Leona I. Fuchs, 105

Leona I. Fuchs, 105, of Fremont, formerly of Arlington, died Sunday, October 28, 2012, at Nye Legacy in Fremont.

Services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, November 2, at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, north of Arlington. Visitation is Thursday from 3 to 8 p.m. with the family receiving friends from 6 to 8 p.m. at Reckmeyer-Moser Funeral Home in Arlington. Interment will be in St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery near Arlington.

Leona I. Hagerbaumer was born April 5, 1907, in Hooper, to Henry and Mary (Geisler) Hagerbaumer. She grew up on a farm east of Winslow and attended Immanuel Lutheran School near Hooper.

On Feb. 26, 1939, she married Oswald T. Fuchs at Immanuel Lutheran Church east of Winslow. After their marriage, the couple lived on a farm north of Arlington until retiring and moving into Arlington in 1976. Mr. Fuchs died December 28, 1989.

Mrs. Fuchs had been living at Nye Legacy since September 2010.

She was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, north of Arlington, and the Lutheran Women's Missionary League.

She is survived by her sons and daughters-in-law, Gene Fuchs and Robert and Cheryl Fuchs, all of Arlington, and Roger and Jean Fuchs of Portland, Ore.; daughter and son-in-law, Arlyce and Charles Olsen of Missouri Valley, Iowa; sister-in-law, Phyllis Hagerbaumer of Minden; six grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband; daughter-in-law, Mary Fuchs; brothers, Art, Obert and Harvey Hagerbaumer; sister, Elsie Gnuse and an infant sister, Paula.

Memorials may be directed to St. Paul's Lutheran Church and to "The Lutheran Hour."

#2 Printed in the October 31, 2012 World-Herald, Omaha, Nebraska

Fuchs, Leona I., age 105

Fremont, NE. Formerly of Arlington, NE. Died October 28, 2012. Survived by sons, Gene Fuchs and Robert (Cheryl) Fuchs, Arlington, and Roger (Jean) Fuchs, Portland, OR; daughter, Arlyce (Charles) Olsen, Missouri Valley, IA; sister-in-law, Phyllis Hagerbaumer, Minden, NE; 6 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren.

Funeral Service 10:30 am, Friday, St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Arlington. Visitation 3-8pm Thursday with family receiving friends from 6-8 pm at funeral home. Burial St. Paul’s Cemetery. Arlington. Memorials to the church and The Lutheran Hour.

Reckmeyer-Moser Funeral Home, Arlington, NE 402-721-4490

#3 Funeral Leaflet

In Memory of Leona I. Fuchs

April 5, 1907 Hooper, Nebraska; October 28, 2012 Fremont, Nebraska

Funeral Service 10:30 am Friday, November 2, 2012, St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Arlington, Nebraska. Officiating: The Rev. Rick Kanoy. Organist: Joyce Dunklau. Congregational Hymns “What A Friend We Have In Jesus”, “How Great Thou Art”, “I’m But A Stranger Here”. Solo Selection: “The Lord’s Prayer”.

Honorary Pallbearers: Grandchildren and Spouses: Scott & Michelle Frickenstein, James & Jill Nore, Michael & Susan Fuchs, Holly & Matt Chapin, Scott Fuchs, Patti Davis, Hilary Fuchs

Pallbearers: Verdell Gnuse, Leewane Hagerbaumer, Larry Wulf, Arlen Gnuse, Larry Fuchs, Charles Stork, Rev. Donald Hunzeker

Interment: St. Paul’s Cemetery, Arlington, Nebraska

Arrangements by Reckmeyer-Moser Funeral Home, Arlington, Nebraska

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

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