Family: Leo Gerald Simecka / Bridget Mary Kennedy Simecka (F6044)

• Father | Male Leo Gerald Simecka

  
  

  Born	1 Dec 1908	Delia, Jackson County, Kansas
  Died	7 Jun 2001	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Buried		Mount Calvary Cemetery, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas
  Married	26 Apr 1934	Emmett, Pottawatomie County, Kansas
  Father	Joseph Benjamin Simecka | F1797 Group Sheet
  Mother	Mary Johanna Cander Simecka | F1797 Group Sheet

  
  

  Mother | Female Bridget Mary Kennedy Simecka

  
  

  Born	15 Aug 1910	Emmett, Pottawatomie County, Kansas
  Died	10 May 1998	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Buried		Mount Calvary Cemetery, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas
  Father	Christopher J Kennedy | F5969 Group Sheet
  Mother	Julia C Reilly Kennedy | F5969 Group Sheet

  
  

  Child 1 | Female + Lillian M Simecka Schwerdt

  
  

  Born	16 Jul 1939	Emmett, Pottawatomie County, Kansas
  Died	4 Jul 1970	Hays, Ellis County, Kansas
  Buried	9 Jul 1970	Mount Calvary Cemetery, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Spouse	George John Schwerdt, III | F7795
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  Child 2 | Male Jerry L Simecka

  
  

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  Child 3 | Female Julie Simecka Besler

  
  

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  Child 4 | Female Jean Simecka Simon Turgeon

  
  

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• Documents » Slide Show		Anniversary- Simecka, Leo and Bridget 1 Open house Simeckas In celebration of their 40th wedding anniversary, Mr. and Mrs. Leo Simecka will be honored Sunday. April 28 with an open house in the home of their daughter. Mrs. John Besler. 344 SE Croco Road. Friends and relatives are invited to call from 2 to 4 p.m. The couple asks that no gifts be presented. Hosts will be their children. Mr. and Mrs. Besler; Mr. and Mrs. James Simon, North Bend, Neb.; and Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Simecka.
  		Anniversary- Simecka, Leo and Bridget 2 Mr. and Mrs. Simecka Mr. and Mrs. Leo Simecka will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary Saturday with an anniversary mass at 5 p.m. in Sacred Heart Catholic Church, followed by a reception and lunch in the church and an anniversary dance at 9 p.m. in the Knights of Columbus Hall, 39th & Burlingame. Hosts will be their children: John and Julie Kesler, Topeka; Jim and Jean Simon, Louisville, Neb.; and Jerry and Marcia Simecka. The couple has 14 grandchildren. Leo Gerald Simecka and Bridget Mary Kennedy were married April 26, 1934, in Emmett. He retired from the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. [From 26 May 1984]
  		Anniversary- Simecka, Leo and Bridget 3 Leo and Bridget Simecka Leo and Bridget Simecka, Topeka will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary April 26 with a card shower and a mass at 5 p.m. Saturday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Cards may be sent to the couple at 2021 S.E. Florence, Topeka, 66616. The couple are the parents of four children, Julie Besler, Topeka; Jean Simon, Louisville, Neb.; and Jerry Simecka, Topeka. A daughter, Lillian Schwerdt, is deceased. They have 17 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Leo Simecka and Bridget Kennedy were married April 26, 1934, at Holy Cross Church in Emmett. Mr. Simecka retired from Santa Fe Railway in 1972.