Virgene R. Sill, 89

Loving Mother And Grandmother

Virgene R. Sill, 89, of Fort Calhoun died Tuesday, April 10, 2012, in Omaha.

Services will be 10:30 a.m Friday, April 13, at Fort Calhoun Presbyterian Church. Visitation will be Thursday from 5 to 7 p.m. with an Order of the Eastern Star service at 7 p.m. conducted by Naomi Chapter #121 at the Sievers-Sprick Funeral Home in Fort Calhoun. Interment will be in the Fort Calhoun Cemetery.

Virgene Ruth Freburg was born Nov. 14, 1922, in Bertrand, to Godfrey E. and Mabel (Bergman) Freburg.

She attended country school near Oxford and later in Alma. She graduated from Waverly High School in 1940 and attended business college in Denver, Colo.

Mrs. Sill was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, Naomi Chapter #121 in Fort Calhoun for more than 50 years. She was also a member of the Presbyterian Women’s Association, Fort Calhoun Women’s Club, Fort Calhoun American Legion Auxiliary, the Silver Chords at Country Bible Church in Blair and the Washington County Museum Guild.

Her hobbies and interests included quilting, reading, working crossword puzzles, Bible study, gardening and flowers and embroidery.

She is survived by daughters and sons-in-law, Jeri and Chuck Welchert and Jo and Mitch McGowan, all of Fort Calhoun; son and daughter-in-law, Bruce and Tammy Sill of Fort Calhoun; brothers, Stu Freburg of Fort Calhoun and Stanley Freburg of Lansing, Mich.; six grandsons; and two great-granddaughters.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Verdon “Chuck” Sill.

Memorials are suggested to Fort Calhoun Presbyterian Church.

Obituary #2

Omaha World Herald 11 April 2012

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Sill, Virgene Ruth

Nov 14, 1922 – Apr 10, 2012

Age 89 Fort Calhoun

Preceded in death by husband Verdon “Chuck” Sill. Survived by daughters and sons-in-law Jeri (Chuck) Welchert; Jo (Mitch) McGowan all of Fort Calhoun; son and daughter-in-law Bruce (Tammy) Sill, of Fort Calhoun; brothers Stu Freburg, of Fort Calhoun; Stanley Freburg, of Lansing, MI; 6 grandsons; 2 great-granddaughters.

Visitation Thursday 5-7pm with Order of The Eastern Star Service, 7pm. Conducted by Naomi Chapter #121, all at funeral home. FUNERAL SERVICE Friday 10:30am at Fort Calhoun Presbyterian Church. Interment Fort Calhoun Cemetery. Memorials suggested to Fort Calhoun Presbyterian Church.

Siervers-Sprick Ft. Calhoun, NE 402-468-5678

FindaGrave Memorial # 88324151

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