Obituaries in Kansas Newspapers (arranged by city)
Leonard H. Burdick
Leonard H. Burdick, 91, of Sabetha, Kansas died on Tuesday, December 10, 2013 at the Sabetha Community Hospital.
Leonard was born on December 17, 1921 to Frank Anthony and Anna Agnes Meyer Burdiek. He attended and graduated from Kelly Grade School in Kelly, Kansas.
He married
Suitberta “Berta” C. Rochel on April 28, 1943 at St. Bede's Church in Kelly, Kansas. They lived and worked on the Ray Deaver farm southeast of Sabetha until January of 1945 when they moved to the Rochel family homestead, south of Fidelity, where they farmed the land while raising cattle and hogs. Also, known as "Doc" when helping neighbors doctor their livestock, he fondly answered to other nicknames such as "baldy" or "shorty.” A flood in 1958 found him in his car being swept away by the swollen creek on the family farm - not a good way to make the news. Leonard loved baseball, whether it be on the radio or TV all of his life. He managed the Fidelity Baseball Team for a time and took great pleasure in those duties.
After Berta passed away in 2007, Leonard moved to the Apostolic Christian Living Community apartments in 2008. On December 17, 2011, a large celebration of family and friends gathered in Fidelity, Kansas, to celebrate his 90th birthday with a grand dinner party for his delight and enjoyment. His "claim to fame" was living to see six children raised who gave him 25 grandchildren and 34 great-grandchildren.
Leonard was a member of St. Augustine Catholic Church, in Fidelity, and St. Joseph's Society. He had served as a Church Council member and was a lifetime member of the Knights of Columbus having attained the Ponce De Leon Assembly of the 4th Degree Knights status. For his community, he served on the board of the Delaware Water Shed and helped with his children's 4-H projects, usually providing their beef projects.
Survivors are two sons and three daughters, Robert “Bob” Burdick and Leonard “Lenny” Burdick Jr., both of Fairview, Kansas, Elizabeth Anne “Betty” Olberding of Leavenworth, Kansas, Mary Rottinghaus of Seneca, and Lila Brown of Meridian, Idaho; brother, Edgar Burdiek of Topeka; sisters, Imelda Skoch of Axtell, Kansas, Bernice Glover of Salina, Kansas and Marjorie Steinlage of Centralia, Kansas; 22 grandchildren; and 34 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Frank and Anna, and his wife of 64 years, Suitberta, on September 18, 2007; daughter, Leona Shepherd on February 28, 1996; three grandsons, Capt. Andrew J. Olberding on February 22, 1996, Adam H. Burdick on April 28, 1996 and Timothy M. Burdick on May 28, 2012; and four brothers, Francis, Regis, Norbert and Wilbur.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 AM Saturday, December 21, 2013 at St. Augustine Church in Fidelity. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Rosaries will be prayed at 2 & 7 PM on Friday, December 20th at Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca, with family and friends visiting for one hour before and after the rosaries.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Augustine’s Cemetery, sent in care of the family at: PO Box 128, Fairview, Kansas 66425.
Suitberta C. Burdick
Suitberta C. Burdick, 86, of Fidelity, Kansas, died Tuesday, September 18, 2007 at the Apostolic Christian Home in Sabetha.
Suitberta was born October 22, 1920 on a farm south of Fidelity, Kansas, the daughter of Joseph W. and Elizabeth Buser Rochel. She attended St. Augustine's Grade School, then Fairview High School for three years, and graduated from Immaculate Conception High School in St. Marys, Kansas in 1939.
She lived with Mrs. Conrad Wempe in St. Marys while studying at Immaculate Conception. Her father died in 1940, and Suitberta stayed on the family farm to help her mother.
In December 1941, she moved to St. Louis, Missouri with her sister Margaret and began work for the midwestern area office of the American Red Cross. During this time, Suitberta took volunteer training with the Red Cross for nursing and worked at City Hospital in St. Louis. She then worked for the United States Cartridge Company in St. Louis as a secretary until April 15, 1943; the company made ammunition for the war effort during WWII.
