HELEN McNEAR SAUER, 81

Helen McNear Sauer, age 81, of Tekamah, passed away early on Monday morning, Aug. 29th, 1988 at the Memorial Community Hospital in Blair, after a brief illness.

Helen was born on June 13, 1907 at Tekamah to Andrew Jay and Eva (Metzler) McClanahan. She was united in marriage to Adelbert Richard McNear on Feb. 17th, 1926 at Council Bluffs, Iowa. The couple farmed west of Tekamah for several years.

Mr. McNear passed away on Jan. 30th, 1968. Helen was later married to Dr. Leslie Earl Sauer on June 19th, 1971 at Tekamah. Dr. Sauer passed away on Sept. 25, 1985.

Helen was a member of Tekamah Chapter No. 131, O.E.S. and Magnolia Rebekah Lodge No. 94, both of Tekamah, and was also a long-time member of the First Presbyterian Church at Tekamah.

Survivors include two daughters: Barbara M. Hawkins and Kathryn Eriksen, both of Craig; one step-son, Clarke Sauer of Kansas City, Missouri; one step-daughter, Marjorie Spradling of Walnut Creek, California; six grandchildren and seventeen great-grandchildren. She is also survived by three brothers, Neil McClanahan of Fort Calhoun; Jay McClanahan of Omaha; and Keith McClanahan of Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Helen was preceded in death by her parents, two husbands, one brother, one sister, one grandchild and one step-great-grandchild.

Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 31st, 1988 at the First Presbyterian Church in Tekamah with Rev. Thomas E. Robson officiating. Interment was at the Tekamah Cemetery.

FindaGrave memorial # 174697084

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