DEATH NOTICE FORM FROM: NEWCOMER FAMILY FUNERAL HOME
TOPEKA, KANSAS
Family contact name and telephone number: Nancy Koch 785-256-2502 (Daughter)
1. Full Name: Vera Evelyn Hickey Age: 80 Years Sex: F
2. Current address: Formerly of Topeka
3. Date of death: , November 4, 2002
4 Place of death: Perris , CA
5. Cause of death:
6. Date of birth: February 2, 1922 Place of birth: Selma , California
6.b. Parents: Merlie Flint Hattie Thornton Flint
6.c. Years in current city/town:
7. Background: Raised in California, and moved to Topeka in 1950, later, in 1987 moved to Auburn and
lived there 12 years.The last three years she lived in Perris California, where she passed away. In September 1944
she was married to Glennwood M. Hickey. He preceded her in death in January 1974. She was a member for 31
years of the Clarice Eastern Star Chapter 390, Wakarusa, KS. She was the vice president of the Auburn Housing
Authority for 3 years.
8. Relatives:
8.b. preceded in death by: Husband
8.c. Immediate survivors:
4 Daughters: Eleanor Blakley of Perris, CA, Nancy Koch of Auburn, KS, Sandra Gilliland of
Westminster, CO, and Diana Sanschagrin of Topeka, KS; 12 Grandchildren; 16 Great-grandchildren. 2 Sisters:
Eunice Said of Everett, WA and Leona Ferguson of Coarse Gold, CA.
9. Service time, day, date, place: Services will be at 11:00am, Tuesday, November 12, 2002 at Newcomer
Family Funeral Home.
10. Burial: Topeka Cemetery , Topeka, Kansas
11. Visitation times, place: Vera Evelyn Hickey will lie in state at Newcomer Family Funeral Home where
the family will receive friends from 10 to 11 on Tuesday, Nov. 12 at Newcomer Family Funeral Home .
12. Vigil, wake, rosary, other: None
13. Memorial contributions, if any: None
14. Funeral home in charge: Newcomer Family Funeral Home, 4020 SW 6th Ave., Topeka, Kansas 66606
Director: Sue Brueggemann