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LAWRENCE OERMAN, 88
Lawrence C. Oerman, 88, a resident of Hooper and formerly of Nickerson, died February 4 at the Hooper Care Center.
He farmed all his life in the Herman and Nickerson area before retirement.
He was born January 2, 1899, in rural Herman, where he lived until 1945, when he moved to a farm near Nickerson.
He was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, north of Arlington.
On September 15, 1926, he married Sophia Matilda Benjes at Immanuel Lutheran Church, east of Winslow. She preceded him in death on May 21, 1980.
He was also preceded in death by his parents, Carl H.C. and Jenny (Stork) Oerman; brothers, Caspar, Wilhelm, and Herbert Oerman; sisters, Louise and Zelda Oerman and Caroline Oerman, and a granddaughter, Deborah Oerman.
He is survived by two sons, Leslie Oerman of Herman and Laverne Oerman of Arlington; four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services were held at 2 p.m., February 7, at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, north of Arlington.
Rev. Dennis Maaske officiated, and Dennis Godeman was the organist and choir director.
Burial was at Immanuel Lutheran Church cemetery, east of Winslow.
Visitation was held at Reckmeyer-Moser Funeral Home in Arlington preceding the funeral.
Pallbearers were Bernard, Larry, Lonny and Leslie, Jr. Oerman; Harvey Bartling and Terry Bartling.
# 2 - - from his funeral folder:
IN MEMORY OF LAWRENCE C. OERMAN,
Jan. 2, 1899, Herman, Nebraska - - Feb. 4, 1987, Hooper, Nebraska
Funeral services - 2:00 p.m., St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Arlington, Nebraska
Officiating - Pastor Dennis Maaske
Organist and Choir Director - Mr. Dennis Godeman
The Choir will sing - "A Light to Lighten the Gentiles"
The Funeral Congregation will sing - "Who Knows When Death May Overtake Me" and "Asleep in Jesus"
Pallbearers - Bernard Oerman, Harvey Bartling, Larry Oerman, Lesslie Oerman Jr., Lonny Oerman, Terry Rasmussen
Interment - Immanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery, Winslow, Nebraska
Arrangements - Reckmeyer-Moser Funeral Home, Arlington, Nebraska
Lawrence Christian Oerman, the son of Carl and Jenny (Stork) Oerman, was born on January 2, 1899, in rural Herman, Nebraska. He lived in rural Herman until 1945 when he moved to a farm near Nickerson, Nebraska. He farmed all his life in the Herman and Nickerson area.
He married Sophia Matilda Benjes on September 15, 1926 at Immanuel Lutheran Church, east of Winslow, Nebraska. She died on May 21, 1980.
Lawrence was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran church, Arlington, Nebraska.
He passed from this life on Wednesday, February 4, 1987, at the Hooper Care Center in Hooper, Nebraska at the age of 88 years, 1 month and 2 days.
He is survived by two sons, Leslie Oerman of Herman and Laverne Oerman of Arlington, Nebraska; four grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, three brothers, Caspar, Wilhelm and Herbert Oerman; three sisters, Louise and Caroline Oerman and his twin sister Zelda Oerman.
The family of Lawrence Oerman wish to extend their gratitude for your kindness and sympathy expressed by your presence at this funeral service and to invite you to lunch at the Parish Hall immediately following the funeral service.
~~~Obituaries courtesy of the Nebraska Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Blair, Nebraska Public Library~~~
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