Marcia W. Gewecke

Funeral Services for Marcia W. Gewecke will be conducted from the First United Methodist Church in Holdrege, Nebraska on Wednesday, March 25, 2009 at 10:30 a.m. with Reverend Buck Linton-Hendrick, officiating. Interment will be in the Bainbridge Cemetery in Harlan County, Nebraska with Order of Eastern Star Rites.

Marcia Wilhemina Gewecke, 78 years of age, of Holdrege, passed away on Sunday, March 22, 2009 at the Phelps Memorial Health Center in Holdrege. Marcia was born August 27, 1930 at Hildreth, Nebraska, the third of five children of Enoch C. and Wilhemina "Minnie" F. (Albers) Wittfoth. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith south of Hildreth. She received her primary education in a rural school near Hildreth, and then graduated from Hildreth High School with the class of 1948.

Following her education, Marcia was employed by Bethphage Mission in Axtell, Nebraska and later worked for Phelps County Social Services Office in Holdrege and the Regal Steakhouse.

On April 20, 1962 she was united in marriage to Wilbur R. Gewecke at the First United Methodist Church in Holdrege by the Reverend Orlando Lee. The family made their home in Holdrege, where Marcia focused on caring for her children. After she raised her family, Marcia was employed by the State of Nebraska in the Probation Office in Holdrege, where she retired following 23 years of service.

She was a member of the First United Methodist Church, where she was active as the Director of the Youth Choir for several years. Marcia was also a member of the Order of Eastern Star Concordia Chapter #97, where she served as Past Worthy Matron twice, was District Supervisor of the Grand Chapter for four years, and held all offices in the local Chapter throughout the years, and was currently serving as the Electa. She was also a member of the B.P.O. Does Drove #161 in Holdrege and held numerous offices, member of the American Legion Auxiliary Post #66 and past member of the Holdrege Lioness Club.

Marcia loved music, dancing, enjoyed volunteer work, especially in Mission work in Old Mexico, fishing, hunting and most of all spending time with her family.

She leaves to mourn her passing her husband, Wilbur of Holdrege; her six children: MaLinda L'Heureux of Tecumseh, Kansas; DeAnn Borden and her husband, Donald of Mesa, Arizona, Joseph L'Heureux of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, Brian Gewecke of Cave Creek, Arizona, Wanda Johnson and her husband, Curt of Holdrege, Alan Gewecke and his wife, Karen of Los Angeles, California; nine grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; two sisters: Arlene Bergstrom and her husband, Jim of Axtell and Evon Willman and her husband, John of Bertrand, Nebraska; one brother, Carl Wittfoth and his wife, Norma of Bertrand; five brothers-in-law; two sisters-in-law; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents; one grandson, Paul, and one sister, Lucille.

Marcia will lie in state at the Nelson-Bauer Funeral Home in Holdrege on Tuesday, March 24, 2009 from 1:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. with the family greeting friends from 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

A memorial has been established in Marcia's 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.