Albert Max Niehues, 75, of Goff, Kansas, passed away at his home on Friday, October 30, 2026.
Max was born on June 6, 1951, in Seneca, Kansas, to Albert H. and Dolores A. (Grollmes) Niehues. He grew up on the family farm southeast of Kelly, Kansas.
Max graduated from Kelly High School in 1969 and earned a degree in animal science from Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kansas. He returned to the family farm and pursued his interests in dairy herd and beef cattle management. For many years, Max served on the Dairy Herd Improvement Association (DHIA) Board of Directors. He also volunteered for the Goff Fire Department Emergency Medical Services (EMS).
Max enjoyed reading, gardening, raising flowers, and landscaping. When his parents became disabled, Max and his brother, Marvin, cared for them. Max was a member of St. Bede’s Catholic Church in Kelly, Kansas.
Max was preceded in death by his grandparents, Henry and Clara Grollmes and Bernard and Mary Niehues; his parents, Albert and Dolores Niehues; and his sister-in-law, Clara Niehues.
Max is survived by his four brothers, Marvin of Goff, Glen of Wetmore, Kansas, Wayne (Nancy) of Goff, and Tom (Karen) of Goff; his two sisters, Mary (Emmett) Koch of Centralia, Kansas, and Doris (Tom) Haug of Baileyville, Kansas; and his many nieces and nephews and their families.
Max will lie in state at the Popkess Memorial Chapel in Seneca, Kansas, on Thursday, November 5, 2026, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Max will then be moved to St. Bede's Parish Hall in Kelly, Kansas, for visitation starting at 6:00 p.m., with a rosary prayed at 7:00 p.m. After the rosary, visitation will continue with family and friends. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Friday, November 6, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. at St. Bede’s Catholic Church in Kelly. Interment will be made in the St. Bede’s Catholic Church Cemetery. Memorial contributions are suggested for the restoration of St. Bede’s Catholic Church, St. Bede’s Catholic Church Cemetery, and Mass offerings for Max, sent in care of the Popkess Memorial Chapel, 814 Castle Street. Seneca, Kansas 66538.