She married
Leonard H. Burdick on April 28, 1943 at St. Bede's Church in Kelly, Kansas. They lived and worked on the Ray Deaver farm southeast of Sabetha until January of 1945 when they moved to the Rochel homestead where they currently lived.
Suitberta worked as a nurses’ aide at the Sabetha Hospital from September 15, 1966 until her retirement on November 1, 1985. She thoroughly enjoyed working with and helping the patients in the hospital. She also worked with her husband Leonard on the family farm and each year raised a large garden and canned numerous fruits and vegetables.
She was a member of St. Augustine Church in Fidelity and the St. Ann Altar Society at the church.
Survivors besides her husband Leonard of the home are two sons, Robert Burdick and Lenny Burdick Jr., both of Fairview, Kansas; three daughters, Elizabeth Anne Olberding of Leavenworth, Kansas, Mary Rottinghaus of Seneca, and Lila Brown of Meridian, Idaho; a sister, Sr. Mary Lawrence O.L.V.N. of Huntington, Indiana; 27 grandchildren; and 24 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her daughter, Leona Shepherd on February 28, 1996; her grandson, Capt. Andrew J. Olberding on February 22, 1996, and her grandson, Adam H. Burdick on April 28, 1996. She was also preceded in death by her brothers, Fr. Joe Rochel and Fr. Tony Rochel S.J.; and sisters, Margaret Haug, Rosalia Broxterman, Sr. Walberg Rochel O.S.B., Clara M. Buessing, Sr. Cyprian Rochel O.S.J.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 AM Saturday, September 22, at St. Augustine Church in Fidelity. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Rosaries will be prayed at 2 & 7 PM on Friday at Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca, with family and friends visiting for one hour before the rosaries.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Benedictine Sisters at Atchison, and sent in care of the family.
Timothy M. Burdick
Timothy M. Burdick, 30, of rural Sabetha, Kansas, died Monday, May 28, 2012 at his home south of Fidelity.
He was born on August 21, 1981 in Merriam, Kansas at Shawnee Mission Hospital to Robert and Beverly King Burdick. He grew up in the Shawnee area and attended St. Joseph School there. In 2000, he joined the U.S. Army and served his country for two years assigned to the Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 40th Field Artillery at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. After discharge, he was employed doing construction and landscaping in the Kansas City area. For the past three years, he farmed with his father on the family farm near Fidelity.
Tim enjoyed playing baseball, fishing and hunting, and took great pleasure in being outdoors. He was a proud father and cherished the time he spent with his daughter.
He is survived by his father, Robert (Sandy) Burdick of Fairview; his nine-month-old daughter, Ava Suzanne Burdick of Shawnee; Ava’s mother, Terra Grey of Shawnee; his sister, Julie Burdick of Overland Park; his grandfather, Leonard Burdick of Sabetha; and his grandmother, Doris King of Milan, Missouri.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Beverly Burdick on May 6, 2000; his grandmother, Suitberta Burdick; and his grandfather, Junior King.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 AM Saturday, June 2, at St. Augustine Church in Fidelity, Kansas. Burial will be in the church cemetery. A rosary will be prayed at 7 PM Friday at Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca, with the family visiting with friends one hour prior to the rosary, and afterwards.
Fr. Fabian Burdiek
Fr. Fabian Burdiek, O.F.M., 92, of St. Paul, MN, formerly of Seneca, KS, died Thursday, March 20, 2003, at the Little Sisters of the Poor retirement home in St. Paul, MN.
He was born September 16, 1910, on a farm southwest of Seneca, the son of Henry and Berdiena Feldkamp Burdiek. He attended the Diamond School, Sts. Peter & Paul School, and helped on the family farm.
In 1932 he joined the Franciscan Order at Teutopolis, Illinois, where he served as a Brother. In 1974 he was ordained as a Franciscan priest at Sts. Peter & Paul Church in Seneca by Archbishop Ignatius J. Strecker. Fr. Fabian served as an associate pastor at St. Augustine Church in Chicago and at St. Agnes Church at Ashland, Wisconsin. He was a chaplain at Mayslake Village in Oak Brook, Illinois, and a hospital chaplain at Sacred Heart in St. Paul. He had been a resident at the Little Sisters of the Poor in St. Paul since 1984 when he retired.
