Surrounded by her loving family, after a valiant battle with cancer, Alda Block Wassenberg left this world to rest with her Lord in Heaven on Tuesday, October 9, 2007.
Alda was born August 24, 1921 to Francis and Bertha Block in Seneca, KS. On August 27, 1941, she married Edmund A. "Wassie" Wassenberg at Sts. Peter & Paul Church in Seneca; they celebrated 45 years of marriage in 1986. He preceded her in death on March 13, 1988.
After the couple was married, they lived north of Kelly. In 1943, her husband co-owned Wassenberg-Sudbeck Truck Line. The couple moved to Seneca in 1946, when her husband went into the construction business, Wassenberg Construction. Then after the death of her beloved husband, she moved to Topeka, KS in 1992 to be nearer her children.
She is survived by her six children: Roger (Nancy) Wassenberg of Shawnee, KS; Marilyn Campbell of Albuquerque, NM; Bob (Sue) Wassenberg, Judy Gudenkauf, Patti (Jim) Allen, all of Topeka; and Donna (Dana) Severy of Santa Barbara, CA.
Alda found extreme joy in her grand and great-grandchildren. Grandchildren include: Leah Campbell Kirklin; Leslie Campbell McGeoy; Rob Campbell; Heather and Wade Wassenberg; Cassie Wassenberg Collar; Ian and Aaron Gudenkauf; Derick and Dylan Allen; Madison Severy. She also had seven great-grandchildren; four step-granddaughters; and four step-great-grandchildren.
Surviving siblings include: Helen Hammes, Seneca; Bea Fitzpatrick Iowa City, IA; Bill Block of Leawood; and Grace Strathman Seneca.
Besides her husband Ed, she was preceded in death by her twin sister Alma Randall and her brother Francis Block.
Rosaries will be prayed at 2 & 7 PM on Friday, October 12, at Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca. The Mass of Christian Burial will be offered at 10 AM on Saturday at Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic Church in Seneca. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Alda was born August 24, 1921 to Francis and Bertha Block in Seneca, KS. On August 27, 1941, she married Edmund A. "Wassie" Wassenberg at Sts. Peter & Paul Church in Seneca; they celebrated 45 years of marriage in 1986. He preceded her in death on March 13, 1988.
After the couple was married, they lived north of Kelly. In 1943, her husband co-owned Wassenberg-Sudbeck Truck Line. The couple moved to Seneca in 1946, when her husband went into the construction business, Wassenberg Construction. Then after the death of her beloved husband, she moved to Topeka, KS in 1992 to be nearer her children.
She is survived by her six children: Roger (Nancy) Wassenberg of Shawnee, KS; Marilyn Campbell of Albuquerque, NM; Bob (Sue) Wassenberg, Judy Gudenkauf, Patti (Jim) Allen, all of Topeka; and Donna (Dana) Severy of Santa Barbara, CA.
Alda found extreme joy in her grand and great-grandchildren. Grandchildren include: Leah Campbell Kirklin; Leslie Campbell McGeoy; Rob Campbell; Heather and Wade Wassenberg; Cassie Wassenberg Collar; Ian and Aaron Gudenkauf; Derick and Dylan Allen; Madison Severy. She also had seven great-grandchildren; four step-granddaughters; and four step-great-grandchildren.
Surviving siblings include: Helen Hammes, Seneca; Bea Fitzpatrick Iowa City, IA; Bill Block of Leawood; and Grace Strathman Seneca.
Besides her husband Ed, she was preceded in death by her twin sister Alma Randall and her brother Francis Block.
Rosaries will be prayed at 2 & 7 PM on Friday, October 12, at Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca. The Mass of Christian Burial will be offered at 10 AM on Saturday at Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic Church in Seneca. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Surrounded by her loving family, after a valiant battle with cancer, Alda Block Wassenberg left this world to rest with her Lord in Heaven on Tuesday, October 9, 2007.
Alda was born August 24, 1921 to Francis and Bertha Block in Seneca, KS. On August 27, 1941, she married Edmund A. "Wassie" Wassenberg at Sts. Peter & Paul Church in Seneca; they celebrated 45 years of marriage in 1986. He preceded her in death on March 13, 1988.
After the couple was married, they lived north of Kelly. In 1943, her husband co-owned Wassenberg-Sudbeck Truck Line. The couple moved to Seneca in 1946, when her husband went into the construction business, Wassenberg Construction. Then after the death of her beloved husband, she moved to Topeka, KS in 1992 to be nearer her children.
She is survived by her six children: Roger (Nancy) Wassenberg of Shawnee, KS; Marilyn Campbell of Albuquerque, NM; Bob (Sue) Wassenberg, Judy Gudenkauf, Patti (Jim) Allen, all of Topeka; and Donna (Dana) Severy of Santa Barbara, CA.
Alda found extreme joy in her grand and great-grandchildren. Grandchildren include: Leah Campbell Kirklin; Leslie Campbell McGeoy; Rob Campbell; Heather and Wade Wassenberg; Cassie Wassenberg Collar; Ian and Aaron Gudenkauf; Derick and Dylan Allen; Madison Severy. She also had seven great-grandchildren; four step-granddaughters; and four step-great-grandchildren.
Surviving siblings include: Helen Hammes, Seneca; Bea Fitzpatrick Iowa City, IA; Bill Block of Leawood; and Grace Strathman Seneca.
Besides her husband Ed, she was preceded in death by her twin sister Alma Randall and her brother Francis Block.
Rosaries will be prayed at 2 & 7 PM on Friday, October 12, at Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca. The Mass of Christian Burial will be offered at 10 AM on Saturday at Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic Church in Seneca. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Alda was born August 24, 1921 to Francis and Bertha Block in Seneca, KS. On August 27, 1941, she married Edmund A. "Wassie" Wassenberg at Sts. Peter & Paul Church in Seneca; they celebrated 45 years of marriage in 1986. He preceded her in death on March 13, 1988.
After the couple was married, they lived north of Kelly. In 1943, her husband co-owned Wassenberg-Sudbeck Truck Line. The couple moved to Seneca in 1946, when her husband went into the construction business, Wassenberg Construction. Then after the death of her beloved husband, she moved to Topeka, KS in 1992 to be nearer her children.
She is survived by her six children: Roger (Nancy) Wassenberg of Shawnee, KS; Marilyn Campbell of Albuquerque, NM; Bob (Sue) Wassenberg, Judy Gudenkauf, Patti (Jim) Allen, all of Topeka; and Donna (Dana) Severy of Santa Barbara, CA.
Alda found extreme joy in her grand and great-grandchildren. Grandchildren include: Leah Campbell Kirklin; Leslie Campbell McGeoy; Rob Campbell; Heather and Wade Wassenberg; Cassie Wassenberg Collar; Ian and Aaron Gudenkauf; Derick and Dylan Allen; Madison Severy. She also had seven great-grandchildren; four step-granddaughters; and four step-great-grandchildren.
Surviving siblings include: Helen Hammes, Seneca; Bea Fitzpatrick Iowa City, IA; Bill Block of Leawood; and Grace Strathman Seneca.
Besides her husband Ed, she was preceded in death by her twin sister Alma Randall and her brother Francis Block.
Rosaries will be prayed at 2 & 7 PM on Friday, October 12, at Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca. The Mass of Christian Burial will be offered at 10 AM on Saturday at Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic Church in Seneca. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
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