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John Christoph Hildebrandt, son of Louis and Carolina Hildebrandt, was born on August 10, 1869 in Kuerstedt, *anover, Germany. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran Faith, as it was confessed in the state church of Germany at that time.
He came to America in 1885 and worked in New York for nearly three years. In 1888 he entered the Seminary at Springfield, Illinois to prepare himself for the ministry, and graduated in 1893. In September of that year, he began 44 years of active work in the ministry of the Lutheran Church, serving Immanuel of Hepler, Kansas from 1893 to 1898; St. John of Pender, Nebraska from 1898 to 1901; Trinity of Red Bud, Illinois, from 1902 to 1911; St. John, Hartford, South Dakota 1911 to 1917; and Immanuel, Menno, South Dakota, 1917 to 1937. In three of his charges, he also taught the Christina day school. He was also instrumental in organizing several new congregations, notable the ones at Sparta, Illinois, and Tyndal, South Dakota. In the fall of 1937, he retired from the ministry and lived at Hepler, and later at Duluth, Kansas.
On January 18, 1894 he was united in holy wedlock with Emma Duensing of Crete, Illinois. Their union was blessed with three sons, one of whom preceded the father into eternity.
For some years, the departed was afflicted with heart trouble, and during the last years, he suffered a number of heart attacks. On Thursday evening of last week he suffered a severe attack, and on Friday noon he was stricken again, and within a few minutes thereafter he passed away. He reached an age of 76 years, 1 month and 25 days.
He leaves to mourn his departure, his sorrowing widow, Emma Hildebrandt, of Onaga; two sons, Rev. R. Hildebrandt of Duluth, Kansas and Rev. N. Hildebrandt of Columbia, Illinois; one adopted daughter, Mrs. Carl Roeber of Wisner, Nebraska; three brothers and one sister; 14 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; many other relatives and many friends.
Interment was made in St. Paul’s Cemetery at Duluth, Kansas, the Reverend A. E. Oldehoeft of Wheaton, Kansas officiating.
Funeral services for Mrs. Olga Amanda Hetzler of Manhattan were held Wednesday, April 26, at 2 p.m. at St. Luke's Lutheran Church at Manhattan. Burial was in the Valley View Memorial Gardens cemetery there.
Mrs. Hetzler passed away Sunday following an illness of several months. She was well known in the Onaga and Wheaton areas, having been born near Onaga. She and her family resided in this neighborhood until the early 1940’s, and have many relatives here.
Survivors include her husband, Bernard Hetzler, of the home; three sons, Robert of Manhattan, William of Amarillo, Texas and Edgar of Junction City; one daughter, Mrs. Ruth Pattison of Denison, Iowa; 11 grandchildren; seven sisters, Mrs. Martha Stevens of Wheaton, Mrs. Sophie Buum of White River, S. D., Mrs. Johanna Wilkie of Kansas City, Mrs. Delila Valburg and Mrs. Erna Graf both of Onaga, Mrs. Velma Millsap of Junction City and Mrs. Viola Pyle of Duluth, and two brothers, Kurt Wegner of Onaga and Louis Wegner of Manhattan.
Emma Mathilda Hetzler, daughter of the late Henry Frederick and Dorathea Sophie Zabel Brunkow, was born April 15, 1876 near Duluth on a farm. Her pious parents brought the child to church and she received Holy Baptism on June 4, 1876 by Pastor A. D. Kraemer. Her Christian training she received at the St. Paul's Lutheran Parish school and her secular schooling in the Duluth public school. She renewed her baptismal covenant on April 14, 1889 at the St. Paul's Lutheran School. Her confirmation bible verse: John 16,33. On March 5, 1896 she was united in marriage to Henry Hetzler. This union was blessed by the Lord with four sons and four daughters. For a number of years they were faithful members of the South Lutheran St. Luke’s congregation of which church they were charter members. In the last years Mrs. Hetzler was often ailing and weak. She entered the Onaga Hospital a week ago and received comfort and rest for her body. When she again felt well enough she stayed with her daughter, Mrs. Laura Abitz of Onaga. Here she received tender care, was comforted by her pastor, partook of the Lord's’Supper, and here she passed away Wednesday morning Early, October 6, 1954, 4:45 o’clock. She attained the age of 78 years, 5 months and 20 days.
She leaves to mourn her departure two sons, Walter of Muncie, Kansas and Raymond of Onaga, Kansas; four daughters, Ella Matzke of Wheaton, Kansas, Bertha Barbour of Wamego, Kansas; Erma Rome of Everett, Washington, and Laura Abitz of Onaga, Kansas; four sons-in-law and one daughter-in-law; twelve grandchildren and many other relatives and friends. She is also survived by one brother, R*** Brunkow of Onaga. She was preceded in death by her husband who passed away in April 1947, two sons, Har** and Edwin, and one grandson, ***lin Malloy. One granddaughter, the infant child of Mr. and Mrs. W**Hetzler; two sisters Amelia He** and half-sister Elizabeth Buch**, two half-brothers, August and ***dinand Brunkow. Burial was made in the Duluth cemetery.
William Henry Hetzler was born in Minden, Waldeck, Germany October 28, 1867, the oldest son of William and Marie Hetzler. In his infancy he was baptized in the Name of the Triune God. He renewed his baptismal vow when he was confirmed in the Lutheran faith in 1881. At the age of 18 he came to America, direct to Kansas. On November 23, 1893 he was united in marriage with Emilie Brunkow. To this union two sons were born, Bernard and Carl. Tow daughters were adopted, Lydia Goins and Augusta Lueth.
When St. Lukes Lutheran church was organized in 1897, he was one of the charter members, and through the years has remained faithful to his Savior and church. Even during the last few years of his life when on account of illness he was confined to a wheelchair, his faith and trust in his Savior did not falter. He lived on a farm in the Arispie district until he retired to Onaga. After a long life of faithfulness to his church and unselfish services to his fellowmen, he passed away Thursday morning, December 13 th at the age of 78 years, 1 mo., 15 days.
