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Dora Sophia Vanslyke
Dec 19, 1920 — Apr 17, 2009
Dora Sophia Vanslyke
Dora VanSlyke, 88 years of age, of Holdrege, Nebraska, passed away on Friday, April 17, 2009 at the Phelps Memorial Health Center in Holdrege. Memorial services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 22, 2009 at the Nelson-Bauer Funeral Home in Holdrege with Pastor Craig Roberts officiating. Inurnment will be held in the Prairie Home Cemetery in Holdrege. There will be no visitation, as the family is honoring Dora's wish for cremation.
Dora Sophie Caroline VanSlyke was born on December 19, 1920 near Bertrand in Gosper County, Nebraska, the only child of Heinrich Wilhelm Friedrich and Bertha Sophie Henrietta (Koop) Langenberg. Dora was baptized in the Lutheran Church in Bertrand and was confirmed in the Bethel Lutheran Church in Holdrege. Dora attended the Upland School Dist. #63 in Harlan County and started high school at Atlanta, Nebraska, but quit to help her parents farm. Dora spoke mostly German when she started school, and had to work hard to learn English.
On May 22, 1943 she was united in marriage to Herbert Johnson and to this union three sons were born: David, Dale, and Dennis. In 1953 the family moved to Idaho and returned in 1957. Dora and Dennis moved again to Idaho in 1965.
On August 31, 1967 she was united in marriage to George VanSlyke and in 1988 they moved to Holdrege, Nebraska. George passed away on May 1, 1999. Dora loved to drink coffee, was very independent and loved to bake.
She leaves to mourn her passing two sons, David Johnson and his special friend, Venita Kitzke, of Holdrege, Dennis Johnson and his wife, Sandra, of Agra, Kansas; step-daughter, Linda VanSlyke, of Boise Idaho; eight grandchildren, and 12 great-grandchildren. Besides her parents and her first husband, Herbert, she was preceded in death by her second husband, George; son, Dale Johnson; daughter-in-law Gwen Johnson; one great-granddaughter, Kennedy Ann Johnson and special friend, Kenneth Wynn.
A memorial has been established in her memory and will be designated at a later date.
Expressions of caring and kindness can be sent to the family at www.nelsonbauerfh.com
The Nelson-Bauer Funeral Home in Holdrege is in charge of the arrangements.
Dora Sophie Caroline VanSlyke was born on December 19, 1920 near Bertrand in Gosper County, Nebraska, the only child of Heinrich Wilhelm Friedrich and Bertha Sophie Henrietta (Koop) Langenberg. Dora was baptized in the Lutheran Church in Bertrand and was confirmed in the Bethel Lutheran Church in Holdrege. Dora attended the Upland School Dist. #63 in Harlan County and started high school at Atlanta, Nebraska, but quit to help her parents farm. Dora spoke mostly German when she started school, and had to work hard to learn English.
On May 22, 1943 she was united in marriage to Herbert Johnson and to this union three sons were born: David, Dale, and Dennis. In 1953 the family moved to Idaho and returned in 1957. Dora and Dennis moved again to Idaho in 1965.
On August 31, 1967 she was united in marriage to George VanSlyke and in 1988 they moved to Holdrege, Nebraska. George passed away on May 1, 1999. Dora loved to drink coffee, was very independent and loved to bake.
She leaves to mourn her passing two sons, David Johnson and his special friend, Venita Kitzke, of Holdrege, Dennis Johnson and his wife, Sandra, of Agra, Kansas; step-daughter, Linda VanSlyke, of Boise Idaho; eight grandchildren, and 12 great-grandchildren. Besides her parents and her first husband, Herbert, she was preceded in death by her second husband, George; son, Dale Johnson; daughter-in-law Gwen Johnson; one great-granddaughter, Kennedy Ann Johnson and special friend, Kenneth Wynn.
A memorial has been established in her memory and will be designated at a later date.
Expressions of caring and kindness can be sent to the family at www.nelsonbauerfh.com
The Nelson-Bauer Funeral Home in Holdrege is in charge of the arrangements.
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