Sterling Plugge

Services for Sterling H. Plugge, 69, of Arlington, who died Monday, September 1, 1986, at Dodge County Memorial Hospital in Fremont, will be held Thursday, September 4, at the Arlington Community Church at 2 p.m.

Rev. Robert Saunders is officiating and burial will be in the Arlington Cemetery. Military graveside services will be conducted by the Arlington VFW Post and American Legion Post.

Plugge was born June 1, 1917, the son of Fred and Cora Plugge of Pender.

He married Ruth Svendgard on December 20, 1945, in Arlington.

Plugge operated the Walter Monument company in Fremont until 1960. He was then involved in building and construction work until he retired in 1972.

He was a member of the Arlington Community Church, the V.F.W. Post 8332 and the American Legion Post 71 all of Arlington, and the FOE of Fremont.

He served in the United States Army for four years and 10 months in the South Pacific and Aleutian Islands and received two bronze stars.

Survivors include his wife; one son, Jay Plugge of Cameron Park, California; three daughters, Mrs. Michael (Jennifer) Arter of Lincoln, Jill Svendgaard of Lincoln, and Mrs. William (Jaclyn) Helfry of Ashville, Ohio; two sisters, Mrs. Howard (Edith) Marshall and Mrs. Leonard (Muriel) Wulf, both of Arlington; one brother, Gordon Plugge, of Lillian, Alabama; and five grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, and one grandson.

Pallbearers are Dr. Lauren Spangler, Raymond Ludwig, Jr., Raymond Pfeiffer, Walt Pfeiffer, Ray Wright and Glenn Otteman.

Organist is Mrs. Ruby House and soloist is Lane Plugge.

Memorials are suggested to be given to the Arlington Community Church.

Reckmeyer-Moser Funeral Home of Arlington is in charge of arrangements.

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Sterling H. Plugge

ARLINGTON --- Sterling H. Plugge, 69, of Arlington, died Monday at Memorial Hospital of Dodge County. He suffered from lung cancer.

Mr. Plugge operated Walter Monument Co., in Fremont until 1960 and then was in building construction work until his retirement in 1972.

He was born June 1, 1917, in Pender and spent most of his life in Arlington. Mr. Plugge served in the U.S. Army 7th Division in the South Pacific, Attu and Aleutian Islands. He received two Bronze Stars.

He was a member of Arlington Community Church, Fraternal Order of Eagles 200 in Fremont, VFW Post 8332 and American Legion Post 71, both at Arlington.

On Dec. 20, 1945, he married Ruth Svendgard at Arlington.

She survives. Other survivors include a son, Jay of Cameron Park, Calif; three daughters, Mrs. Michael (Jennifer) Arter of Lincoln, Jill Svendgaard of Lincoln and Mrs. William (Jaclyn) Helfrey of Ashville, Ohio; a brother, Gordon of Lillian, Ala.; two sisters, Mrs. Howard (Edith) Marshall and Mrs. Leonard (Muriel) Wulf, both of Arlington; and five grandchildren.

Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Arlington Community Church. The Rev. Robert Saunders will officiate. Burial will be in the Arlington Cemetery.

Military graveside services will be conducted by Arlington VFW Post 8332 and American Legion Post 71. A memorial fund has been established to the Arlington Community Church.

Reckmeyer-Moser Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Visitation will be 10 a.m. - 9 p.m. Wednesday.

~~~ Obituary courtesy of the Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Blair Public Library at Blair, Nebraska.~~~