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Margaret E Dunker Elting
Birth: Feb. 17, 1924
Death: Dec. 15, 1988
Family links:
Spouse:
Vernon Herman Elting (1920 - 1986)*
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Burial:
Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
Bruning
Thayer County
Nebraska, USA
Created by: Marilyn Sanner Keim
Record added: Jan 26, 2010
Find A Grave Memorial# 47153750
Margaret Elizabeth Dunker Elting
Birth: Feb. 17, 1924
Deshler
Thayer County
Nebraska, USA
Death: Dec. 15, 1988
Deshler
Thayer County
Nebraska, USA
Hebron Journal Register, Dec. 21, 1988.
Margaret Elizabeth Elting, the daughter of Herman and Sophie Grundmann Dunker, was born Feb. 17, 1924 at Deshler. She died Thurs. Dec. 15, 1988 at Parkview Haven Nursing Home in Deshler at the age of 64 years.
Margaret was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith. She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Bruning where she was active with the ELCW.
Margaret attended school in Deshler and on Oct. 24, 1943, she married Vernon H. Elting at Trinity Lutheran Church at Friedensau. To this union six children were born.
The family was engaged in farming in the Ohiowa and Carleton areas before moving to Bruning in 1961. As the family grew, Vernon and Margaret became active 4-H leaders, supervising many projects in livestock and sewing. Margaret was an accomplished seamstress and quilter.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband Vernon on Feb. 17, 1986; one grandson, Riley Norder; three brothers, Ruben, Freeland and Hubert Dunker.
She is survived by three sons, Douglas of Lincoln, Jeffrey of Hastings and Michael of Lincoln; three daughters, Mrs. Richard (Nancy) Edzards of Lincoln, Mrs. Rolan (Connie) Bentjen of Albion and Mrs. Kent (Susan) Norder of Bruning; two brothers, Henry Dunker of Burbank CA and Ervin Dunker of Deshler; five sisters, Mrs. Ruth Effenbeck of Deshler, Mrs. Walt (Stella) Vonderstrasse of Wichita KS, Mrs. Merlin (Velma) Heitman of Byron, Mrs. Melvin (Julia) Stuthman of Wayne and Mrs. Norman (Juleen) Hellbusch of Monument CO and 13 grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Sun. Dec. 18, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Bruning with Rev. Thomas Damrow officiating.
Interment was held at Trinity Lutheran Cemetery in Bruning.
Music for the service was provided by Gaylord Johnson who was accompanied by Mrs. Douglas Fintel. Honorary casket bearers were Leland Effenbeck, Alfred Effenbeck, John Remmers Sr., Duane Hume, Max Hinrichs, Eilert Wilhelms, Larry Edzards and Darreld Domeier. Casket bearers were Ward Heitman, Perry Elting, Scott Elting, Tracy Elting, Kurtis Elting and Kelly Elting.
Services conducted by Hacker Funeral Homes, Bruning and Hebron.
Family links:
Spouse:
Vernon Herman Elting (1920 - 1986)*
*Calculated relationship
Burial:
Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
Bruning
Thayer County
Nebraska, USA
Created by: Marilyn Sanner Keim
Record added: Jan 26, 2010
Find A Grave Memorial# 47153750
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1924 - 1988 (64 years)