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Joseph Benjamin Simecka

Male 1882 - 1961  (78 years)


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  • Name Joseph Benjamin Simecka 
    Born 4 Oct 1882  Willis, Brown County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 19 Apr 1961  Delia, Jackson County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 22 Apr 1961 
    Person ID I6273  Rossville
    Last Modified 27 Dec 2019 

    Father Frank Simecka, Sr. 
    Family ID F1934  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Johanna Cander Simecka,   b. 8 Feb 1883, Everest, Brown County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 May 1966, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Married 1 Feb 1904  St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Eleanor M Simecka Thompson,   b. 12 Jan 1907, Delia, Jackson County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Mar 2002, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 95 years)
    +2. Leo Gerald Simecka,   b. 1 Dec 1908, Delia, Jackson County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Jun 2001, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years)
    +3. Raphael J (Ray) Simecka,   b. 24 Oct 1910, Washington County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Feb 1998, Palm Springs, Riverside County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
    +4. Arthur B Simecka,   b. 4 Mar 1913, Delia, Jackson County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 May 1995, Missoula, Missoula County, Montana Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
    +5. Loretta Marie Simecka Dodd,   b. 24 Jul 1914, Delia, Jackson County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Dec 1986, Brea, Orange County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
    +6. Josephine C Simecka Constant,   b. 5 Sep 1917, Delia, Jackson County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Dec 2017  (Age 100 years)
    +7. Leona Agnes Simecka Paulini,   b. 28 Oct 1920, Delia, Jackson County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Oct 2001, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
    +8. Benjamin Joseph Simecka,   b. 23 May 1925, Delia, Jackson County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Apr 2014, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years)
    Last Modified 13 Jun 2018 13:21:51 
    Family ID F1797  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    Obituary- Simecka, Joseph
    Obituary- Simecka, Joseph

    Joseph B. Simecka drowns in farm pond
    Joseph Benjamin Simecka, 78, a retired farmer of Delia, was drowned last Wednesday evening while fishing near there.

    Born October 4, 1882, at Willis, he moved to Delia with his parents when he was 7. He had lived on the same farm the last 50 years.

    He was married to Mary Johanna Cander February 1, 1904 at the Immaculate Conception Church at St. Marys. They celebrated their golden wedding anniversary at Delia in 1954.

    Mr. Simecka was a member of the Sacred Heart Church at Delia and a 50- year member of the Woodmen of America.

    Services were held at 9 a. m. Saturday at the Sacred Heart Church at Delia.

    Survivors include his widow, Mary Johanna; four daughters, Mrs. Eleanor Thompson of Delia, Mrs. Loretta Dodd of Ottawa, Mrs. Josephine Constant of Route 2, North Topeka, and Mrs. Leona Paulini of Mobile, Ala.; four sons, Leo Simecka of Topeka, Ray Simecka of Emporia, Arthur and Benjamin Simecka, both of Delia; 27 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.