Mildred E. Lackey

Mildred E. Lackey, 83, Seneca, died Sunday, November 13, 2005, at the Sabetha Community Hospital.
     She was born March 1, 1922, on a farm southeast of Seneca the daughter of Anthony J. and Christine Strathman Spielman. She attended Sts. Peter & Paul Schools and graduated from high school in 1940.
     On December 12, 1941, she married Walter M. Lackey in Baltimore, MD, where he had gone to work in an aircraft factory to help in the war effort. He also served a year in the U.S. Navy before they returned to live in Seneca in 1946. Mildred was a homemaker and took care of her family. In the early 1970’s she was employed at the Big B Grocery Store as a bookkeeper and a clerk. In 1994 she retired from the store to take care of her husband who was in ill health. He preceded her in death on December 31, 1997. She was also preceded in death by a son, Jay Michael on September 4, 1965. In December of 2004, she was in ill health and fractured her hip. She was hospitalized and also a resident at Crestview Manor
     She was a member of Sts. Peter & Paul Church and St. Ann’s Altar Society at the church. Mildred enjoyed playing golf with her husband and family. She was a good golfer. She liked china painting and playing cards with her friends.
     Survivors are three sons, Richard L. Lackey, Danville, IL, Glen Lackey, Wetmore, Keith Lackey, Sabetha; two daughters, Judy Holthaus, Topeka and Lynette House, Eudora; four sisters, Olivia Numrich, Shawnee Mission, Frances Robbins and Vera Cox both of Cheney, and Luella Hinton, Fayetteville, AR; 10 grandchildren, 8 great-grandchildren and 2 step great grandchildren.
     Besides her husband and son, she was preceded in death by two brothers, Leo J. Spielman and A.F. “Tony” Spielman, and a sister, Mary Murphy.
     Mass of Christian burial will be 10 A.M. Wednesday at Sts. Peter & Paul Church in Seneca. The burial will be in the church cemetery. The rosary will be prayed at 2 and 7 P.M. Tuesday at the Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca.
     Memorials may be given for Sts. Peter & Paul School, Sabetha Community Hospital, Nemaha Valley Community Hospital, or Crestview Manor and sent in care of the family.