Dicke, John Elmer Louis^[1]

1913 - 2003  (90 years)

• Name	Dicke, John Elmer Louis
  Born	4 Jan 1913	Columbus, NE.
  Gender	Male
  Died	19 Mar 2003	Columbus, NE.
  Buried	22 Mar 2003	St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery; Leigh, NE.
  Person ID	I2510	Wuerdemann Family
  Last Modified	18 Dec 2017

  
  

  Father	Dicke, Louis D.,   b. 10 Jun 1880, Platte County, NE. ,   d. 4 Feb 1959, Platte County, NE.  (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Oltmann, Helena,   b. 22 Oct 1885, ? ,   d. 13 Jun 1972, Platte County, NE.  (Age 86 years)
  Married	UNKNOWN	?
  Family ID	F1540	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Living
  Children	1. Living + 2. Living   3. Dicke, Raymond Louis,   b. 3 Sep 1948, Columbus, NE. ,   d. 27 Aug 1967, Norfolk, NE.  (Age 18 years) + 4. Living + 5. Living
  Last Modified	18 Dec 2017
  Family ID	F1539	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  _P_CCINFO 2-14330 From THE COLUMBUS (NE.) TELEGRAM, March 21, 2003- COLUMBUS - John E. L. Dicke, 90, of Creston died Wednesday, March 19, 2003, at Morys Haven in Columbus. Services are 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Paul's Lutheran Church at Leigh with the Rev. Dr. Marsha Jark-Swain officiating. Burial will be at the church cemetery. Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. today at Gass Haney Funeral Home in Columbus and 9:30-10:30 a.m. Saturday at the church with a 10:15 a.m. family prayer service. Mr. Dicke was born Jan. 4, 1913, in rural Columbus to Louis D. and Helena (Oltmann) Dicke. He attended District 2 School in Platte County. He married Eileen Hillen on Oct. 10, 1940, in Hooper. He was a farmer all of his life. He was a member of the church. He served on the church council and School District 46 school board member. He enjoyed farming, first with horses before changing to a long line of John Deere tractors. He also enjoyed poultry and sheep raising and cutting firewood. Survivors include his wife; three sons, Allen Dicke, Dale (Judy) Dicke and Paul (Diane) Dicke, all of Creston; one daughter, Ruth (Robert) Brichacek of Columbus; two brothers, Leonard (Katherine) Dicke of Columbus and David (Margaret) Dicke of Madison; two sisters, Elva Dicke and Mabel (William) Durkop, all of Columbus; a sister-in-law, Verna Dicke of Columbus; a brother-in-law, Martin Reinke of Columbus; and nine grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; a son, Raymond Dicke; a brother, Ernst Dicke; a sister, Edna Dicke; and a grandson, Nathan Dicke. Memorials may be directed to the care of the family.[ColfaxDeutschlandPlatte.FBK.FTW] From THE COLUMBUS (NE.) TELEGRAM, March 21, 2003- COLUMBUS - John E. L. Dicke, 90, of Creston died Wednesday, March 19, 2003, at Morys Haven in Columbus. Services are 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Paul's Lutheran Church at Leigh with the Rev. Dr. Marsha Jark-Swain officiating. Burial will be at the church cemetery. Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. today at Gass Haney Funeral Home in Columbus and 9:30-10:30 a.m. Saturday at the church with a 10:15 a.m. family prayer service. Mr. Dicke was born Jan. 4, 1913, in rural Columbus to Louis D. and Helena (Oltmann) Dicke. He attended District 2 School in Platte County. He married Eileen Hillen on Oct. 10, 1940, in Hooper. He was a farmer all of his life. He was a member of the church. He served on the church council and School District 46 school board member. He enjoyed farming, first with horses before changing to a long line of John Deere tractors. He also enjoyed poultry and sheep raising and cutting firewood. Survivors include his wife; three sons, Allen Dicke, Dale (Judy) Dicke and Paul (Diane) Dicke, all of Creston; one daughter, Ruth (Robert) Brichacek of Columbus; two brothers, Leonard (Katherine) Dicke of Columbus and David (Margaret) Dicke of Madison; two sisters, Elva Dicke and Mabel (William) Durkop, all of Columbus; a sister-in-law, Verna Dicke of Columbus; a brother-in-law, Martin Reinke of Columbus; and nine grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; a son, Raymond Dicke; a brother, Ernst Dicke; a sister, Edna Dicke; and a grandson, Nathan Dicke. Memorials may be directed to the care of the family.

  
  

• Sources

  ColfaxDeutschlandPlatte.FBK.FTW Date of Import: 3 May 2008 ColfaxDeutschlandPlatte.FBK.FTW Date of Import: 3 May 2008 ColfaxDeutschlandPlatte.FBK.FTW Date of Import: 3 May 2008.