Rev. Donald E. Levenhagen

July 11, 1934 - April 24, 2020

Donald Edward Levenhagen was born July 11, 1934 in Decker, Indiana to Lorenz and Hulda (Yochum) Levenhagen. He passed away at his home, surrounded by his family, at the age of 85, on Friday, April 24, 2020.

He spent his younger years living in Vincennes, IN. At age 14 he left home to attend Concordia Lutheran High School, along with two years of preparatory school in Fort Wayne, IN. On June 21, 1958, he married Dorothy Adkins in Council Bluffs, IA. He graduated from Missouri Synod Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri in 1959, following a year of vicarage in Albany, NY. Following graduation, he served churches in Almond, WI and Shelbyville, IN. In 1966, he took a call to Trinity Lutheran Church in Fremont, NE and retired from there in 1997, although he never really retired from preaching. He served vacancies in Council Bluffs, IA, Cedar Bluffs, Blair, West Point, Arlington and Scribner, all in Nebraska. He participated in grandchildren wedding’s and great-grandchildren baptisms, even up until last December.

He served terms as President of Kiwanis, Vice President of the Nebraska District Lutheran Church Missouri Synod, Dunklau Foundation Board of Directors, Lutheran Church Extension Fund and Lutheran Family Services Board of Directors.

He is survived by his wife Dorothy, children Don (Ginger) Levenhagen, Indianapolis, IN, Becky Dabkowski, Plainfield, IN, Beth (Scott) Doht, Lyons, NE, Kris (Greg) Kavan, North Bend, NE, Tim Levenhagen, Valley, NE, 18 grandchildren, and 14 great-grandchildren. Sisters Judy (Dick) Woolsey, Linda Canada, brothers Charles (Shirley) Levenhagen, Frederic (Joyce) Levenhagen and sister-in-law Carol McKinley.

He was preceded in death by his parents, siblings and spouses, William and Joanne Levenhagen, Arlen Levenhagen, Dorothy and James Jones and Janice Burkpile. Brother’s and sister-in laws, Robert and Betty Adkins, Richard and Ruthann Adkins, and Leroy and Lillian Adkins. Son Mark and grandchildren Jeremy Hobson, Matthew Doht, Jakob Levenhagen and Lakynn Rief.

A visitation and Celebration of Don’s life will be held at a later date. Please direct memorials to The Levenhagen Family, C/O Ludvigsen Mortuary, 1249 East 23rd St., Fremont, Ne 68025.

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