Henry F. Mann Jr.
Henry F. Mann Jr., 76, of
Topeka, passed away Wednesday (June 18, 2008) at Colmery-O'Neil VA Medical
Center. He was born on April 10, 1932, in Randolph, the son of Henry Sr. and
Ellen C. Lundberg Mann. He graduated from Randolph High School and Kansas State
University, where he obtained a bachelor of science in education. Henry was an
Air Force veteran, serving 20 years, from November of 1951 through December of
1971. He was a member of First Christian Church, the Capital City Gun Club, the
Military Order of The Cooties, where he served as the past commander of the
state, Post No. 400 of the American Legion and Philip Billard Post No. 1650
V.F.W., where he served as past post commander, and he also was an active
volunteer for the Honor Guard Funeral Detail. He also volunteered at
Colmery-O'Neil VA Medical Center.
Henry married Mary Jane Botterweck-Verschelden
on May 31, 1994, in Newton. She survives.
Other survivors include two
daughters, Donna Morgan and husband, Bruce, of Shawnee, and Carol Bachofer and
husband, Tom, of Sierra Vista, Ariz.; one stepdaughter, Linda Watkins and
husband, Tom, of Frisco, Colo.; two stepsons, Steven Verschelden of Hanford,
Calif., and Greg Verschelden of Littleton, Colo.; three grandchildren, Jessie
May, Jennifer and Michael; one sister, Gloria Finley of Columbia, Mo.; and one
niece, Jennifer Finley.
Service will be at 10:30 a.m.
Saturday at First Christian Church, where military honors will be presented by
Philip Billard Post No. 1650 V.F.W.
Graveside committal service
will follow at 2 p.m. at Rose Hill Cemetery near Randolph.
Henry will lie in state after
1 p.m. Friday at Penwell-Gabel Mid Town Chapel, where the family will receive
friends from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Memorial contributions may be
given to the V.F.W. National Home for Children, 3573 S. Waverly Road, Eaton
Rapids, MI 48827 or Philip Billard Post No. 1650 V.F.W., 3110 S.W. Huntoon,
Topeka, KS 66604.
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for the family online, visit www.PenwellGabel.com.
