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Edwin Francis "Ed" Fahrenholz
22 Jun 1916 – 11 Apr 2014
| Birth | 22 Jun 1916 |
| Death | 11 Apr 2014 |
| Cemetery | Eastview Cemetery Allen , Dixon County , Nebraska , USA |
| Added by | Brad on 27 Sep 2019 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/128389410 |
Bio
Edwin F. Fahrenholz, 97 June 22, 1916 ~ April 11, 2014 Edwin was born in rural Rosalie, Nebraska on June 22, 1916 to Ervin and Florence "Jane" (Hanika) Fahrenholz. He attended rural country school and graduated from Rosalie High School. He was baptized and confirmed on the same day at the Lutheran Church in Rosalie in 1936. He did not attend college due to The Great Depression. Ed remembered well the stock market crash of October 29, 1929, when nearly all farmers lost their farms and nearly all businesses collapsed, as well as Hoover's last term, when he took no salary, and Roosevelt's "New Deal". History was Edwin's real passion. He also remembered World War II very well. He married Mildred Tonjes on December 14, 1938. He was destined to be a farmer, and loved it, beginning in Thurston County, then moving to Dixon County in 1942 to farm Northwest of Allen, where the couple raised their family. Mildred died in 1992, after 54 years of marriage. A year later he married his teenage sweetheart, Maxine Edgington. Maxine passed away in 1999. In 2001 he married Dorothy (Peters) Ellis. Dorothy passed away in 2004. Edwin had many accomplishments, including helping to organize the Northeast Experimental Farm, where he was a board member for many years. He also served two terms on the Nebraska Farm Bureau State Board, served on several insurance boards, school boards, church boards, the Clark Township Board, and he taught Sunday school for many years. He loved to live, was passionate about history and Husker football, and especially loved spending time with his family. Edwin F. Fahrenholz, 97, of Allen, Nebraska, passed away on Friday, April 11, 2014 at the Pender Community Hospital in Pender, NE. Survivors include his children, Phyllis (Milo) Birkley of Jackson, NE, E. Keith (Becky) Fahrenholz of Blackhawk, SD, Truman (Darlene) Fahrenholz of Allen, NE, Lynne Saunders of Allen, NE, Jill (Terry) Cosier of York, NE, Janean (Boyd) Georgesen of Homer, NE and Diane (Don) Mohr of Ponca, NE; sister, Shirley (Leonard) Peters of Pender, NE; 23 grandchildren; many great and great-great grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Edwin was preceded in death by his parents; his wives; brothers, Bobby, Donald "Lee" and Lawrence; sister-in-law, Erma Fahrenholz; and sister and brother-in-law, Ellen and Wally Walraven. Visitation with the family present will begin Monday, April 14, at 5:30 pm, with a prayer service at 7 pm at the First Lutheran Church in Allen, NE. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 am Tuesday, April 15, also at the First Lutheran Church in Allen, NE, with Pastor Sarah Ruch officiating. Burial will be in Eastview Cemetery in rural Allen. In lieu of flowers, donations may be directed to the family for memorials to be established at a later date. Mohr Funeral Home in Ponca, Nebraska is in charge of arrangements.
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- Mildred Catherine Tonjes Fahrenholz 1916–1992 FaG
- Maxine June "Bonnie" Edgington Brangwin Fahrenholz 1919–1999 FaG
- Dorothy Louise Birky Peters Ellis 1929–2004 FaG
Siblings
- Lawrence "Lunk" Fahrenholz 1918–2010
- Ellen Mae Fahrenholz Walraven 1922–2004
- Bobbie Lee Fahrenholz 1929–1929
- Lee Donald Fahrenholz 1932–1991
- Shirley Marie Fahrenholz Peters 1937–2019
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