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Doris Adare Holmquist Renken

Birth	:	3 Feb 1920 Phelps County, Nebraska, USA
Death	:	22 Oct 2016 Bertrand, Phelps County, Nebraska, USA
Burial	:	Hope Lutheran Cemetery, Smithfield, Gosper County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.5667500, -99.6800000
Description	:	Memorial Services for Doris A. Renken will be held at Hope Lutheran Church in rural Smithfield, Nebraska on Wednesday, October 26, 2016 at 3:00 p.m. with Pastor Tim Glendening officiating. Private interment will be held prior to the service at Hope Lutheran Cemetery, in rural Gosper County. Doris Adare Renken, 96 years of age, of Bertrand, Nebraska, passed away on Saturday, October 22, 2016 at the Bertrand Nursing Home. Doris was born on a farmstead, located in the Johnson Hills, south of Bertrand, on February 3, 1920, the eldest of three daughters born to... Read More	Memorial Services for Doris A. Renken will be held at Hope Lutheran Church in rural Smithfield, Nebraska on Wednesday, October 26, 2016 at 3:00 p.m. with Pastor Tim Glendening officiating. Private interment will be held prior to the service at Hope Lutheran Cemetery, in rural Gosper County. Doris Adare Renken, 96 years of age, of Bertrand, Nebraska, passed away on Saturday, October 22, 2016 at the Bertrand Nursing Home. Doris was born on a farmstead, located in the Johnson Hills, south of Bertrand, on February 3, 1920, the eldest of three daughters born to Carl R. and Hulda Emelia (Holms) Holmquist. She was baptized and confirmed in the Westlanda Lutheran Church in Bertrand. Doris’ mother died when she was five years old and Mr. Holmquist raised his daughters. The family moved to a farmstead five miles north of Bertrand, where she attended Phelps County Public School District No. 22. She continued her education at Bertrand High School, graduating with the class of 1938. She remained at home to help raise her sisters. Doris was united in marriage to Freddie Renken from Smithfield, on June 22, 1941 at the Westlanda Church. To this union six children born: twins, Marlene and Darlene, Roger, Raymond, Randall and Judy. They lived on the farm north of Bertrand until moving into town in 2006 and later to the Bertrand Nursing Home in 2011. She spent her life raising and taking care of her family. She was a faithful member of Hope Lutheran Church, being active in Ladies Aid, Junior Lutheran and quilting. She loved making baby blankets; numbering way over 100 in her life time, for the church. She also enjoyed the neighborhood, Friendly Eight Coffee Club. She and Freddie enjoyed going to auctions and visiting with people. Doris was preceded in death by: her parents; husband, Freddie in 2007; son-in-law, Eldred Maaske; great-granddaughter, Danika Moore; sister, Grace Watt and husband, Roy; brothers-in-law, Delmer Brand and Bill Renken and wife, Beradine; sisters-in-law, Rosa VonLoh and husband, Elmer, Laura Bredenkamp and husband, Alfred and Lila Renken. She leaves to celebrate her life; her children: Marlene Dahlgren and her husband, Gary, Darlene Samuelson and her husband, Allen, Roger Renken and his wife, Rosemary and Raymond Renken and his wife, Janet all of Bertrand, Randall Renken and his wife, Sandy of Fort Morgan, Colorado and Judy Long and her husband, Gaylord of Holdrege; 18 grandchildren; five step-grandchildren; 43 great-grandchildren; several step-great-grandchildren; sister: Jean Brand of Bertrand; and many other relatives and friends. Visitation was held on Tuesday, October 25, 2016 from 4:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. with the family greeting from 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. at Hope Lutheran Church in rural Smithfield, Nebraska. A memorial has been established in Doris’ honor and will be designated at a later date. Expressions of caring and kindness can be sent to the family at www.nelsonbauerfh.com The Nelson-Bauer Funeral Home in Holdrege was in charge of the arrangements.

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Doris Adare Holmquist Renken's memorial is located at: Hope Lutheran Cemetery, Smithfield, Gosper County, USA.
When did Doris Adare Holmquist Renken death?
Doris Adare Holmquist Renken death on 22 Oct 2016 in Bertrand, Phelps County, Nebraska, USA
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Latitude: 40.5667500
Longitude: -99.6800000

Family Members:

Parent

Carl A. Holmquist

(1892 - 1973)

Hulda Emelia Holm Holmquist

(1894 - 1925)

Spouse

Freddie Otto Renken

(1916 - 2007)

Siblings

Children

Raymond Lynn Renken

(1946 - 2022)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Hope Lutheran Cemetery
Smithfield, Gosper County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5667500, -99.6800000

2. Keely Cemetery
Smithfield, Gosper County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5727500, -99.6563500

3. Immanuel Cemetery
Bertrand, Phelps County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5682983, -99.6283035

4. Highland Cemetery
Bertrand, Phelps County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5194016, -99.6430969

5. Yoder Cemetery
Smithfield, Gosper County, USA
Coordinate: 40.4957000, -99.6845500

6. Sandstrom Cemetery
Phelps County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5983009, -99.5661011

7. Adullam Cemetery
Bertrand, Phelps County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6265000, -99.5856000

8. Robb Cemetery
Smithfield, Gosper County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6710691, -99.6996001

9. Quakerville Cemetery
Gosper County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6189003, -99.8097000

10. Fairfield Cemetery
Gosper County, USA
Coordinate: 40.4672012, -99.7549973

11. Plum Creek Massacre Cemetery
Phelps County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6726840, -99.6058220

12. Elwood Cemetery
Elwood, Gosper County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5999300, -99.8397300

13. Loomis Cemetery
Loomis, Phelps County, USA
Coordinate: 40.4801860, -99.5128300

14. Platte Valley Cemetery
Phelps County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6425018, -99.5028000

15. Shaw Cemetery
Phelps County, USA
Coordinate: 40.4303017, -99.5781021

16. Zion Cemetery
Gosper County, USA
Coordinate: 40.4085999, -99.7005997

17. Homerville Cemetery
Gosper County, USA
Coordinate: 40.4668999, -99.8593979

18. Williamsburg Cemetery
Phelps County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6490290, -99.4543150

19. McGuire Cemetery
Gosper County, USA
Coordinate: 40.4380989, -99.8664017

20. Moses Hill Cemetery
Loomis, Phelps County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5104490, -99.4388600

21. Evergreen Cemetery
Lexington, Dawson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7639008, -99.6791992

22. Overton Cemetery
Overton, Dawson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7317009, -99.5222015

23. Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
Elwood, Gosper County, USA
Coordinate: 40.4206500, -99.8672000

24. Pleasant Grove Cemetery
Gosper County, USA
Coordinate: 40.4664001, -99.9250031