Lillian M Simecka Schwerdt

1939 - 1970  (30 years)

• Name	Lillian M Simecka Schwerdt
  Born	16 Jul 1939	Emmett, Pottawatomie County, Kansas
  Gender	Female
  Died	4 Jul 1970	Hays, Ellis County, Kansas
  Buried	9 Jul 1970	Mount Calvary Cemetery, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Person ID	I21072	Rossville
  Last Modified	13 Jun 2018

  
  

  Father	Leo Gerald Simecka,   b. 1 Dec 1908, Delia, Jackson County, Kansas ,   d. 7 Jun 2001, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 92 years)
  Mother	Bridget Mary Kennedy Simecka,   b. 15 Aug 1910, Emmett, Pottawatomie County, Kansas ,   d. 10 May 1998, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 87 years)
  Married	26 Apr 1934	Emmett, Pottawatomie County, Kansas
  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.
  Family ID	F6044	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	George John Schwerdt, III,   b. 1 Jul 1939, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas ,   d. 4 Jul 1970, Hays, Ellis County, Kansas  (Age 31 years)
  Children	1. Michael Joseph Schwerdt,   b. 11 Dec 1962, Salina, Saline County, Kansas ,   d. 4 Jul 1970, Hays, Ellis County, Kansas  (Age 7 years)   2. Anna Marie Schwerdt,   b. 22 Dec 1964, Salina, Saline County, Kansas ,   d. 4 Jul 1970, Hays, Ellis County, Kansas  (Age 5 years)   3. Thomas Gerard Schwerdt,   b. 29 May 1968, Hays, Ellis County, Kansas ,   d. 4 Jul 1970, Hays, Ellis County, Kansas  (Age 2 years)
  Last Modified	13 Jun 2018 13:38:59
  Family ID	F7795	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Died - 4 Jul 1970 - Hays, Ellis County, Kansas Buried - 9 Jul 1970 - Mount Calvary Cemetery, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  Obituary- Schwerdt, Lillian Address: 1320 Donald Dr., Hays, KS Buried: 09 Jul 1970 ---------------- Hays, Kas., July 6 (AP) -- A family of five was found shot to death today in their home on the east side of Hays. Ellis County Sheriff Clarence Werth called the deaths multiple murder and suicide. Werth identified the dead as George Schwerdt III, 31; his wife, Lillian, 29, and their three children, Michael, 7, Anna Marie, 5, and Tommy, 2. The family's neighbors reported Schwerdt was seen about 11 p.m. Saturday in the yard of his home. Because of lack of activity around the house Sunday and early today, neighbors became suspicious and notified police and sheriff's officers.