Mary Josephine Verschelden Lacock

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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.

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