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Roberta A. "Bobbie" Dalinghaus
Seneca, Kansas
03/11/1939 - 01/10/2025
Roberta Ann “Bobbie” McLachlan Dalinghaus, 85, of Seneca, Kansas, passed away on January 10, 2025, at the Life Care Center in Seneca.
Bobbie was born on March 11, 1939, in Boonville, Missouri, the daughter of Alexander Robert (A.R.) and Florence Brengarth McLachlan. She grew up in Columbia, Missouri, until the second grade, when her family moved to Salisbury, Missouri. She attended St. Joseph Grade School and High School in Salisbury, graduating in 1957. Bobbie then attended Mount St. Scholastica from 1957 to 1959 before going on to Florence Cook School of Nursing and the Kansas University Medical Center, where she graduated as a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) in 1960.
In 1960, Bobbie began working at Nemaha Valley Community Hospital in Seneca, where she worked until 1994. She later worked for 11 years at the Good Shepherd Village Nursing Home in Summerfield, Kansas, before retiring.
Bobbie had a passion for travel, playing cards, dancing, and enjoying time with family and friends. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and sister, and her warmth and caring spirit touched the lives of all who knew her.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Bill Dalinghaus, on May 4, 2022; her parents, Florence and Alexander McLachlan; and her sister, Theresa Rettele, who passed away on February 22, 2011.
On September 16, 1961, Bobbie married Lillis Leon “Bill” Dalinghaus at the Sacred Heart Church in Baileyville. To this union were born daughters Deborah (Larry) Husa of Liberty, Nebraska, and Diane Dalinghaus of Overland Park, Kansas, as well as sons Daniel (Janice) Dalinghaus of Sabetha, Douglas (Tiffany) Dalinghaus of Seneca, and Daryl Dalinghaus of Overland Park, Kansas. Bobbie was also a loving grandmother to 10 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren.
She is survived by her sister, Betty Milas of Kirksville, Missouri, and two brothers, David McLachlan of St. Louis, Missouri and Ron McLachlan of St, Louis, Missouri and a brother-in-law Bill Rettele of Baileyville.
A rosary will be prayed on Thursday, January 16, at 2 and 7:00 PM at the Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca. A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered on Friday, January 17, at 11:00 AM at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Seneca, with burial following in the Sacred Heart church cemetery in Baileyville.
Memorials may be left in Bobbie’s memory, to Mount St. Scholastica, sent in care of the family. www.lauerfuneralhome.com
A rosary will be prayed on Thursday, January 16, at 2 and 7:00 PM at the Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca. A
Memorials may be left in Bobbie’s memory, to Mount St. Scholastica, sent in care of the family
A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered on Friday, January 17, at 11:00 AM at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Seneca, with burial following in the Sacred Heart church cemetery in Baileyville.
Memorials may be left in Bobbie’s memory, to Mount St. Scholastica, sent in care of the family
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Bobbie is one of the greatest people I have ever known. I say is, instead of was, because she is very much alive now enjoying the company of God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit, who she served so faithfully while here.
She brought such joy and a caring spirit to everyone. The staff and residents at Good Shepherd Village looked forward to seeing her everyday day.
She was a smart and wonderful nurse, and very hardworking.
I know she worked lots of nights at the Seneca hospital, while raising a beautiful family.
May her children and family know we are sorry for their loss,
Oh my the memories we had together at Life care Bobbi focused on the desire to go home and wouldn’t join activities so i drug her to bingo we won all kinds of snacks and i promised her we would watch movies and eat our junk Nex5=t day was called social hour with all kinds of snacks and we could have alcohol we shared a red beer before we left and i was still trying to convince her to go she hollered out to me call Dana *my daughter and her old neighbor tell her to run to the mission and get us some formals so we can be the bells of the social hour we had good laughs I was discharged but came out frequently to see her and was saddened to see her go down hill I thought to myself she went to a private room and felt like she was miss stimulation from all our good chats and laughter and our fun of sharing potato chips she loved her chips May she dance away in heaven thoughts and prayers to her family love you Bobbi
Sending prayers & sympathy to her family & friends. Bobbie, you were an awesome co-worker at the Seneca Hospital. May you rest in peace in your heavenly home.