Wilbur Michael Hahn, 92, of Bartlett, died at 9:00 p.m., Thursday, January 18, 2007 at the Oswego Medical Center.
He was born May 22, 1914, in their family home west of Bartlett, to Henry Michael and Cora (Crane) Hahn. He attended Lake Creek School through the 8th grade at which time he joined his dad in farming and ranching.
Wilbur lived his entire life on the Hahn farm which was homesteaded in the 1860's. He had plowed ground with mules, driven buggies down through Lake Creek before there was a road to town, rode horses, thrashed grain with the old-time thrashers, tied wheat into bundles and threw them on wagons and hauled grain on wagons pulled by mules and horses. He loved seeing the crops and cattle grow. In his later years, he enjoyed his John Deere tractors and equipment.
He served four years in the U.S. Army during World War II as a sergeant in Okinawa. He taught marksmanship shooting, trained many men and was an expert in small arms. He was in the 610 Tank Destroyer Unit.
He was a member of the Bartlett United Methodist Church, The American Legion, Masonic Lodge of Edna, Scottish Rite, The Mirza Temple in Pittsburg, Kansas, the Bartlett Coop and the Labette County Farm Bureau. On December 28, 1944, he and Eloise Stice were married in the Chetopa Methodist parsonage in Chetopa, Kansas. They recently celebrated 62 years of marriage.
She survives of the home.
SURVIVORS:
Wife - Eloise Hahn of the home
Son - Mike Hahn and his wife, Nancy Bartlett, KS
Grandson - Brent Hahn and his wife, Amanda Ankeny, IA
Granddaughter – Dr. Melissa Hahn Kansas City, KS
Great-Grandson – William Michael Hahn Ankeny, IA
Sister - Helen (Hahn) Stine Edna, KS
He was preceded in death by an infant daughter, Mary Lou Hahn; and a sister, Mildred Hahn.
Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m., Saturday, January 27, 2007 at the Bartlett United Methodist Church with military honors given by the U.S. Army Honor Guard from Ft. Riley. Burial will be at Lake Creek Cemetery in Bartlett. The family will receive friends from 7:00 – 8:00 p.m., Friday, January 26, 2007 at the Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home in Chetopa.
Memorial contributions are suggested to the Bartlett United Methodist Church. These may be left at or mailed to Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home, P.O. Box 346, Chetopa, KS 67336. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Wilbur M. Hahn, please visit our flower store.
He was born May 22, 1914, in their family home west of Bartlett, to Henry Michael and Cora (Crane) Hahn. He attended Lake Creek School through the 8th grade at which time he joined his dad in farming and ranching.
Wilbur lived his entire life on the Hahn farm which was homesteaded in the 1860's. He had plowed ground with mules, driven buggies down through Lake Creek before there was a road to town, rode horses, thrashed grain with the old-time thrashers, tied wheat into bundles and threw them on wagons and hauled grain on wagons pulled by mules and horses. He loved seeing the crops and cattle grow. In his later years, he enjoyed his John Deere tractors and equipment.
He served four years in the U.S. Army during World War II as a sergeant in Okinawa. He taught marksmanship shooting, trained many men and was an expert in small arms. He was in the 610 Tank Destroyer Unit.
He was a member of the Bartlett United Methodist Church, The American Legion, Masonic Lodge of Edna, Scottish Rite, The Mirza Temple in Pittsburg, Kansas, the Bartlett Coop and the Labette County Farm Bureau. On December 28, 1944, he and Eloise Stice were married in the Chetopa Methodist parsonage in Chetopa, Kansas. They recently celebrated 62 years of marriage.
She survives of the home.
SURVIVORS:
Wife - Eloise Hahn of the home
Son - Mike Hahn and his wife, Nancy Bartlett, KS
Grandson - Brent Hahn and his wife, Amanda Ankeny, IA
Granddaughter – Dr. Melissa Hahn Kansas City, KS
Great-Grandson – William Michael Hahn Ankeny, IA
Sister - Helen (Hahn) Stine Edna, KS
He was preceded in death by an infant daughter, Mary Lou Hahn; and a sister, Mildred Hahn.
Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m., Saturday, January 27, 2007 at the Bartlett United Methodist Church with military honors given by the U.S. Army Honor Guard from Ft. Riley. Burial will be at Lake Creek Cemetery in Bartlett. The family will receive friends from 7:00 – 8:00 p.m., Friday, January 26, 2007 at the Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home in Chetopa.
Memorial contributions are suggested to the Bartlett United Methodist Church. These may be left at or mailed to Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home, P.O. Box 346, Chetopa, KS 67336. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Wilbur M. Hahn, please visit our flower store.
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