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Fern Rowena <I>Rummel</I> Alkire

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Fern Rowena Rummel Alkire

Birth
Beaver City, Furnas County, Nebraska, USA
Death
19 Feb 2005 (aged 83)
Kearney, Buffalo County, Nebraska, USA
Burial
Ravenna, Buffalo County, Nebraska, USA Add to Map
Plot
HPC-2; Lot 96
Memorial ID
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Daughter of Carl & Elta (Jacobs) Rummel.

Grew up in the Beaver City area, graduated from Beaver City High School.
Married: Feb. 23, 1941, to Leonard Larson. He died Nov. 5, 1949.
Married: July 8, 1950, to Earl Wagner. He died July 18, 1972.
Married: Oct. 28, 1978, to John Alkire.

Activities: member of Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Ravenna and the Dorcas Society of the church; active member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary, past president of the Ravenna Chamber of Commerce and a member of the Cheerful Country Extension Club; owned and operated Fern's Floral and Gifts in Ravenna for many years; loved doing crafts, taking care of her flowers and spending time with her family, grandchildren and great-grandchildren; enjoyed watching any sports, especially the Huskers and the Chicago Cubs.

Survivors include her husband; sons, Larry Larson of Ravenna, Billy Wagner of Sparks, Nev., and Roger Wagner of San Antonio; daughters, Helen Glinsmann of Gibbon and Linda Schultz of Ravenna; sister, June McConnell of Fort Collins, Colo.; 15 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren; also daughters-in-law, Beverly Larson of Ravenna and Jan Wagner of San Antonio; sons-in-law, Darwin Glinsmann of Gibbon and Delbert Schultz of Ravenna; brothers-in-law, LaVern McConnell of Fort Collins and Milan Larson and wife, Carolyn, of Hazard; sisters-in-law, Karen Rummel of Phoenix and Fern Sigler and husband Roy of Ravenna; and many nieces and nephews and friends.

Was preceded in death by her first and second husbands, her parents, three brothers and a grandson.
Daughter of Carl & Elta (Jacobs) Rummel.

Grew up in the Beaver City area, graduated from Beaver City High School.
Married: Feb. 23, 1941, to Leonard Larson. He died Nov. 5, 1949.
Married: July 8, 1950, to Earl Wagner. He died July 18, 1972.
Married: Oct. 28, 1978, to John Alkire.

Activities: member of Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Ravenna and the Dorcas Society of the church; active member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary, past president of the Ravenna Chamber of Commerce and a member of the Cheerful Country Extension Club; owned and operated Fern's Floral and Gifts in Ravenna for many years; loved doing crafts, taking care of her flowers and spending time with her family, grandchildren and great-grandchildren; enjoyed watching any sports, especially the Huskers and the Chicago Cubs.

Survivors include her husband; sons, Larry Larson of Ravenna, Billy Wagner of Sparks, Nev., and Roger Wagner of San Antonio; daughters, Helen Glinsmann of Gibbon and Linda Schultz of Ravenna; sister, June McConnell of Fort Collins, Colo.; 15 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren; also daughters-in-law, Beverly Larson of Ravenna and Jan Wagner of San Antonio; sons-in-law, Darwin Glinsmann of Gibbon and Delbert Schultz of Ravenna; brothers-in-law, LaVern McConnell of Fort Collins and Milan Larson and wife, Carolyn, of Hazard; sisters-in-law, Karen Rummel of Phoenix and Fern Sigler and husband Roy of Ravenna; and many nieces and nephews and friends.

Was preceded in death by her first and second husbands, her parents, three brothers and a grandson.


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  • Created by: Don
  • Added: Apr 1, 2008
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25681682/fern_rowena-alkire: accessed ), memorial page for Fern Rowena Rummel Alkire (2 Mar 1921–19 Feb 2005), Find a Grave Memorial ID 25681682, citing Highland Park Cemetery, Ravenna, Buffalo County, Nebraska, USA; Maintained by Don (contributor 46558676).