He leaves to mourn his departure, one son Bernard of Manhattan; one adopted daughter, Mrs. Lydia Goins, of Onaga; one son-in-law and daughter-in-law; four grandsons, Lt. Edgar Hetzler, Ellington Field, TX, T-Sgt Robert E. Hetzler, Foggie, Italy; William Hetzler, S. 2-c of Hondula, Hawaii; Wayne C. Hetzler of Junction City; one granddaughter, Ruth Hetzler, Manhattan; two brothers, Henry and Fred on Onaga, three sisters, Minnie Figgie and Marie Knipp of Onaga and Lena Deering of Loveland, Colorado, nieces, nephews, and many other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his wife, one son, Carl, an adopted daughter, Augusta Leuth and a grandson, F. O. Harold Hetzler, who gave his life for his country over Munster, Germany on March 23, 1944.
Funeral services were conducted on Sunday afternoon in the Tessendorf Chapel and in St. Luke’s Lutheran Church. Interment was in the St. Luke's Lutheran Cemetery. Rev. A. E. Oldehoeft, pastor of St. Luke’s Church, officiated at the burial and spoke word of comfort and assurance to the bereaved.
Relatives from out of town who attended the funeral of William Hetzler on Sunday were: Lt. Edgar B. Hetzler of Ellington Field, Texas, Wayne Hetzler, Junction City, Mrs. Lena Deering and son, Ronald, Loveland, Colorado, and Mrs. Clara Fields, Manhattan.
Funeral services for Otto Washington Hirsch, 82, of Wamego were held at 2:30 p.m. last Friday, March 11, at the funeral home in Wamego. Burial was in the city Cemetery.
Mr. Hirsch, a retired farmer, was born January 6, 1878 in Pottawatomie County. He passed away in a Wamego hospital.
Survivors include two sisters, Mrs. Cora Hutchinson and Mrs. William Fortune, both of Wamego. He was an uncle of Paul Hartwich of the Laclede community.
Mrs. Mary Isabel Hill, 98, Onaga, formerly of Wamego, died Monday, December 25, 1989 at Golden Acres Nursing Home in Onaga where she lived the past 10 years.
She was born September 21, 1981(incorrect), in Wamego, the daughter of James Clarence and Mary Ann Tarkins Rogers.
Mrs. Hill was a member of St. Luke's Episcopal, St. Luke’s Guild and Wamego Chapter No. 76 of Order of Eastern Star, all in Wamego, and had received her 75-year Eastern Star pin in 1986. She was a charter member of Harold Johnson Unit No. 172 of the American Legion Auxiliary and a former member of the Just A Mer Club in Wamego.
She was married to Jay Thomas Hill April 24, 1918 in Wamego. He died September 19, 1958. An infant daughter died in 1923 and an infant son died in 1928.
Survivors include two daughters, Gloria I. Marten, Topeka, and Mary Natalie Hill, Overland Park; three grandsons; a step-grandchild; and seven great-grandchildren.
Services were at 2 p.m. today (Thursday) at St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Wamego. Burial will be in Wamego City Cemetery.
Wheaton – Mrs. Esther L. Henneberg, 93, Wheaton, died Thursday, August 20, 1987 at a Wamego nursing home.
She was born August 14, 1894 at Wheaton, the daughter of Herbert and Sophrone Graf Force and was graduated in 1913 with the first graduating class at Wheaton High School. She lived in the Wheaton community 78 years. She had been in the Good Samaritan Center at Wamego 15 years.
Mrs. Henneberg was a member of the Congregational Church at Wheaton.
She was married to Lois W. Henneberg July 21, 1917 at Westmoreland. He died in 1967.
Survivors include five daughters, Mrs. Fay Wirt, Clay Center, Mrs. Vera Marten, Onaga, and Mrs. Mary Smith, Mrs. Eva Brunkow and Mrs. Frances Welch, all of Topeka; two sons, Dean Henneberg, Belvue, and Milton Henneberg, Wheaton; 19 grandchildren; 42 great-grandchildren; two step-great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in the Congregational Church at Wheaton. Burial will be in the Wheaton Congregational Cemetery. Mrs. Henneberg will lie in state from 1 p.m. today until 8:30 p.m. Saturday at Kufahl Funeral Home in Wheaton where a prayer service will be held at 7:30 p.m. today. Memorial contributions may be made to the Wheaton Congregational Church, Wheaton Congregational Cemetery or to the charity of the donor’s choice.
On a beautiful moonlight night, December 6, 1876, a baby girl came to brighten the home of her parents, Newton R. and Lovina L. Jenison. She was of cheerful disposition in childhood and remained so through life, always trying to see the “silver lining in every cloud”. This characteristic especially endeared her to her family and won her many friends. By the influence of her cheerful disposition she led many to believe in a living and loving Savior. She was talented in music and art. In her girlhood she loved to sit in the evening twilight picking her banjo and singing her favorite ditties.
She grew to womanhood on the farm where she was born, five miles southwest of Onaga, Kansas. On September 15, 1898 she was united in marriage to Frank M. Herrick. To this union were born two children, Mrs. Lora Livina Williams, of Washington, D. C. and Shirley G. Herrick, who was with his mother at the time of her death in Oakland, California, December 13, 1834. Most of her life was spent in or near Onaga, until the summer of 1922 when the family moved to Ottawa, Kansas where her husband still resides. For many years she was a member of the Onaga Baptist Church which she joined at the age of 15. She and her sister, Emma, were baptized in an outdoor pool near the Rolling Prairie schoolhouse by the Rev. William McDermont, pastor of the Onaga Baptist Church at that time.
