Juanita Eberle

Funeral Services for Juanita Eberle will be conducted from the Christian Homes Chapel in Holdrege, Nebraska on Wednesday, December 23, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. with Chaplain DeWane Dow and Pastor Murray Jones, officiating. Interment will be in the Sumner Cemetery at Sumner, Nebraska.

Juanita Eberle, 91 years of age, of Holdrege (formerly of Mesa, Arizona and Sumner, Nebraska) passed away on Saturday, December 19, 2009 at the Christian Homes Care Community in Holdrege. Juanita was born February 6, 1918 at Valley Center, Kansas, the third of five children of Elbert Lawrence and Olive Ann (Ruddick) Searles. She received her education in rural Dawson County, Nebraska.

On March 11, 1939 she was united in marriage to Harold Arthur Eberle at Kearney, Nebraska and to this union three children were born: Dean, Janet and Karen. The couple engaged in farming and ranching in Dawson County near Sumner until their retirement in 1982. Juanita focused on raising their family and worked side-by-side on the farm with Harold. Following their retirement, Harold and Juanita made their home in Mesa, Arizona from 1982 until 2007. During their retirement years, the couple enjoyed traveling on cruises together throughout the world. In 2007, Harold and Juanita returned to Nebraska and made their home at Chrisoma West in Holdrege. Family was always foremost of importance in her life, especially spending time with her grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harold on November 2, 2007.

Juanita was a member of the Sumner Evangelical Free Church, where she was active with the women's groups and taught Sunday school. During their time in Arizona the couple were members of the First Church of the Nazarene in Mesa and in later years attended the Broadway Christian Church in Mesa. Many friendship bonds were formed through the years and treasured by Juanita with her membership in Extension Clubs. She also enjoyed cooking, baking, needlework and sewing.

She leaves to mourn her passing her son, Dean Eberle and his wife, Jean of Sumner; two daughters: Janet Elliott and her husband, Cal of Spring Branch, Texas and Karen Idt and her husband, Gary of Yankton, South Dakota; 10 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; 2 great-great grandchildren; brother, Clyde Searles of Sun City, Arizona; and brother-in-law, Cyril Weidner of Mesa, Arizona; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Besides her husband, Harold and her parents, Juanita was preceded in death by one granddaughter, Kari Jean Eberle; two sisters: Mae Thompson and Opal Weidner and one brother, Lawrence Searles and his wife, Viola.

There will be no public visitation, the family is honoring Juanita's wish of a closed casket.

A memorial has been established in her memory and kindly suggested to the Christian Homes Chapel Fund.

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.