka, and Joe Verschelden, San Diego, Calif.; eight sisters, Theresa Schleif, Topeka, Alice Zeller, Mayetta, Joan Falley, Zeandale, Regina Verschelden, Manhattan, Rita Etzel, La Mesa, Calif., Ann Fouts, Ottawa, Anita Culbertson, Wamego, and Margaret Cunningham, Norfolk, Va.; and six grandchildren. Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Davidson Funeral home. Burial will be in Mount Calvary Cemetery at St. Marys. Mrs. Lacock will lie in state after 2 p.m. today at the funeral home where a rosary will be recited at 7:30 p.m. today. Memorial contributions may be made to the Immaculate Conception Catholic School Building Fund, St. Marys, 66536. [Capital, page 20, 20 Apr 1987] ---- Mary Jo Lacock Mary Jo Lacock, 48, 126 N.W. US-24, died Saturday, April 18, at a Topeka hospital following an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound at her home, Dr. Robert E. Jensen, Shawnee County deputy district coroner, said. Services are pending at the Davidson Funeral Home. [Capital, Page 20, 19 Apr 1987] ---- Topeka shooting death an apparent suicide A 48-year-old North Topeka woman apparently shot herself in the upper abdomen early Saturday as her 61-year-old boyfriend watched, officials said. The woman, Mary J. Lacock, later died at a Topeka hospital. Emergency personnel responded to a 911 call at 2:06 a.m. to Lacock's mobile home at 126 N.W. US-24. They found Lacock on the living room floor. Rescue workers said a single small-caliber bullet entered the upper abdomen and exited through the back. Police recovered a weapon at the scene. A Medevac MidAmerica ambulance crew worked several minutes to stabilize Lacock before transporting her to St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center. She underwent surgery there, but died at 4:55 a.m., [missing portion and part that doesn't belong] Dr. Robert D. Jensen, Shawnee County deputy district coroner, performed an autopsy Saturday. Jensen said Lacock's death was a probable suicide, but a final ruling will not be made until forensic test results are received. [Capital, page 3, 19 Apr 1987]
  		Birth- Verschelden, Mary Mr. and Mrs. A.F. (Babe) Verschelden are the proud parents of an 8 pound baby girl, born Oct. 13, to whom they have given the name of Mary Josephine.