Obituaries in Kansas Newspapers (arranged by city)
Lawrence F. Hartman
Lawrence F. "Hezzie" Hartman, 79, of Seneca, Kansas, died March 16, 2002 on his farm north of Seneca.
He was born was born April 11, 1922, on the family homestead north of Seneca, the son of Theodore and Mae Whaley Hartman. He grew upon the farm, went to the Union Grade School near his home and graduated from Seneca Public High School in 1940. He farmed until October 20, 1942, when he was inducted into the US Army at Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas.
He was a sergeant in the 382nd Infantry Regiment where he served as an automatic rifleman. He served in the Pacific Theater in southern Philippines and in the liberation army. He was wounded on Leyte Island and on Okinawa and received the Purple Heart among several other decorations and citations. He was discharged February 28, 1946, and returned to farm at Seneca.
After the service he was also employed at Koelzer Lumber Company at Bern. Later he worked for Roy Ewing Motors at Sabetha as a mechanic for several years. He also worked in constructing watershed dams in the Ulyesses, Kansas area for a short time. He was employed by Chauza Service Station at Du Bois doing mechanic work, and when they sold out, he worked for Klepper Oil in Du Bois.
He was a member of the Chester R. Kerl Post #39 of the American Legion at Du Bois, Nebraska. "Hezzie" collected farm machinery and old cars because he was interested in preserving them.
Survivors include a brother, Harry Hartman of Lubbock, Texas and a nephew, Gerald Hartman of Burchard, Nebraska.
He was preceded in death by a brother, Clyde Hartman.
Funeral services will be 1 P.M. Friday at the Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca. The burial will be in Du BoisCemeterywith military honors by the American Legion of Du Bois.
Memorials may be given for Chester R. Kerl Post of the American Legion or the Du BoisCemeteryand sent in care of the family.
Alma R. Haug
Alma Rose Haug, 88, of Baileyville, Kansas, died Monday morning, August 6, 2012 at Life Care Center in Seneca.
Alma was born July 15, 1924, the youngest child of Frank and Bernadine Hulsing Bergman, on a farm northwest of St. Benedict. She graduated from St. Mary’s High School in St. Benedict in 1942. Alma worked on the family farm and moved into the town of St. Benedict with her parents when she was 15 years old. After graduation she did domestic work taking care of mothers with newborns and doing housework. She and her sister Luella worked and varnished all the pews in the St. Mary’s church and all the desks in the school.
On February 27, 1946, she married
Robert J. Haug in St. Benedict; the couple enjoyed 62 years of marriage. They raised seven children on a farm southwest of Baileyville, where they lived for 38 years, raising crops and livestock, including cattle and chickens.
She was a member of Sacred Heart Church in Baileyville and served as an officer of the Altar Society. She was also a member of the St. Benedict Oblates. She was in charge of the rosary group for 20 years.
In 1983, Alma and Robert moved to a new home in Baileyville, where she loved gardening, canning, cooking, baking, crocheting and quilting. She quilted on her own and also with the church quilting group for many years.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Frank and Bernadine Bergman; three brothers, Raymond, Alfred and Arthur Bergman; and three sisters, Florena Schmitz, Mary Ann Schmitz and Viola Schmitz.
Survivors are her seven children, Doris Haug of Sabetha, Leon (Carol) of Frankfort, Elmer (Jane) of Centralia, Jane (Leland) Niehues of Goff, Laura (Alan) Bock of Beatrice, Nebraska, Tom (Doris) Haug of Vermillion and Sharon (John) Enneking of Seneca; one sister, Luella Schmidt of Burke, Idaho; a brother, Wilfred Bergman of St. Benedict; 19 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren and three step-great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian Burial will be offered at 10 AM Thursday, August 9, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Baileyville. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Rosaries will be prayed at 2 & 7 PM Wednesday at Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca.
Memorial contributions may be given for Nemaha County Training Center or Lakeside group home in Sabetha, and sent in care of the family.
Clarence R. "Blackie" Haug
Clarence R. “Blackie” Haug, 98, of Seneca, died just before midnight, March 10, 2005 at Life Care Center in Seneca.
