Henry Wesemann, 77

6/27/19 – 6/6/97

Henry A. Wesemann, 77 of Kennard died Friday, June 6, 1997 at Methodist Hospital in Omaha.

Services are 2 p.m. at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Bennington. Military services will be held in the Kennard Cemetery in Kennard.

Wesemann was born June 27, 1919 in rural Kennard to Henry and Anna (Mueller) Wesemann. He was baptized and confirmed at St. John’s Lutheran Church. He attended Peaceful Hill School. He served in the U. S. Air Force during World War II. On Aug. 27, 1954, he married Ellen Cramer in Lincoln, Neb. They farmed one mile southwest of Kennard.

He was a member of the Kennard American Legion, Emmaus Lutheran Church and the Blair Fraternal Order of Eagles.

Survivors are his wife, Ellen; two daughters and a son-in-law, Sharon Appleby of Omaha and Gail and David Mooter of Omaha; three grandchildren; Paul Mooter, Christopher Mooter and Mary Ellen Mooter; three brothers, Louis of Tekamah; William of Silverton, Ore.; and Elmer of Blair; and five sisters, Ella Rohwer of Omaha; Rose Sass of Blair; Wanda Grebe of Bennington; Anita Lauritsen of Blair and Alvina Schumacher of Kennard.

He was preceded in death by his parents; a sister, Cecelia Gaston; and brothers, John, Albert, Herman and Melvin.

Memorials may go to Emmaus Lutheran Church of Kennard or the Kennard American Legion Post No. 366.

Campbell-Aman Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

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Henry Wesemann Jr.

Henry Wesemann was born on June 27, 1919 to Henry and Anna (Mueller) Wesemann at his parents’ home in rural Kennard, Nebraska. He attended and graduated from Peaceful Hill Grade School and obtained his high school diploma later in life. Henry served his country in the U.S. Air Force from 1941 to 1945 as an airplane mechanic, attaining the rank of staff sergeant. Henry helped out with the farming at home and eventually settled on a farm place of his own, one mile southwest of Kennard where he lived for the rest of his adult life with his wife, Ellen.

Henry married Ellen (Cramer) on August 27, 1954 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Lincoln, Nebraska. They would have been married 43 years this summer. To this union two daughters were born.

Henry was a long-time member of Emmaus Lutheran Church in Kennard, but was baptized and confirmed at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Bennington. He was a member of the Kennard Legion Post #366, the Blair Eagles #3216, and a past member (both he and his wife) of the Spinning Wheels square dance club. Both Henry and Ellen loved square dancing and ballroom dancing (Ellen says Henry danced a great waltz).

Henry loved to tinker in his farm shop, improvising parts for just about anything. His creations worked and worked well as attested to by his fleet of no less than six running lawn mowers. Henry’s son-in-law has said that “Henry is the only guy I know that can take the John Deere tractor apart and put it back together—in the field.”

Henry’s three grandchildren delighted him with their enthusiasm and antics on regular Sunday visits.

Henry always looked forward to a good, hot card game whenever the opportunity presented itself. Sheepshead was his favorite, and Pitch came in a close second.

Henry died on June 6, 1997 in Omaha, Nebraska. His parents, brothers John, Albert, Herman and Melvin and sister Celia preceded him in death.

Surviving are his wife, Ellen, daughter Sharon Appleby of Omaha; daughter and son-in-law Gail and David Mooter of Omaha; grandchildren: Paul, Christopher and Mary Ellen Mooter; brothers Bill of Silverton, Oregon, Louis of Tekamah, Nebraska; Elmer of Blair, Nebraska; sisters Ella Rohwer of Omaha, Nebraska; Rose Sass of Blair, Nebraska; Alvina Schumacher of Kennard, Nebraska; Anita Lauritsen of Blair, Nebraska; and Wanda Grebe of Bennington, Nebraska

In Loving Memory of Henry A. Wesemann

Born June 27, 1919 Kennard, Nebraska ~ Entered Into Rest Jun 6, 1997 Omaha, Nebraska

Funeral Service 2:00 P.M. Tuesday June 10, 1997 St. John’s Lutheran Church, Bennington, Nebraska. Officiating: Rev. John Pierson, Rev. John Hargreaves. Organist: Miriam Sukraw, Vocalist: Rev. John Pierson. Vocal Selections: “Amazing Grace”, “The Lord’s Prayer”

Casket Bearers: Ken Olson, Fred Schumacher, Don Schumacher, Lyle Sass, Victor Sass, Duane Wesemann, Jerry Wesemann, Robert Wesemann

Honorary Pallbearers: Harry “Bud” Christensen, Morris Christensen

Military Graveside Services (Kennard American Legion Post #366) Kennard Cemetery, Kennard, Nebraska

Arrangements by Campbell-Aman Funeral Home

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

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