Her religion was her daily life; her Savior was her constant companion, friend and helper. In her home she was ever faithful in her service for those she loved. She was a most devoted mother, who cheerfully made any sacrifice, no matter how great, if it would in any way promote the welfare or happiness of her children. She was one of whom it could be truthfully said, “She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness. Her children arise up, and he praiseth her”.
Funeral services were conducted at the Onaga Baptist Church Sunday afternoon in charge of one of her former pastors, Reverend J. W. Bayles, assisted by Reverend M. N. Davis.
Funeral services for Walter T. Hetzler, 65, of Galena, Missouri were at 2 p.m. Saturday at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Duluth, with interment in St. Paul’s Cemetery. Mr. Hetzler, formerly of Frankfort, died August 10 at a Kansas City hospital where he had been about two weeks.
He was born August 25, 1911 in Grant, Nebraska and lived in Frankfort and Kansas City before moving to Galena eight years ago. He was a truck driver and was employed 25 years by Yellow Transit Co. He retired about eight years ago.
Survivors include his wife, Helen; three sons, Ted Hetzler of Blue Springs, Missouri; Dan Hetzler of Auburn, Washington and Tim Hetzler of Hermosa Beach, California; three daughters, Mrs. Diane Spencer of Cole Camp, Missouri, Mrs. Karron Brock of Vassar, and Mrs. Joan Tew of Albuquerque, New Mexico; four sisters, Mrs. Ella Matzke, Wheaton, Mrs. Bertha Barbour, Westmoreland, Mrs. Laura Abitz, Onaga, and Mrs. Erna Romo, Everett, Washington and 15 grandchildren.
Lee R. Hensley, 77, of Burden, formerly of Onaga, died August 7. He was a retired construction worker, and also formerly lived at Wichita.
Funeral services were at 10:30 a.m. August 11, at the First Baptist Church in Burden.
Surviving are his widow, Ruth, and five children.
Memorial services were at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, November 17, at the D. W. Newcomer’s sons Overland Park Chapel for Mary L. Henry, 65, Prairie Village, formerly of Topeka. She died Friday, November 13, 1992 at an Overland Park nursing home.
She was born July 12, 1927, in Onaga, the daughter of Chester and Harriet Brob Bonjour, and graduated from Onaga High School in 1945. She worked for several state offices and Bell Telephone Company in Topeka for several years before moving to the Kansas City area in 1975.
Mrs. Henry was retired from Continental Insurance Company after working for ten years as a typist.
She was married to Ted Henry in November 1951.
Survivors include a son, Steve Henry, Olathe; a daughter, Penny Henry, Topeka; a brother, Earl Bonjour, Onaga; and a sister, Carol Gentry, Lenexa.
Inurnment was at 2:30 Tuesday at the Onaga Cemetery.
Onaga – Services are pending at Tessendorf Mortuary here for Raymond Hetzler, 58, Onaga, who died Wednesday in a Westmoreland hospital.
He was born October 22, 1914. He farmed in the Belvue area at the old Lindram place.
Mrs.(?) Hetzler was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Duluth.
Survivors include four sisters, Mrs. Ella Matzke, Wheaton, Mrs. Bertha Barbour, Onaga, Mrs. Laura Abitz, Onaga, and Mrs. Erna Romo, Everett, Washington.
Burial will be in St. Paul’s Cemetery, Duluth.
Patricia Ann Hibbs, 55, Onaga, died Saturday, July 2, at Onaga Community Hospital where she had been a patient a few days. She had a heart ailment.
She was born September 17, 1938, in Havensville, the daughter of Ernest and Mary Teter Shepherd and attended school in Havensville. She lived in St. George before she moved to Onaga several months ago.
She was married February 16, 1956 to Junior Hibbs in Wichita. He survives. Two sons, James Lee Hibbs and Douglas Dean Hibbs, died in infancy.
Survivors include a son, David Eugene Hibbs, Onaga; her mother, Mary Shepherd, Havensville; three sisters, Mary Jo Jones, Riley, Arlene Kay Shepherd, Havensville, and Mildred C. Siefken, Graham, Washington; two brothers, Fraichs Eugene Shepherd, Emmett; and two grandchildren.
Services were at 10 a.m. Tuesday, July 5, at Tessendorf Mortuary in Onaga. Burial was in Hunt Cemetery near Rago in Kingman County.
Eugene V. Hildebrandt, 67, of Pittsburg, Kansas, died Monday, August 29, 1994, at his home.
He was born January 24, 1927 in Concord, Nebraska, the son of the Rev. Rudolph H. L. and Sophia M. A. Gehrke Hildebrandt. He was reared near Hepler, Kansas and went to Pittsburg in 1949.
He graduated from high school in 1945 in Wheaton and later attended Pittsburg State University. In 1945 he entered the U. S. Army and served in the Air Force until 1948. Mr. Hildebrandt worked as a bookkeeper at the First State Bank in Pittsburg from March 1950 to October 1950, then re-entered the military service until October 1951.
Following his military service, he returned to the First State Bank where he worked from November 1951 until he retired in March 1987. He was a senior vice president and cashier at the time of his retirement. He also was a member of the Board of Directors of the bank, and was secretary of the Board. He attended the School of Banking in Madison, Wisconsin.
Mr. Hildebrandt was involved in the K. & G. Engraving Co., and was a co-founder of the Four Corner Molding Corporation in Pittsburg. He also helped at Framing Productions, Inc.
On June 12, 1949 he was married to Gwendola J. von Wedell in Hepler, Kansas with his father performing the ceremony.
He was a charter member of the Faith Lutheran Church where he was active in various church duties. He was also a member of the Pittsburg Radio Control Club; Rotary Club, where he was a Paul Harris Fellow, and served for over 20 years as Rotary Treasurer. He was also a member and past president of Crestwood Country Club and a member of the Pittsburg American Legion Post #64.
