In Memory Of
Ernest Marcy
Ernest Marcy
Ernest R. (Ernie) Marcy, 90, lifelong Topeka resident and World War II veteran, passed away Sept. 24 after a short bout with cancer.
Ernie was born in Allen, Ks., Jan. 14, 1919, son of Burton and Christine Marcy. He was a 1937 graduate of Topeka High School. Ernie attended the University of Kansas and Washburn University.
Ernie joined the United States Army Air Force in 1942 and flew P-38 and P-51 fighters with the Eighth Air Force 55th Fighter Group in 1943-44, escorting Allied bombers to fight off German aircraft in raids to help clear the way for the Normandy D-Day invasion. He returned to the U.S. in July 1945.
After the war, Ernie returned to Topeka, where he was a real estate agent, broker and appraiser for more than 50 years. He was a past president of the Topeka Board of Realtors and was a Realtor of the Year. He was an avid fisherman and gardener.
He married Maureen Deever on Jan. 16, 1943 in Phoenix, Az. He is survived by Maureen, sons Steve, Denny and Thomas and daughter Marianne Wessel, four grandchildren and a great grandson. Ernie was preceded in death by a brother and two sisters.
He will lie in state after 2:00 p.m. Monday at the Penwell-Gabel Mid Town Chapel where a funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday September 29, 2009. Burial will be in the Penwell-Gabel Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be given to Midland Hospice Care, 200 S.W. Frazier Cr., Topeka, KS 66606.
Ernie was born in Allen, Ks., Jan. 14, 1919, son of Burton and Christine Marcy. He was a 1937 graduate of Topeka High School. Ernie attended the University of Kansas and Washburn University.
Ernie joined the United States Army Air Force in 1942 and flew P-38 and P-51 fighters with the Eighth Air Force 55th Fighter Group in 1943-44, escorting Allied bombers to fight off German aircraft in raids to help clear the way for the Normandy D-Day invasion. He returned to the U.S. in July 1945.
After the war, Ernie returned to Topeka, where he was a real estate agent, broker and appraiser for more than 50 years. He was a past president of the Topeka Board of Realtors and was a Realtor of the Year. He was an avid fisherman and gardener.
He married Maureen Deever on Jan. 16, 1943 in Phoenix, Az. He is survived by Maureen, sons Steve, Denny and Thomas and daughter Marianne Wessel, four grandchildren and a great grandson. Ernie was preceded in death by a brother and two sisters.
He will lie in state after 2:00 p.m. Monday at the Penwell-Gabel Mid Town Chapel where a funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday September 29, 2009. Burial will be in the Penwell-Gabel Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be given to Midland Hospice Care, 200 S.W. Frazier Cr., Topeka, KS 66606.
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