Florene A. Behl
April 15, 2010
Florene was born May 26, 1925 in Bruce, South Dakota to Robert and Myrtle (Whitney) Stewart. During her childhood years, she moved with her family to Lennox, South Dakota where she grew up and graduated from high school in 1943.
She moved to California where she worked for the telephone company, until moving back to Mitchell, So. Dakota where she worked for K & K (a dry goods store). Then she moved to Lennox where she was the secretary for the school superintendent and the school board.
On July 22, 1951, Florene was married in Lennox to G. Albert Behl, who was a school teacher. They came to Fremont in June of 1961 from Elkhorn where they had lived for 2 years. He husband was then working for J.C. Robinson Seed Co. The couple moved to Hastings in June of 2009.
In Fremont, Florene had been active with the Girl Scouts and the DeMolay Boys. She was active in The Presbyterian Church and Church Women United. And she worked on the Election Board.
She is survived by: husband- G. Albert 'Al' Behl
daughter - Sharon and husband John Brooks of Hastings
daughter-in-law - Terri Behl of Lincoln
3 grandsons
brother - Donald and wife Rita Stewart of Chester, So. Dakota
sister - Nancy and husband Wendell Behrends of Rapid City, So. Dakota
Florene was preceded in death by her son Roger in December of 2004, brother Wayne Stewart, and sister Genevieve Musch.
The funeral service will be 10 AM Tuesday (April 20th) in The Presbyterian Church in Fremont with the Rev. Bill Bowers officiating. The committal will follow in Memorial Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to The Presbyterian Church Youth Program.
Visitation will be at the Ludvigsen Mortuary, Fremont, on Monday from 2 to 8 PM with the family present from 5 to 7 PM.
Online guestbook at www.Ludvigsenmortuary.com
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