Vollie A. Shump

Vollie A. Shump, 90, of Seneca, died Thursday, August 28, 2003, shortly after arrival at the Nemaha Valley Community Hospital in Seneca.
     He was born October 27, 1912, on a farm northeast of Kelly, the son of Frank and Rose Metzger Shump. He attended Sunny Knoll School. In 1927 the family moved to a farm east of Seneca.
     On April 12, 1937, he married Emma Vondenkamp at Sacred Heart Church in Sabetha. They lived and farmed southeast of Seneca. During the first years of their marriage, he worked at the Farmer’s Elevator in Seneca and later had livestock and a dairy. They celebrated their golden wedding anniversary in 1987. Emma preceded him in death on February 13, 1997.
     He as a member of Sts. Peter & Paul Church, the St. Joseph Society, and the Knights of Columbus for over 50 years, all at Seneca. Vollie had a great love for his family. He was an avid bingo player, card player and went to his farm twice a day.
     Survivors are four sons, Gary, South Fork, CO, Harold, James, and Daniel, of Seneca; a daughter, Darlene Kuhlman, of Seneca; two brothers, Lawrence, Sabetha and Frank, Battle Creek, MI; two sisters, Laurina Heckel, Seal Beach, CA and Rose Hubbard, Lakewood, CA; eight grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren.
     Besides his wife he was preceded in death by four brothers, August, Henry, Raphael, and Karl Shump, and two sisters, Amelia Schneider and Pauline Surmeier.
     Mass of Christian burial will be 11 A.M. Monday at Sts. Peter & Paul Church in Seneca. The burial will be in the church cemetery. The rosary will be prayed at 7 P.M. Saturday by the Knights of Columbus and a prayer service will be conducted at 2 P.M. Sunday at the Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca. He will lie in state at the funeral home after 4 P.M. Saturday.
     Memorials may be given for the Nemaha Valley Community Hospital or for the Seneca E.M.T. Association and sent in care of the family.