Lucile Vanek

Lucile Marie Vanek, 96, went to her heavenly home on Sunday, May 29, 2016. Lucile was born to Edward and Lillie Kaump on July 6, 1919 in Riley County, Kansas. She attended Center Hill school through the eighth grade. She attended Randolph High School where she graduated in 1937. During high school Lucile played on the basketball team. She continued to love sports throughout her life. Lucile's mother died when Lucile was thirteen years old. That was a very difficult time for her. Her sister, Ella, who was ten years older became the keeper of the home. Lucile didn't like it when Ella would say, "I'm a day older, so you need to listen to me." Lucile married Albert Vanek, a farmer from Garrison, KS, on November 24, 1944 at the Swede Creek Church parsonage, Riley County. He and three brothers had a wheat farm in Ottawa County west of Oak Hill, Kansas. Albert and Lucile began their married life there. Later they built a new home. When her dad grew older and needed care, Lucile and her husband, Albert, invited him into their home where she cared for him for several years. He also spent time with her sister Ella. They lived on the farm until 1989 when they retired and moved to Miltonvale. After Albert's death in 1996, Lucile sold the home and moved into an apartment. Then in 2007, she moved to Park Villa Nursing Home. Lucile loved to garden, work on the farm, and raise chickens. The Lord Jesus Christ and church were very important to her. She and Albert first attended Antioch, a country church in Ottawa County, where she served as a Sunday School teacher and Bible School teacher among other things. After its closing, they attended F.C. Hill Memorial Wesleyan Church in Miltonvale where she served as treasurer for fifteen years and as a Sunday School teacher. Lucile served as a school board member for Union School, a country school just east of their farm. Albert and Lucile played games with their neighbors and enjoyed Senior Citizens after they moved to Miltonvale. They delighted in family. They had no children but loved their nieces and nephews and often had them stay with them. Lucile also continued her family tradition of popcorn and pop on Sunday nights with family that could come. Lucile is remembered as a joyful person who never complained, made people laugh, and a spiritual mentor. She will be greatly missed by family and friends. She was preceded in death by: her husband, her parents, sister Ella, and brothers Ray, Ralph, and Glenn. Lucile is survived by: niece, Janice Lacy and husband Glenn Lee; nephew, David Toburen and wife Connie; niece, Lois Keller and husband Wayne; nephew, Bruce Kaump and wife Kristi; niece, Deanne Schoenberger and husband Jim; nephew, Dennis Kaump; niece, Twila Brotton; niece, Mary Alice Stringer and husband Ed; Delbert Vanek and wife Judy; and many great nieces and nephews. Funeral services: 1:30 PM Thursday, June 2, 2016 at F.C. Hill Memorial Wesleyan Church Visitation: Thursday, 12:30 until service time at the church Burial: Miltonvale Cemetery, Miltonvale, KS Memorials: the church or Bethel Faith Home Mission