Survivors include his wife, Gwendola of the home; three daughters, Patricia Hildebrandt of Platte City, Missouri; Kristin Johnson of Farlington, Kansas and Gina Traxler of Springfield, Miss; six sisters, Esther Balke of Hastings; Nebraska; Ellen Zeckser of Topeka; Leota Figge of St. Marys, Lois Werner of Norfolk, Nebraska, Grace Springer of Duluth, Kansas and Alice List of Granada Hills, California; and two granddaughters.
He was preceded in death by his parents and a grandson, Hunter Traxler.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Thursday, September 1, at Faith Lutheran Church in Pittsburg. Burial was in the Garden of Memories Cemetery.
Henry Edward Herrman, 78, Onaga, died Wednesday, March 5, 1997, at his home. He had cancer.
Mr. Herrman farmed in Riley and Pottawatomie Counties from 1936 to 1960. He worked for the Pottawatomie County Road Department from 1951 to 1974. From 1974 to November 1996, he worked for Pyramid Manufacturing in Onaga as a sewing machine mechanic.
He was born June 24, 1918, in Winkler, the son of Richard F. and Elizabeth Zeigenhirt Herrman. He moved to the Westmoreland area in 1961 and to Onaga in 1978.
Mr. Herrman was a member of St. Luke’s Lutheran Church in Wheaton and Onaga Senior Citizens.
He married Wilma Hollowell on June 20, 1936, at Clay Center. She survives.
Other survivors include six daughters, Shurley Platt, Horton, Jeannie Duncan, Manhattan; Jo Tucker, Onaga; Diane Poston and Debbie Childress, both of Columbia, South Carolina and Linda Miller, Wetmore; three sons, Richard “Dick” Herrman, Westmoreland; Glenn Herrman, Winchester; and Tony Herrman, Onaga; a brother, Bruno Herrman, Blue Rapids; 27 grandchildren; and 25 great-grandchildren.
Mr. Herrman was preceded in death by a grandson, Rocky Platt, in 1952, a granddaughter, Margaret Platt, in 1958, and great-grandson, Joshua Dane Tucker, in 1988.
Prayer service was held at 7:00 p.m. Friday, at the St. Luke's Lutheran Church at Wheaton. Services were 2:00 p.m. Saturday at the church. Burial was at the Onaga Cemetery in Onaga.
Memorial contributions may be made either to St. Luke's Lutheran Church Building Fund or to the Charity of the donor’s choice and sent in care of Kufahl Funeral Home, Wheaton.
Death of Mrs. Heald – A letter to Mrs. Everett Knight from her friend, Helen Heald Westinfeld, of Fresno, Texas, states that her mother, Mrs. W. P. Heald, who would soon have been 94 years of age, passed away at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Frank Kier, of Houston, Texas on December 14 th.
The Healds will be remembered as early residents of Onaga. Mr. Heald had the post office at one time. After Helen married and lived at Fresno, Mrs. Heald made her home there. She fell 20 years ago and broke her hip and never walked without crutches afterward. For the past two years she has been bedfast with arthritis. Helen wrote that she read the “Old Settlers Tales” from the Herald to her mother and that she remembered many of the events that took place in her girlhood.
Mrs. Heald was a sincere Christian and an active member of the ladies of the G.A.R. I remember that during the last two years of my high school, that in bad weather when I couldn’t get home, I spent about half my evenings there and always met a friendly reception. I never saw Mrs. Heald after she left Onaga, but the memory of her had been with me all the years since, as one of the good influences of my girlhood.
Ruby Knight
Seward Henderson was born in Bronson, Michigan, February 17, 1882. At the age of two the family moved to Kansas, settling on a farm near Laclede, where Seward grew to manhood. In 1900 he was united in marriage to Carrie Campbell who died September 14, 1912. To this union were born six children, four of whom survive. For about six years they lived on a farm near Laclede, removing to Wabaunsee in 1909. On August 31, 1914 he married Bertha Perry, and they moved to a farm near Laclede, where their four children were born, three of whom are still living. He departed this life on August 10, 1940 at Silver Lake after an illness of six years. Surviving are the widow, four daughters, Mrs. Lloyd Mumaw, Onaga; Mrs. Fred Lasswell and Mrs. Robert Perry, St. Clere; and Ida of the home; three sons, Cloyd, Westmoreland; Thomas, Kansas City and Donald of the home; 13 grandchildren; and a sister, Mrs. A. L. Carl, Lawrence.
Seward was an able and respected farmer. He will be remembered by those who knew him as a kind and generous friend, always ready to lend a helping hand to those in need and one with a sympathetic understanding in times of trouble. He leaves a vacant spot in the hearts of all who knew and loved him. The world is a better place because he lived in it.
Funeral services were held at the Stewart Funeral Chapel in Wamego and the body was laid to rest in the Wamego Cemetery.
Emil Henneberg was born September 6, 1964, on the farm on which he spent his entire life of 75 years, 6 months and 11 days.
He was married, October 4, 1892 to Lizzie M. Scheel. Two sons and five daughters were born to them. Roy, the oldest son, with whom he made his home; twin daughters passed away in infancy, June 28, 1895 and Erwin William, died December 24, 1915 when he was fifteen years old. The daughters are Mrs. Mabel Berg of Blaine, Mrs. Grace Kufahl, Onaga, and Mrs. Laura Taylor of Summerfield. One sister, Mrs. Albert Brunkow, lives at Onaga. There are 12 grandchildren and, of course, a host of neighbors and friends.
The obituary of his brother is published in this issue of the paper.
Emil was born two years before his brother Otto. He attended Otto’s funeral last Friday and died Sunday evening.
Mr. Henneberg had been in poor health for several years and possibly his brother’s death was too much for him. He passed away very peacefully Sunday evening at 3:00, March 17, 1940.
