Kleiboeker Family Tree - Person Sheet
Kleiboeker Family Tree - Person Sheet
NameEdgar William Degan 
Birth18 Jul 1899, Salina, Saline KS USA
Death21 May 1954, Topeka, KS
BurialMount Calvary Cemetery, Topeka KS
FatherGeorge Degan (1854-1937)
MotherMary Burghardt (1859-1934)
Spouses
Birth15 Mar 1898, Nevada MO
Death19 Aug 1965, Phoenix AZ
BurialMount Calvary Cemetery, Topeka KS
FatherRudolph Wilhelm Meyer zu Hüningen (1868-<1920)
MotherFrancis A. (Fanny) Dempsey (1870-1956)
Marriage1925
Notes for Edgar William Degan
According to 1930 Census, his parents were from Russia
Edgar W. Degan, 54, president of the Sheahan and Degan Plumbing Co., died Friday morning at his home, 1923 High.
Mr. Degan was born July 18, 1918 in Salina and lived in Topeka since he was a year old.
He was employed by the Frisco and the Santa Fe Railway companies for a number of years. In 1921 he became associated with the Sheahan Plumbing Co. as office manager. Later he became a member of the firm. W. F. Sheahan, his partner, died in 1951 while on a vacation trip in Mexico.
In addition to operating the plumbing establishment, Mr. Degan was owner of the Triangle Industrial Sites Development at 21st and Kansas. He was a member of the Most Pure Heart of Mary Church.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Gertrude M. Degan, of the home; a son, Edgar W. Degan, Topeka; two daughters, Susanne Degan of the home, Mrs. Frances Sunday, Lamar, Colo.; two brothers, George and John Degan, both of Chicago; 6 sisters, Sister Margaret Georgiana, Xaviar, Kan., Mrs. Margaret Pommier, Portland, Ore., Mrs. M. J. Schoenfeld, Mrs. Charles Clerico, Mrs. Karl Knoll and Agnes Degan, all of Topeka, and three grandchildren.
Topeka Daily Capital, 5/22/1954
Edgar W. Degan, 54, president of the Sheahan and Degan Plumbing Co., died Friday morning at his home, 1923 High.
Mr. Degan was born July 18, 1918 in Salina and lived in Topeka since he was a year old.
He was employed by the Frisco and the Santa Fe Railway companies for a number of years. In 1921 he became associated with the Sheahan Plumbing Co. as office manager. Later he became a member of the firm. W. F. Sheahan, his partner, died in 1951 while on a vacation trip in Mexico.
In addition to operating the plumbing establishment, Mr. Degan was owner of the Triangle Industrial Sites Development at 21st and Kansas. He was a member of the Most Pure Heart of Mary Church.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Gertrude M. Degan, of the home; a son, Edgar W. Degan, Topeka; two daughters, Susanne Degan of the home, Mrs. Frances Sunday, Lamar, Colo.; two brothers, George and John Degan, both of Chicago; 6 sisters, Sister Margaret Georgiana, Xaviar, Kan., Mrs. Margaret Pommier, Portland, Ore., Mrs. M. J. Schoenfeld, Mrs. Charles Clerico, Mrs. Karl Knoll and Agnes Degan, all of Topeka, and three grandchildren.
Topeka Daily Capital, 5/22/1954