Survivors are a sister, Anna Kruse of St. Joseph, MO and a brother, Joseph Burdick of Seneca. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Ben Burdiek, on December 17, 1978, and Frank Burdiek on October 10, 1979; and a sister, Sr. Julitta Burdick, O.S.B. on November 19, 1993.
The mass of Christian burial will be offered at 10:30 A.M. Wednesday, March 26, at Sts. Peter & Paul Church in Seneca. The burial will be in the church cemetery. The rosary will be prayed at Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca at 7 P.M. Tuesday.
Memorials may be given for Sts. Peter & Paul Church or for the Little Sisters of the Poor and sent in care of the family.
Rita M. Burdiek
Rita M. Burdiek, 80, of Centralia, KS, died Wednesday evening, April 18, 2007, at Eastridge Nursing Home in Centralia due to complications of congestive heart failure.
Rita was born on March 22, 1927 on a farm southwest of Baileyville to Fred J. and Clara Lierz Broxterman. She attended Star Country School and then the Baileyville School until 8th grade. Rita helped on the family farm doing various chores in addition to helping area mothers with their newborns.
Rita married
Walter J. Burdiek on February 5, 1948 at Sacred Heart Church in Baileyville. Initially the couple lived in Lillis, then after two years moved south of Centralia, where they spent the next 32 years farming and raising their ten children. In 1982, they moved to Centralia.
Rita worked for Bauman Catering Services. Then in 1976, she went to work for Country View Estates (now Life Care Center) in the kitchen, and retired from there in 2000.
Rita was a volunteer with the Election Board, and was a member of St. Patrick’s Church and St. Patrick’s Alter Society in Corning. She enjoyed volunteering at area nursing homes, crocheting, sewing, quilting, playing cards, and gardening. She especially loved keeping up with her grandchildren and watching them play sports.
Survivors are her husband Walter of the home; six sons, Tim, Alan, and Larry, all of Centralia, Roger of Circleville, Mark of Silver Lake, and Dennis “Butch” of Valley Falls; four daughters, Linda Martin of Topeka, Sharon Lueger of Seneca, Marlene Rempe of Corning, and Janet Lueger of St. Marys; three brothers, Gilbert and Cletus Broxterman, both of Baileyville, and Daniel Broxterman of Centralia; two sisters, Evelyn Burdiek and Maxine Strathman, both of Seneca; 28 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Rita was preceded in death by her brother Galen on September 21, 1971; her sisters, Maleta Gress on November 25, 1984, Mildred Haug on June 2, 2001, and Mary Ann Holthaus on May 6, 2005, and a grandchild Brent Burdick on July 10, 1983.
Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 AM Saturday, April 21, at St. Patrick’s Church in Corning. Burial will be at the St. Patrick’s Cemetery. Rosaries will be prayed at 2 & 7 PM Friday, April 20, at Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca.
Memorial contributions can be made for St. Patrick’s Cemetery, or Eastridge Nursing Home, and or Abundant Life Hospice, and may be sent in care of the family.
Walter J. Burdiek
Walter John Burdiek, 84, of Centralia, KS, died early Monday morning, July 5, 2010, at Eastridge Nursing Home in Centralia.
He was born on April 16, 1926, on a farm east of Seneca, the son of John F. and Clara Tanking Burdiek. He attended Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic School in Seneca and worked on the family farm. Walter also worked for Joe Heiman before entering the U.S. Army on January 30, 1945; he was discharged on November 26, 1946. After his stint in the army, he again worked for Joe Heiman until his marriage.
Walter married
Rita M. Broxterman on February 5, 1948 at Sacred Heart Church in Baileyville. Initially the couple lived in Lillis; then after two years, they moved south of Centralia, where they spent the next 32 years farming and raising their ten children. In addition, Walter drove a school bus for the Centralia School District from 1972 to 1984. In 1982, they moved to Centralia.
