Claudine Meng

Claudine Catherine Meng, formerly of Severy, passed into eternal life on Friday, May 16, 2025, at Greenwood County Hospital in Eureka, 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. She was raised in Sharon and graduated from Sharon High School. On April 14, 1948, Claudine was united in marriage to James August Meng in Sharon. They made their home in Sharon but 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 to many children. She touched the lives of countless families in Garden Plain. They retired to Severy in 1987, where life moved at a slower pace, and the community felt like one big family. Jim preceded her in death on November 25, 2017.

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

She is survived by four children: Vic Meng of Severy; Delbert Meng of Severy; Glenn and wife, Laurie Meng, of Goddard; and Delores and husband, Finley Nevin of Latham; daughter-in-law, Christy Meng of Wichita; 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; 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 will be held at 10:30 A.M., Saturday, May 24, 2025, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Eureka with Father Thomas Hoisington officiating. Rosary recitation will begin at 10:00 A.M. Interment will follow at Greenwood Cemetery, Eureka.

In lieu of flowers, 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, PO Box 595, Eureka, KS 67045, which is overseeing arrangements. Condolences may be left for the family online at koupfunerals.com.