Died 14 August 2008

Published in Enterprise on 22 August 2008

Charles A. Brehm, 63, of Blair, died Thursday, Aug. 14, 2008, at Memorial Community Hospital in Blair.

Funeral services were held Monday, Aug. 18, at First Lutheran Church in Blair with a private interment.

Charles A. Brehm was born Dec. 26, 1944, on the family farm in Johnson County near Talmage to Willard and Gladys (West) Brehm.

He married Judith Rueter in St. Paul, Minn., in 1966, and graduated from Dana College in 1967.

They opened C & J Tire Sales in Blair in 1972, running that business until December of 1980. He became a salesman for Federal Mogul and retired in December of 2007.

Mr. Brehm was diagnosed with cancer in March 2008.

He is survived by his wife, Judy, and their children and their spouses, Jeff and Debbie Brehm, Jill and Don Harrold, all of Blair; grandchildren, Karissa and Destrey Brehnm, and Maverick and Logan Harrold, all of Blair; parents, Willard and Gladys Brehm of Brock; brothers and sister-in-law, Dallas and Carolyn Brehm of Johnson, Lyle and Kathy Brehm of Plattsmouth, Jim and Lorraine Brehm of Talmage; sisters and brother-in-law, Ann Winner of Vienna, Austria, and Jean and Gary Shelstad of San Antonio, Texas; numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his brothers-in-law, Jack Hill and George Winner.

Memorials are suggested to Dana College or to First Lutheran Church in Blair.

Campbell-Aman Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

#2-published in Omaha World Herald on 15 August 2008

BREHM-Charles A., age 63, of Blair, NE. Survived by wife Judy; 2 children and spouses, Jeff and Debbie Brehm, Jill and Don Harrold, all of Blair; 4 grandchildren, Karissa and Destrey Brehm, Maverick and Logan Harrold, all of Blair; parents, Willard and Gladys Brehm, Brock, NE; brothers and spouses, Dallas and Carolyn Brehm, Johnson, NE, Lyle and Kathy Brehm, Plattsmouth, NE., Jim and Lorraine Brehm, Talmage, NE; sisters, Ann Winner, Vienna, Austia, and Jean and Gary Shelstad, San Antonio, TX.

SERVICES 11 a.m. Monday, First Lutheran Church in Blair. VISITATION begins 12 pm Sunday at the Funeral Home with family receiving friends 6-8 p.m. Memorials are suggested to Dana College or First Lutheran Church in Blair. CAMPBELL-AMAN FUNERAL HOME, Blair, NE 402-426-2191

#3 Funeral Leaflet

In Loving Memory Charles A. Brehm

Born December 26, 1944 Talmage, Nebraska ~ Entered Into Rest August 14, 2008 Blair, Nebraska

Funeral Services 11:00 A.M. Monday, August 18, 2008 First Lutheran Church, Blair, Nebraska. Minister: Pastor Mike Knudson. Organist: Clare Cowing. Congregational Hymns: “Children Of The Heavenly Father”, “O Day Full Of Grace”, “Behold The Host”, “Soon And Very Soon”

Casket Bearers: Dallas Brehm, Lyle Brehm, Jim Brehm, Paul Anderson, Norman Curley, Gerald Timperley

Private Burial of Cremains: Blair Cemetery, Blair, Nebraska

Arrangements by Campbell-Aman Funeral Home

~~~ Obituaries and funeral leaflet courtesy of Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings and leaflets on file in the Blair Public Library at Blair, Nebraska~~~

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