The funeral service was held at 2:00 o’clock Tuesday in the Wheaton Congregational Church, conducted by the Rev. E. V. Gardner and burial in the family lot at the Home Cemetery south of Duluth.
Louis W. Henneberg, 73, of Wheaton passed away Tuesday morning in the Westmoreland Hospital. He had been hospitalized about a week with a heart ailment.
Born February 3, 1894, at Wheaton, he spent most of his life on a farm in that community.
He was a veteran of World War I, a member of P&W Barracks, World War I Veterans at Wamego and the Wheaton Congregational Church.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Esther Henneberg of the home; five daughters, Mrs. Fay Wirt of Clay Center, Mrs. Vera Marten of rural Onaga, Mrs. Mary Smith, Mrs. Eva Brunkow and Mrs. Frances Welch, all of Topeka; two sons, Dean Henneberg of Belvue and Milton Henneberg of Wheaton; two sisters, Mrs. Frances Harter and Mrs. Lola Rowley, both of Kansas City, Missouri; 19 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Memorial services will be held at 2:00 p.m. today (Thursday) at the Wheaton Congregational Church with interment in the Congregational Cemetery at Wheaton.
Mr. Henneberg will lie in state from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Thursday at the church. Memorial contributions may be made to the Wheaton Congregational Cemetery care fund.
Otto Henneberg was born September 8, 1866, on the home farm three miles east of Wheaton. We say “the home farm” because his farm was the west eighty of his father’s quarter section. His father was a homesteader, thus a Kansas pioneer.
He was married September 8, 1891 to Miss Mary (Mame) Tunison, a daughter of pioneers who homesteaded a farm south of the Henneberg farm.
Three children were born to them: Louis of the home, Frances Harter and Lola Rowley of Kansas City, Missouri. One brother Emil and one sister, Mrs. Albert Brunkow, of Onaga.
Mr. and Mrs. Henneberg moved to a small farm just east of the Wheaton town line in 1920 and Louis took over the home place. Mr. Henneberg served on the town board for a good many years. He was also interested in the Wheaton Bank and in fact all things which go to make up a community. He was in fact what one might term a good neighbor and a very dependable citizen. Otto will be missed by Wheaton folks. Though he has not been a well man for several years, we knew he was here, but now he is gone it leaves a void.
The funeral service conducted by Rev. E. V. Gardner was held Friday at 2:00 p.m. in the Wheaton Congregational Church. His friends packed the church full to do him honor, and he was laid to rest in the Wheaton cemetery.
Bernard William Hetzler was born June 20, 1895. His parents were William and Amelia Brunkow Hetzler. He was baptized in July 1895 at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Duluth. He was confirmed June 8, 1910 at St. Luke’s Lutheran Church at Wheaton.
On June 8, 1917, he was married to Olga Wegner. Five children were born to this marriage: Harold, who preceded him in death in March 1944; Edgar of Junction City; Robert of Manhattan; Master Sgt. William of Vandenburg AFB, California, and Ruth of Harlan, Iowa. He was preceded in death by his wife, his parents, one brother and one adopted sister.
Until 1940 the family home was in the Onaga area. For a few years the family lived in Junction City and since 1945 Mr. Hetzler made his home in Manhattan, working at Ft. Riley as a blacksmith. The last few years of his life he spent with his daughter, Ruth, in Denison and Harlan, Iowa.
He was superintendent and treasurer of St. Luke’s Lutheran Sunday School for nearly 20 years.
He leaves to mourn his death four children, 12 grandchildren and one sister, Mrs. Lydia Goins of Leesville, Louisiana.
Burial was in Valley View Memorial Gardens near Manhattan.
Carl Frederick Hetzler, son of Mr. William Hetzler of this city, was born April 6, 1897 at Wheaton, Kansas in which vicinity he spent his entire life until three years ago when he, with his family, moved to Junction City, Kansas, to follow his chosen trade as a welder.
Mr. Hetzler was baptized into the Lutheran faith on April 6, 1897 and renewed this covenant through the solemn rite of confirmation on April 9 th, 1911. He was a member of Immanuel Ev. Lutheran church, Junction City in which church he held membership until his death.
He entered into the holy estate of matrimony with Velma Wegner. This marriage was blessed with one son, Wayne. The deceased departed this life suddenly at the City Hospital in Junction City on October 30, 1941 at the age of 44 years, 6 months and 24 days.
He is preceded in death by his mother and one adopted sister, Augusta. He leaves to mourn his departure, his wife Velma, a son Wayne, who is serving in the U. S. Navy in the Philippine Islands; the father; one brother, Bernard; one sister, Lydia Goins, all of Onaga; and a host of friends and relatives.
Mrs. Marie K. Hetzler, 86, of Wheaton died Monday in the Dechairo Hospital at Westmoreland. She was admitted to the hospital Sunday after she suffered an abdominal hemorrhage.
She was born October 18, 1882 at Onaga and lived seven miles southeast of Wheaton many years before moving to Wheaton in 1949. She was a member of St. Luke's Lutheran Church at Wheaton.
She was married to Fred Hetzler of Wheaton in 1907.
Besides her husband, of the home, survivors include a sister, Mrs. Anna Kufahl of Wheaton and two brothers, Otto Berges and Ernest Berges, both of Onaga.
Funeral services are being held at 2 p.m. today (Wednesday) at St. Luke's Lutheran Church at Wheaton with interment in St. Luke’s South Cemetery near Wheaton.
Missing In Action – A telegram received Monday from the War Department by Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Hetzler of Junction City, recently of Onaga, states that their son, Flight Officer Harold W. Hetzler, is reported missing from a bombing mission over Germany on March 23 rd.
Harold has been stationed in England for several months, and his bomber had been damaged in two previous flights, one over Berlin.
Mr. and Mrs. Hetzler have two other sons in the air corps, Lt. Edgar Hetzler, a pilot somewhere in the Southwest Pacific, and Cadet Robert Hetzler, now stationed in Arizona.
