Grace D Koci Laurenti

1925 - 2010  (84 years)

• Name	Grace D Koci Laurenti
  Born	26 Jul 1925	Grove, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Gender	Female
  Died	21 Jun 2010
  Buried	25 Jun 2010	Czech-Moravian Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Person ID	I5204	Rossville
  Last Modified	16 Oct 2017

  
  

  Father	James Franklin Koci,   b. 28 Sep 1889, Auburn, Shawnee County, Kansas ,   d. 21 May 1962, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Frances J Dolezilek Koci,   b. 20 Aug 1896, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas ,   d. 28 Aug 1978, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 82 years)
  Married	21 Jun 1915	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Documents		Marriage- Dolezilek, Frances-Koci, James Dolezilek-Koci Miss Francis [sic] Dolezilek, 18, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dolezilek living six miles northeast of Rossville and James Koci, 26, of Auburn, Kansas, were married at Topeka, Monday morning by the probate judge. In the afternoon and evening the event was celebrated in the Bohemian settlement north of town by a holiday and festivities in "old country" style were entered into by one hundred and fifty guests. Mr. and Mrs. Koci returned from Topeka at noon and went to the home of brides uncle, John Kratina, where a wedding dinner was served to the immediate relatives of the two young people. In the afternoon the merry making was continued at the vacant house on the north Kratina farm. In the evening a dance for the guests was held in the Bohemian hall near the 101 school house. Many Delia and Rossville people were invited out and certainly enjoyed the hospitality of Mr. and Mrs. Dolezilek. Practically every person present brought a present for the new married couple and the gifts were so varied in character and all so practical and useful it will be unnecessary for Mr. and Mrs. Koci to go to a very great outlay to fit up their home. Mrs. Koci was born and raised in the country north of Rossville where she is very popular among the people of the community. Mr. Koci is a prosperous farmer who has long made his home in the Auburn country, and where he and his bride will make their home on a farm. [From 24 Jun 1915]
  Family ID	F2632	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ernest J Laurenti
  Married	19 Apr 1947	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Children	1. James L Laurenti   2. Anthony M Laurenti   3. Lisa Laurenti McCracken
  Last Modified	16 Oct 2017 15:15:27
  Family ID	F5250	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Born - 26 Jul 1925 - Grove, Shawnee County, Kansas Buried - 25 Jun 2010 - Czech-Moravian Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  Obituary- Laurenti, Grace Grace D. Koci Laurenti Grace D. Koci Laurenti, 84, of Topeka, passed away Monday, June 21, 2010. She was born July 26,1925 on a farm north of Grove, Kansas, the daughter of James F. and Frances J. (Dolezilek) Koci. She graduated from Silver Lake High School, coming to Topeka after graduating. She worked at the 832 Supply Depot for 3 years during WWII. She met her husband, Ernest J. Laurenti in 1945 and they married on April 19, 1947 in Topeka. She worked at Crosby Brothers Appliance Center for 3 years. She was a homemaker for 16 years and then worked for the State of Kansas for 17 years before retiring in 1985. Survivors include her husband, Ernest of 63 years of Topeka; two sons, James L. (Donna) Laurenti of Bellevue, NE and Anthony M. (Brenda) Laurenti of Topeka; a daughter, Lisa (Richard) McCracken; four grandchildren, Joane, Julia, Laney and Kevin; and four great-grandchildren, Halia, Olivia, Cole, and Remi. She was preceded in death by her parents, two sisters, Lillian and Irene and her brother, Frank and a granddaughter, Gina. She loved dancing to the Big Bands and Polka, sewing and designing her own dresses and formal gowns for many years. Her children and grandchildren were very dear to her. Funeral ceremonies will be 10 a.m., Friday, June 25, 2010 at Penwell-Gabel Parker-Price Chapel, 245 NW Independence Ave, Topeka, KS. Interment will follow at the Czech-Moravian Cemetery, north of Rossville KS. Mrs. Laurenti will lie in state after 3 p.m., Thursday at the funeral home where the family will receive friends from 7-8 p.m. A rosary will be recited at 6:30 p.m. Thursday. Memorial contributions may be made to the Czech-Moravian Cemetery Fund, c/o Robert W. Olejnik, 14721 NW 86th, Rossville, KS 66533. To leave a special message for the family online, please visit www.PenwellGabelTopeka.com.