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Joan Ruth Brolhorst Burger

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Birth	:	22 Aug 1934 Saline County, Nebraska, USA
Death	:	9 Dec 2021 Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, USA
Burial	:	First Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Beatrice, Gage County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.3053600, -96.8794400
Description	:	Joan R Burger, 87 years of age, of Beatrice passed away at Bryan West Hospital in Lincoln Thursday afternoon, December 9th, 2021. Joan was born on August 22, 1934 in Rural DeWitt to William and Lena (Tegeler) Brolhorst. She was baptized into the Lutheran faith on September 9th, 1934 at Trinity Lutheran Rural Wilber. She was confirmed in the same faith by Pastor Hein on August 24th, 1947. She attended Prairie Star school through 8th grade and graduated from DeWitt High in 1951. Joan married Leonard Burger, her high school sweetheart on April 5th,... Read More	Joan R Burger, 87 years of age, of Beatrice passed away at Bryan West Hospital in Lincoln Thursday afternoon, December 9th, 2021. Joan was born on August 22, 1934 in Rural DeWitt to William and Lena (Tegeler) Brolhorst. She was baptized into the Lutheran faith on September 9th, 1934 at Trinity Lutheran Rural Wilber. She was confirmed in the same faith by Pastor Hein on August 24th, 1947. She attended Prairie Star school through 8th grade and graduated from DeWitt High in 1951. Joan married Leonard Burger, her high school sweetheart on April 5th, 1953. Their love endured for over 68 years. Joan started her career at Beatrice National Bank. Soon after she and Leonard began their family and mom and farmwife became her lifetime role. Joan drove a school bus for Tri-County Schools for almost 35 years, where she watched multiple generations board her bus. Over the years she developed a respected cleaning business in homes, local businesses, and the high school. Joan was a member of First Trinity Lutheran Church rural Beatrice where she sang in the choir, was a Sunday school teacher, a member of LWML, Ladies Aid, and volunteered with the Orphan Train and Braille Society. She was also a member of the American Legion Auxiliary Unit 212, and a past 4-H leader. Joan loved to dance, especially polka dancing with her husband, bowling, gardening, sewing, spending time with her grandchildren and great grandchildren, and could always be seen walking on the country roads for exercise. Most of all Joan loved to bake and was known throughout the area for her homemade bread, caramel rolls and twister donuts. It brought her joy to share her baked goods with students who rode her bus, her church community, neighbors, friends and family. Survivors include her three children, five grandchildren, eight great grandchildren, sister, two sister in laws. She was preceded in death by her husband (8.21.21) her parents, her sisters: Evelyn Rahe, Verna Kiburz, her brothers Marvin and Virgil, brothers-in-law Harold Rahe and Jack Kiburz. Interment will be at the First Trinity Lutheran cemetery.

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Joan Ruth Brolhorst Burger's memorial is located at: First Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Beatrice, Gage County, USA.
When did Joan Ruth Brolhorst Burger death?
Joan Ruth Brolhorst Burger death on 9 Dec 2021 in Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, USA
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Latitude: 40.3053600
Longitude: -96.8794400

Family Members:

Parent

William J Brolhorst

(1896 - 1967)

Lena Tegeler Brolhorst

(1896 - 1990)

Spouse

Leonard William Burger

(1933 - 2021)

Siblings

Marvin Willis Brolhorst

(1925 - 2004)

Virgil D. Brolhorst

(1936 - 2006)

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