Henry J. "Heinie" Macke

Henry J. “Heinie” Macke, 88, Seneca, KS, died Tuesday, November 25, 2003, at the Nemaha Valley Community Hospital in Seneca.
     He was born February 6, 1915, on the Macke homestead northeast of Baileyville, the son of Henry and Elizabeth Runnebaum Macke. He grew up there and attended Sacred Heart School in Baileyville. He was a farmer and a stockman.
     On September 11, 1945, he married Mary Nordhus at Sts. Peter & Paul Church in Seneca. She survives of the home in Seneca. Following their marriage, they lived and farmed on the Macke homestead. Heinie was a dedicated farmer and was the recipient of the Nemaha County Bankers Award and the Goodyear Award in 1971. They retired and moved to Seneca in 1994. They celebrated their golden wedding anniversary in 1995.
     He was a member of Sts. Peter & Paul Church, the St. Joseph Society, and a former member of Sacred Heart Church, where he served on the church council. He loved playing cards and bingo. After macular degeneration took his sight, he still enjoyed visiting at Harsh’s and trips to the casinos.
     Survivors besides his wife Mary are a son, James, Baileyville; five daughters, Donna Macke, Leavenworth, Jane Macke, Overland Park, Joyce Macke, Aurora, CO, Mary Beth Feldkamp, Centralia, Vicki Hulsing, Seneca; two brothers, Lawrence (Bud) of Eugene, OR and Ray of Yakima, WA; a sister, Aurelia Heiman of Baileyville; and seven grandchildren.
     He was preceded in death by four brothers, Albert, Bernard, Ed, and Frank Macke.
Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 A.M. Friday, November 28, at Sts. Peter & Paul Church in Seneca. Burial will be in Sacred Heart Cemetery at Baileyville. The rosary will be prayed at the Lauer Funeral Home, Seneca, at 7 P.M. Wednesday and Thursday.
     Memorials may be given for Sts. Peter & Paul School or for the Nemaha Valley Community Hospital and sent in care of the family.