Ethel Klug, 96, of Columbus, Nebraska, died Thursday, March 24, 2016, at Brookstone Acres in Columbus.
The funeral service will be Thursday, March 31, 1:00 P.M. at St. John Lutheran Church, Shell Creek, with Rev. Peter Jark-Swain officiating. Visitation will be on Wednesday from 5:00 – 7:00 P.M. at Gass Haney Funeral Home and on Thursday from 12:00 – 1:00 P.M. at the church with a family prayer service at 12:45 P.M. Interment will be in the Calvary Cemetery at a later date.
Ethel Lena Klug was born on December 11, 1919, to Julius and Minnie (Korte) Hunteman in Platte County, Nebraska. She was baptized and confirmed at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Shell Creek. She attended rural Platte County School District 2 and through the years would always tell about the walk to school. As a youth, Ethel enjoyed helping with the church’s ChatterBox monthly paper and she continued to help with production of the paper for many years as an adult. She was also a member of “The Happy Go Lucky Club” which was a neighborhood youth girl’s club. She stayed involved with this group of ladies through the years as they married, raised families, and moved into their retirement years.
On February 24, 1949, Ethel was united in marriage to Clemens Edmund Klug at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Shell Creek. After their marriage, the couple moved to Colfax County and lived on the family farm north of Richland, Nebraska. Ethel had many jobs over the years, from making lunches at auctions to cleaning church and District 1 School. She also helped Clem with his business: Clem’s Horse and Buggy, which included trail rides, parades, buggy shows, and driving for weddings. This involved family, neighbors, and a community of “Horse” folks.
Ethel and Clem raised their family on the farm. After Clem passed away in 1999, Ethel stayed on the farm for nearly six years after his death and then moved to Prairie Village in 2005, where she made her home for 11 years. Ethel was a lifelong member of St. John’s Lutheran Church Shell Creek and was involved with Ladies Aid-Quilting. She loved spending time with her grandchildren.
Ethel is survived by:
Daughter: Genean (Terry) Dittmer of Crete, NE
Daughter: Kayleen (Dan) Murphy of Crete, NE
Daughter: Sharon (Lonny) Martin of Columbus, NE
Son: Lyle (Laurie) Klug of Richland, NE
Granddaughter: Staci (Shaun) McMahon of Gretna, NE
Grandson: Sean (Billie) Murphy of Canton, NC
Grandson: Travis (Patricia) Dittmer of Washington DC
Grandson: Scott (Jacque) Murphy of North Platte, NE
Granddaughter: Becky Dittmer of Crete, NE
Granddaughter: Mindie (Phil) Hughes of Crete, NE
Granddaughter: Jessie (Kelly) Graff of Omaha, NE
Great-Grandchildren: Camden, Kinsley, Kendall, Greatna, and Claire
Numerous Step-Grandchildren and Great-Grandchildren
Ethel was preceded in death by:
Parents: Julius and Minnie Hunteman
Husband: Clemens E. Klug
Sisters: Irene Klug, Esther Voss, Elzada Muhle
The funeral service will be Thursday, March 31, 1:00 P.M. at St. John Lutheran Church, Shell Creek, with Rev. Peter Jark-Swain officiating. Visitation will be on Wednesday from 5:00 – 7:00 P.M. at Gass Haney Funeral Home and on Thursday from 12:00 – 1:00 P.M. at the church with a family prayer service at 12:45 P.M. Interment will be in the Calvary Cemetery at a later date.
Ethel Lena Klug was born on December 11, 1919, to Julius and Minnie (Korte) Hunteman in Platte County, Nebraska. She was baptized and confirmed at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Shell Creek. She attended rural Platte County School District 2 and through the years would always tell about the walk to school. As a youth, Ethel enjoyed helping with the church’s ChatterBox monthly paper and she continued to help with production of the paper for many years as an adult. She was also a member of “The Happy Go Lucky Club” which was a neighborhood youth girl’s club. She stayed involved with this group of ladies through the years as they married, raised families, and moved into their retirement years.
