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Edwin Francis “Ed” Fahrenholz

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Birth	:	22 Jun 1916 Thurston County, Nebraska, USA
Death	:	11 Apr 2014 Pender, Thurston County, Nebraska, USA
Burial	:	Eastview Cemetery, Allen, Dixon County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.4167100, -96.8125500
Description	:	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,... Read More	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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Edwin Francis “Ed” Fahrenholz's memorial is located at: Eastview Cemetery, Allen, Dixon County, USA.
When did Edwin Francis “Ed” Fahrenholz death?
Edwin Francis “Ed” Fahrenholz death on 11 Apr 2014 in Pender, Thurston County, Nebraska, USA
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Latitude: 42.4167100
Longitude: -96.8125500

Family Members:

Parent

Spouse

Mildred Catherine Tonjes Fahrenholz

(1916 - 1992)

Dorothy Louise Birky Peters

(1929 - 2004)

Siblings

Children

Truman Lee Fahrenholz

(1944 - 2019)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Eastview Cemetery
Allen, Dixon County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4167100, -96.8125500

2. Springbank Friends Cemetery
Allen, Dixon County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4126800, -96.8042100

3. Marquis Cemetery
Waterbury, Dixon County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4089012, -96.7482986

4. Jordan Cemetery
Allen, Dixon County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4691700, -96.8441900

5. Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Allen, Dixon County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4680800, -96.8894300

6. Old Log Church Cemetery
Dakota County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4243400, -96.7063800

7. Woods Cemetery
Dakota County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4011002, -96.7067032

8. Saint Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery
Concord, Dixon County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3945200, -96.9236100

9. Martinsburg South Cemetery
Martinsburg, Dixon County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5038986, -96.8383026

10. Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
Martinsburg, Dixon County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5127983, -96.8336029

11. Southcreek Calvary Catholic Cemetery
Ponca, Dixon County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5264100, -96.7563300

12. Saint Annes Cemetery
Dixon, Dixon County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4164009, -96.9792023

13. Concord Cemetery
Concord, Dixon County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3941994, -96.9800034

14. Drake Cemetery
Jackson, Dakota County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4376000, -96.6386000

15. Holmes Family Cemetery
Ponca, Dixon County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5389300, -96.7316200

16. Salem Lutheran Cemetery
Dixon County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5251900, -96.6938800

17. Calvary Cemetery
Emerson, Dixon County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2839900, -96.7310600

18. Rose Hill Cemetery
Emerson, Dixon County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2831400, -96.7315800

19. Silver Ridge Cemetery
Ponca, Dixon County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5685997, -96.8189011

20. Wakefield Cemetery
Wakefield, Dixon County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2653200, -96.8738600

21. Hilltop Cemetery
Hubbard, Dakota County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3561200, -96.6149100

22. Omadi Cemetery
Homer, Dakota County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3651000, -96.6090000

23. Evangelical Lutheran Immanuel Cemetery
Wakefield, Dixon County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2931500, -96.9629200

24. Ponca Cemetery
Ponca, Dixon County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5689011, -96.7130966