In Memory Of
Willa Jessie Schaich
Willa Jessie Schaich
Willa Jessie Schaich,84 Years of Topeka,Kansas
died Tuesday,February 5,2002
She was born July 10, 1917 in Wakarusa, Kansas.
Parents: Jesse Irving and Willa Jewell Cottrell Reece
Mrs. Schaich lived in Wakarusa, Talmage, Abilene and Topeka. She graduated from Topeka High School in 1934.
She was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Topeka Genealogical Society.
She was a clerk for a local department store for a few years before becoming a telephone operator for an answering service. She retired because of health reasons.
Married to:Paul C. Schaich, Sr., January 27, 1940 in Lawrence, Kansas.
He preceded her in death October 25, 1998.
Immediate survivors:
Son: Paul C. Schaich, Jr. of Livermore, California
Daughter: Cecelia M.. Rempel, Scottsdale, Arizona
Brother: J.D. Reece, Topeka, Kansas
Sister: Marjorie Spickard, Wichita, Kansas
Sister: Juanita Dice, Topeka, Kansas
Sister: Joan Wells, Fredericksburg, Virginia
Services will be at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, February 7, 2002 at
Penwell-Gabel Highland Chapel.
Burial: Auburn Cemetery Auburn,Kansas
Willa Jessie Schaich will lie in state at Penwell-Gabel Highland Chapel
Wednesday after 1 p.m. where the family will receive friends from 6:00-7:30 p.m.
Funeral home in charge: Penwell-Gabel Highland Chapel, 2843 SE Minnesota
Topeka, Kansas
died Tuesday,February 5,2002
She was born July 10, 1917 in Wakarusa, Kansas.
Parents: Jesse Irving and Willa Jewell Cottrell Reece
Mrs. Schaich lived in Wakarusa, Talmage, Abilene and Topeka. She graduated from Topeka High School in 1934.
She was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Topeka Genealogical Society.
She was a clerk for a local department store for a few years before becoming a telephone operator for an answering service. She retired because of health reasons.
Married to:Paul C. Schaich, Sr., January 27, 1940 in Lawrence, Kansas.
He preceded her in death October 25, 1998.
Immediate survivors:
Son: Paul C. Schaich, Jr. of Livermore, California
Daughter: Cecelia M.. Rempel, Scottsdale, Arizona
Brother: J.D. Reece, Topeka, Kansas
Sister: Marjorie Spickard, Wichita, Kansas
Sister: Juanita Dice, Topeka, Kansas
Sister: Joan Wells, Fredericksburg, Virginia
Services will be at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, February 7, 2002 at
Penwell-Gabel Highland Chapel.
Burial: Auburn Cemetery Auburn,Kansas
Willa Jessie Schaich will lie in state at Penwell-Gabel Highland Chapel
Wednesday after 1 p.m. where the family will receive friends from 6:00-7:30 p.m.
Funeral home in charge: Penwell-Gabel Highland Chapel, 2843 SE Minnesota
Topeka, Kansas
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Visitation
Wednesday, February 6, 2002
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Service
Thursday, February 7, 2002
Starts at 2:00 pm (Central time)
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