WILLIAM J. SCHEVE, SR., 84

William J. Scheve, Sr., 84, of Beatrice, died Saturday, Aug. 19, 2000, at the Beatrice Community Hospital.

Funeral services for William J. Scheve will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 22, at the St. Paul Lutheran Church of Beatrice, with Pastor Mark Rockenback and Pastor Douglas Irmer officiating.

Interment will be at the Evergreen Home Cemetery of Beatrice. A family prayer service will be held at 10:15 a.m. on Tuesday in the basement of the church.

Mr. Scheve was born on March 20, 1916, at rural Beatrice to Joseph H. and Mary A. (Wollenberg) Scheve. He was baptized on April 9, 1916, at First Trinity Lutheran Church and confirmed on March 24, 1929. His confirmation verse was Romans 1:16.

He graduated from Beatrice High School in 1933 and began farming. On Feb. 1, 1942, he married Hilda E. Falkenroth at First Trinity Lutheran Church in rural Beatrice. They lived and farmed west of Beatrice all of their married life.

Mr. Scheve was a life-long member of First Trinity Lutheran Church of rural Beatrice, where he served as the congregation president, church treasurer, church elder, was on the school board, and belonged to various other church organizations.

He was a director for Beatrice National Bank for 38 years, served 10 years on the Nebraska State Fair Board, 27 years on the Gage County Fair Board, was president of the Farmer’s Union Elevator Board and the Farmer’s Union Oil Station. He was on the Beatrice Cemetery Board and was a 4H leader for Cub Creek Feeders. He enjoyed driving to visit his children, working on projects in the farm shop and fishing.

He is survived by his wife, Hilda; two daughters and sons-in-law, Mary Ann and Larry Ring of Alliance, and Susan and Arden Miller of Lodgepole; three sons and daughters-in-law, Bill and Sallie Scheve of York, Richard and Mary Scheve of Beatrice, and Lloyd and Jeanne Scheve of Blair; nine grandchildren; one great-grandchild; a brother and sister-in-law, Alvin and Addie Scheve of Norfolk; two sisters-in-law, Hilda Scheve of Mesa, Ariz., and Pauline Scheve of Lawrence, Kan.

He was preceded in death by two brothers, Edward and Harold Scheve, and one sister, Josephine Hahn.

Memorials are suggested to First Trinity Lutheran Church or the Alzheimer’s Association, with Leonard Burger and Dale Meyer in charge.

Fox Funeral Home of Beatrice is in charge of arrangements.