Obituary Record

Betty Ann (Eipperle) Mohr
Died on 9/27/2022
Buried in German Cemetery

#1 Published in the Pilot-Tribune October 4, 2022

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Betty Ann (Eipperle) Mohr of the rural Omaha, passed away at her home Sept. 27, 2022, on her 92nd birthday.

Betty was born, Sept. 27, 1930, on a farm in Millard to Fred and Helen (Vomacka) Eipperle. While in the fourth grade, her family moved to Ralston, then in 1948 they made a big move to Bennington when her father purchased Eipperhurst Dairy (now The Barn at Ackerhurst Dairy Farm) on the corner of State Street and Military Road. In her youth, Betty was active in 4-H, exhibiting Registered Holsteins. She met Lyle Mohr at the Ak-Sar-Ben 4-H Livestock Show. On April 25, 1953, Betty and Lyle were married. She was a dairy farmer who was strong in her faith and strong in her will.

Betty and Lyle purchased 40 acres from Lyle’s family, where they built their dairy farm, Mohrview Farm Inc, and raised their children, Tyler Mohr, Shawn Melotz, Beth Wakefield, and Tracy Behnken. Together with her family, Betty helped build a respected registered Holstein farm, exhibiting dairy cattle at local, regional, and national shows. Betty was actively milking cows, driving tractors, and working in the fields into her nineties.

Betty thought the world of her family. Birthdays, holidays, and impromptu get-togethers at the farm were always spent with her family. Betty was preceded in death by her husband of 52 years, Lyle; parents; brothers Roy and Fritz Eipperle; and sister Jane Leece.

She is survived by children Tyler, Shawn, Beth (Troy), and Tracy (Craig); grandchildren Clay (Rachel) Wakefield, Grant Melotz, Madison Wakefield, Colt (Emily) Wakefield, Walker Behnken, and Carter Behnken; great-grandchildren Zoe and Cohen (Clay) Wakefield, and Eden (Colt) Wakefield; and brother James Eipperle of Marshalltown, Iowa. Funeral service will be 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Bennington. Interment to follow at the German Cemetery. Visitation will be at the church Tuesday from 6-9 p.m. Memorials to the family for later designation.

Reichmuth Funeral Home, Omaha. (402)289-2222

#2 Funeral leaflet

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With Gratitude to God for the life of Betty Ann (Eipperle) Mohr

September 27, 1930 ~ September 27, 2022

Funeral Service 10am Saint John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Bennington, Nebraska October 5, 2022

Music as we enter: Presentation of casket. "Amazing Grace" (Chris Tomlin A Cappella Cover). Welcome. Gathering Scripture: 2 Corinthians 1:3-4; Romans 6: 3-5. Prayer. Song: "Why Me Lord" (Marina Jay). Scripture Readings: Carter Behnken. Reflections/Tribute: Walker Behnken, Grant Melotz, Madison Wakefield. Hymn: "Great Is Thy Faithfulness" (sung by Colt Wakefield). The Gospel/Message: Clay Wakefield. Hymn: "Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing/If You Could Hie Kolob" (Elenji & Sarah Young). Apostle's Creed. Prayers of Intercession. Lord's Prayer. Commendation. Dismissal. Departure: One of Betty's favorite songs followed her strong faith in the Lord God, she said to Trust in God and place our lives into his hands..."what will be will be". Recessional Song: "Que Sera Sera"-Doris Day (Sophia Ng) Pastor: Rev. Dr. Paul H. Moessner. Sound Technicians: Wayne Andersen, Fred Barnhard.

Pallbearers: Clay Wakefield, Madison Wakefield, Walter Behnken, Grant Melotz, Colt Wakefield, Carter Behnken.

Interment: German Cemetery, Bennington, Nebraska.

Luncheon: The Barn at Ackerhurst Dairy Farm, 15220 Military Road, Bennington, NE

Memorials are suggested to the Family for Later Designation.

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

Find a Grave #244001028

Printed in the Washington County Pilot-Tribune on 10/4/2022


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