Obituaries in Kansas Newspapers (arranged by city)
Aloysius A. "Aloy" Steinlage
Aloysius A. "Aloy" Steinlage, 84, of Seneca, Kansas, died Monday, December 25, 2000, at Country View Estates Care Home where he had been a resident since July 24, 1996.
He was born December 12, 1916, on a farm southeast of Kelly, Kansas, the son of Joseph and Agnes Niehues Steinlage. He attended a country school and St. Bede's School at Kelly. He helped on the family farm.
On December 31, 1941, he entered the US Army serving in the 591st Engineers. They built bridges in the European Theatre where they were instrumental in the crossing of the Rhine River and in Africa. He was discharged on September 12, 1945, and returned to farm on the family farm. The 591st held several reunions over the years, which the Steinlages attended and in 1979 held it in Seneca.
Aloy married
Edna Boeding on August 11, 1948, at St. Bede's Church in Kelly. They lived and farmed southeast of Corning where they had livestock, a dairy, and from 1964 to 1981, a grade A dairy. In June of 1986 they moved to Seneca and celebrated their golden wedding anniversary in August of 1998. Aloy continued to help farm for several years after they moved to town. His wife Edna preceded him in death on August 23, 1998. Aloy always enjoyed raising cattle and fixing the farm machinery. Their son Paul took over the farm in 1981.
He was a member of Sts. Peter & Paul Church and a former member of St. Patrick's Church at Corning. He served on the St. Patrick's Church Board when they established the churchcemeteryin the early 1950's. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus #1769 at Seneca for over 50 years and the Arthur Mills Post #37 of the American Legion at Corning.
Survivors are four sons, Robert Steinlage of Ozawkie, KS, Cletus Steinlage and Damian Steinlage both of Topeka, KS, and Paul Steinlage of Corning, KS; three daughters Elaine Kramer of Sabetha, KS, Linda Roggenkamp of Onaga, KS, and Melvina Ball of Eagle, NE; two brothers, Frank Steinlage of Seneca and Ben Steinlage of Corning, KS; a sister, Mary Steinlage of Kelly, KS; and 16 grandchildren.
Besides his wife he was preceded in death by two grandchildren, Kevin Kramer on October 11, 1974, Anna Marie Kramer on January 21, 1977, and Mark Steinlage April 18, 1989; and three brothers, Henry, Lambert, and Eberhard Steinlage.
The mass of Christian burial will be 10:30 A.M. Thursday at St. Patrick's Church in Corning. The rosary will be prayed at the Lauer Funeral Home on Wednesday at 2 P.M. and at 7 P.M. The burial will be with full military honors provided by the American Legion at the church cemetery.
Memorials may be given for St. Patrick's Church, Country View Activity Fund, the Parkinson's disease Association, the Arthur Mills Post # 37 of the American Legion and sent in care of the family.
Benedict F. Steinlage
Benedict F. Steinlage, 83, of Corning, Kansas, died Friday November 30, 2001, at the Community Hospital, Onaga, Kansas. He was treated for esophageal cancer a year ago and recently was diagnosed with metastasis to the liver.
He was born June 17, 1918, on a farm southeast of Kelly, Kansas, the son of Joseph J. and Agnes Niehues Steinlage. Benedict attended St. Bede's School at Kelly and helped on the family farm.
On August 26, 1941, he married
Josephine E. Boden at St. Boniface Church, Tipton, KS. They lived northeast of Corning. He was a lifelong farmer and stockman. Later he also worked in several locations for the Hamm Rock Quarry. His wife, Josephine, died November 20, 1995; a son, Roger Steinlage, died on April 12, 1995; and a a great-grandson
William James Anderson, died on July 7, 1997.
He was a member of St. Patrick's Church and served on the board of the church at Corning,
Survivors are six sons, Leroy Steinlage, Duane Steinlage, and Keith Steinlage, all of Topeka, James Steinlage of Olathe, KS, Daniel Steinlage of Lawrence, KS, and Alan Steinlage of Kansas City, MO; four daughters, Darlene Setter of Arlington, VA, Maxine Wiechert of Topeka, Louella Talley of Corning, and Marceil Hasenkamp of Soldier, KS; a brother, Frank Steinlage of Seneca; and a sister Mary Steinlage of Kelly; 24 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.
Besides his wife and son, he was preceded in death by four brothers, Eberhard, Henry, Lambert, and Aloysius Steinlage.
