Stanley "Stan" J. Bechtold

Stanley J. Bechtold, 80, passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by family members, on Saturday December 6, 2025. He was born on February 6, 1945, in Horton, Kansas, the son of Joseph C. and Marion Gafford Bechtold.

Memorial visitation will be held from 9:00-10:00 A.M., followed by a parish rosary being prayed at 10:00 A.M., on Friday, January 9, 2026, at Saint Matthew Catholic Church. A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 A.M., at the church with military honors taking place following the Mass. Stan will be inurned at the Holy Trinity Mausoleum at Mt. Calvary Cemetery at 2:00 P.M. that afternoon.

Memorial contributions can be made to Saint Matthew Catholic Church, 2700 SE Virginia Ave., Topeka, KS 66605 or Sleep in Heavenly Peace (c/o Jim Peek), 5550 NE Kincaid Rd., Topeka, KS 66617. Contributions can be mailed or left with the funeral home.

To share a memory or to leave condolences, please visit Stan’s memorial webpage at www.brennanmathenafh.com.

Arrangements entrusted to Brennan-Mathena Funeral Home, 800 SW 6th Ave., Topeka, KS 66603.