Vincent H. Tangeman, 84, Centralia, died Saturday, Feb. 21, 2004, at the Onaga Hospital, Onaga. He had been ill the past few years and had Lyme Disease in 1996. Burial was in the church cemetery with military honors by the Earle W. Taylor Post 21 of the American Legion, Seneca, and the Seneca Memorial Post 7458 of the VFW.
Vincent H. Tangeman was born Dec. 5, 1919, on a farm northwest of St. Benedict, the son of Henry and Agnes Bockenstette Tangeman. He grew up there, attended Bellview School and helped on the family farm. In 1940 he went to Kansas City to airplane mechanics' school for two years. In April 1942 he joined the Navy. He was a radio operator on a blimp that patrolled the coastal water from the northeastern U.S. to Cuba looking for German submarines.
In December 1945 he was discharged and returned to St. Benedict. After farming with his brother for a year, he bought his present farm southwest of Centralia. On April 15, 1947, he was married to Angela Reinecke at Sacred Heart Church, Baileyville. They farmed and raised cattle. Their son, Phil, also farmed with them. In 1997, they celebrated their golden wedding anniversary. He was a member of Sacred Heart Church, Baileyville, the Knights of Columbus for over 50 years, the National Farmers Organization and the Kansas Organic Producers. He was on the Home Township Board for several years. He enjoyed reading and listening to music. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Marilyn Bowder, on Dec. 26, 1985; three brothers, Clarence, an infant, Albert and Lawrence; and two sisters, Ethel Wichman and Rose Burdick.
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Vincent H. Tangeman was born Dec. 5, 1919, on a farm northwest of St. Benedict, the son of Henry and Agnes Bockenstette Tangeman. He grew up there, attended Bellview School and helped on the family farm. In 1940 he went to Kansas City to airplane mechanics' school for two years. In April 1942 he joined the Navy. He was a radio operator on a blimp that patrolled the coastal water from the northeastern U.S. to Cuba looking for German submarines.
In December 1945 he was discharged and returned to St. Benedict. After farming with his brother for a year, he bought his present farm southwest of Centralia. On April 15, 1947, he was married to Angela Reinecke at Sacred Heart Church, Baileyville. They farmed and raised cattle. Their son, Phil, also farmed with them. In 1997, they celebrated their golden wedding anniversary. He was a member of Sacred Heart Church, Baileyville, the Knights of Columbus for over 50 years, the National Farmers Organization and the Kansas Organic Producers. He was on the Home Township Board for several years. He enjoyed reading and listening to music. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Marilyn Bowder, on Dec. 26, 1985; three brothers, Clarence, an infant, Albert and Lawrence; and two sisters, Ethel Wichman and Rose Burdick.
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Vincent H. Tangeman, 84, Centralia, died Saturday, Feb. 21, 2004, at the Onaga Hospital, Onaga. He had been ill the past few years and had Lyme Disease in 1996. Burial was in the church cemetery with military honors by the Earle W. Taylor Post 21 of the American Legion, Seneca, and the Seneca Memorial Post 7458 of the VFW.
Vincent H. Tangeman was born Dec. 5, 1919, on a farm northwest of St. Benedict, the son of Henry and Agnes Bockenstette Tangeman. He grew up there, attended Bellview School and helped on the family farm. In 1940 he went to Kansas City to airplane mechanics' school for two years. In April 1942 he joined the Navy. He was a radio operator on a blimp that patrolled the coastal water from the northeastern U.S. to Cuba looking for German submarines.
In December 1945 he was discharged and returned to St. Benedict. After farming with his brother for a year, he bought his present farm southwest of Centralia. On April 15, 1947, he was married to Angela Reinecke at Sacred Heart Church, Baileyville. They farmed and raised cattle. Their son, Phil, also farmed with them. In 1997, they celebrated their golden wedding anniversary. He was a member of Sacred Heart Church, Baileyville, the Knights of Columbus for over 50 years, the National Farmers Organization and the Kansas Organic Producers. He was on the Home Township Board for several years. He enjoyed reading and listening to music. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Marilyn Bowder, on Dec. 26, 1985; three brothers, Clarence, an infant, Albert and Lawrence; and two sisters, Ethel Wichman and Rose Burdick.
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Vincent H. Tangeman was born Dec. 5, 1919, on a farm northwest of St. Benedict, the son of Henry and Agnes Bockenstette Tangeman. He grew up there, attended Bellview School and helped on the family farm. In 1940 he went to Kansas City to airplane mechanics' school for two years. In April 1942 he joined the Navy. He was a radio operator on a blimp that patrolled the coastal water from the northeastern U.S. to Cuba looking for German submarines.
In December 1945 he was discharged and returned to St. Benedict. After farming with his brother for a year, he bought his present farm southwest of Centralia. On April 15, 1947, he was married to Angela Reinecke at Sacred Heart Church, Baileyville. They farmed and raised cattle. Their son, Phil, also farmed with them. In 1997, they celebrated their golden wedding anniversary. He was a member of Sacred Heart Church, Baileyville, the Knights of Columbus for over 50 years, the National Farmers Organization and the Kansas Organic Producers. He was on the Home Township Board for several years. He enjoyed reading and listening to music. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Marilyn Bowder, on Dec. 26, 1985; three brothers, Clarence, an infant, Albert and Lawrence; and two sisters, Ethel Wichman and Rose Burdick.
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