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Grotelueschen, Elmer W.[1]

Male 1921 - 1997  (75 years)


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  • Name Grotelueschen, Elmer W. 
    Born 31 Jul 1921  Colfax County, NE. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 14 Jun 1997  Columbus, NE. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried St. Bonaventure Catholic Cemetery; Columbus, NE. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I4242  Wuerdemann Family
    Last Modified 18 Dec 2017 

    Father Grotelueschen, William E.,   b. 3 Feb 1886, Platte County, NE. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Feb 1972, Schuyler, NE. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Mother Johannes, Clara,   b. 19 Apr 1893, Platte County, NE. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Nov 1967, Schuyler, NE. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Married 29 Jun 1916  St. John's Lutheran Church; Columbus, NE. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F2493  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Dvorak, Margaret,   b. UNKNOWN, ? Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 26 Mar 1988  ? Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 18 Dec 2017 
    Family ID F1647  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Gdowski, Elizabeth,   b. 23 May 1916, Platte Center, NE. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Nov 1985, Columbus, NE. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Married 9 Sep 1951  Columbus, NE. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Grotelueschen, Karen,   b. UNKNOWN, ? Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 18 Dec 2017 
    Family ID F2206  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • _P_CCINFO 2-14330
      From THE COLUMBUS (NE.) TELEGRAM, June 16, 1997, pg. 6A, col. 1-2-

      COLUMBUS -- Elmer W. Grotelueschen, 75, 874 26th Ave., died Saturday, June 14, 1997, at his home.

      Services are 1 p.m. Tuesday at McKown Funeral Home of Columbus with the Rev. Douglas Zurek officiating. Burial is at St. Bonaventure Catholic Cemetery with military honors conducted by Hartman Post 84 American Legion Honor Guard.

      Visitation is 9:30 a.m. until services Tuesday at the funeral hom

      Mr. Grotelueschen was born July 30, 1921, in Colfax County to William and Clara (Johannes) Grotelueschen.

      He served in the U.S. Army during World War II.

      He married Elizabeth Gdowski Sept. 9, 1951, in Columbus.

      On March 26, 1988, he married Margaret Dvorak. He lived in Schuyler and Columbus where he worked at the Columbus Grain Co. He enjoyed lawn care and gardening.

      Survivors include his wife; one daughter, Karen (Jan) Dvorak; three stepdaughters, Melissa Hart of Hastings, Kathy Uhling of Craig and Ellie Doughty of Columbus; three stepsons, Vladimir Dvorak of Wasilla, Alaska and Jan Dvorak and Tom Gdowski, both of Columbus; four brothers, Edgar of Attica, Mich., Hilbert of Omaha, Raymond of Fremont and Albert of Octavia; four sisters, Elsie Stuthman and Lorraine Saalfeld, both of Columbus, Edna Brown of Omaha, and Leona Jones of Fremont; three grandchildren; 17 stepgrandchildren; and seven step great-grandchildren.

      He was preceded in death by his first wife Nov 20, 1985, and one sister. [ColfaxDeutschlandPlatte.FBK.FTW]

      From THE COLUMBUS (NE.) TELEGRAM, June 16, 1997, pg. 6A, col. 1-2-

      COLUMBUS -- Elmer W. Grotelueschen, 75, 874 26th Ave., died Saturday, June 14, 1997, at his home.

      Services are 1 p.m. Tuesday at McKown Funeral Home of Columbus with the Rev. Douglas Zurek officiating. Burial is at St. Bonaventure Catholic Cemetery with military honors conducted by Hartman Post 84 American Legion Honor Guard.

      Visitation is 9:30 a.m. until services Tuesday at the funeral hom

      Mr. Grotelueschen was born July 30, 1921, in Colfax County to William and Clara (Johannes) Grotelueschen.

      He served in the U.S. Army during World War II.

      He married Elizabeth Gdowski Sept. 9, 1951, in Columbus.

      On March 26, 1988, he married Margaret Dvorak. He lived in Schuyler and Columbus where he worked at the Columbus Grain Co. He enjoyed lawn care and gardening.

      Survivors include his wife; one daughter, Karen (Jan) Dvorak; three stepdaughters, Melissa Hart of Hastings, Kathy Uhling of Craig and Ellie Doughty of Columbus; three stepsons, Vladimir Dvorak of Wasilla, Alaska and Jan Dvorak and Tom Gdowski, both of Columbus; four brothers, Edgar of Attica, Mich., Hilbert of Omaha, Raymond of Fremont and Albert of Octavia; four sisters, Elsie Stuthman and Lorraine Saalfeld, both of Columbus, Edna Brown of Omaha, and Leona Jones of Fremont; three grandchildren; 17 stepgrandchildren; and seven step great-grandchildren.

      He was preceded in death by his first wife Nov 20, 1985, and one sister.

  • Sources 
    1. 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.