Cover photo for Ralph Seckinger's Obituary
Ralph Seckinger Profile Photo
In Memory Of
Ralph Seckinger

Ralph Seckinger

Ralph Eugene Seckinger, 99, of Topeka died Friday morning, Dec. 10, 2004 at Lexington Park Nursing Care Facility, Topeka. He was born July 18, 1905 at Edgerton, KS the son of Eugene Joseph and Vanila Annette (McMillan) Seckinger.

Mr. Seckinger moved to Topeka in 1932. He was a welder for the Union Pacific Railroad for 46 years before retiring 34 years ago.

He was married to Chelsea B. Mathia on May 7, 1922 at Raytown, MO. His wife of 81 years preceded him in death on Aug. 1, 2003. He was also preceded in death by a grandson, Alan Senogles, and a great-grandson, Scott Nevilles II.

Surviving are a son: Bobby Seckinger of Topeka; five daughters: Ethel Thompson, Vida Wells, Opal Senogles, Treva Jean Frisbie, and Cherlyn Seckinger, all of Topeka; a brother: Duane Seckinger of Burney, CA; a sister: Ethel Meek of Burney, CA; 17 grand-children; 35 great-grandchildren; 21 great-great-grandchildren; and 2 great-great-great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m., Tues., Dec. 14, 2004 at Penwell-Gabel Parker-Price Chapel, 245 N.W. Independence. Interment will be in Mount Hope Cemetery, Topeka.

Mr. Seckinger will lie in state after 2:00 p.m. Monday at the funeral chapel where the family will receive friends from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Tuesday. Memorial contributions may be made to Midland Hospice Care, 200 S.W. Frazier Circle, Topeka, KS 66606-2800.

Online condolences may be made to www.penwellgabel.com.
To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Ralph Seckinger, please visit our flower store.

Service Schedule

Past Services

Visitation

Tuesday, December 14, 2004

9:00 - 10:00 am (Central time)

Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text. Standard text messaging rates apply.

Service

Tuesday, December 14, 2004

Starts at 10:00 am (Central time)

Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text. Standard text messaging rates apply.

Guestbook

Visits: 3

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the
Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Send Flowers

Send Flowers

Plant A Tree

Plant A Tree