Elwood P. Hershberger Obituary (1925

A celebration of life service will be held on Saturday, June 7, 2014 at 10:30 AM at Christ's Place Church, 1111 Old Cheney Road, Lincoln, Nebraska. A time for fellowship with family and friends will be provided immediately following the celebration in the north auditorium. Visitation will be on Friday, June 6, at Lauber-Moore Funeral Home, Milford from 1-8 pm with the family greeting relatives and friends from 6-8 pm. Visitation also available one hour prior to the service at the church. Memorials may be directed to Christ's Place Church. Pallbearers are his grandsons, Dustin, James, Kyle and Daniel Hershberger, Casey Nuss and Justin Tritch. Interment at Blue Mound Cemetery, Milford with Military Honors. Arrangements have been entrusted to the care of Lauber-Moore Funeral Home, Milford. Online condolences may be left at laubermoore.com. Elwood Paul (El) Hershberger of Milford, Nebraska was born on June 4, 1925 to Jerry and Sarah (Erb) Hershberger on the family farm near Milford and passed away on his birthday, June 4, 2014, at Tabitha in Lincoln at the age of 89 years. He attended Milford High School prior to serving in the U. S. Army from 1943 to 1946. He was a member of the 97th Infantry Division in the European and Pacific theatres. He loved working on cars and enrolled in on-the-job training to become an auto mechanic which he enjoyed as his profession for 42 years. He married Gwen Friedli of Milford on April 24, 1949. During their 65 years of marriage the family grew to include two sons, five grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. El enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren at school events, sports activities and church events. He was extremely proud of their spiritual growth. Raising and showing Quarter Horses was a lifelong passion for El. He helped form the Trails and Rails 4-H Horse Club in Milford and truly enjoyed working with youth as they showed their horses. He also was actively involved with many church youth groups throughout his lifetime. El was an active member of Christ's Place Church in Lincoln, Nebraska. He was also a member of the American Legion Post #171 and served with the Milford Volunteer Fire Department for 23 years. El loved the Lord with all his heart and soul. We have the assurance his faith has him spending eternity with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. He is survived by his wife, Gwen, Milford, sons and daughters-in-law, Mike and Barbi, and Tom and Deb, all of Lincoln, grandchildren and spouses, Dustin and Breann of Kearney, James and Melissa of Lincoln, Daniel and Laura of Bellevue, Kyle and Jessie of Lincoln, Kelly and Casey Nuss of Lafayette, Indiana and nine great grandchildren. He is also survived by his brother and sister-in-law, Maynard and Wanda Hershberger of Lincoln, nieces, nephews and a host of other relatives and friends. El was preceded in death by his parents Jerry and Sarah, sisters, Ollie Roth, Fern Potter and Mary Ann Luebbe, and brothers, Vernon and Sterling.