Printed in the March 13, 2018 Omaha World-Herald, Omaha, Nebraska

Beckenhauer, Ruth, age 95

Blair, NE, formerly of West Point, NE. Died on Sunday, March 11, 2018 at the Crowell Home in Blair. Survivors include her sons, Mark (Mary) Beckenhauer, and Michael Beckenhauer, both of Omaha; daughters, Marilyn Denton of Waverly, NE, and Christine (Roger) Nelson of Jefferson, IA; 17 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; and 2 great-great-grandchildren. Ruth was preceded in death by her husband, Paul W. Beckenhauer; son Paul W. Beckenhauer, Jr.; grandson, Matthew Nielsen; and great-grandson, Nolan Beckenhauer.

Funeral Services will be at 1pm on Wednesday, March 14 at the St. Paul Lutheran Church, with Reverend Richard Bringewatt as Celebrant. Lunch will follow at the Church Hall. Burial will be at a later date. Visitation will be Tuesday from 12-6pm, with family receiving friends from 4-6pm at Stokely Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to St. Paul Lutheran Church.

Stokely Funeral Home, West Point, NE 402-372-2967

~~~Obituary courtesy of Washington County Genealogical Association; newspaper clippings on file at the Public Library, Blair, Nebraska

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