Alma Schlehuber, Hillsboro
Alma Schlehuber Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information (jostfuneralhome.com)
December 6, 1934 - November 10, 2021
Hillsboro - Alma Schlehuber, 86, passed away November 10, 2021 in Wichita. She was born December 6, 1934 to Samuel and Leah (Winter) Laubhan in Hillsboro. She married Allen Schlehuber January 18, 1952 in Durham.
Survivors include: husband Allen Schlehuber of rural Hillsboro; son Merle (Marolyn) Schlehuber, rural Hillsboro; granddaughter Maci (Taylor) Ellison of Wichita; sister Lorraine Shumaker of Shreveport, Louisiana; sister-in-law Julie Schlehuber Werdann.
Funeral service 10:00 a.m. Saturday, November 13, 2021 at Zion Lutheran Church in Hillsboro officiated by Pastor John Werner. Graveside service 9:00 a.m. Saturday at Zion Lutheran Cemetery in Hillsboro.
Memorials to St. Jude Children's Hospital or Zion Lutheran Church in care of Jost Funeral Home, P.O. Box 266, Hillsboro, KS 67063.
Online condolences at www.jostfuneralhome.com.
Life Sketch Taken from the Funeral Bulletin
We most certainly hope that we were able to start this service on time. Mom whole heartedly believed in the old adage, “if you’re not early, you’re late.” This especially applied to her dinner table. If you were not in place at 11:30 you better have had a very good excuse.
Mom fed and watered us all every day. Dinner, lunch in the fields and sometimes supper late at night. Many times, Dad would be doing business with someone in the yard when lunch time came around. Rather than being late he would invite them in as everyone was always welcome at her table. I cannot remember a time not getting enough to eat or one single bad meal. Mom was a magician with a cast iron skillet.
Mom kept her house immaculate. She was taught early on that there were many reasons to be poor but no good reason to not take care of what you did have. This was an exceptional chore with all of us traipsing through her house.
In addition to providing for us during work days she also would have an open spread for all of our hunting buddies. Sometimes during pheasant season, she would prepare food for as many as twenty people. She loved it, so did we, so did they.
When I got old enough to start helping out more Mom went from an equipment operator to taxi driver. She would haul us around from field to field as we moved machinery. Mom has also always taken care of the book work tasks. Just like with her philosophy on being late, if she didn’t have the bill paid the next day after receiving it, she felt that it was already overdue.
Mom was a prolific letter writer. She always had stationary by her chair with letters started to her sister Lorraine, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and friends. Mom was the keeper of both sides of the family. She kept track of new births, birthdays, graduations and all other special events and happenings and reported to us. She would most likely know every one of your names if she were here today with us, which she is in spirit, but she cannot whisper names to us today to get us out of a jam. Please forgive us going forward; it will never be the same without her.
Mom loved her outside flowers. This summer God gave her one of the most beautiful crops that she has ever raised. We are especially thankful for that.
I believe that taking care of Maci while we were at work was one of Mom’s biggest joys in life. She did things with her outside that should have been beyond her years. I cannot begin to guess how many hours Mom and Dad spent sitting on hard bleachers watching Maci at various events loving almost every minute of it. Mom was a great influence on Maci’s upbringing. For that, we are most grateful.
Mom was born to Samuel and Leah Laubhan on December 6, 1934.
She grew up on a farm East of Durham, KS.
She was baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church, Durham, Ks on January 31, 1935. She was also confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church on May 9, 1948. She graduated from Durham High School at the top of her class on May 14, 1948. Mom and Dad were married on January 18, 1953. They lived a short time in Hillsboro before moving to the family homestead where they have resided for nearly 69 years.
Alma Mae Schlehuber, wife, mother, grandmother and friend to many passed from this world November 10 at 2:13 a.m. into her loving Lord's arms. We will miss her so very much.
PS. Mom make sure St. Peter gets you a decent stove and pans. We will be joining you in God’s due time…and we promise not to be late.
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