Hilda Haukap

Hildagard “Hilda” Haukap, age 98, of Dedham, Iowa, died Wednesday, September 24, 2008, at St. Anthony Regional Hospital in Carroll. Mass of the Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 A.M., Monday, September 29, 2008, at St. Joseph Church in Dedham. The Celebrant will be Father Anthony Pick, assisted by Deacon Louis Meiners. The casket will be taken to the church at 8:30 A.M. Monday to lie in state until the time of the funeral mass. The Templeton Catholic Daughters of America will form an honor guard at the church. Lector will be Sharon Mescher. Gift Bearers will be Valerie Dobson and Mariah Railsback. Casket Bearers will be Tom Haukap, Kreg Haukap, Adam Haukap, Ross Dobson, Tony Haukap, Michael Railsback, Corey Haukap, and Brandon Haukap. Burial will be at Sacred Heart Cemetery in Templeton. Friends may call at the Sharp Funeral Home in Carroll after 3:30 P.M. Sunday. A rosary will be prayed at 4 P.M. Sunday by the Templeton Catholic Daughters of America. There will be a Christian wake service at 6 P.M. Sunday by St. Joseph Parish. Mrs. Haukap was born on August 14, 1910, at Mt. Carmel, Iowa, the daughter of Henry and Anna (Petersohn) Schenkelberg, Sr. In 1913 her family moved to the Templeton community where she attended Sacred Heart School. On February 3, 1931, she was married to Herman A. Haukap at Sacred Heart Church in Templeton with Msgr. F.H. Heusman officiating. Following their marriage the couple made their home in Templeton until 1936 when they moved to Dedham. From 1944 until 1954 Mrs. Haukap owned and operated Hilda’s Café in Dedham and later was employed at the Dedham Post Office, Bueltel Meat Market, and Pletchette Grocery Store. She retired in 1980. She was a member of St. Joseph Parish, Parish Ladies Guild, and 75 year member of the Templeton Catholic Daughters of America. Mrs. Haukap enjoyed her family, cooking, crocheting, bird watching, bowling, playing cards, and volunteering at church. Survivors include 15 grandchildren; 25 great grandchildren; 2 step great grandchildren; 2 great great grandchildren; 2 step great great grandchildren; a sister-in-law, Marie Huff of St. Louis, Missouri; and many nieces, nephews, and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Herman Haukap, in August 1992; two daughters in infancy; a son, Patrick Haukap, in March 1998; five sisters, Mary Schenkelberg, Theresa Bueltel, Catherine Waller, Elizabeth A’Hearn, and Anna Mescher; and seven brothers, Bernard, Peter, Henry A., Edward, Lambert, Matthias, and Julius Schenkelberg.

Hilda Haukap

August 14, 1910 - September 24, 2008