Leland H. Grabbe, 86

Leland H. Grabbe, 86, of Blair, died Tuesday, March 17, 2009, at Good Shepherd Lutheran Home.

Services will be 2 p.m. Friday, March 20, at Salem Lutheran Church in Fontanelle. Interment will be in the Fontanelle Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. Thursday, March 19, with the family receiving friends from 6 to 8 p.m.; Friday, from 9 to 11 a.m., at Reckmeyer-Moser Funeral Home in Arlington; and at the church on Friday, one hour prior to services.

Leland H. Grabbe was born April 5, 1922, in Herman to Fred and Mary (Hovendick) Grabbe. He was a lifelong resident of the Herman area, where he farmed.

On March 11, 1944, he married Elaine M. Bradford at Fontanelle.

Mr. Grabbe was a member of Salem Lutheran Church and served as a member of the church council. He was also a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles No. 200 of Fremont for 35 years; served on the Spiker School board; was a member of the Riverview Grange and Kountry Kousins Square Dance Club; and was a former member of the Vacoma Church in rural Washington County.

He is survived by his wife, Elaine; sons and daughters-in-law, Jim and Diane Grabbe of Herman, Paul Grabbe of Blair, and Mark and Chris Grabbe of Blair; three daughters and sons-in-law, Peggy and Bob Frahm, Pat and Mike Sullivan, and Beth and Tom Moen Jr., all of Blair; 12 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; sister, Dorothy Heinssen of Blair; brother-in-law, Jerry Bradford of Lincoln.

He was preceded in death by two sisters, Hildred Wiese and Violet Babbitt; and four brothers, Marx, Edward, Bob and Bill Grabbe.

#2 World Herald 19 March 2009

Grabbe, Leland H.

Apr 5, 1922 – Mar 17, 2009

Blair, NE, formerly of Herman, NE. Survived by wife, Elaine; sons, Jim (Diane) Grabbe, Herman, NE, Paul Grabbe, Mark (Chris) Grabbe, all Blair, NE; daughters, Peggy (Bob) Frahm, Pat (Mike) Sullivan, Beth (Tom) Moen, Jr.; sister, Dorothy Heinssen, all Blair, NE; brother-in-law, Jerry Bradford, Lincoln, NE; 12 grandchildren; 8 great-grandchildren.

FUNERAL 2 pm Friday Salem Lutheran Church at Fontanelle, NE.

VISITATION Thursday 2-8 pm, Friday 9-11 am. Family receiving friends Thursday 6-8 pm all at Funeral Home.

VISITATION Friday at Church 1 hour prior to service. Burial at Fontanelle Cemetery.

Reckmeyer-Moser Funeral Home, Arlington, NE 402-721-4490

#3 Funeral Leaflet

In Memory of Leland H. Grabbe

April 5, 1922 Herman, Nebraska; March 17, 2009 Blair, Nebraska

Funeral Service 2:00 PM, Friday, March 20, 2009 Salem Lutheran Church, Fontanelle, Nebraska. Officiating: The Rev. Bob Hayden; The Rev. Bob Kocher. Music Selections: “On Eagles Wings”—Scott Kerber, Soloist; “I Was There To Hear Your Borning Cry”, “Amazing Grace” Congregational Hymns, Anita Brand, Organist.

Pallbearers: Rick Grabbe, Andy Grabbe, Justin Grabbe, Tim Grabbe, Josh Grabbe, Jarett Grabbe

Interment: Fontanelle Cemetery, Fontanelle, Nebraska

Arrangements by Reckmeyer-Moser Funeral Home, Arlington, Nebraska

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

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