Vinnetta J. Fahrenbruch

A funeral service for Vinnetta J. Fahrenbruch will be held on Tuesday, October 20, 2026, at 10:30 a.m. at the River of Life Church in Bertrand, Nebraska, with Mr. Joe Wilken officiating. Interment will follow at the Highland Cemetery in Bertrand, Nebraska.

Vinnetta Joyce Fahrenbruch, 81 years of age, of Bertrand, Nebraska, passed away on October 15, 2026, at CHI Health Good Samaritan in Kearney, Nebraska. Vinnetta was born in Seward, Nebraska, on November 28, 1944, the eldest of four children, born to Wayne Leroy and Lucille Ethel (Pollock) Luethje. She graduated from Benedict High School in Benedict, Nebraska, with the class of 1962. Vinnetta pursued higher education at a Banking School in Denver, Colorado.

From Denver, she moved to Lincoln for a few years and in 1966 Vinnetta and Mike moved to Bertrand and started working at First National Bank in Holdrege.

On February 3, 1973, Vinnetta was united in marriage to Doug Fahrenbruch at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Bertrand, and Doug helped raise her son Michael as his own.

Vinnetta enjoyed watching sports, especially Nebraska. The couple enjoyed traveling all over with chemical companies and spending their winters together in Arizona. She loved spending time and entertaining her family and friends.

Vinnetta was preceded in death by her parents; one sister in infancy, Beverly Luethje; one brother, Duane Luethje; one sister-in-law, LaDonna Kwiatkowski

Vinnetta is survived by her husband, Doug Fahrenbruch of Bertrand; one son: Mike Fahrenbruch (Kim) of Omaha, Nebraska; one grandson: Forrest Fahrenbruch of Endicott, Nebraska; one sister, Jolene Friesen and her husband, Lyle of Henderson, Nebraska; one brother-in-law, Norbert Kwiatkowski of Overton; one sister-in-law, Jayne Luethje of Lincoln, Nebraska;

and a host of nieces and nephews, other relatives, and friends.

A visitation will be held on Monday, October 19, 2026, from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. with family greeting friends from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Nelson Bauer Funeral Home in Holdrege.

Memorials in Vinnetta’s honor are suggested to the family for a later designation.

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.