Onaga – Mrs. Ruth E. Hicks, 75, Onaga, died Friday, November 11 at her home.
She was born June 6, 1908, at Beaver, Oklahoma, the daughter of Emery and Viola Walls Scott.
Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Constance Jeanneret, Onaga; two sisters, Mrs. Thelma Myers, Antioch, California, and Mrs. Myrtle Crawford, Lawton, Oklahoma; and three grandsons.
Graveside services will be at 10:00 a.m. Monday in Neuchatel Cemetery north of Onaga. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association in care of Tessendorf Mortuary at Onaga.
Word was received here early this week of the death of Jack Hill, a former business man in Onaga. Mr. Hill passed away in Scotts Bluff, Nebraska where he has resided many years. While in Onaga he owned and operated a Ford Dealership.
He is survived by his wife, Mary, and three daughters, Jackie Lee, Mary Jane and Susan of his immediate family.
Elmer Elliington Hines, son of George L. and Hester Hines, was born in Hillsdale, West Virginia on July 4, 1877 and passed away at the Onaga Hospital on February 9, 1945.
He came to Kansas with his parents when a small boy and settled on a farm near Wathena, Kansas, later moving to Onaga. He attended school here, and then entered railroad construction work, after which he opened a real estate office in Onaga.
He was united in marriage to Nora Ingalsbe on September 18, 1915. In 1927 they moved to Topeka where Mr. Hines continued in the real estate business until 1943 when his health failed and he closed his office and returned to Onaga.
He is survived by his wife; one brother, Garde L. Hines of Kansas City, Missouri; and five sisters: Mrs. Una Smith, Frankfort; Mrs. Ina Guffy, Onaga; Mrs. Ona Schuler, S. Fork, Missouri; Mrs. Flora Magill Los Angeles, California; and Mrs. May Carl, Chilcoot, California.
Funeral services were held on Sunday afternoon at the Tessendorf Chapel in Onaga, conducted by Rev. Kenneth Bowen. Kenneth Bureman sang two solos, “O Love That Will Not Let Me Go” and “Beautiful Garden of Prayer”.
Burial was in the Onaga Cemetery.
Funeral services for Mrs. Nora Hines, 90, were at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Congregational Church here with the Rev. Dan Mott and the Rev. Millard Marshall officiating. Interment was in the Onaga Cemetery.
Mrs. Hines died November 13 at Community Hospital in Onaga where she had been a patient for several weeks. Earlier she had been a resident of Golden Acres Nursing Home for several years.
The daughter of Judson and Nettie Ingalsbe, she was born July 3, 1887 in Onaga and attended grade and high school here. She attended Teachers Institute at Westmoreland and taught school six years in Pottawatomie County.
She was married to Elmer E. Hines September 18, 1915 and for more than 20 years they lived in Topeka where Mr.Hines had a real estate and insurance business. He died February 9, 1945.
She was a member of the Congregational Church at Onaga for many years.
Two brothers, Freeman Ingalsbe and Riley Ingalsbe, both of Onaga, survive.
Una Anne Hines was born in West Virginia on October 20, 1878.
When she was three years old, her parents moved to a farm near Onaga, Kansas. There on January 10, 1900 she was married to Alison Dale Smith. They started their married life on a farm near Frankfort, and she spent all of the remainder of her life near and in Frankfort.
Mrs. Smith passed away on July 8, 1957, at the age of 78 years. She was preceded in death by her husband and one son, Gilbert.
She is survived by three sons, Randal, Howard, Donald; six daughters, Letha Smith, Lynne Smith, Frances Linge, Leane Heckerson, Evelyn Tomkins, Elinor Smith; one brother, Garde Hines; three sisters, Mae Carl, Flora Magill, Ona Schuler and seven grandchildren.
Funeral services were held on Wednesday afternoon at 2 p.m. at the Padden Funeral Home with Rev. C. H. Rumbaugh in charge. Music was furnished by Mrs. Alice Bolton.
Pallbearers were: Paul Reust, Bruce Steckel, Lew Litel, John Price, Richard Frank and David Johnson.
Dr. T. C. Hinkle Taken Friday – Dr. T. C. Hinkle, pastor of the Congregational
Church, passed away very suddenly early Friday morning from coronary thrombosis,
at his home in Onaga. He was stricken about 7:00 o’clock, and lived only
a few minutes.
A great admirer of Kansas, Dr. Hinkle had gained national prominence in the literary field. However, he was content with life in a small town, and this community feels highly honored that Onaga was his home for over ten years.
Thomas C. Hinkle was born near Laclede, Illinois on June 12, 1876 and departed from his life at Onaga, Kansas on May 13, 1949, a the age of 72 years, 11 months and 1 day. When he was three years old his parents came to Kansas in a covered wagon and settled near Junction City. Here he grew up and graduated from the Junction City High School. Later he attended the Kansas Medical School and graduated in 1904. He was married to Roxie E. Stevens of Stockton, Kansas on December 23, 1908. To this union were born two sons, Dr. Thomas C. Hinkle, Jr. of Caseyville, Illinois, and Dr. Rolland T. Hinkle of Ithaca, New York.
After practicing medicine for over 20 years, Dr. Hinkle entered the ministry and was active in this profession until his death. He was pastor of the Congregational Church at Carbondale, Kansas from 1927 to 1936, and at Little River, Kansas from 1942 to 1944. His two pastorates at the Congregational Church of Onaga, Kansas were from 1936 to 1942 and from 1944 to the time of his death.
For the last 30 years he has been writing books for children and young people, drawing upon his vast fund of adventure in the early cattle day of Kansas. He has had more than thirty books published, which are widely read throughout this country and in other lands.
