Henry P. Meierhenry, 100

Enjoyed His Family, Church and Fast Cars

Harold P. Meierhenry, 100, of Fremont died Tuesday, April 24, 2012, at Nye Pointe Health and Rehab Center in Fremont.

Services will be 10:30 a.m., Monday, April 30, at Calvary United Methodist Church in Fremont. Visitation will be Sunday from 5 to 8 p.m. with family present from 6 to 8 p.m. at Moser Memorial Chapel in Fremont. Visitation will continue one hour prior to service time at the church. Interment will be at Memorial Cemetery in Fremont.

Harold P. Meierhenry was born November 9, 1911, in Telbasta, to Carl and Anna (Niederdeppe) Meierhenry.

He grew up in Telbasta and farmed north of Arlington.

He married Iola Shipman on September 10, 1933, in Havelock. They moved to Washington state in 1957 for a year before returning to farm north of Arlington.

They retired and moved to Fremont in 1979.

Iola died March 14, 2012. Harold and Iola had been Nebraska’s longest married couple, 78 years.

He was a member of Calvary United Methodist Church, former member of the Fontanelle Glee Club and the Telbasta Evangelical United Brethren Church where he sang in the choir and quartet and taught Sunday school and served as Sunday school superintendent. He also sang for many weddings and funerals.

The couple received the Nebraska Pioneer Farm Award from the Knights of Aksarben.

Mr. Meierhenry wrote many poems and enjoyed his family, church and fast cars.

He is survived by daughters and sons-in-law, JoAnn and Orvin Scheer of Arlington, Marilyn and Phil Katt of Fremont, Judy and Vernon Geisler of Hooper; seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his wife; and brothers, Wesley Meierhenry and Vernon Meierhenry.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to Calvary United Methodist Church in Fremont.

#2 Funeral Leaflet

In Memory of Harold P. Meierhenry

November 9, 1922 Telbasta, Nebraska; April 24, 2012 Fremont, Nebraska

Funeral Service 10:30 AM, Monday, April 30, 2012 Calvary United Methodist Church-Fremont, Nebraska. The Rev. Susan Sanders, Officiating.

Congregational Hymns: “When We Walk With The Lord”-Hymn # 467; “Take The Name Of Jesus With You”-Hymn #536; Vernelle Werblow, Organist

Honorary Pallbearers: Bobby Stover, Brett Stover, Jacob Blankinship, Alicia Blankinship

Pallbearers (Grandchildren): Renae Bruna, Janice Blankinship, Monica Scheer, Meredy Stover, Eric Geisler, Patsy Burdine, Ethan Geisler

Interment: Memorial Cemetery, Fremont, Nebraska

Arrangements by Moser Memorial Chapel, Fremont, Nebraska

#3 Printed in the April 26, 2012 Omaha World-Herald, Omaha, Nebraska

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Meierhenry, Harold P., Age 100 Fremont, NE. Died 4/24/2012.He is survived by daughters and sons-in-law, JoAnn (Orvin) Scheer of Arlington, Marilyn (Phil) Katt of Fremont, Judy (Vernon) Geisler of Hooper; 7 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren.

Funeral service 10:30am Monday, at Calvary United Methodist Church, Fremont. Visitation on Sunday from 5-8pm with family receiving friends at funeral home. Visitation on Monday at church 1 hr prior to service. Burial at Memorial Cemetery in Fremont. Memorials may be given to Calvary United Methodist Church in Fremont.

Moser Memorial Chapel, 2170 N Somers Ave. Fremont, NE 402-721-4490

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