Esther Maxine Stuke Holthaus, 91, of Seneca died on Sunday, September 13, 2015 at Crestview Nursing and Residential Living, where she has been a resident since December of 2007.
She was born on April 10, 1924 to Henry A. and Emma P. Roeder Stuke. She was raised on a farm west of Seneca with her two sisters, Virginia and Jeanette. She attended country school through the 8th grade and graduated from Baileyville High School in 1942.
On August 19, 1943 Esther and Adolph “Oddie” Holthaus were united in marriage at Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic Church in Seneca. To this union one daughter and five sons were born. The couple enjoyed working and farming side by side; receiving the Kansas Banker’s Award for Soil Conservation in 1974 and in 1986. They were selected as the Nemaha-Brown Unit Farm Family of the Year in 1972. Esther and Oddie operated a Grade A Dairy Farm southeast of Seneca. Esther loved being a farm wife; helping daily with the farm activities, Esther was not afraid of hard work milking until the age of 83. She enjoyed 48 years of marriage with her beloved Oddie, losing him to cancer on July 27, 1991.
She enjoyed playing cards with neighbors, gardening, canning, cooking and working livestock. Esther and Oddie enjoyed going to dances with friends, doing the Waltz and Polka. Esther was a member of Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church. She was a loving mother and grandmother who enjoyed spending time with her family.
Besides her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents, Henry on April 23, 1974 and Emma on January 3, 1976; a daughter-in-law, Beryl Ann Holthaus on August 22, 2013; and a granddaughter, Geraldine Mary Holthaus on August 5, 1973 and grandson, Kevin Joseph Holthaus on June 17, 1981.
Esther is survived by her daughter, Beverly Ann Holthaus; five sons, Gary Holthaus, Robert (Mary Jane) Holthaus, James (Connie) Holthaus, Keith (Jody) Holthaus and Steven (Connie) Holthaus; two sisters, Virginia Sanders and Jeanette Pinzino; 15 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; and one great-great grandchild
The Mass of Christina Burial will be at 10AM on Wednesday, September 16th at Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic Church. She will be buried next to her husband in Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic Cemetery.
She was born on April 10, 1924 to Henry A. and Emma P. Roeder Stuke. She was raised on a farm west of Seneca with her two sisters, Virginia and Jeanette. She attended country school through the 8th grade and graduated from Baileyville High School in 1942.
On August 19, 1943 Esther and Adolph “Oddie” Holthaus were united in marriage at Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic Church in Seneca. To this union one daughter and five sons were born. The couple enjoyed working and farming side by side; receiving the Kansas Banker’s Award for Soil Conservation in 1974 and in 1986. They were selected as the Nemaha-Brown Unit Farm Family of the Year in 1972. Esther and Oddie operated a Grade A Dairy Farm southeast of Seneca. Esther loved being a farm wife; helping daily with the farm activities, Esther was not afraid of hard work milking until the age of 83. She enjoyed 48 years of marriage with her beloved Oddie, losing him to cancer on July 27, 1991.
She enjoyed playing cards with neighbors, gardening, canning, cooking and working livestock. Esther and Oddie enjoyed going to dances with friends, doing the Waltz and Polka. Esther was a member of Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church. She was a loving mother and grandmother who enjoyed spending time with her family.
Besides her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents, Henry on April 23, 1974 and Emma on January 3, 1976; a daughter-in-law, Beryl Ann Holthaus on August 22, 2013; and a granddaughter, Geraldine Mary Holthaus on August 5, 1973 and grandson, Kevin Joseph Holthaus on June 17, 1981.
Esther is survived by her daughter, Beverly Ann Holthaus; five sons, Gary Holthaus, Robert (Mary Jane) Holthaus, James (Connie) Holthaus, Keith (Jody) Holthaus and Steven (Connie) Holthaus; two sisters, Virginia Sanders and Jeanette Pinzino; 15 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; and one great-great grandchild
The Mass of Christina Burial will be at 10AM on Wednesday, September 16th at Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic Church. She will be buried next to her husband in Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic Cemetery.
