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Helen
Gebers
Jun 5, 1936 — Dec 9, 2021
Christian Biography of Helen Gebers
Helen Carolyn (Wulf) Gebers was born to Hattie Marie Wilhelmena Meyer and Reinhold "Roger" Carl Wulf on June 5, 1936, on a farm East of Nora. She passed away on December 9, 2021, at the Parkview Haven Nursing Home at Deshler, Nebraska at the age of 85 years, 6 months, 4 days.
Helen was baptized on June 28, 1936, at St. Paul's Lutheran Church near Deshler by Pastor G.A. Spring and confirmed on August 14, 1949, by Pastor J.A. Rueter at Salem Lutheran Church near Superior.
Helen's parents moved to a farm West of Bostwick when she was 9 months old. She attended District 10 school for 8 years and graduated from Superior High School in 1953. She worked at Security National Bank for 4 years and was united in marriage to Donald Gebers, Nora on April 15, 1956, at Salem Lutheran Church. Don and Helen were blessed with 3 sons, David, Steven and Thomas.
She was a life-long member of Salem. Helen worked along side of her husband on the farm for many years and cooked many meals for hired men. She sang with the Farmerettes for 45 years and was a member of the Nora Club for 55+ years. Helen also sang in the church choir many years, taught Sunday and Bible School, served on the kitchen committee serving funeral dinners and lunches and was active in the Women of the Church. She also enjoyed going to ball games that her sons and grandchildren played in. Helen was also a long-time member of the Ruskin Legion Auxiliary and held several offices.
She was preceded in death by her parents Roger and Hattie; her husband Don who passed away on June 21, 2010, in-laws Rudolph and Adella Gebers and brother and sister-in-law Richard and Gloria Wulf.
Surviving are sons David (Sherry) of Nora; Steven (Diane) of Nora; and Thomas (Kim) of Nelson. 6 grandchildren: Jamie (Brandon) Ridder of West Point; Seth (Morgan) Gebers of Lexington; Brette Gebers of Austin, Texas; Reese Gebers of Lincoln, Nebraska; Stacia Gebers of Denver, Colorado; and Haley (fiancé Tyler Bankson) Gebers of Nora, Nebraska; great grandson Connor Ridder and 2 future great grandchildren; a sister Mary Ann (Vaden) Lane of Lincoln, Nebraska; and many nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.
Services at: Salem Lutheran Church, Superior, Nebraska
Time of Service: Friday, December 17, 2021 at 11:00 a.m.
Clergy: Pastor Ethan Feistner
Burial: Salem Lutheran Cemetery, Superior, Ne
Memorials to: In lieu of flowers memorials to Salem Lutheran Church
Visitation: Thursday 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. with family present from 6-8
Megrue-Price Funeral Home, 750 N Commercial, Superior, Nebraska 68978 Phone 402-879-3900
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