Walter was a member of St. Patrick’s Church in Corning, the Knights of Columbus Council #1769 in Seneca, and the Arthur L. Mills Post 37 of the American Legion in Corning. He enjoyed volunteering at area nursing homes, playing cards, and polka music. He was an avid baseball fan, especially cheering on the Kansas City Royals and the Atlanta Braves. He particularly loved keeping up with his grandchildren and watching them play sports.
Survivors are his six sons, Tim and wife Brenda, Alan and wife Sheri and Larry and wife Jane, all of Centralia, Roger and wife Lucy of Circleville, Mark and wife Ruth of Silver Lake, and Dennis “Butch” and wife Lorena of Valley Falls; four daughters, Linda and husband Michael Martin of Pleasanton, Sharon and husband Ed Lueger of Seneca, Marlene and husband Dan Rempe of Corning, and Janet and husband Gene Lueger of St. Mary’s; four sisters, Mildred Reinecke, Alice Kramer, Irene Kramer, and Marcina Haverkamp, all of Seneca; 28 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Walter was preceded in death by his wife Rita on April 18, 2007; his brother, Gerald on October 26, 2009; and a grandchild, Brent Burdiek on July 10, 1983.
Mass of Christian Burial will be offered at 10 AM Wednesday, July 7, at St. Patrick’s Church in Corning. Burial will be at the church cemetery. Rosaries will be prayed at 2 & 7 PM Tuesday, July 6, at Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca.
Memorial contributions can be given for Honor Flight, Eastridge Nursing Home, or Abundant Life Hospice, and sent in care of the family.
Wilbur J. "Web" Burdiek
Wilbur J. "Web" Burdiek, 68, of Seneca, KS, died late Wednesday afternoon, December 24, 2003, at the Nemaha Valley Community Hospital in Seneca. He was diagnosed with bladder cancer five years ago.
He was born January 7, 1935, the son of Frank A. and Anna Meyer Burdiek, on the family farm south of Seneca. He grew up there, attended St. Bede's Grade School at Kelly, and graduated from Sts. Peter & Paul High School in Seneca in 1953. He attended St. Benedict Seminary for one year at Atchison. He moved to Marysville and worked in the shipping department for Montgomery Ward. In 1956 he returned to Seneca where he began employment with Seneca Wholesale. He was a truck driver for a year, then worked as a salesman for 43 years until his retirement on January 1, 1999. Following his retirement, he worked for Rick Honeyman Ford delivering and picking up cars.
On May 29, 1956, he married
Lila M. Tanking at St. Gregory's Church at Marysville. She died March 31, 2000.
He was a member of Sts. Peter & Paul Church, where he was a money counter for 25 years and the St. Joseph Society at the church. He was also a member of the Knights of Columbus and the Seneca Lions Club, where he was a volunteer driver to deliver corneas. He served on the Nemaha Valley School Board for 10 years from 1976 to 1986, and was presently serving his second term on the Seneca City Council. Web was a friendly man who loved to cook, travel and garden. He and his wife, Lila, were among the organizers of the Seneca Squares, a square dancing club.
Survivors are two sons; Michael of Laguna Beach, CA and Richard "Dick" of Laurel, MD; two daughters, Kathleen "Kathy" and Debra "Deb" Huerter-Wiebe, both of Seneca; three brothers, Leonard of Sabetha, KS, Regis and Edgar, both of Topeka; three sisters, Imelda Skoch of Axtell, KS, Bernice Glover of Salina, KS, Marjorie Steinlage of Corning, KS; and nine grandchildren.
Besides his wife, he was preceded in death by two brothers Francis and Norbert.
Mass of Christian burial will be 10:30 A.M. Monday at Sts. Peter & Paul Church in Seneca. The burial will be in the church cemetery. The rosary will be prayed at 3 and 7 P.M. Sunday at the Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca where he will lie in state after 8:30 A.M. Sunday.
Memorials may be given for Nemaha Valley Community Hospital, the Seneca Lions Club, or Sts. Peter & Paul School and sent in care of the family.
