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Ralph A. Dechand

Birth	:	6 Mar 1924 Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas, USA
Death	:	24 Oct 2002 Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas, USA
Burial	:	Mount Calvary Cemetery, Topeka, Shawnee County, USA
Coordinate	:	39.0532990, -95.7360992
Plot	:	Trompeter Sec., Lot 544-W
Description	:	Ralph A. Dechand, 78, Topeka, died Thursday, Oct. 24, 2002, at a Topeka hospital. Mr. Dechand was manager of Wolf's Downtown Jewelers and Wolf's White Lakes Jewelers before he retired. He later owned and operated Dechand Retail Liquor. He was a Navy veteran of World War II and served aboard the battleship USS North Carolina. He was born March 6, 1924, in Topeka, the son of John and Barbara Artzer Dechand. He graduated from Seaman High School and attended machinist school at The University of Kansas. Mr. Dechand was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church and... Read More	Ralph A. Dechand, 78, Topeka, died Thursday, Oct. 24, 2002, at a Topeka hospital. Mr. Dechand was manager of Wolf's Downtown Jewelers and Wolf's White Lakes Jewelers before he retired. He later owned and operated Dechand Retail Liquor. He was a Navy veteran of World War II and served aboard the battleship USS North Carolina. He was born March 6, 1924, in Topeka, the son of John and Barbara Artzer Dechand. He graduated from Seaman High School and attended machinist school at The University of Kansas. Mr. Dechand was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church and the Knights of Columbus Council No. 2608. He married Adelle Collard on June 29, 1946, in Topeka. She survives. Survivors also include three sons, Paul Dechand, Belton, S.C., and Jim Dechand and Mark Dechand, both of Topeka; three sisters, Mildred Collard and Theresa Desch, both of Topeka, and Barbara Gudenkauf, Oneida; 10 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Mr. Dechand was preceded in death by a granddaughter, Wendy Dechand, and a great-grandson, Devon Dechand. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Joseph Catholic Church. Burial with military honors by a Fort Riley detail will be in Mount Calvary Cemetery. Mr. Dechand will lie in state after 2 p.m. Sunday at Brennan-Mathena Funeral Home, where a parish rosary will be recited at 6 p.m. Sunday, followed by a Knights of Columbus Council No. 2608 rosary at 6:30 p.m. Sunday. The family suggests memorial contributions to the St. Joseph Catholic Church elevator fund, sent in care of Brennan-Mathena Funeral Home, 800 S.W. 6th, Topeka, 66603. Topeka Capital-Journal, 10/26/2002

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Ralph A. Dechand's memorial is located at: Mount Calvary Cemetery, Topeka, Shawnee County, USA.
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Ralph A. Dechand death on 24 Oct 2002 in Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas, USA
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Latitude: 39.0532990
Longitude: -95.7360992

Family Members:

Parent

John Casper Dechand

(1897 - 1964)

Barbara Rose Artzer Dechand

(1899 - 1982)

Spouse

Adelle I. Collard Dechand

(1926 - 2011)

Siblings

Albert John “Peewee” Dechand Sr.

(1920 - 1987)

Rosella Magdalena Dechand Hewitt

(1921 - 2000)

Mildred Florence Dechand Collard

(1926 - 2020)

Mary Louise Dechand Kirkwood

(1932 - 1990)

Children

Paul Joseph Dechand

(1947 - 2017)

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