The mass of Christian burial will be 10:30 A.M. Monday, December 3, at St. Patrick's Church in Corning. The burial will be in the church cemetery. The rosary will be prayed on Sunday at 2 P.M. and at 7 P.M. at the church in Corning. He will lie in state at the Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca after 4 P.M. Saturday.
Memorials may be given for St. Patrick's Church or St. Patrick'sCemeteryand sent in care of the family.
Eberhard B. Steinlage
Eberhard B. Steinlage, 88, formerly of Kelly, Kansas, died Saturday, July 29, 2000, in a Sacramento, California hospital following a lengthy illness.
He was born on a farm southeast of Kelly, Kansas, on March 7, 1912, the son of Joseph and Agnes Niehues Steinlage. He grew up in the Kelly area, attended St. Bede's School, and helped on the family farm. He graduated from Maur Hill High School in Atchison. He taught in a country school near his home for a short period of time before moving to California. He was employed by Purity Grocery Chain and became a store manager. At Yuba, California, he began work for the Yuba Consolidated Gold Fields as an electrician on the company's huge gold dredgers.
During World War II, he served in both the U.S. Army and the Army Air Corps. In 1943 he was married
to Irene Burns, and there were three children born to that union. They were later divorced. After the war, he returned to Consolidated at Yuba and then took a job with Woodleaf Box & Lumber Co. as head electrician. He joined Convair Astronautics (General Dynamics) in San Diego and worked on some of our nation's first missiles. Later he worked in Fresno for American Beauty Pasta Company where he supervised the re-tooling of the machinery, bringing it into the state of the art and increasing production.
Following his retirement, he lived in Coon Rapids, Minnesota, with his son and daughter-in-law, Ben and Sandi Steinlage, for nine years. He moved to Country View Estates in Seneca, Kansas in August of 1999 and to Sacramento in April of 2000.
He was a former member of St. Bede's Church at Kelly and a member of the Knights of Columbus.
Survivors are a son, Bernard "Ben" Steinlage of Coon Rapids, Minnesota; two daughters, Christine Forte of Orangeville, California and Carol Bly of Folsom, California; three brothers, Frank, Aloysius, and Benedict "Ben" Steinlage all of Corning, Kansas; a sister, Mary Steinlage of Kelly, Kansas; seven grandchildren, two step-grandchildren, and five step-great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by two brothers, Henry and Lambert Steinlage.
The mass of Christian burial will be 10:30 A.M. Saturday, August 5, at St. Bede's Church at Kelly. The burial will be in the church cemetery. There will be a prayer service at the Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca at 7 P.M. Friday.
Memorials may be given for St. Bede's Cemetery.
Emmett A. Steinlage
Emmett A. Steinlage, 65, of Kelly, Kansas, died shortly after arrival at the Sabetha Hospital, Sabetha, Kansas on Wednesday May 15, 2002. He suffered a massive heart attack near Sabetha while working for Nemaha County.
He was born July 9, 1936, at the Sabetha Hospital, the son of Joseph F. and Mary Brokamp Steinlage. The family lived on a farm west of Kelly where he attended St. Bede's Grade School, and graduated from Kelly High School in 1954. He farmed with his dad and his brother, Galen.
On May 11, 1963, he married
Elizabeth "Betty" Ladish at St. Bede's Church at Kelly. They lived two miles west of Kelly for 34 years where they had a dairy and raised grain. In November of 1996 he retired from farming and began work with Nemaha County in the road and bridge department. They moved 1/4 mile north of Kelly to their present home. His wife, Betty, survives of the home.
He was a member of St. Bede's Church and the St. Joseph Society at the church, the Mid-American Dairymen, and the Nemaha County Co-op. He was a former member of the Knights of Columbus in Seneca where he bowled in a league; he also bowled in a league at the Seneca Bowl.
Survivors besides his wife, Betty, are two sons, Timothy Steinlage of Seneca and Eron Steinlage of Emporia; a daughter, Pamela Smith of Topeka; a brother, Galen Steinlage of Corning; two sisters, Lucina "Cindy" Henry of Centralia, Kansas, and Ruth Richardson of Belton, MO; and six grandchildren.
Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Joan Ronnebaum, and her son, Michael, in an auto accident on March 27, 1986.
