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John Ray Wibbels

Birth	:	11 Sep 1885 Greeley County, Nebraska, USA
Death	:	1 May 1949 Greeley County, Nebraska, USA
Burial	:	Hillside Cemetery, Wolbach, Greeley County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.4005089, -98.3921356
Plot	:	Block 7, Lot 128
Description	:	Services Held Here For J. R. Wibbels This Afternoon – Services for J. R. Wibbels, 63, of Elba will be held Thursday, May 5, 1:00 p.m. at his home and 2:30 at the Methodist church at Wolbach, with Reverend J. B. Roe of St. Paul officiating and Reverend Clyde Ehert assisting. Burial will be at the Hillside Cemetery. After being ill for eight weeks, six weeks in the Lutheran hospital at Omaha, one week at the Memorial hospital at St. Paul and one week at home, he passed away Sunday, May 1, at 11:45. Surviving beside his... Read More	Services Held Here For J. R. Wibbels This Afternoon – Services for J. R. Wibbels, 63, of Elba will be held Thursday, May 5, 1:00 p.m. at his home and 2:30 at the Methodist church at Wolbach, with Reverend J. B. Roe of St. Paul officiating and Reverend Clyde Ehert assisting. Burial will be at the Hillside Cemetery. After being ill for eight weeks, six weeks in the Lutheran hospital at Omaha, one week at the Memorial hospital at St. Paul and one week at home, he passed away Sunday, May 1, at 11:45. Surviving beside his wife Diantha, two daughters, Bessie Hansen of Greeley, Colo., and Mae Clemments of Missouri, also six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Wolbach Messenger, Wolbach, Nebraska, Thursday, May 5, 1949 Obituary of John R. Wibbels -- John Ray Wibbels, son of John and Anna Wibbels, was born Sept. 11, 1885 near Wolbach in the Star district and passed away at his home near Elba Sunday afternoon, May 1, 1949. He has been in poor health the past year and the last eight weeks his condition became serious and he spent six weeks in an Omaha hospital, then he was brought to the Memorial hospital at St. Paul for a week and then to his home. Mr. Wibbels was baptized in infancy in the Enfield Methodist church. He attended school and Sunday school in the Star and Enfield community. In 1904 he was united in marriage to Sofia Baslar. They lived on a farm in that community. To this union were born two children, Harry and Bessie. On Jan. 23, 1917 his wife passed away. In June 1919 he was united in marriage to Diantha Francisco of Hastings. To this union one daughter, Diantha Mae, was born. From 1917 to 1919 he operated the Wolbach Municipal power plant, then went into the automobile business, later he installed an artificial ice plant and cold storage facilities. He built the oil station now owned by Sinclair, which he operated a number of years. He was a member of the School Board, Village Board and took an active interest in the development of the town of Wolbach. In 1941 he sold his business, bought and moved on a farm 1 ½ miles northwest of Elba, where he resided until his death. Surviving are his wife Diantha, two daughters, Bessie Hansen of Greeley, Colo., and Diantha Mae Clements of Gower, Mo., a daughter-in-law, Alma Titze of Oakland, Neb., six grandchildren, two great grandchildren, a sister, Leona Anderson, Walnut, Iowa; three brothers, Algie and Garrett of Wolbach and Alonzo of Centralia, Mo. His parents and son, Harry, preceded him in death. He was a kind and loving husband and father and a good neighbor. Rev. J. B. Roe and Rev. Clyde Ehret officiated at the funeral held last Thursday in the Methodist church. The junior choir of the Methodist church sang, accompanied by Mrs. J. C. Wilson. Honorary pallbearers were E. L. Johnson, Dr. A. H. Holm, Chris Anderson, Dudley Miller, A. J. Larsen and J. C. Wilson. Active pallbearers were Wm. Keller, Andrew Jacobsen, Fred Frandsen, Joe Zavitka, Howard Barnes and Ed Svoboda. Burial was in Hillside cemetery. Wolbach Messenger, Wolbach, Nebraska, Thursday, May 12, 1949

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John Ray Wibbels's memorial is located at: Hillside Cemetery, Wolbach, Greeley County, USA.
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John Ray Wibbels death on 1 May 1949 in Greeley County, Nebraska, USA
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Latitude: 41.4005089
Longitude: -98.3921356

Family Members:

Parent

John Derk Wibbels

(1858 - 1941)

Anna Margaret Kasselder Wibbels

(1863 - 1945)

Spouse

Sophie P Bazier Wibbels

(1883 - 1917)

Diantha J Francisco Wibbels

(1896 - 1984)

Siblings

Garrett Wibbels

(1889 - 1964)

Algie Wibbels

(1895 - 1979)

Children

Harry Raymond Wibbels

(1904 - 1929)

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