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Willis Leroy Wilbeck

Birth	:	22 Jan 1926 Cedar County, Nebraska, USA
Death	:	18 Jan 2021 Bloomfield, Knox County, Nebraska, USA
Burial	:	Woodlawn Cemetery, Wausa, Knox County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.5102997, -97.5330963
Description	:	Willis L. Wilbeck, age 94, of Wausa, Nebraska died Monday, January 18, 2021, at Good Samaritan Society in Bloomfield, Nebraska. Almighty God created the life of Willis LeRoy Wilbeck and on January 22, 1926, he was born to Christian and Julia (Bahnsen) Wilbeck. He was the youngest of seven children. Willis was baptized at Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bloomfield, Nebraska and confirmed First Trinity Lutheran Church in Bloomfield, where he remained a member until his death. Willis spent his youth on a farm northeast of Wausa, Nebraska and attended Look-out District 96 school through the eighth grade. At... Read More	Willis L. Wilbeck, age 94, of Wausa, Nebraska died Monday, January 18, 2021, at Good Samaritan Society in Bloomfield, Nebraska. Almighty God created the life of Willis LeRoy Wilbeck and on January 22, 1926, he was born to Christian and Julia (Bahnsen) Wilbeck. He was the youngest of seven children. Willis was baptized at Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bloomfield, Nebraska and confirmed First Trinity Lutheran Church in Bloomfield, where he remained a member until his death. Willis spent his youth on a farm northeast of Wausa, Nebraska and attended Look-out District 96 school through the eighth grade. At age 19, Willis entered the United States Army. He began basic training at Camp Fannin, Texas in June 1945. Willis served in Germany and was discharged in November of 1946. Willis returned to farming and together with his brother John, provided custom baling, corn shelling, and combining services. God blessed Willis by giving him Vernal Peters as his wife. On a snowy day, they were united in marriage in Osmond, Nebraska at the church parsonage on February 28, 1949. They began married life on the farm two miles west of Pleasant Valley and remained on the family farm for 42 years, before retiring in 1991 in Wausa. To this union, three children were born. Willis received his crown of life on January 18, 2021, at Good Samaritan Society in Bloomfield at the age of 94. Willis was preceded in death by his parents; in-laws, Wilhem and Emma (Krohn) Peters; brothers, John (Elsie), George (Anna), and Fred (Gertrude); sisters, Anna (John) Oakason, Emma (Sike) Pedersen, and Elizabeth (Elmer) Gatzemeyer; in-laws, Dorothy (Norris) Gillilan, Wilbur (Doris) Peters, Opal (Lyle) Schultz, Vinona (Eugene) McGarrity, and Albur Peters; and great-grandson, Vaughn Stratman.

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Willis Leroy Wilbeck's memorial is located at: Woodlawn Cemetery, Wausa, Knox County, USA.
When did Willis Leroy Wilbeck death?
Willis Leroy Wilbeck death on 18 Jan 2021 in Bloomfield, Knox County, Nebraska, USA
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Latitude: 42.5102997
Longitude: -97.5330963

Family Members:

Parent

Chris Wilbeck

(1873 - 1932)

Julia Bahnsen Wilbeck

(1883 - 1959)

Spouse

Vernal Hildegard Peters Wilbeck

(1930 - 2022)

Siblings

Emma P. Wilbeck Pederson

(1905 - 2003)

George C. Wilbeck

(1908 - 1986)

Fredrick Christian Wilbeck

(1912 - 2005)

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Coordinate: 42.5438995, -97.8103027

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18. Saint Michaels Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.6119003, -97.2699966

19. Crofton Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.7296982, -97.4860992

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Coordinate: 42.6980100, -97.3663300

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Coordinate: 42.5973000, -97.8267800

23. Hartington Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.6335983, -97.2628021

24. Zion Cemetery
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