Wilbur J. “Web” Burdiek, 68, of Seneca, KS, died late Wednesday afternoon, December 24, 2003, at the Nemaha Valley Community Hospital in Seneca. He was diagnosed with bladder cancer five years ago.

He was born January 7, 1935, the son of Frank A. and Anna Meyer Burdiek, on the family farm south of Seneca. He grew up there, attended St. Bede’s Grade School at Kelly, and graduated from Sts. Peter & Paul High School in Seneca in 1953. He attended St. Benedict Seminary for one year at Atchison. He moved to Marysville and worked in the shipping department for Montgomery Ward. In 1956 he returned to Seneca where he began employment with Seneca Wholesale. He was a truck driver for a year, then worked as a salesman for 43 years until his retirement on January 1, 1999. Following his retirement, he worked for Rick Honeyman Ford delivering and picking up cars.

On May 29, 1956, he married Lila M. Tanking at St. Gregory’s Church at Marysville. She died March 31, 2000.

He was a member of Sts. Peter & Paul Church, where he was a money counter for 25 years and the St. Joseph Society at the church. He was also a member of the Knights of Columbus and the Seneca Lions Club, where he was a volunteer driver to deliver corneas. He served on the Nemaha Valley School Board for 10 years from 1976 to 1986, and was presently serving his second term on the Seneca City Council. Web was a friendly man who loved to cook, travel and garden. He and his wife, Lila, were among the organizers of the Seneca Squares, a square dancing club.

Survivors are two sons; Michael of Laguna Beach, CA and Richard “Dick” of Laurel, MD; two daughters, Kathleen “Kathy” and Debra “Deb” Huerter-Wiebe, both of Seneca; three brothers, Leonard of Sabetha, KS, Regis and Edgar, both of Topeka; three sisters, Imelda Skoch of Axtell, KS, Bernice Glover of Salina, KS, Marjorie Steinlage of Corning, KS; and nine grandchildren.

Besides his wife, he was preceded in death by two brothers Francis and Norbert.

Mass of Christian burial will be 10:30 AM Monday at Sts. Peter & Paul Church in Seneca. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Rosaries will be prayed at 3 & 7 PM Sunday at Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca.

Memorials may be given for Nemaha Valley Community Hospital, the Seneca Lions Club, or Sts. Peter & Paul School, and sent in care of the family.