Loren K. Urbauer Obituary (1929

Loren K. Urbauer the youngest of 10 children of Simon and Grace McLaughlin Urbauer was born March 5, 1929 on a farm near Davenport, Nebraska in Thayer County. He departed this life on Friday, April 13, 2012 at the Mary Lanning Memorial Hospital in Hastings, Nebraska at the age of 83 years. Loren graduated from Davenport High School with the class of 1946. In 1956 Loren was united in marriage to Leota Ehly at Hastings, Nebraska. This union was blessed with the birth of four children, three sons and a daughter, Lon, Jeff, Rod and Joleen. Loren served in the United States Army, stationed in Germany during the Korean War for two years. One of Loren's greatest passions was that for farming and in his later years he dearly loved driving around the farm on his gator. He also enjoyed raising a large garden with his wife Leota and giving away the fruits of their labor to family and friends. He is preceded in death by his parents, one sister and 6 brothers. Survivors include his wife Leota of Ong, NE; three sons: Lon Urbauer and wife Pam of Edgar, NE; Jeff Urbauer and wife Ramona of Athens, GA; Rod Urbauer of Sutton, NE; daughter Joleen Billingham and husband Bill of Wheaton, IL; four grandchildren: Joshua and Adam Billingham, Eliza Billingham and Jeremiah Urbauer; brothers Merton Urbauer of Davenport, NE and Dean Urbauer of Winnebago, NE; sister in law Ruth Urbauer of Lincoln, NE; many nieces, nephews other relatives and a host of friends. Funeral services will be held this Tuesday 10:30 AM, April 17, 2012 at the United Methodist Church, Ong, NE. Pastor Dorothy Aspegren will be officiating. Burial will be held in the Ong Cemetery, Ong, NE. Visitation will be held on Monday from 9 am to 8 pm at the Williams Funeral Home Chapel in Edgar. Condolences may be sent to the family at wmsfh.com. Williams Funeral Home of Edgar, NE is in charge of the arrangements. Williams Funeral HOme Edgar Chapel Ph 402 224 5315 williamsfuneralhomes@yahoo.com