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Wilfred “Willie” Ignatius Niehues

Circleville, Kansas

02/01/1954 - 10/14/2020

Wilfred “Willie” Ignatius Niehues, 66, of Circleville, Kansas, died of Progressive Supranuclear Palsy on October 14, 2020 at the Nemaha Valley Community Hospital in Seneca.

Willie was born in Seneca on February 1, 1954 to Edwin and Rosalita Renneger Niehues. Willie grew up in the Kelly community, attended St. Bede’s Grade School and graduated from Nemaha Valley High School 1972.

As a young man he helped on the family farm and was employed in Topeka at the Goodyear Plant; he devoted the rest of his life to farming.

Willie married Colette Hammes on February 4, 1978 at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Seneca KS. To this union was born two children, Nicole & Eric. The couple later divorced. Willie farmed until his health kept him from doing so; but farming was always in his heart.

Willie enjoyed hunting, fishing and catching up with his friends and family. He was a member of St. Bede’s Catholic Church in Kelly.

Willie is preceded in death by his father, Edwin on October 1, 2018; and a brother, Michael on July 9, 2007.

Willie is survived by his children, Nicole (Patrik) Leonard of Salina and Eric (Ashley) Niehues of Fairview, Kansas; his mother, Rosie of Seneca; his four brothers, David (Anita) of Fort Collins, Colorado, Leland (Jane) of Goff, Leon (Sharon) of Huntsville, Arkansas and Dennis (Laurie) of Goff; his two sisters, Patty (Larry) Bolgar of Cleveland, Ohio and Cindy (Dan) Heideman of Wamego; a sister-in-law, Carol Niehues of Sabetha; and six grandchildren, Owen, Lily, and Mason Leonard & Emrie, Raelie, and Gage Niehues.

A Rosary will be prayed at 2 PM on Sunday, October 18th at the Lauer Funeral Home. The Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday, October 19, 2020 at 2 PM at St. Bede’s Catholic Church in Kelly. Burial will be at a later date at St. Bede’s Catholic Cemetery.

Memorials may be left in his memory to Crestview Nursing & Residential Living and/or St. Bede’s Catholic Cemetery.

A Rosary will be prayed at 2 PM on Sunday, October 18th at the Lauer Funeral Home. The Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday, October 19, 2020 at 2 PM at St. Bede’s Catholic Church in Kelly. Burial will be at a later date at St. Bede’s Catholic Cemetery

A Rosary will be prayed at 2 PM on Sunday, October 18th at the Lauer Funeral Home. The Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday, October 19, 2020 at 2 PM at St. Bede’s Catholic Church in Kelly. Burial will be at a later date at St. Bede’s Catholic Cemetery

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8 Comments

  1. Larry Bolgar on October 15, 2020 at 4:09 pm

    Willie was a wonderful person. I will truly miss him. Always had a smile on his face and a great sense of humor. He had a warm and loving spirit.
    Larry Bolgar

  2. Linda Osterhaus on October 15, 2020 at 6:07 pm

    I am so very sorry for your family’s loss. My Mother also died from complications of Progressive supranuclearpalsy at the age of 69 so I know a little about what Willie went through while fighting this horrible disease. Rosie, my deepest sympathy. May Willie be at peace now and forever.

  3. Kevin & Joyce on October 15, 2020 at 7:51 pm

    Willie. You and Claud were the Best competitors. Miss you Man.

    • Michele Bloom on October 15, 2020 at 8:43 pm

      So sorry to hear this. My thoughts and prayers for all of the family. Willie was a good guy that will be missed by many.

  4. Judi Fenton Plumer on October 16, 2020 at 2:09 pm

    All my thoughts and prayers to Willie’s family and friends for this loss. We were classmates and we are planning our 50th class reunion in 2022. We will miss him and sharing life stories.

  5. Stephen R. Boeckman on October 17, 2020 at 8:28 am

    Willie, Steve L and I spent many a night fishing on the blue. He was always fun to be around and I enjoyed his friendship even after I moved to Arkansas. He took several of my friends from here on a turkey hunt of there lives. My wife remembers him as the man that spun raw honey and gave her a pint jar of it. You have my deepest sympathy

  6. Butch Clark on October 18, 2020 at 9:56 am

    Thoughts and prayers to Willies family

    • Greg Hulsing on October 18, 2020 at 4:21 pm

      Willie and I were birth buddies i was …born jan 31..willie Feb 1…had a lot of birth adventures…rode cycles in the younger..will be missed..RIP good friend

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