Elizabeth B. Enneking

Elizabeth B. Enneking, 89, of Seneca, Kansas, died Wednesday, March 14, 2001, at the Midland Hospice House in Topeka, Kansas. She was transferred there following surgery at a Topeka hospital. She had been in failing health the past year and had entered Crestview Manor Care Home in Seneca on March 1, 2000.
     She was born October 17, 1911, on a farm southwest of Seneca, the daughter of Frank and Wilhelmina Schraad Mohlman. The family later moved to a farm north of Seneca, and Elizabeth attended St. Mary's School at St. Benedict, Kansas. Before her marriage, she did domestic work for local families.
     On October 19, 1932, she married Louis C. Enneking at St. Mary's Church at St. Benedict. They lived on the Enneking homestead north of St. Benedict until 1955 when they moved to Kelly, Kansas. In 1965 they moved into Seneca where Elizabeth started work at the Seneca Hospital in the dietary department until her retirement in 1983. Elizabeth worked as a volunteer at the Sts. Peter & Paul Mission Center in Seneca for many years until 1997.
     Louis and Elizabeth celebrated their golden wedding anniversary in 1982. Her husband, Louis, died January 9, 1988.
     A daughter, Betty Ward died August 3, 1993, and a grandson, Jack Ward, Jr.died September 15, 1995.
     She was a member of Sts. Peter & Paul Church and St. Ann's Altar Society at the church. Elizabeth was an industrious lady who was an excellent seamstress, a quilter, did baking, gardening, and took special pride in taking care of her yard.
      Survivors are four sons, Louis Enneking, Jr and LeRoy Enneking both of Seneca; Linus Enneking and Lynn Enneking, both of Topeka; two daughters, Darlene Lechner and Marilyn Kahler, both of Topeka; a sister Susan Groff of Seneca.; thirteen grandchildren; five step-grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren, nine step-great-grandchildren, and a step-great-great-grandchild.
     She was also preceded in death by three brothers, Henry, Francis, and Joseph Mohlman and three sisters, Rita Noble, Josepha Wichman, and Marie Staurhan.
     The Mass of Christian burial will be 10:30 A.M. Saturday at Sts. Peter & Paul Church in Seneca. The burial will be in the church cemetery. A prayer service will be conducted at the Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca on Friday at 2 P.M. and the rosary will be prayed by St. Ann's Altar Society at the funeral home at 7 P.M. Friday.
     Memorials may be given for Sts. Peter & Paul School, Crestview Manor, the Midland Hospice, or Sts. Peter & Paul Mission Center and sent in care of the family.