On February 24, 1949, Ethel was united in marriage to Clemens Edmund Klug at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Shell Creek. After their marriage, the couple moved to Colfax County and lived on the family farm north of Richland, Nebraska. Ethel had many jobs over the years, from making lunches at auctions to cleaning church and District 1 School. She also helped Clem with his business: Clem’s Horse and Buggy, which included trail rides, parades, buggy shows, and driving for weddings. This involved family, neighbors, and a community of “Horse” folks.
Ethel and Clem raised their family on the farm. After Clem passed away in 1999, Ethel stayed on the farm for nearly six years after his death and then moved to Prairie Village in 2005, where she made her home for 11 years. Ethel was a lifelong member of St. John’s Lutheran Church Shell Creek and was involved with Ladies Aid-Quilting. She loved spending time with her grandchildren.
Ethel is survived by:
Daughter: Genean (Terry) Dittmer of Crete, NE
Daughter: Kayleen (Dan) Murphy of Crete, NE
Daughter: Sharon (Lonny) Martin of Columbus, NE
Son: Lyle (Laurie) Klug of Richland, NE
Granddaughter: Staci (Shaun) McMahon of Gretna, NE
Grandson: Sean (Billie) Murphy of Canton, NC
Grandson: Travis (Patricia) Dittmer of Washington DC
Grandson: Scott (Jacque) Murphy of North Platte, NE
Granddaughter: Becky Dittmer of Crete, NE
Granddaughter: Mindie (Phil) Hughes of Crete, NE
Granddaughter: Jessie (Kelly) Graff of Omaha, NE
Great-Grandchildren: Camden, Kinsley, Kendall, Greatna, and Claire
Numerous Step-Grandchildren and Great-Grandchildren
Ethel was preceded in death by:
Parents: Julius and Minnie Hunteman
Husband: Clemens E. Klug
Sisters: Irene Klug, Esther Voss, Elzada Muhle
Ethel Klug, 96, of Columbus, Nebraska, died Thursday, March 24, 2016, at Brookstone Acres in Columbus.
The funeral service will be Thursday, March 31, 1:00 P.M. at St. John Lutheran Church, Shell Creek, with Rev. Peter Jark-Swain officiating. Visitation will be on Wednesday from 5:00 – 7:00 P.M. at Gass Haney Funeral Home and on Thursday from 12:00 – 1:00 P.M. at the church with a family prayer service at 12:45 P.M. Interment will be in the Calvary Cemetery at a later date.
Ethel Lena Klug was born on December 11, 1919, to Julius and Minnie (Korte) Hunteman in Platte County, Nebraska. She was baptized and confirmed at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Shell Creek. She attended rural Platte County School District 2 and through the years would always tell about the walk to school. As a youth, Ethel enjoyed helping with the church’s ChatterBox monthly paper and she continued to help with production of the paper for many years as an adult. She was also a member of “The Happy Go Lucky Club” which was a neighborhood youth girl’s club. She stayed involved with this group of ladies through the years as they married, raised families, and moved into their retirement years.
On February 24, 1949, Ethel was united in marriage to Clemens Edmund Klug at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Shell Creek. After their marriage, the couple moved to Colfax County and lived on the family farm north of Richland, Nebraska. Ethel had many jobs over the years, from making lunches at auctions to cleaning church and District 1 School. She also helped Clem with his business: Clem’s Horse and Buggy, which included trail rides, parades, buggy shows, and driving for weddings. This involved family, neighbors, and a community of “Horse” folks.
Ethel and Clem raised their family on the farm. After Clem passed away in 1999, Ethel stayed on the farm for nearly six years after his death and then moved to Prairie Village in 2005, where she made her home for 11 years. Ethel was a lifelong member of St. John’s Lutheran Church Shell Creek and was involved with Ladies Aid-Quilting. She loved spending time with her grandchildren.
