Irene J. Haverkamp

Irene J. Haverkamp, 80, of Seneca died early Wednesday morning, August 4, 2004, at Crestview Manor in Seneca.
     She was born June 10, 1924, in Baileyville, the daughter of Aloy and Anna Krogman Reinecke. She attended Baileyville schools and earned her GED in 1976. Irene worked in Grand Island, NE, while her fiancé, Marcellus Haverkamp, served in the U.S. Army during World War II. When he returned, they were married on April 24, 1946, at Sacred Heart Church, Baileyville. They farmed in the St. Benedict area and north of Seneca until 1955 when they moved to Seneca. She worked for the Starlite Motel and in the Homemaker Program for the State of Kansas Social and Rehabilitation Services. They celebrated their golden wedding anniversary. Her husband, Marcellus, died January 23, 2003.
     She was a member of Sts. Peter & Paul Church, St. Ann’s Altar Society, and volunteered at the Sts. Peter & Paul Mission. Her hobbies included quilting, collecting antiques and dolls, canning, and fishing. She enjoyed summer vacations in the mountains of Colorado and Wyoming.
     Survivors are a son, Eric Haverkamp of Seneca; two daughters, Mary Lee Sanders of Topeka and Jane Fields of Eagle, NE; two sisters, Josephine Altenhofen of Gardner and Angela Tangeman of Centralia; three brothers, Fritz Reinecke of Centralia, Lou Reinecke of Seneca, and Tony Reinecke of Garden Grove, CA; and seven grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
     Besides her husband, she was preceded in death by two brothers, Carl and Gene Reinecke; four sisters, Hilda Reinecke, Martha Stallbaumer, Mary Ann Reinecke, and Rose Reinecke; and a granddaughter, Robin Fields.
     Mass of Christian burial will be 10:30 A.M. Friday at Sts. Peter & Paul Church in Seneca. The burial will be in St. Mary’s Cemetery at St. Benedict. Rosary will be prayed at the Lauer Funeral Home at 2 and 7 P.M. Thursday.
     Memorials may be given for Crestview Manor, and sent in care of the family.