He was born November 18, 1906 on a farm north of Seneca, the son of Anthony and Mary Brandt Haug. He grew up there and helped on the family farm. In 1925 he graduated from Sts. Peter & Paul High School in Seneca. He was a farmer and a stockman. He farmed with his brother, Louis, and they also operated a bulldozer. In the early 1940s he learned to fly along with several other Senecans and opened the first Seneca airport. He also had a landing strip on his farm In 1951 Blackie flew over Topeka and Kansas City filming flood damage.
On June 13, 1933, he married
Carmelita Rosengarten at Seneca. They lived north of Seneca and moved to Seneca in 1946. His wife preceded him in death on December 19, 1987.
He was a member of Sts. Peter & Paul Church, the St. Joseph Society, and the Knights of Columbus #1769 for over 50 years. Blackie liked woodworking and remodeled their home with native walnut and cherry from his farm. He enjoyed playing bridge, pitch, and pinochle. He was a friendly, good natured person who enjoyed visiting.
Survivors are a daughter Waunita Haug of Topeka; a brother, Lester Haug of Los Angeles, CA; two sisters of Lela Gudenkauf, Springfield, MO and Sr. Benigna Haug of Colorado Springs, CO; and two grandchildren.
Besides his wife, he was also preceded in death by a son Richard on February 28, 2004, a daughter, Mary Elaine Wolff, November 29, 1999, three brothers, Wilbert, Alban, and Louis Haug, and three sisters, Monica Rose Haug, Eileen Howser, and Leona Snelling.
Mass of Christian burial will be 10:30 A.M. Monday at Sts. Peter & Paul Church in Seneca. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The rosary will be prayed at 2 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 Sts. Peter & PaulCemeteryand sent in care of the family.
Gerald J. "Bub" Haug
The life of Gerald James “Bub” Haug began on December 12, 1914, in the Turkey Creek community north of St. Benedict. He was the son of Edward and Mary Catherine Dignan Haug. His life ended on Friday, March 7, 2003, at the Nemaha Valley Community Hospital in Seneca. He was a stroke victim since 1978 and had broken his hip on December 11, 2002.
Gerald’s family moved to St. Mary’s, Kansas, when he was three years old and to St. Joseph, Missouri where he attended two years of high school. The family returned to live in Seneca.
He entered the Army Air Corps in February of 1942 and served with the 3520th Field Maintenance Squadron as crew chief working on P47 fighter planes in Guam and Okinawa. He was awarded the National Defense Service Medal, the World War II American Theater Ribbon, and the World War II Victory Medal. After serving over 4 years during World War II, he was discharged. After working as a mechanic for two years at Haug Auto Service in Symrna, Florida, he enlisted in the Air Force in 1947. He was an Aircraft Maintenance Technician with the 420th Air Refueling Squadron in England during the Korean Conflict. He was discharged on February 15, 1952, as a sergeant.
Following his active duty, he worked at Boeing Aircraft in Wichita until 1964. He moved to Flagstaff, Arizona, and worked for the US Park Service as a tour guide at the Grand Canyon. He retired in 1978 after suffering a stroke. He lived in Phoenix before moving to Seneca in October 2002 due to health problems.
He was a member of Sts. Peter & Paul Church, the Earle W. Taylor Post #21 of the American Legion, and the Seneca Memorial Post #7458 of the Veteran’s of Foreign Wars, all at Seneca. He enjoyed the outdoors, especially camping and fishing.
Survivors are a brother, Wilfred “Wiff” Haug of Winona, Minnesota, and 20 nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by four brothers, Omer, Emmett, Ted, and Lillis Haug; and a sister, Mary Grace Haug.
The mass of Christian burial will be 10:30 A.M Monday at Sts. Peter & Paul Church in Seneca. The burial will be in Leavenworth National Cemetery, Leavenworth, Kansas, on Tuesday at 10 A.M. The rosary will be prayed at the Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca on Sunday at 7 P.M., where he will lie in state after 8:30 A.M. on Sunday.
Memorials may be given for Sts. Peter & Paul School in Seneca and sent in care of the family.
Marcella A. Haug
Marcella A. Haug, 88, of Baileyville, Kansas, died Thursday, September 6, at the Nemaha Valley Community Hospital in Seneca.
