MENG, Claudine Catherine (Hrencher) - b. June 11, 1928 - d. May 16, 2025

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Claudine Catherine Meng, formerly of Severy, Kansas, passed into eternal life on May 16, 2025 at Greenwood County Hospital in Eureka, Kansas at the age of 96.  She was born on June 11, 1928 in Sharon, Kansas, the daughter of Joseph Anthony and Josephine Catherine (Eck) Hrencher.

Claudine was raised in Sharon and graduated from Sharon High School.  On April 14, 1948, she was united in marriage to James August Meng in Sharon where they made their home.  However, they moved frequently in their early years. To this union, five children were born.  The family eventually settled in Garden Plain, Kansas where they lived for nearly twenty years.  Claudine ran a daycare there for many years, and her daycare was a second home for many children.  She touched the lives of countless families in Garden Plain.  Claudine and Jim retired to Severy, Kansas in 1987 where life moved at a slower pace, and the community felt like one big family. 

Claudine was a very devout Catholic and a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Eureka and the Sacred Heart Altar Society.

Claudine is survived by four children, Vic Meng of Severy, Kansas, Delbert Meng of Severy, Kansas, Glenn (Laurie) Meng of Goddard, Kansas, and Delores (Finley) Nevin of Latham, Kansas; daughter-in-law, Christy Meng of Wichita, Kansas; nine grandchildren, Grant, Renee, Justin, Lindsay, Kendra, Krista, Brock, Jason, and Abbey; nineteen great-grandchildren; and her first great-great-grandchild on the way.  She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Jim, on November 25, 2017; one son, Vernon Meng; one grandson, Neil Nevin; and her seven siblings, Francis Joseph Hrencher, Ruthelma Caroline Hallam, Irene Mary "Sister Philomena" Hrencher, Ida Ann Thieme, Paul Hrencher, Clarence Francis Hrencher, and Josephine Catherine Inslee.

Funeral Mass was held on May 24, 2025 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Eureka, Kansas with Father Thomas Hoisington officiating.  Interment followed at Greenwood Cemetery in Eureka, Kansas.  The family requests that memorials be made to the Sacred Heart Catholic Church Altar Society.  Contributions may be sent in care of Koup Family Funeral Home, P.O. Box 595, Eureka, Kansas 67045 which is overseeing arrangements.  Condolences may be left for the family online at www.koupfunerals.com.

(taken from the Koup Family Fuenral Home website)