Esther Maxine Stuke Holthaus, 91, of Seneca died on Sunday, September 13, 2015 at Crestview Nursing and Residential Living, where she has been a resident since December of 2007.
She was born on April 10, 1924 to Henry A. and Emma P. Roeder Stuke. She was raised on a farm west of Seneca with her two sisters, Virginia and Jeanette. She attended country school through the 8th grade and graduated from Baileyville High School in 1942.
On August 19, 1943 Esther and Adolph “Oddie” Holthaus were united in marriage at Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic Church in Seneca. To this union one daughter and five sons were born. The couple enjoyed working and farming side by side; receiving the Kansas Banker’s Award for Soil Conservation in 1974 and in 1986. They were selected as the Nemaha-Brown Unit Farm Family of the Year in 1972. Esther and Oddie operated a Grade A Dairy Farm southeast of Seneca. Esther loved being a farm wife; helping daily with the farm activities, Esther was not afraid of hard work milking until the age of 83. She enjoyed 48 years of marriage with her beloved Oddie, losing him to cancer on July 27, 1991.
She enjoyed playing cards with neighbors, gardening, canning, cooking and working livestock. Esther and Oddie enjoyed going to dances with friends, doing the Waltz and Polka. Esther was a member of Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church. She was a loving mother and grandmother who enjoyed spending time with her family.
Besides her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents, Henry on April 23, 1974 and Emma on January 3, 1976; a daughter-in-law, Beryl Ann Holthaus on August 22, 2013; and a granddaughter, Geraldine Mary Holthaus on August 5, 1973 and grandson, Kevin Joseph Holthaus on June 17, 1981.
Esther is survived by her daughter, Beverly Ann Holthaus; five sons, Gary Holthaus, Robert (Mary Jane) Holthaus, James (Connie) Holthaus, Keith (Jody) Holthaus and Steven (Connie) Holthaus; two sisters, Virginia Sanders and Jeanette Pinzino; 15 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; and one great-great grandchild
The Mass of Christina Burial will be at 10AM on Wednesday, September 16th at Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic Church. She will be buried next to her husband in Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic Cemetery.
She was born on April 10, 1924 to Henry A. and Emma P. Roeder Stuke. She was raised on a farm west of Seneca with her two sisters, Virginia and Jeanette. She attended country school through the 8th grade and graduated from Baileyville High School in 1942.
On August 19, 1943 Esther and Adolph “Oddie” Holthaus were united in marriage at Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic Church in Seneca. To this union one daughter and five sons were born. The couple enjoyed working and farming side by side; receiving the Kansas Banker’s Award for Soil Conservation in 1974 and in 1986. They were selected as the Nemaha-Brown Unit Farm Family of the Year in 1972. Esther and Oddie operated a Grade A Dairy Farm southeast of Seneca. Esther loved being a farm wife; helping daily with the farm activities, Esther was not afraid of hard work milking until the age of 83. She enjoyed 48 years of marriage with her beloved Oddie, losing him to cancer on July 27, 1991.
She enjoyed playing cards with neighbors, gardening, canning, cooking and working livestock. Esther and Oddie enjoyed going to dances with friends, doing the Waltz and Polka. Esther was a member of Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church. She was a loving mother and grandmother who enjoyed spending time with her family.
Besides her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents, Henry on April 23, 1974 and Emma on January 3, 1976; a daughter-in-law, Beryl Ann Holthaus on August 22, 2013; and a granddaughter, Geraldine Mary Holthaus on August 5, 1973 and grandson, Kevin Joseph Holthaus on June 17, 1981.
Esther is survived by her daughter, Beverly Ann Holthaus; five sons, Gary Holthaus, Robert (Mary Jane) Holthaus, James (Connie) Holthaus, Keith (Jody) Holthaus and Steven (Connie) Holthaus; two sisters, Virginia Sanders and Jeanette Pinzino; 15 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; and one great-great grandchild
The Mass of Christina Burial will be at 10AM on Wednesday, September 16th at Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic Church. She will be buried next to her husband in Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic Cemetery.
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