With his parents moved to the Callaway farm in 1919; attended school at District 243; mother died when he was 18; took charge of his 10 younger brothers and sisters, providing them a home.
Married: June 4, 1952, to Virginia Waldron in Callaway.
Moved to Kearney in 1999 due to his failing health.
Activities: served on the District 243 School Board, Delight Township Board and the rural fire board; belonged to the Callaway Gun Club, Seven Valleys Rodeo Association and Broken Bow Elks Club, managed the town baseball team; enjoyed bowling, hunting, shooting skeet, playing pool, cards and traveling; was an avid Nebraska football fan; loved farming and raising cattle; enjoyed having a few head of longhorns on the farm; was a loving husband and father.
Survivors include his wife; son, Johnie of Callaway; daughter, Susan Leise of Cedar Rapids; brothers, Elmo of Callaway and Jack of South Carolina; sister, June Rodine of Colorado Springs, Colo.; six stepgrandchildren; and one stepgreat-grandchild; also daughter-in-law, Janet Witthuhn of Callaway; son-in-law, Virgil Leise of Cedar Rapids; grandchildren, Jay Witthuhn of Tecumseh, Holly Jorgenson of Hastings, Ann Leise of Cedar Rapids and Neelie Witthuhn; and great-grandchild, Ryen Dickman of Hastings.
Was preceded in death by his parents, six sisters and five brothers.
With his parents moved to the Callaway farm in 1919; attended school at District 243; mother died when he was 18; took charge of his 10 younger brothers and sisters, providing them a home.
Married: June 4, 1952, to Virginia Waldron in Callaway.
Moved to Kearney in 1999 due to his failing health.
Activities: served on the District 243 School Board, Delight Township Board and the rural fire board; belonged to the Callaway Gun Club, Seven Valleys Rodeo Association and Broken Bow Elks Club, managed the town baseball team; enjoyed bowling, hunting, shooting skeet, playing pool, cards and traveling; was an avid Nebraska football fan; loved farming and raising cattle; enjoyed having a few head of longhorns on the farm; was a loving husband and father.
Survivors include his wife; son, Johnie of Callaway; daughter, Susan Leise of Cedar Rapids; brothers, Elmo of Callaway and Jack of South Carolina; sister, June Rodine of Colorado Springs, Colo.; six stepgrandchildren; and one stepgreat-grandchild; also daughter-in-law, Janet Witthuhn of Callaway; son-in-law, Virgil Leise of Cedar Rapids; grandchildren, Jay Witthuhn of Tecumseh, Holly Jorgenson of Hastings, Ann Leise of Cedar Rapids and Neelie Witthuhn; and great-grandchild, Ryen Dickman of Hastings.
Was preceded in death by his parents, six sisters and five brothers.
Family Members
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Estyle Faye Witthuhn Woolweber
1912–1986
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Harold Paul Witthuhn
1913–1973
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Marie Emelie Witthuhn Harris
1914–1995
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Juanita Ruth "Ruth" Witthuhn Kelley
1916–1976
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Wayne Eugene Witthuhn
1919–2006
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Bill O Witthuhn
1920–1979
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Winifred G. Witthuhn Cantrell
1921–1967
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Donald H. Witthuhn
1923–2003
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Luretta Witthuhn Rarden
1925–1965
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Elmo K. Witthuhn
1927–2018
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Bernadine Celia Witthuhn Lohr
1929–1994
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Joseph Robert Witthuhn
1930–1989
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Jack George Witthuhn
1931–2010
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June Witthuhn Rodine
1931–2007
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