She was born July 4, 1913, on a farm north of Seneca, Kansas, the daughter of August and Theresa Menke Haverkamp. She attended grade school at St.Mary's in St. Benedict, and Falls City, Nebraska and high school at the Sacred Heart Academy in Falls City, Nebraska.
She was married
on September 28, 1937 to Wilbert C. Haug, at Sacred Heart Church in Baileyville. She and her husband farmed in the Baileyville area until his death on February 1, 1986. Marcella continued to live on the farm.
Marcella was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic church and the Altar Society at the church at Baileyville.
Survivors are a daughter, Judith Griffin of Topeka; four sisters, Loretta Otting and Luella Haverkamp, both of Seneca, Cecelia Forst, of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, Alma Clark, of Blue Springs, Missouri; and two grandsons.
She was preceded in death by a sister, Rose Koelzer, and a brother, Elmer Haverkamp.
Mass of Christian Burial was Monday, September 10, at 11 A.M. at the Sacred Heart church. The burial was at Sacred Heart Cemetery. The rosary was prayed at the Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca, on Sunday.
Memorials may be given for Sacred Heart Catholic Church, or the Sacred HeartCemeteryand sent in care of the family.
Maurice G. Haug
Maurice G. Haug, 76, of Axtell, KS, died Thursday night, March 8, 2012 at Life Care Center in Seneca, where he had recently become a resident.
He was born southwest of St. Benedict on October 19, 1935, the only child of George H. and Wilhelmina C. "Minnie" Stallbaumer Haug. He attended St. Mary’s School in St. Benedict.
Maurice was a truck driver with many miles of long-haul trucking before his retirement; he also sold Watkins products. Maurice enjoyed listening to radio, especially polka music and local news. He was an avid reader who took pleasure in traveling and learning about new places.
He is survived by his Aunt Helen Stallbaumer of Seneca and many cousins.
He was preceded in death by his parents, George H. on October 9, 1940 and Minnie C. on September 18, 1984.
Rosaries will be prayed 2 & 7 PM on Sunday, March 11, at Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca. Mass of Christian burial will be offered at 11 AM Monday, March 12, at St. Mary’s Church in St. Benedict. Burial will be in the church cemetery, next to his parents.
Memorials may be given for St. Mary’s Cemetery.
Mildred F. Haug
Mildred F. Haug, 70, of Baileyville, Kansas, died Sunday June 3, 2001 at St. Francis Hospital in Topeka, Kansas. She had leukemia.
She was born December 26, 1930, the daughter of Fred and Clara Lierz Broxterman, on a farm southwest of Baileyville. Mildred attended the Star School near her home and the Baileyville School. She helped on the family farm and helped other families with childcare and domestic work.
On April 16, 1952, she married
Cletus A. Haug at Sacred Heart Church at Baileyville. They farmed the Haug homestead southwest of Baileyville. Her husband, Cletus, died December 19, 1981. She built a new home in the fall of 1982 and moved into Baileyville. After her leukemia was diagnosed in 1992, she bravely fought the disease.
She was a member of Sacred Heart Church, the Altar Society, the Benedictine Oblates, and the Widows and Widowers Group, all at the church. Mildred played in several card clubs, and was known as a great humanitarian. She sponsored six children in South America through the Christian Foundation and built a home for a family in Columbia, South America. She also frequently visited residents in area nursing homes.
Survivors are three brothers, Gilbert Broxterman and Cletus Broxterman, both of Baileyville, and Daniel Broxterman of Centralia, Kansas; four sisters, Rita Burdiek of Centralia, Evelyn Burdiek, Mary Ann Holthaus and Maxine Strathman, all of Seneca.
Besides her husband, she was preceded in death by a brother Galen Broxterman on September 21, 1971 and a sister, Maleta Gress on November 25, 1984.
The mass of Christian burial will be Wednesday at 10 A.M. at Sacred Heart Church in Baileyville. The burial will be in the church cemetery. The rosary will be prayed Tuesday at 2 P.M. by the Benedictine Oblates and at 7 P.M. by the parish at the Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca, Kansas.
Memorials may be given for the Christian Foundation For Children and Aging, One Elmwood Avenue, Kansas City, Kansas 66103, or the Nemaha Valley Community Hospital Home Health Agency in Seneca, Kansas 66538.
