Amanda Haefker

Obituary: Amanda Susannah Haefker, age 93, passed away on Friday, August 4, 2006 at her daughters home in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Date of Birth: April 20, 1913 Birthplace: near Raddle, in Jackson County, Illinois Name of Father: John Hollmann Mothers maiden name: Anna Marguerita Miesner Baptized: May 4, 1913, at Christ Lutheran Church in Jacob, Illinois Confirmation: June 3, 1928, at St. Pauls Lutheran Church, Coffeyville, KS. Graduated from Lenapah High School, Lenapah, OK, 1932. Wife of the Rev. Walther Andrew Haefker Place of Marriage: St. Pauls Lutheran Church, Coffeyville, Kansas, October 24, 1937 She resided in Oklahoma since 1920 Before marriage she lived in Nowata County. After marriage in Park HillLutherhoma, Orlando, Muskogee, Granite, and Shattuck, as she made a home in parsonages with her minister husband Marital status: Widowed in 1969 Resided in South Coffeyville, OK, from 1969-1997 living near four sisters Resided in Stillwater,OK, since 1997 living near daughter and family Occupation: pastors wife, mother, homemaker and seamstress Churches she attended during marriage were those where her husband was the pastor Last church: St. Pauls Lutheran, Coffeyville, Kansas St. Paul Societies: Priscilla Guild, Lutheran Womens Missionary League, Choir FAMILY RECORD Survived by daughters and their husbands: Daughter: Mrs. Carlton Arlene Riemer, Stillwater, OK Daughter: Mrs. Roger Lois Walker, Winter Haven, FL Daughter: Mrs. Louise Lafrentz, Sioux Falls, SD Daughter: Mrs. Milton Sylvia Kokel, Manor, TX 13 grandchildren 10 great grandchildren Sister amp; Brother-in-law: Helen amp; Allen Tomes, South Coffeyville, OK Brother-in-law: Gordon Jones, South Coffeyville, OK Sisters-in-law: Mrs. Edwin Ruth Hollmann, St. Louis, MO; and Mrs. Clarence Edna Duewer, Omaha, Nebraska Preceding her in death: Parents, Husband WaltherJune 29, 1969; one son, John November 20, 1943; two brothers Ernst and Edwin and four sisters Ida, Mary, Lydia, and Dora Amanda enjoyed being a pastors wife, raising her children, seeing her children and grandchildren whenever possible, spending time with her sisters and their families in Coffeyville, gardening especially growing flowers, sewing, making many quilts for Lutheran World Relief, and singing in the choir. She liked to bake cookies and coffee cake, which all of the extended family enjoyed. She loved to hear Gods Word and attended church and Bible class all her life. Calling hours: Her body will lie in State on Thursday, August 17, 2006 from 8:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m., at the Penwell-Gabel Ford-Wulf-Bruns Chapel, 2405 Woodland Ave., Coffeyville, KS. Funeral services will be held Friday, August 18, 2006, at 11:00 a.m. at St. Paul39;s Lutheran Church, Coffeyville, KS, with committal services following at Penwell-Gabels Restlawn Memorial Park Cemetery in the Garden of the Cross, Coffeyville, KS. Memorial contributions may be given to the St. Pauls Lutheran Church, Coffeyville, KS or the Lutheran Hour. To read the obit or send the family a special message please visit www.penwellgabel.com