Grace E. Wichman

Grace E. Wichman, 86, of Seneca, KS, died Thursday, April 20, 2006, at her home.
      She was born January 14, 1920, in Bigelow, MO, the daughter of Fred and Christine Dix Honeyman. The family moved to the Fidelity area, where she grew up and attended St. Augustine Catholic School. After school she worked at several places in Seneca.
      On November 18, 1943, she married Charles Wichman at Sts. Peter & Paul Church in Seneca. They farmed south of Seneca. Grace also worked at the Dutch Mill, the Sweet Shop, and Farrell’s Variety Store.
     In July of 1970, they moved to the Nemaha County Farm west of Seneca, where they farmed and maintained the Convalescent Home. In 1976 the home was closed and they moved to Seneca. She worked at CR Industries in Seneca until her retirement. Her husband, “Chuck,” died August 4, 1981.
     She was a member of Sts. Peter & Paul Church, St. Ann’s Altar Society, and an active member of the quilting group at the church. She enjoyed quilting, sewing, gardening, and her grandchildren.
     Survivors are two sons, Kenny of Rossville and Richard of Lawrence; two daughters, Glenda Jackson of Topeka and Joan Lierz of Sabetha; 14 grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren.
     Besides her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents, a brother, Cecil Honeyman, and two sisters, Margaret Lehmkuhl and Estelle Meyer.
     Mass of Christian burial will be 1 PM Monday at Sts. Peter & Paul Church in Seneca. The burial will be in the church cemetery. The rosary will be prayed at 2 and 6 PM Sunday at the Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca.
    Memorials may be given for the Sts. Peter & Paul quilting group, and sent in care of the family.