Wilbert Henry Tegtmeier

1922 - 2009  (87 years)

• Name	Wilbert Henry Tegtmeier  [1]
  Birth	16 Jan 1922	Nebraska   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	27 Sep 2009	Wilber, Saline County, Nebraska   [1]
  Notes	The Lincoln Journal Star (JournalStar.com) Posted: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 3:00 am Tegtmeier, Wilbert Henry Wilbert Henry Tegtmeier, 87, of Clatonia, Neb., passed away Sunday, (09/27/09) in Wilber, Neb. He was born on January 16, 1922 at a farm near Plymouth, Neb. to Carl and Matilda Tegtmeier. He was confirmed on August 2, 1936 at Peace Lutheran Church, rural Jansen by Rev. Reeg. He married Lois Schroder on December 26, 1948. They moved to Clatonia in 1949 and purchased the garage in Clatonia. He owned and operated Tegtmeier Garage for 60 years. His love for his garage was demonstrated even later in his life when he was fixing vehicles, in his mind, in his hospital bed. He was an active member of the Clatonia community. He was town marshal for 53 years. He served many years as fire chief of the Clatonia Fire Department. He carried the community's rescue and life support resuscitator with him and helped many people by giving them oxygen in earlier years. He was a caring person that helped so many with little pay. He was a long-time member of the Clatonia Commercial Club. He was an active member of Zion Lutheran Church and served as Sunday School Superintendent and church elder. His hobbies included fishing, camping, and sitting on the bench in front of Tegtmeier Garage with all of his friends discussing the world's problems and teasing all the kids that walked by. He is survived by his daughter, Janice Janda and husband Paul of Clatonia; son, Ron Tegtmeier of Lincoln; four grandchildren, Michelle Wollenburg and husband Larry of Beatrice; Jeff Janda and wife Kristen of Blue Hill; Jim Janda and wife Tara of Ravenna; and Darrin Dvorak of Wilber; five great grandchildren; brothers: Milton Tegtmeier of Fairbury; Norman Tegtmeier and wife Viola of Beatrice; sister-in-law, Glennys Winkle of Pickrell. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Lois; daughter Joyce; son-in-law David Dvorak; brother, Ray Tegtmeier; brothers-in-law, Harvey Rehm; Ray Rehm; and Rolland Winkle; sisters-in-law, Gwen Tegtmeier; Deloris Tegtmeier; Verlinda Rehm; and Madeline Rehm. Funeral Service to be held Wednesday, 10 a.m., Zion Lutheran Church, Clatonia, NE. Interment: Zion Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation: Tuesday, 2:30 p.m. to 9 p.m., Kuncl Funeral Home, Wilber, Neb (Courtesy of Dennis Belohlavy)
  Person ID	I12513	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Family	Lois Schroder,   b. 20 Feb 1929   d. 18 Dec 1996, Clatonia, Gage County, Nebraska (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	26 Dec 1948	Nebraska
  Children	1. Living   2. Living
  Family ID	F2261	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Sep 2009

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 16 Jan 1922 - Nebraska Marriage - 26 Dec 1948 - Nebraska Death - 27 Sep 2009 - Wilber, Saline County, Nebraska  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S548] Belohlavy, Dennis (belohdb@windstream.net) "Family Tree of Dennis L. and Rebecca J. "Becky" (Arnold) Belohlavy ; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=belohlavy, (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=belohlavy).