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Leah Irene Taddiken Hefner

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Birth	:	12 Sep 1921 Clay Center, Clay County, Kansas, USA
Death	:	24 Feb 2022 Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas, USA
Burial	:	Greenwood Cemetery, Clay Center, Clay County, USA
Coordinate	:	39.4011002, -97.1275024
Description	:	Leah Irene Taddiken Hefner, 100 years old, Topeka, Kansas, passed away peacefully Thursday, February 24, 2022, at Presbyterian Manor surrounded by her family. Leah was born September 12, 1921, in Clay Center, Kansas to Will F. Taddiken and Mary Ellen (Palmer) Taddiken. Leah spent her childhood in Morganville, Kansas graduating from Morganville High School in 1939. Leah worked for her father as a telephone operator during her high school summers until entering nurses training at Jane C. Stormont Hospital in Topeka in September of 1941. Leah was a member of the U.S Cadet Nurses Corps, graduated with her nursing... Read More	Leah Irene Taddiken Hefner, 100 years old, Topeka, Kansas, passed away peacefully Thursday, February 24, 2022, at Presbyterian Manor surrounded by her family. Leah was born September 12, 1921, in Clay Center, Kansas to Will F. Taddiken and Mary Ellen (Palmer) Taddiken. Leah spent her childhood in Morganville, Kansas graduating from Morganville High School in 1939. Leah worked for her father as a telephone operator during her high school summers until entering nurses training at Jane C. Stormont Hospital in Topeka in September of 1941. Leah was a member of the U.S Cadet Nurses Corps, graduated with her nursing degree in 1944 and worked for Winter General Hospital (now Colmery-O'Neil VA Hospital) as a civilian nurse until there were sufficient Army nurses to staff the hospital. Leah married John H. Hefner in 1945; they later divorced. She spent several years as a homemaker and mother. She re-entered the nursing profession in 1955 at the VA Hospital, where she worked for 28 years until she retired in 1982. In retirement, Leah was involved in Sweet Adelines, Mary Kay Cosmetics, the Red Hat Society, the Nurses Alumni Association, Topeka Woman's Club, Moose Lodge and the National Association of Federal Employees. Leah loved music and sang in the church choir at Highland Park United Methodist Church for 26 years, and with the Shawnee County Choral Society. She supported the Topeka Symphony and Topeka Jazz workshop. Leah was preceded in death by her parents, her sister, Jean Kretzmeier and her son-in-law, Floyd Dugan. She is survived by her daughters, granddaughters, five great-grandchildren; and one great-great- grandson; and many nieces and nephews. Leah was a strong woman and role model to many who also raised children as a single parent. She remained active and interested in many things well into her 99th year until she suffered a stroke. Leah celebrated her 100th birthday surrounded by family and friends who loved her dearly and will miss her always smiling face. Family will greet friends from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 2, at Kevin Brennan Family Funeral Home, 2801 SW Urish Road, Topeka KS 66614, where her Memorial Service will follow at 10:30. Committal service will be at 1:30 p.m. in Greenwood Cemetery, Clay Center, KS.

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Leah Irene Taddiken Hefner's memorial is located at: Greenwood Cemetery, Clay Center, Clay County, USA.
When did Leah Irene Taddiken Hefner death?
Leah Irene Taddiken Hefner death on 24 Feb 2022 in Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas, USA
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Latitude: 39.4011002
Longitude: -97.1275024

Family Members:

Parent

William Frederick “Will” Taddiken

(1890 - 1983)

Mrs Mary Ellen Palmer Taddiken

(1886 - 1958)

Spouse

John H. Hefner

(1916 - 1970)

Siblings

Lenora Jean Taddiken Kretzmeier

(1919 - 2000)

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Coordinate: 39.4011002, -97.1275024

2. Saint Peter and Saint Pauls Catholic Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.4005450, -97.1236680

3. Clay County Poor Farm Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.3772700, -97.0727000

4. Wilson Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.3800011, -97.1896973

5. Hayes Cemetery
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6. Republican City Cemetery
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7. Swedish Pleasant Hill Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.4735985, -97.1268997

8. Morganville City Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.4733009, -97.1819000

9. Broughton Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.3306007, -97.0535965

10. Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.4911700, -97.1455100

11. Ebenezer Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.3866997, -96.9974976

12. Brethren in Christ Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.4810982, -97.0344009

13. Green Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.4235992, -96.9882965

14. Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
Clay Center, Clay County, USA
Coordinate: 39.5027900, -97.1828200

15. Zion Lutheran Cemetery
Clay County, USA
Coordinate: 39.2928009, -97.1557999

16. Idylwilde Cemetery
Clay Center, Clay County, USA
Coordinate: 39.5097900, -97.0713000

17. Idana Cemetery
Idana, Clay County, USA
Coordinate: 39.3574500, -97.2693300

18. Milo Chapman Gravesite
Broughton, Clay County, USA
Coordinate: 39.2888500, -97.0724400

19. Fancy Creek Cemetery
Green, Clay County, USA
Coordinate: 39.4668999, -96.9969025

20. Garfield Center Mission Cemetery
Clay Center, Clay County, USA
Coordinate: 39.5243100, -97.1277500

21. Gilbert Cemetery
Clay County, USA
Coordinate: 39.2853012, -97.0625000

22. Bloom Cemetery
Morganville, Clay County, USA
Coordinate: 39.4519005, -97.2778015

23. Joseph Sender Family Cemetery
Clay County, USA
Coordinate: 39.5090600, -97.0348800

24. Lincoln Cemetery
Clay Center, Clay County, USA
Coordinate: 39.4230995, -97.2930984