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Erma Irene Holstein Suverkrubbe, long-time resident of the Blair area, passed away at the age of 95 on Wednesday, January 20, 2016. She was preceded in death by her husband, George, and two sons, Randall and Daniel.

She is survived by a son, Larry, (Barbara nee Stirek); daughter, Barbara (Ted) Killham; and daughter, Lois (Richard) Johnson; 4 grandsons, 3 granddaughters, and 13 great-grandchildren.

Funeral arrangements are pending; Campbell-Aman Mortuary and First Lutheran Church, 2146 Wright Street, Blair, Nebraska.

Omaha World Herald 25 Jan 2016

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Suverkrubbe, Erma Irene (Holstein) Age 95 Long-time resident of the Blair, NE area. Passed away at the age of 95 on Wednesday, January 20, 2016. She is survived by son, Larry (Barbara nee Stirek); daughter, Barbara (Ted) Killham; daughter, Lois (Richard) Johnson; 4 grandsons; 3 granddaughters, and 13 great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, George; and 2 sons, Randall and Daniel. FUNERAL SERVICE will be Wednesday, January 27, at 1pm at First Lutheran Church in Blair, with Burial following in the Blair Cemetery. VISITATION will be Tuesday, January 26, at Campbell-Aman Funeral Home from 3-8pm, with family Receiving friends 6-8pm. Memorials may be directed to the First Lutheran Church of Blair in Erma's name.

CAMPBELL-AMAN FUNERAL HOME 444 S. 17th Blair, NE 402-426-2191 www.campbellaman.com

From Funeral Leaflet:

Suverkrubbe, Erma Irene 1/20/2016

Portrait in funeral leaflet

In Loving Memory of Erma Irene Suverkrubbe

Born December 2nd, 1920, Kennard, Nebraska; Entered Into Rest January 20, 2016 Gretna, Nebraska

Memorial Service 1 pm Wednesday, January 27th, 2016 First Lutheran Church, Blair, Nebraska

Officiating: Pastor Pam Cuilla; Soloist: Michael Geiler; Organist: Clare Cowing. Musical Selections: “It is well with my Soul”; “Amazing Grace” ; “How Great Thou Art”; “Because He Lives”

Pallbearers: Scott and Michael Suverkrubbe, Todd Brodersen, Reverend Chris Boehnke, Matt Johnson, David Killham, Jason Givens

Interment: Blair Cemetery, Blair, Nebraska

Campbell-Aman Funeral Home

Printed in the Jan. 26, 2016 Pilot-Tribune, Blair, Nebraska

Erma Irene Holstein Suverkrubbe, 95

Erma Irene Holstein Suverkrubbe, a long-time resident of the Blair area, passed away at the age of 95 on Wednesday, January 20, 2016. A Funeral Service will be held Wednesday, January 27 at 1:00 PM at First Lutheran Church in Blair with burial following at the Blair Cemetery. Visitation will be Tuesday, January 26 at Campbell-Aman Funeral Home from 3-8 PM with family receiving friends from 6-8 PM.

Erma Irene Holstein Suverkrubbe was born December 2, 111920 on the family farm near Bennington, Nebraska, the youngest of four children of Sam and Mary Holstein. She attended Washington Elementary and graduated from Bennington High, then attended the University of Nebraska. She briefly taught school when she was only a few years older than her oldest students.

Erma married George Suverkrubbe in 1942. Following his basic training she accompanied him to Fort Worth, Texas until his deployment overseas in World War II. At that time, she returned to Nebraska to live with her parents and found work as a streetcar driver in Omaha. Their first child, Larry, was born while George was overseas. Within three years of marriage, new bride, small child, husband gone in the war.

When George returned from the war, Larry now three years old, four additional children were born: Barbara, Lois, Randy and late son Daniel. George and Erma moved to a farm south of Blair, where they lived for nearly 50 years.

One muddy spring, while she was carrying a baby in her arms, Erma got her feet stuck in the mud and hollered and laughed all the way from the car to the sidewalk as she walked out of first her boots then her shoes. Erma was good with numbers and details, making an excellent bookkeeper…kept all the farm records. Being detail oriented, she also designed her own home. Erma was a “no nonsense” woman, being very efficient. She was also innovative.

She is survived by a son, Larry, (Barbara nee Stirek); daughter, Barbara (Ted) Killham; and daughter, Lois (Richard) Johnson; 4 grandsons, 3 granddaughters, and 13 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, George, and two sons, Randall and Daniel.

Memorials may be directed to the First Lutheran Church of Blair in Erma’s name.

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