Elda V. Sasse
September 30, 2009
Elda was born Sept. 13, 1919 to Emil Henry and Ella Marie (Engelman) Krebs on the family farm north of Diller, Nebraska. She was baptized into the Christian faith on October 10, 1919, and confirmed her faith December 20, 1936.
She attended District 66 grade school, graduated from Diller High School in 1937, and immediately taught at Jack Hill's School south of Diller for the first two years following graduation. The next two years she taught at Bill Camp's School north and west of Diller, finishing in May of 1941. She attended Peru College during the summers of 1940-'42 to continue renewal of her teaching certificate.
Elda Krebs became engaged to Elmer Sasse on December 24, 1940, and they were married May 24, 1941 at St. Paul's Ev. Lutheran Church of Diller. Following the birth of their 2 sons, Elda remained a stay-at-home mom and household manager. Many will remember her husband Elmer, who had been very active in the United Lutheran Church in various capacities. He also had been the treasurer and later Vice President of Midland Lutheran College, and remained a part of the college administration until retiring.
Elda was preceded in death by her husband Elmer on March 10, 2006, also by a grandchild Jana Lynn, sisters Viola and Mildred, brothers Clarence and Elmer, and brothers-in-law Lester Mann, Loren Smith, and Elmer Malchow
Survivors: 2 sons - Roger and wife Jan Sasse of Lincoln
Gary and wife Jean Sasse of Lincoln
10 grandchildren
22 great grandchildren
14 great, great grandchildren
3 sisters - Lydia Mann, Faye Schmidt, Phyllis Wiemers
1 brother - Orville Krebs
sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law - Amanda, Bethel, and Dorothy Krebs, Delmar Wiemers, Edwin
Schmidt, Alfred and Brooks Sasse,
many nieces and nephews
Elda was a faithful life-long church member and was a member of St. Timothy Lutheran Church in Fremont.
The funeral service will be held in St. Timothy Lutheran Church, Fremont, on Tuesday (Oct. 6, 2009) at 10:30 AM with the Rev. John Plowman and the Rev. Dr. Del Wiemers officiating. The committal will be in the Prairie Home Cemetery near Diller, Nebraska at 3 PM. Memorials are suggested to St. Timothy Lutheran Church. Visitation will be at the Ludvigsen Mortuary, Fremont, on Monday (Oct. 5th) from 2 to 8 PM, with the family receiving friends from 5:30 to 7 PM. and on Tuesday at the church for an hour before the service.
Online guestbook at www.Ludvigsenmortuary.com
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