The mass of Christian burial will be 10 A.M. Saturday at St. Bede's Church at Kelly. The burial will be in the church cemetery. The rosary will be prayed at the Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca on Friday at 2 P.M. and at 7 P.M.
Memorials may be given for St. Bede's Cemetery, the American Heart Association, or the American Cancer Society and sent in care of the family.
Frances B. Steinlage
Frances B. Steinlage, 87, of Seneca and formerly of Corning, KS, died Thursday, July 3, 2003, at Country View Estates care home in Seneca.
She was born on a farm southeast of Kelly, KS, the daughter of Bernard and Agnes Enneking Glissman. She grew up there and attended St. Bede’s School at Kelly. She worked in several homes helping with newborn babies.
On April 22, 1936, she married
Frank J. Steinlage at St. Bede’s Church in Kelly. They lived and farmed northeast of Corning for three years before buying a farm northwest of Corning. They had a dairy operation, farmed, and raised livestock. In 1982 they built a home and moved into Corning. They celebrated their 50th, 55th, and 60th wedding anniversaries. Her husband, Frank, preceded her in death on January 28, 2003.
She was a member of St. Patrick’s Church and the St. Ann’s Altar Society at the church at Corning.
Survivors are seven sons, Melvin and Cyril, both of Seneca, Kenneth of Sabetha, Lester and Leon, both of Topeka, Ralph of Scranton, and Lynn of Corning; two daughters Gladys Rempe of Corning and Janice Holthaus of Seneca; a brother, Cletus Glissman of Wetmore; a sister, Agnes Boden of Havensville; 42 grandchildren and 63 great-grandchildren.
Besides her husband, she was preceded in death by four brothers, August, Callistus, Aloysius, and Bernard Glissman; two sisters, Theresa Blocker and Sister Agnes Marie; two half-brothers, Henry and Leo Hunninghake; three half-sisters, Annie Glissman, Mary Krogman, and Betty Kongs; two step-brothers, Raymond and Albert Korte; a granddaughter, Kathy Steinlage on February 26, 1974, and great-granddaughters Libby Wenger on January 22, 1991 and Madeline Renner on July 9, 1999.
The mass of Christian burial will be 10 A.M. Saturday, July 5, at St. Patrick’s Church at Corning. The burial will be in the church cemetery. The rosary will be prayed on Friday, July 4, at 2 and 7 P.M. at the Lauer Funeral Home, where she will be lying in state after 8:30 A.M on Friday.
Memorials may be given for St. Patrick’s Church or St. Patrick’sCemeteryand sent in care of the family.
Francis Steinlage
Francis Steinlage, 82, of Corning, KS, died Thursday, January 15, 2004, at his home. He was diagnosed with prostate cancer two years ago.
He was born March 28, 1921, on a farm south of Kelly, the son of Ferdinand and Dora Haverkamp Steinlage. He grew up there, attended St. Bede’s School, and worked on the family farm.
On November 28, 1950, he married
Marjorie Burdiek at St. Bede’s Church at Kelly. They lived northeast of Corning, where they farmed, raaised livestock and operated a dairy. They moved into Corning in November of 1996. Francis became semi-retired, but he still enjoyed helping his son on the farm.
He was a member of St. Patrick’s Church at Corning where he was a lay minister, had served on the church council and also had served several terms on the St. Patrick’s School Board. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus for over 61 years. Farming and working were his main two activities, but he especially enjoyed watching his grandchildren participate in sports.
Survivors are his wife, Marjorie of the home, a son, Dale of Corning; 4 daughters, Dorothy Becker of Centralia, Janet Hiltibrand of Corning, Donna Haverkamp of Auburn, Joyce Boeckman of Goff; 3 brothers, Norbert of Seneca, and Elton and Ronald of Corning; 3 sisters, Melita Bodensteiner of Waucoma, IA, Alma Kramer of Goff, and Geraldine Kramer of Corning; and 15 grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by two daughters Chari Steinlage on April 9, 1970, and Shirley Weinert on April 9, 1983, and a sister, Lorena Olberding, September 10, 1998.
Mass of Christian burial will be 10:30 A.M. Saturday at St. Patrick’s Church in Corning. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Rosary will be prayed at 2 P.M. Friday, with a vigil prayer service at 7 P.M., at the Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca.
Memorials are for Midland Hospice, St. Patrick’s Cemetery, or Corning Recreation Assn.
