Obituary Record

Ella (Jensen) Rahlfs
Died on 12/28/2014
Buried in Blair Cemetery

#1 Published in The Pilot Tribune, Tuesday, December 30, 2014

Ella Rahlfs, 104

Ella Rahlfs, 104, of Blair died Sunday, Dec. 28, 2014, at Good Shepherd Lutheran Community in Blair.

Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday at First Lutheran Church in Blair. Interment will follow services in the Blair Cemetery. Viewing will be 3-5 p.m. Thursday at Campbell-Aman Funeral Home in Blair. Visitation will be later that evening at First Lutheran Church with family receiving friends from 6 to 8 p.m.

Ella Jensen was born Sept. 24, 1910, on the family farm north of Kennard to Henry and Johanna (Hansen) Jensen. She was baptized and confirmed at the Emmaus Lutheran Church in Kennard. She attended Brewster School southwest of Blair.

She married Roy Rahlfs on Nov. 18, 1933, at her home near Kennard. They moved to a farm in the Orum area where they lived and farmed for 60 years. They joined the Orum Lutheran Church where their children were baptized and confirmed.

In later years, they joined the First Lutheran Church in Blair, where Ella was a member of the Martha Circle for many years.

After the death of her husband in 1995, she remained on the farm until 2004 when she moved to Blair.

She is survived by her daughter, Marilyn Leehy, son and daughter-in-law Mitchell and Mary Jean Rahlfs, all of Blair, and son John Rahlfs of Omaha; seven grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; six great-great-grandchildren; sister-in-law Lola Rahlfs of Blair; along with many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Roy Rahlfs; her parents; son Kenneth Rahlfs; son-in-law Jim Leehy; sisters: Mable Swanson and Bertha Jacobs; brothers: Arthur, William, Leslie, Albert and Oscar Jensen; and sister-in-law Evelena Love.

Memorials may be directed to Good Shepherd Lutheran Community or First Lutheran Church in Blair.

#2 Omaha World Herald 30 Dec 2014

Rahlfs, Ella Age 104 of Blair. Survived by daughter, Marilyn Leehy; son and daughter-in-law, Mitchell and Mary Jean Rahlfs, all of Blair; and son, John Rahlfs of Omaha; 7 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and 6 great-great-grandchildren; sister-in-law, Lola Rahlfs of Blair; along with many nieces and nephews. SERVICES Friday at 10:30am at First Lutheran Church in Blair. Interment will follow services in the Blair Cemetery. VIEWING Thursday from 3-5pm at Campbell Aman Funeral Home. VISITATION will be held later that evening at First Lutheran Church with family receiving friends from 6-8pm. CAMPBELL-AMAN FUNERAL HOME 444 S. 17th Blair, NE 402-426-2191 www.campbellaman.com

#3 Funeral Leaflet

In Loving Memory of Ella Rahlfs

Born September 24, 1910 Kennard, Nebraska ~ Entered Into Rest December 28, 2014 Blair, Nebraska

Funeral Services 10:30 AM Friday, January 2, 2015 First Lutheran Church, Blair, Nebraska. Officiating: Pastor Pam Ciulla. Organist: Clair Cowing. Vocalist: Duey Heffelfinger. Vocal Selection: “The King of Love My Shepherd Is”. Congregational Selections: “Children of the Heavenly Father”, “What A Friend We Have in Jesus”, “’Til We Meet Again”

Pallbearers: Don Leehy, Bob Leehy, Bill Leehy, Tom Rahlfs, Doug Koster, Gary Rasmussen

Graveside Services: Blair Cemetery, Blair, Nebraska

~~~Obituaries and funeral leaflet courtesy of the Nebraska Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings and leaflets on file in the Public Library, Blair, Nebraska~~~

FindaGrave #140642304

Printed in the Washington County Pilot-Tribune on 12/30/2014


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