MINDEN — Lawrence Alvin Osterbuhr, 96, of Upland died Friday, Jan. 27, 2017, at Kearney County Health System Hospital in Minden.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Trinity Lutheran Church in Hildreth with the Revs. Patti and Steve Byrne officiating. Burial will be at Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery south of Hildreth with military honors. Jelden-Craig Funeral Chapel in Hildreth is in charge of the arrangements.
Lawrence was born March 30, 1920, on a farm south of Hildreth. His parents were Ehme J. and Tena (Albers) Osterbuhr. He was baptized and confirmed at Emmanuel Lutheran Church south of Hildreth. He attended school at District 21 just one-half mile from his home. After completing eighth grade, he stayed at home to help with the farm work.
In September 1941, he enlisted in the U.S. Coast Guard and took his basic training in Port Townsend, Wash. He then sailed to Honolulu in October 1941 and was aboard the USCGC Kukui at the time of the Pearl Harbor attack on Dec. 7.
On April 7, 1945, he married Alta “Connie” Conrad at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Perryville, Mo. When World War II ended, Lawrence and Connie started farming on the family farm in 1946. To this union, they added two daughters. They were members of Trinity Lutheran Church of Hildreth.
His activities included church council and cemetery board, Hildreth School Board, elevator board, Pearl Harbor Survivors Association and Lions Club. He also contributed hours of volunteer work at Franklin County Historical Museum.
Survivors include one daughter, Sandi Einspahr of Hildreth; one brother, Earl Osterbuhr of Franklin; grandchildren, Dawn Stubben and husband Todd of Creighton, Amy Dallman and husband Brad of Franklin, Dodi Craft and husband David of Oceanside, Calif., Del Einspahr and wife Angie of Elkhorn, Tina tenBensel and husband Troy of Arapahoe and Kara DeJonge-Adcock and husband Shane of Lincoln; 16 great-grandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Connie; one daughter, Patti DeJonge; and one sister, Esther Hemmen.
MINDEN — Lawrence Alvin Osterbuhr, 96, of Upland died Friday, Jan. 27, 2017, at Kearney County Health System Hospital in Minden.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Trinity Lutheran Church in Hildreth with the Revs. Patti and Steve Byrne officiating. Burial will be at Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery south of Hildreth with military honors. Jelden-Craig Funeral Chapel in Hildreth is in charge of the arrangements.
Lawrence was born March 30, 1920, on a farm south of Hildreth. His parents were Ehme J. and Tena (Albers) Osterbuhr. He was baptized and confirmed at Emmanuel Lutheran Church south of Hildreth. He attended school at District 21 just one-half mile from his home. After completing eighth grade, he stayed at home to help with the farm work.
In September 1941, he enlisted in the U.S. Coast Guard and took his basic training in Port Townsend, Wash. He then sailed to Honolulu in October 1941 and was aboard the USCGC Kukui at the time of the Pearl Harbor attack on Dec. 7.
On April 7, 1945, he married Alta “Connie” Conrad at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Perryville, Mo. When World War II ended, Lawrence and Connie started farming on the family farm in 1946. To this union, they added two daughters. They were members of Trinity Lutheran Church of Hildreth.
His activities included church council and cemetery board, Hildreth School Board, elevator board, Pearl Harbor Survivors Association and Lions Club. He also contributed hours of volunteer work at Franklin County Historical Museum.
Survivors include one daughter, Sandi Einspahr of Hildreth; one brother, Earl Osterbuhr of Franklin; grandchildren, Dawn Stubben and husband Todd of Creighton, Amy Dallman and husband Brad of Franklin, Dodi Craft and husband David of Oceanside, Calif., Del Einspahr and wife Angie of Elkhorn, Tina tenBensel and husband Troy of Arapahoe and Kara DeJonge-Adcock and husband Shane of Lincoln; 16 great-grandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Connie; one daughter, Patti DeJonge; and one sister, Esther Hemmen.
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