He is survived by his wife; two sons and four grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Lillie Thompson of Junction City; and three brothers: Mr. James Hinkle, of Junction City, Mr. Edgar A Hinkle, of Willsey, Kansas and Mr. Charles Hinkle, of Omaha, Nebraska.
Funeral services were held at the Congregational Church in Onaga on Monday afternoon, in charge of Rev. Chas. Brewster, pastor of the Manhattan Congregational Church. He was assisted by Dr. Merle Rymph, head of the Congregational Church in Kansas. Burial was in the Wamego cemetery.
Attending the funeral services from a distance were Dr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Hinkle, Jr. and sons, Clark Thomas and James Edward, of Caseyville, Illinois, and Dr. and Mrs. Rolland T. Hinkle of Ithaca, New York.
Mrs. Roxie Hinkle passed away suddenly and unexpectedly last Thursday at 12 o’clock noon of coronary occlusion at the home of her son, Dr.T. C. Hinkle, Jr., in Caseyville, Illinois. She had been feeling fairly well and was in good spirits up until the time of her death.
Roxie E. Hinkle, nee Stevens, was born on June 15, 1889. On December 23, 1908 she was united in marriage to Dr. Thomas C. Hinkle, who from 1936 to 1942 and from 1944 to 1949 was pastor of the Congregational Church in Onaga. To this union two sons were born, Thomas and Rolland.
On December 8, 1949 she was suddenly called to her eternal home, and reached herewith the age of 60 years, 5 months, and 23 days.
She is survived by two sons, Dr. Thomas C. Hinkle, of Caseyville, Illinois and Dr. Rolland T. Hinkle of East Lansing, Michigan. Also four grandchildren; one brother, Otho Stevens of Omaha, Nebraska; two sisters, Mrs. Minnie Roller of Des Moines, Iowa, and Mrs. Rella Rice of Tulsa, Oklahoma as well as one half-sister. Her husband, the Reverent Thomas C. Hinkle, preceded her in death only in May 1949.
The members of the church and her many friends in this community share with her sons their grief and bereavement in her sudden departure. She was well liked by the people of this town and she was an ardent worker in the church to which her husband ministered.
Funeral services were conducted at the Onaga Congregational Church on Sunday afternoon. Rev. Chas. Brewster, of Manhattan who preached the funeral service for the late Dr. T. C. Hinkle last May, officiated again at the service, together with Dr. Heinz Schwartz, pastor of the Congregational Church. Burial was in the Wamego Cemetery.
Services Were Sunday For Mrs. Hildebrandt – Funeral services for Mrs. Sophia M. Hildebrandt, 87, of Hastings, Nebraska were at 3:00 p.m. Sunday, October 17, at Peace Lutheran Church, Hastings. Mrs. Hildebrandt died Wednesday, October 14, at a Hastings hospital. Later services were at 1:30 p.m. Monday, October 18, at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Yankton, South Dakota. Burial was in Garden of Memories Cemetery, Yankton.
She was born June 8, 1895 at Pende*, Nebraska the daughter of Emil and Magdalena Singpeil Gehrke. She moved from Pittsburg, Kansas to Hastings in 1975.
Mrs. Hildebrandt was a member of Peace Lutheran Church and Lutheran Women’s Missionary League, both at Hastings.
Her husband, Rudolph Hildebrandt, preceded her in death. He was a Lutheran minister and was Pastor of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Duluth, Kansas from 1941 to 1948.
Survivors include six daughters, Mrs. Hilard Balke, Hastings, Mrs. Ellen Zeckser, Topeka, Kansas, Mrs. Leota Figge, St. Marys, Kansas; Mrs. Lois Werner, Norfork, Nebraska; Mrs. Grace Springer, Onaga, Kansas and Mrs. Alice List, Granada Hills, California, a son, Eugene Hildebrandt, Pittsburg, Kansas; 25 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren.
Nicholas Hirsch, son of Henry and Julia Hirsch, was born December 11, 1844 at Baden, Germany and passed away August 10, 1940 at the home of his daughter and husband, Mr. and Mrs. William Fortune, at the age of 95 years, 7 months, and 10 days. He came to America, March 19, 1867.
He was united in marriage to Pauline Miller on December 8, 1873.
He leaves to mourn his departure four children, Otto W. Hirsch, Cora F. Hartwich, Ida M. Fortune and Lee I. Hirsch, all of whom were at his bedside at the time of his death.
He came to Wamego in 1867 to follow his vocation, that of stonemason. In the year of 1882 he located on his farm near Laclede, Kansas where he resided until March 1911. Then he moved to Wamego where he lived until the death of his wife, October 23, 1922.
The past four years he made his home with his daughter and husband, Mr. and Mrs. William Fortune, who did everything that could possibly be done to make it pleasant and comfortable for him in his advanced age.
Mr. Hirsch was a man of sterling character and honorable conduct in all of his affairs. He was kind hearted and true, generous in his sympathies for others and always ready to lend a hand in time of need when it was possible for him to do so. He was a faithful and loving father. His departure will leave aching void in the hearts of his loved ones. They will comfort themselves by remembering his many acts of kindness, recalling the many things he did for them while he had the strength and ability to do so.
He was a member of Rose Lodge No. 122, I.O.O. F., Louisville, for 41 years.
Besides his children he leaves 7 grandchildren, one great-grandchild, and one brother, Frank Hirsch.
Funeral services were held at the Stewart Funeral Home in Wamego, Tuesday, August 13, conducted by The Rev. Paul Vielguth. The I.O.O.F. of Louisville had charge of the burial services at the grave. Burial was in the family lot in Wamego.
Ada Garlock Hiskey, daughter of Norman and Sarah Garlock, was born in Watertown, New York July 4, 1871 and passed away December 4, 1953 at the age of 82 years and 6 months. Her parents moved to Kansas when she was a small girl and settled on a farm near Centralia, Kansas. She grew to womanhood in that community, where she was baptized in the Methodist Community Church.
