Irene Marie Oberbrockling, daughter
of Frank Sr. and Mary (Bueltel) Seier was born
July 9, 1914 on the family farm near Petersburg,
NE. She was a member of St. John the Baptist Catholic
Church, attended St. Johns Elementary School and
graduated from Petersburg High School in 1933.
After graduation, Irene worked for the Peters
family as housekeeper in Albion, NE during the
summers and in Florida during the winters.
On November 26, 1946, she was united in marriage
to Joseph L. Oberbrockling at St. John the Baptist
Catholic Church in Petersburg, NE. The couple
lived and farmed north of Raeville, NE and later
south of Elgin, NE. Irene later moved to Elgin
where she lived until entering the Wolf Memorial
Good Samaritan Center in Albion in December 2005.
Irene was am member of the Domestic Arts Club,
St. Boniface Catholic Church and the St. Boniface
Alter Society.
She is survived by 3 sons: Joseph A. Oberbrockling
of Elgin; David Oberbrockling & wife Sharon
of Amarillo, TX; Paul Oberbrockling & wife
Karen of Kearney, NE; 3 granddaughters: Danielle
Oberbrockling of Amarillo, TX; Kenna & Haley
Oberbrockling of Kearney, NE; 1 brother: Frank
Seier Jr. of Petersburg, NE.
Irene was preceded in death by her parents; husband
Joseph in 1960; 4 sisters: Alvera Schumacher;
Delores Zoucha; Mildred Luettel; Jane Goetzinger.
| Name: |
Irene M. Oberbrockling |
Age:
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93 |
| Address: |
Elgin, Nebraska |
| When Died: |
Tuesday, June 24, 2008 |
| Where Died: |
Creighton University Medical
Center, Omaha, Nebraska |
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| Funeral Services: |
10:30 a.m. |
| Day: |
Friday, June 27, 2008 |
| Church: |
St. Boniface Catholic Church |
| Town: |
Elgin, Nebraska |
| Minister: |
Fr. Dan Andrews |
| Cemetary: |
St. Bonaventure Catholic Cemetery,
Raeville, Nebraska |
| Visitation: |
3-5 p.m. at Huffman-Levander
Funeral Home & after 6:30 at St. Boniface
Catholic Church with a 7:30 p.m. wake service |
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