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Marcellus L. Pierce

Birth	:	11 Apr 1921 Blaine, Pottawatomie County, Kansas, USA
Death	:	24 Jul 1996 Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas, USA
Burial	:	Mount Calvary Cemetery, Topeka, Shawnee County, USA
Coordinate	:	39.0532990, -95.7360992
Plot	:	Vallely Sec., Lot 376-W
Description	:	Marcellus L. Pierce, 75, Topeka, died Wednesday, July 24, 1996 at his home. Mr. Pierce was a sheet metal worker and a form business agent for Sheet Metal Local Union No. 77. He was a navy veteran of World War II. He was born April 11, 1921, at Blaine, the son of William J. and Mary Smith Pierce. He was a graduate of Wamego High School. Mr. Pierce was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, North Post No. 400 of the American Legion and the Moose Lodge. Read More	Marcellus L. Pierce, 75, Topeka, died Wednesday, July 24, 1996 at his home. Mr. Pierce was a sheet metal worker and a form business agent for Sheet Metal Local Union No. 77. He was a navy veteran of World War II. He was born April 11, 1921, at Blaine, the son of William J. and Mary Smith Pierce. He was a graduate of Wamego High School. Mr. Pierce was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, North Post No. 400 of the American Legion and the Moose Lodge. He was married to Josephine Arnold on Sept. 25, 1943, at Wamego. She survives. Other survivors include four sons; Larry Pierce, Jim Pierce, Jack Pierce and Pat Pierce, all in Topeka; Linda Hunninghake in Wakanusa and Peggy Miller in Topeka; a brother, Joseph Lyle Pierce in Topeka; 16 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 10 a.m. Friday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Burial will be at Mount Calvary Cemetery. Mr. Pierce will be in state from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. today at Brennan-Mathena Funeral Home where a parish rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 312 S.E. Freeman, Topeka 66616. Source: Josephine Arnold Pierce Provided by Mary Artzer Ziegler ------------------- Marcellus Pierce, from Wamego KS, baptized 4/24/1921 in Blaine KS. Son of William Pierce and Mary Smith. Married Joyce Arnold, born in Wamego, baptzied 12/1923 in Wamego KS. Daughter of Louis Arnold and Madgalena Ziegler. Married 9/25/1943 at St. Bernard Catholic Church in Wamego. Witness by Francis Pierce and Elizabeth Arnold. Source: Church Records Provided by Katie Glynn ***************************************************** Wife's obit: Josephine Clara Pierce, 81, Topeka, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2004. Mrs. Pierce had been a teletype operator for Western Union. She was a homemaker and mother in which she took great pride. Jo was employed part-time for the state of Kansas and served on the Shawnee County Election Board. An active member of Sacred Heart Church, she was a Eucharistic minister and a member of the Altar Society. She volunteered for many activities at the church, including helping prepare food for the lunch program at the Sacred Heart School, funeral dinners and the annual Germanfest. She also was a member of Little Flower Circle 503 of the Daughters of Isabella. She was born in Wamego on Dec. 22, 1922, the daughter of Louis Arnold and Lena Ziegler Arnold. She married Marcellus L. Pierce in Wamego on Sept. 25, 1943. He preceded her in death on July 24, 1996. Survivors include four sons, Larry, Jim, Jack and Pat, all of Topeka; two daughters, Peggy Miller, Topeka, and Linda Hunninghake, Wak arusa; a brother, Leo Arnold, Newton; a sister, Florence Sherlock, St. Helens, Ore.; 16 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Friday at Sacred Heart Church. Interment will follow in Mount Calvary Cemetery. Mrs. Pierce will lie in state after 4 p.m. Thursday at the church, where rosaries will be recited by the Daughters of Isabella at 4:15 p.m., the Altar Society at 6 p.m. and the parish at 6:30 p.m. The casket will remain closed. Memorial contributions may be given to Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 333 N.E. Freeman, Topeka, 66616. Topeka Capital-Journal, 10/27/2004 ***************************************************** -------------------------------------------

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Marcellus L. Pierce's memorial is located at: Mount Calvary Cemetery, Topeka, Shawnee County, USA.
When did Marcellus L. Pierce death?
Marcellus L. Pierce death on 24 Jul 1996 in Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas, USA
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Latitude: 39.0532990
Longitude: -95.7360992

Family Members:

Parent

William J. Pierce

(1883 - 1949)

Mary Agnes Smith Pierce

(1883 - 1956)

Spouse

Josephine Clara Arnold Pierce

(1922 - 2004)

Siblings

Raphael A. Pierce

(1911 - 1975)

Gerald Ignatius Pierce

(1917 - 1954)

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