Alberta I Weber

In Loving Memory Of
Alberta I. Weber

A Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, March 23, 2015 at the United Church of Christ in Friend with Rev. Kenneth Leischner officiating. Inurnment will be in the Andrew Cemetery. Register Book will be available for signing, Sunday 1-5 pm, Monday 9am - noon. Memorials have been established to United Church of Christ.

Alberta Ilene (Plock) Weber was born January 3, 1916 on a farm near McCool Junction, Nebraska to William C. and Elizabeth (Lutz) Plock, the youngest of three children and passed away at the Friend Manor on Wednesday, March 11, 2015 at the age of 99 years 2 months and 8 days. She attended country school District #27 in York County and graduated from Fairmont High School in 1933. Alberta was united in marriage to Ben R. Weber on October 2, 1937 in Friend and to this union, three children, Patricia Kay, Thomas William and Richard Lee were born.

Together they farmed southwest of Friend for 36 years until they moved into Friend in 1973. Alberta enjoyed gardening and raising flowers and was a long-time member of the Friendly Federated Garden Club. She was a member of the neighborhood club, "The Nimble Fingers" for over 55 years. Alberta was one of the organizers and a charter member of the Friend Golden Agers. She was employed at FormFit in Crete for 21 years. In her spare time, Alberta enjoyed playing cards, making crafts, playing her electric organ, quilting and just being with her family and friends. She was a member of the Friend Grange #390 and a member of the United Church of Christ for more than 75 years.

Alberta and Ben traveled in their retirement, enjoying trips to China, Taiwan, Philippines, Vancouver, Washington D.C., and spent their winters in Aransas Pass, Texas for 10 years. They also loved to dance and rarely missed a dance at the Flying V ballroom in Utica.

She is survived by her sons and daughters-in-law, Thomas (Tom) and Glady Weber, Exeter, Richard (Dick) and Marilyn Weber, Friend, four grandsons and spouse, Darrol Weber, Friend, Darren and Miriam Weber, Crete, Dustin Weber, Friend, Barry Bottger, Belleville, KS, five great-granddaughters, Jessica, Kanan, Alexandra "Alex", Samantha, Vivian, one great-grandson, Austin, sister-in-law, Katherine Keister, Lincoln, step-grandchildren and spouses, Jeremy and Kim Brooks, Heather and Dave Martinez, step-great-grandchildren, Alex and Makenzie Brooks, Madison, Mallory and Marin Martinez, nephews and nieces, Kim, Doug and David Keister, Jennifer (Jeanie) Utter, and Nancy Oranje, son-in-law, Robert Bottger, Bellevue, KS,and a host of other relatives and friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Ben in 1996, her daughter, Patricia in 1965, infant granddaughter, Terri Lynn Bottger, two sisters, Gertrude Bair Cantrell and Ruth Barney, and granddaughter-in-law, Lenna Weber.