#1 Obituary printed in Oct. 31, 2000 Pilot-Tribune, Blair, NE

. Alvina Schumacher, 82

Funeral services for Alvina Schumacher, 82, of Blair, were held on Monday, Oct. 23, 2000 at Emmaus Lutheran Church in Kennard. Interment was in the German Cemetery. Mrs. Schumacher died at her home on Oct. 18, 2000.

Alvina Schumacher was born Jan. 5, 1918 in rural Kennard to Henry and Anna (Mueller) Wesemann.

She attended the Peaceful Hill School in rural Kennard, and had lived in the Kennard area until moving to Blair in 1998.

On Feb. 22, 1939, she married Fred. W. Schumacher at Bennington.

Mrs. Schumacher was a member of Emmaus Lutheran Church, the church Women’s Circle and quilting group, the Colby Corner Extension Club, and the neighborhood card club.

She is survived by her daughter, Donna Blankenship of Kennard; two sons and daughters-in-law, Fred A. and Sherrill Schumacher and Don and Joyce Schumacher, all of Kennard; 10 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; three sisters, Ella Rohwer of Omaha, Anita Lauritzen of Blair, and Wanda Grebe of Tekamah; and two brothers, Elmer Wesemann of Blair and Louis Wesemann of Kennard.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Fred, six brothers and two sisters.

Memorials are suggested to the German Cemetery or Emmaus Lutheran Church.

Campbell-Aman Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

#2 Funeral Leaflet

In Loving Memory of Alvina Schumacher

Born January 5, 1918 Kennard, Nebraska ~ Entered Into Rest October 18, 2000 Blair, Nebraska

Funeral Service 2:30 P.M. Monday, October 23, 2000 Emmaus Lutheran Church, Kennard, Nebraska. Officiating: Rev. Dr. Robert Rademacher. Organist: Sheri Matzen. Vocalist: Brian Sass. Vocal Selections: “Hymn of Promise”, “Homeward Bound”. Congregational Hymns: “In The Garden”, “Jesus Loves Me”

Casket Bearers: Steve Blankenship, Neal Schumacher, Ron Depperman, Terry Schumacher, Chris Schumacher, Tom Schumacher

Honorary Casket Bearers: Annette Backauss, Joanie Blankenship, Sandy Blankenship, Jane Blankenship, Debra Depperman

Graveside Services: German Cemetery, Bennington, 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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