Melvin Bernard Salber, son of Will
and Margaret (Stoltz) Salber was born June 3,
1931 on a farm southwest of Elgin, NE. He was
baptized and confirmed at St. Boniface Catholic
Church and attended school at St. Boniface Schools.
Melvin joined the US Army in July 1952, serving
in the Korean War. He finished his GED while in
the service, and attained the rank of Sergeant.
After leaving the army, he returned to farming
southwest of Elgin and married Elizabeth Schuster
on November 12, 1956 at St. Francis Catholic Church
in Neligh, NE. He worked many years at the Elgin
locker and helped come up with the special recipe
for the Thanksgiving Bazaar sausage.
He was a member of St. Boniface Catholic Church
in Elgin where he was an EME for many years. He
was also very active in Cursillo, the American
Legion, VFW, Knights of Columbus and he served
as an ASCS board member.
Melvin loved working his land and caring for
his animals. He was fond of his John Deere tractors
and often worked on them himself. He enjoyed fishing
and polka music. Melvin and Betty enjoyed square
dancing and often traveled to neighboring towns
to dance. In his later years, Melvin had to carry
portable oxygen, due to pulmonary hypertension,
but he kept active and still managed to attend
family events. He was always an avid reader and
discovered the personal computer after the need
for oxygen limited his physical activity. He loved
sending e-mails and doing research online to satisfy
his thirst for learning.
Melvin is survived by his wife Elizabeth (Betty)
of Elgin; 2 daughters: Carol Brennan and husband
Mike of Omaha; Mary Jo Wortman and husband Jim
of Milford; 4 sons: David Salber and wife Brenda
of Omaha; Mark Salber of Clearwater; William Salber
and wife Jerri of Omaha; Paul Salber and wife
Carol of Omaha; 11 grandchildren: Aaron and Matt
Brennan; Devin, Seth, Logan and Reid Wortman;
Billy, Marissa, Madison Dalton and Audrey Salber;
1 brother: Delbert Salber of Elgin; 3 sisters:
Vera Buelt and husband Lavern of Hillsboro, OR;
Josephine Schrad and husband Al of Elgin; Gladys
Reicks and husband Rollie of Elgin.
He was preceded in death by his parents Will
and Margaret Salber.
| Name: |
Melvin Bernard Salber |
Age:
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77 |
| Address: |
Elgin, Nebraska |
| When Died: |
Tuesday, December 9, 2008 |
| Where Died: |
Faith Regional Health Services,
Norfolk, Nebraska |
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| Funeral Services: |
10:30 a.m. |
| Day: |
Friday, December 12, 2008 |
| Church: |
St. Boniface Catholic Chruch |
| Town: |
Elgin, Nebraska |
| Minister: |
Fr. Dan Andrews |
| Cemetary: |
St. Boniface Catholic Church |
| Visitation: |
3-5 p.m. at Huffman-Levander
Funeral Home and after 6:30 p.m. at St. Boniface
Catholic Church, with a 7:30 p.m. wake service |
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