George Washington Matzke (I23892)
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| Birth | 22 February 1914 41 38 Onaga, Ks |
| Marriage | 2 February 1937 (Age 22) Lucile Mildred Zabel |
| Death of mother | 1941 (Age 27) Elsie Augusta Abitz (I16851) (Age 66) |
| Death of father | 13 July 1958 (Age 44) Robert Frank Matzke (I16850) (Age 85) |
| Marriage | 1 March 1979 (Age 65) Alma Roggenkamp Magnett Manhattan, Ks |
| Death | 2 May 1994 (Age 80) Wheaton, Ks |
| Universal Identifier | 16A1CBF9E65E98429FDDA57D899549F3915C |
| Burial | St. Luke Lutheran North Cemetery, Wheaton, Kansas |
| Last Change | 3 March 2008 - 16:00:45 Last changed by: dcoplien |
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George W. Matzke, 80, Wheaton, died Monday, May 2, at his home. Mr. Matzke was born February 22, 1914, on a farm northwest of Onaga, one of ten children of Robert and Elisa Abitz Matzke. He was a farmer and stockman most of his life in the Onaga and Wheaton communities. He also worked in custom silage harvesting a number of years. Mr. Matzke was a member of St. Luke's Lutheran Church in Wheaton and the Lutheran Laymen’s League of the church. He had served on a number of township boards. He was married to Lucile Zabel on February 2, 1937, in Duluth, Kansas. She died January 23, 1978. An infant daughter, Lila J. Matzke also preceded him in death. He was married to Alma Magnett on March 1, 1979 at Flush. She survives. Other survivors include two daughters, Marcella Budden, Wamego, and Maureen Schwant, Topeka; a son, Roger Matzke, Silver Lake; a sister, Margaret Kufahl, Topeka; six grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. today (Thursday) at St. Luke's Lutheran Church in Wheaton. Burial will be in St. Luke Lutheran North Cemetery, Wheaton. Mr. Matzke will lie in state from 1:00 p.m. Wednesday until 8:30 a.m. Thursday at Kufahl Funeral Home and later until service time at the church. A prayer service will be held Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at Kufahl Funeral Home. Memorial contributions may be made to the Lutheran Hour, Onaga Community Hospital Hospice program, or to a charity of the donor’s choice. |
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