On October 14, 1891 she was married to William H. Hiskey. They later moved to Onaga where Mrs. Hiskey has spent most of her life. To them were born 3 daughters and two sons, who survive her: Edna M. Young, Beavercreek, Oregon; Ruth H. Hoover, Ogden, Utah; Wm. H. Hiskey, Westmoreland; Ida Mae Heckart, Denver, Colorado; and Lee D. Hiskey of Havensville. Also three sons-in-law, 2 daughters-in-law, eight grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Her husband passed away December 10, 1938.
The 15 years she spent as a widow were simple and lonely ones, living by herself on the fruit farm at the south edge of town. She spent many cherished hours beside her radio, especially listening to her church programs. She was a great lover of flowers and all nature. A Jenny Wren building a nest, a red bird singing high in a tree, a rabbit or a quail in her front yard, was the best medicine that could be prescribed. She was a wonderful mother and took great pride in her housekeeping, very considerate of others, and always a good giver. She will be missed by all who loved and knew her.
Funeral services were held at the Tessendorf Chapel on Monday afternoon, conducted by Rev. M. H. Marshall. Burial was in the Onaga cemetery.
W. A. Heald, was born in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, April 9, 1842, and died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Frank Kier, near Holton, Kansas, January 19, 1910. His mother died when he was six months old. He was taken to Ohio, where he grew to young manhood in the family of an uncle. When the Civil War broke out he enlisted in Company B, of the 1 st regiment of Ohio cavalry volunteers, and served 3 years and 6 weeks. He came to Kansas in 1867 and in 1875 was married to Miss Anna Blaine of Vienna Township. To this union was born three children, two of whom, Miss Helen and Mrs. Elsie, Kier, with the wife, survive him. The greater part of his life was spent in this city, where the family have many warm friends who share their grief. Mr. Heald moved his family to Topeka in September 1908. They all went to Holton just before Christmas to spend a few weeks with Mrs. Kier. He had been sick for about two months but was somewhat improved, and spent a great deal of his time hunting. Last Wednesday morning he started out with a rifle about 9 o’clock. Toward noon the family became alarmed at his long absence and started to look for him. He was found lying on a slippery hillside near the house. He was taken in and medical help immediately summoned, but although he lived until 4 a.m. Thursday, he never regained consciousness. The rifle was evidently discharged as he slipped and fell, the ball entering his head near the corner of the right eye. Mr. Heald was converted when quite young. Although he was not a member of any church, he was a thoroughly honest and most conscientious man. The remains were brought to this city last Saturday and funeral services were held at the M. E. Church, conducted by Rev. J. W. Warner of Holton, a former pastor, at 2 p.m. Deceased was a member of Custard Post G.A.R., which attended in a body. The remains were laid to rest in the family lot in the Onaga Cemetery.
Sarah Lynne Henneberg, 2 day-old daughter of Woodrow and Linda Henneberg, Wheaton, died Sunday, November 17, at a Topeka hospital.
She was born November 15, 1985 in Topeka.
Survivors beside the parents include two brothers, William Henneberg, and Martin Henneberg, at home; grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Milton Henneberg, Wheaton, and Mrs. and Mrs. Wayne Florence, Onaga; three great-grandmothers, Mrs. Tressie Florence, Onaga, Mrs. Esther Henneberg, Wamego, and Mrs. Bernice Mars, Centralia, and a great-grandfather, Mr. Arthur Honig, Duluth.
Family services were held Wednesday at Kufahl Funeral Home in Wheaton. Burial was in the Congregational Cemetery at Wheaton.
Memorial contributions may be made to the March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation.
George L. Hines was born April 17, 1854 in Monroe County, West Virginia, and died at Onaga, Kansas on May 14, 1936. In 1875 he was married to Hester Jane Mohler, who preceded him in death in March 1928. The lived in Wathena, Kansas for a short while, and then moved to this community, which has been his home since 1885.
Eight children were born to this union, one son, W. C. Hines, dying in 1902. The children who survive him are as follows: Elmer E. Hines, of Topeka, Kansas; Mrs. A. D. Smith, Frankfort, Kansas; Mrs. R. G. Guffy, Onaga, Kansas; Garde J. Hines, Kansas City, Missouri; Mrs. A. F. Schuler, Casper, Wyoming; Mrs. May Ogee, Los Angeles, California and Mrs. L. P. Magill, Los Angeles, California.
Mr. Hines had been in poor health for many years. He always appreciated the kindnesses of his family and friends and he always enjoyed the visits of his neighbors. He was kind, devout and spiritually minded.
Funeral services were held at the Federated church, Saturday afternoon, conducted by Dr. Thomas C. Hinkle. Burial was in the Onaga Cemetery.
Arch G. Hedenberg was born at Mt. Sterling, Illinois on April 2, 1875 and departed this life on March 22, 1942 at Gaesburg, Illinois. He was the son of J. C. and Mary Coffman Hedenberg. His parents moved to Knoxville when he was six years of age, his home during school and young manhood.
When a youth he became an employee in the Purington Brick Co., where he worked for 19 years. In 1917 Mr. Hedenberg located at Onaga, Kansas, with the Myers gracery until 1929 and that year moved to Appleton, Illinois where he operated a grocery and was postmaster until 1939. He had resided in Galesbug the last three years.
His marriage to Miss Gertrude Courtright of Galesburg took place on October 3, 1904. Two children, Jessie who died in 1925, and Archie were born to the couple.
Surviving are his wife; the son Archie; a brohter, Charles, Hedenberg, Omaha, Nebraska; and two sisters, Miss Martha Hedenberg and Mrs. Pearl Good, both of Galesburg; and one granddaughter.
Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon in the Dean Funeral Home with the Rev. J. F. Norman of the First Christian Church, presiding. Burial was in the Linwood cemetery.