Odelia E. Sudbeck, 92, of St. Benedict, Kansas, died on Saturday, May 4, 2013 at Crestview Manor care home of Seneca, where she had been a resident since 2009.

Odelia Elizabeth Broxterman Sudbeck was born on October 9, 1920 to Joseph H. and Bernadine C. Voet Broxterman in Baileyville. She attended Baileyville Grade School and graduated from Seneca Public High School in 1938. As a young girl, she helped worked for her parents at their hardware store in Baileyville. She enjoyed singing in the church choir, roller skating, playing baseball and tap dancing in her youth. After graduation, she moved to Topeka and worked as a nanny.

She married Ignatius F. “Nate” Sudbeck on October 3, 1939 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Baileyville. The couple lived north of Seneca and raised eight children. They celebrated 53 years of marriage before Ignatius’s death on October 17, 1992.

Odelia was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in St. Benedict and the Altar Society at the church. She was also a member of the Friendship Sewing Club for 40 years (a “club” comprised of 12 neighbor ladies). She loved raising a garden and canning the fruits of her labor, dancing, sewing and embroidering. She and her husband enjoyed polka bands and attending numerous wedding dances.

She is survived by her children, Anita (Linus) Haverkamp of Wetmore, Marlene (Ferdinand) Deters of Baileyville, Larry (Rosemary) Sudbeck of Bern, Judy (Larry) Macke of Seneca, Carol Steinlage of Centralia, Linda (John) Heinen of Olathe, Eldon (Theresa) Sudbeck of Seneca and Joyce (Ron) Burdiek of Wetmore; a brother, Norbert “Ike” Broxterman of Seneca; 36 grandchildren and 75 great-grandchildren.

Besides her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by two brothers, Joseph and Vincent Broxterman; three sisters, Norene Bauer, Mary Montgomery and Esther Broxterman; great-grandchildren, Ava Steinlage, Jordan Sudbeck, Lexi and Leslie Talley and Haley Macke; and a son-in-law, Leander Steinlage.

Rosaries will be prayed at 2 & 7 PM Monday, May 6, at Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca. Mass of a Christian Burial will be offered at 10:30 AM Tuesday, May 7, at St. Mary’s Church in St. Benedict. Burial will be in the church cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be given in Odelia’s memory for St. Mary’s Cemetery, and sent in care of the family.