• Serving All Faiths Since 1901

  • Meeting your wishes
    and family's traditions.

We understand every funeral is different because every person is unique
and each family situation is different.

  • Recent Obituaries

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Catherine E. Franco

Catherine E. Franco, 81, of Seneca, passed away on September 18, 2024, at the Life Care Center of Seneca.

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Alan Ward

Alan “Taco Al” Ward of Topeka passed away on September 9th,2024 at his home in Topeka with his family by his side.

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Sandra C. Kins Steffes

Sandra Carolyn Steffes, 86, of Holton, Kansas, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Saturday August 24, 2024, at The Pines (North) in Holton.

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Clinton Carl Dodds

Clinton Carl Dodds, age 101, of Seneca, passed away on Saturday, August 10, 2024, at Life Care Center of Seneca, with his wife Helen by his side.

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Richard William Sudbeck

Richard W. Sudbeck, 73, of Seneca, Kansas died on July 20, 2024 at Nemaha Valley Community Hospital in Seneca as a result of a fall he sustained while working on the farm.

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Phyllis M. Minihan Hasenkamp

Phyllis Marie Hasenkamp, 85, of Centralia, KS died on July 18, 2024, at Via Christi Ascension Living in Manhattan, KS.

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  • Lauer Funeral Home

    Lauer Funeral Home is family-owned and operated, serving all faiths in northeast Kansas since 1901. Our mission and dedication is to create a service that is both individual and meaningful for the families we serve. Be certain that in your time of deepest need you can rely on our continued dedication to tradition, respect and understanding. We recognize that funeral service is a calling with great responsibilities, demanding the highest professional standards. This trust and confidence makes us both proud and humble.

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  • Plan Ahead

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No one likes to think about death, let alone plan for it. However, planning ahead just makes sense. Preplanning is truly one of the most thoughtful and loving things you can do for your family.

When a death occurs, there are many decisions that must be made at that time. By preplanning your funeral, you relieve your family of having to make important arrangements during a period of great stress and grief, a time when people are not thinking very clearly and may not know what to do because you never made your wishes known.