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Ardyce Dena <I>Yelken</I> Osterbuhr

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Ardyce Dena Yelken Osterbuhr

Birth
Macon, Franklin County, Nebraska, USA
Death
27 Mar 2012 (aged 86)
Minden, Kearney County, Nebraska, USA
Burial
Hildreth, Franklin County, Nebraska, USA Add to Map
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Obituary: Ardyce Osterbuhr Upland resident, 86

MINDEN - Ardyce Osterbuhr, 86, of Upland died Tuesday, March 27, 2012, at Bethany Home in Minden.

Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Zion Lutheran Church west of Macon with the Revs. Baron and Nancy Cole officiating. Burial will be at Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery south of Hildreth.

She was born Sept. 5, 1925, in Franklin County 2½ miles east of Macon to Hippe T. and Emma (Evers) Yelken.

On April 8, 1945, she married Earl Osterbuhr in Macon.

Survivors include her husband; daughters, Debra Potter and her husband, Lee, of Wilcox and Donna Osterbuhr of Omaha; grandchildren, Christopher Potter, Brandon Potter and his wife, Susan, Brittney Biskup and her husband, Blake, and Jesse Osterbuhr; great-grandchildren, Kathryn and Camryn Potter and Linden and Tucker Biskup, with another great-grandchild due in April.

She was educated at Districts 75 and 9 and graduated from Franklin High School. Ardyce took normal training and taught in school Districts 21, 63 and 75.

She and Earl were married at the Methodist Church in Macon by the Rev. Lamont Carlson. She had been baptized and confirmed in the same church. She later joined her husband's church, Emmanuel Lutheran Church south of Hildreth. To enrich their love, two daughters, Debra and Donna, came to this union.

Ardyce and Earl worked side by side on their farm for most of their married life. Ardyce was actively involved in church activities and taught Sunday school for 18 years. She served in many offices in the ALCW and ELCW. Ardyce spent many hours making blankets for relief.

She also was involved with school activities, PTA and

Y-Teen Mothers. She was on the Hildreth Library Board for 14 years, the Women's Club for 29 years, and was a member of the Extension Club, Franklin County Museum, Franklin County Historical Society and the Nebraska State Historical Society.

Ardyce was very proud of her family roots and researched them for 35 years. She was a member of the Ostfriesen Genealogical Society.

Ardyce loved her family and took pride in their achievements. She was there for all of them. Ardyce and Earl were fortunate to have been married for almost 67 years. She loved her home and took pride in her flower and vegetable gardens. She always welcomed visitors into her home with a cup of coffee and something to eat along with plenty of conversation.

She was preceded in death by an infant sister, Mary. Published in Kearney Hub on March 29, 2012
Obituary: Ardyce Osterbuhr Upland resident, 86

MINDEN - Ardyce Osterbuhr, 86, of Upland died Tuesday, March 27, 2012, at Bethany Home in Minden.

Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Zion Lutheran Church west of Macon with the Revs. Baron and Nancy Cole officiating. Burial will be at Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery south of Hildreth.

She was born Sept. 5, 1925, in Franklin County 2½ miles east of Macon to Hippe T. and Emma (Evers) Yelken.

On April 8, 1945, she married Earl Osterbuhr in Macon.

Survivors include her husband; daughters, Debra Potter and her husband, Lee, of Wilcox and Donna Osterbuhr of Omaha; grandchildren, Christopher Potter, Brandon Potter and his wife, Susan, Brittney Biskup and her husband, Blake, and Jesse Osterbuhr; great-grandchildren, Kathryn and Camryn Potter and Linden and Tucker Biskup, with another great-grandchild due in April.

She was educated at Districts 75 and 9 and graduated from Franklin High School. Ardyce took normal training and taught in school Districts 21, 63 and 75.

She and Earl were married at the Methodist Church in Macon by the Rev. Lamont Carlson. She had been baptized and confirmed in the same church. She later joined her husband's church, Emmanuel Lutheran Church south of Hildreth. To enrich their love, two daughters, Debra and Donna, came to this union.

Ardyce and Earl worked side by side on their farm for most of their married life. Ardyce was actively involved in church activities and taught Sunday school for 18 years. She served in many offices in the ALCW and ELCW. Ardyce spent many hours making blankets for relief.

She also was involved with school activities, PTA and

Y-Teen Mothers. She was on the Hildreth Library Board for 14 years, the Women's Club for 29 years, and was a member of the Extension Club, Franklin County Museum, Franklin County Historical Society and the Nebraska State Historical Society.

Ardyce was very proud of her family roots and researched them for 35 years. She was a member of the Ostfriesen Genealogical Society.

Ardyce loved her family and took pride in their achievements. She was there for all of them. Ardyce and Earl were fortunate to have been married for almost 67 years. She loved her home and took pride in her flower and vegetable gardens. She always welcomed visitors into her home with a cup of coffee and something to eat along with plenty of conversation.

She was preceded in death by an infant sister, Mary. Published in Kearney Hub on March 29, 2012


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  • Added: Mar 29, 2012
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/87527458/ardyce_dena-osterbuhr: accessed ), memorial page for Ardyce Dena Yelken Osterbuhr (5 Sep 1925–27 Mar 2012), Find a Grave Memorial ID 87527458, citing Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery, Hildreth, Franklin County, Nebraska, USA; Maintained by NJochum (contributor 50966401).