Ethel is survived by:
Daughter: Genean (Terry) Dittmer of Crete, NE
Daughter: Kayleen (Dan) Murphy of Crete, NE
Daughter: Sharon (Lonny) Martin of Columbus, NE
Son: Lyle (Laurie) Klug of Richland, NE
Granddaughter: Staci (Shaun) McMahon of Gretna, NE
Grandson: Sean (Billie) Murphy of Canton, NC
Grandson: Travis (Patricia) Dittmer of Washington DC
Grandson: Scott (Jacque) Murphy of North Platte, NE
Granddaughter: Becky Dittmer of Crete, NE
Granddaughter: Mindie (Phil) Hughes of Crete, NE
Granddaughter: Jessie (Kelly) Graff of Omaha, NE
Great-Grandchildren: Camden, Kinsley, Kendall, Greatna, and Claire
Numerous Step-Grandchildren and Great-Grandchildren
Ethel was preceded in death by:
Parents: Julius and Minnie Hunteman
Husband: Clemens E. Klug
Sisters: Irene Klug, Esther Voss, Elzada Muhle
The funeral service will be Thursday, March 31, 1:00 P.M. at St. John Lutheran Church, Shell Creek, with Rev. Peter Jark-Swain officiating. Visitation will be on Wednesday from 5:00 – 7:00 P.M. at Gass Haney Funeral Home and on Thursday from 12:00 – 1:00 P.M. at the church with a family prayer service at 12:45 P.M. Interment will be in the Calvary Cemetery at a later date.
Ethel Lena Klug was born on December 11, 1919, to Julius and Minnie (Korte) Hunteman in Platte County, Nebraska. She was baptized and confirmed at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Shell Creek. She attended rural Platte County School District 2 and through the years would always tell about the walk to school. As a youth, Ethel enjoyed helping with the church’s ChatterBox monthly paper and she continued to help with production of the paper for many years as an adult. She was also a member of “The Happy Go Lucky Club” which was a neighborhood youth girl’s club. She stayed involved with this group of ladies through the years as they married, raised families, and moved into their retirement years.
On February 24, 1949, Ethel was united in marriage to Clemens Edmund Klug at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Shell Creek. After their marriage, the couple moved to Colfax County and lived on the family farm north of Richland, Nebraska. Ethel had many jobs over the years, from making lunches at auctions to cleaning church and District 1 School. She also helped Clem with his business: Clem’s Horse and Buggy, which included trail rides, parades, buggy shows, and driving for weddings. This involved family, neighbors, and a community of “Horse” folks.
Ethel and Clem raised their family on the farm. After Clem passed away in 1999, Ethel stayed on the farm for nearly six years after his death and then moved to Prairie Village in 2005, where she made her home for 11 years. Ethel was a lifelong member of St. John’s Lutheran Church Shell Creek and was involved with Ladies Aid-Quilting. She loved spending time with her grandchildren.
Ethel is survived by:
Daughter: Genean (Terry) Dittmer of Crete, NE
Daughter: Kayleen (Dan) Murphy of Crete, NE
Daughter: Sharon (Lonny) Martin of Columbus, NE
Son: Lyle (Laurie) Klug of Richland, NE
Granddaughter: Staci (Shaun) McMahon of Gretna, NE
Grandson: Sean (Billie) Murphy of Canton, NC
Grandson: Travis (Patricia) Dittmer of Washington DC
Grandson: Scott (Jacque) Murphy of North Platte, NE
Granddaughter: Becky Dittmer of Crete, NE
Granddaughter: Mindie (Phil) Hughes of Crete, NE
Granddaughter: Jessie (Kelly) Graff of Omaha, NE
Great-Grandchildren: Camden, Kinsley, Kendall, Greatna, and Claire
Numerous Step-Grandchildren and Great-Grandchildren
Ethel was preceded in death by:
Parents: Julius and Minnie Hunteman
Husband: Clemens E. Klug
Sisters: Irene Klug, Esther Voss, Elzada Muhle
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