Nora Dyer

Nora Dyer, 89 Kearney resident Nora Dyer, 89 of Kearney passed away Saturday, October 23, 2021 at St. John’s Nursing Home in Kearney. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Friday, October 29, 2021 at the United Church of Sumner with Pastor Ken Hutson officiating. Burial will follow at Sumner Cemetery. Visitation will be 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. Thursday at O’Brien Straatmann Redinger Funeral Home in Kearney. Memorials are suggested to the United Church of Sumner or Sumner American Legion Post #41. Condolences may be shared online at www.osrfh.com. Services are entrusted to O’Brien Straatmann Redinger Funeral and Cremation Services. Nora Ellen Blumanhourst Dyer was born on December 11 ,1931 to Alfred and Rachel (Mason) Blumanhourst at Sumner, NE. They moved to the farm west of Sumner when she was 3, attending Jewel Country School through 8th grade. Her teacher was Marge Pierce. Then she attended Sumner High School. Upon graduation, she worked at the Buffalo County Court House in the Treasurer’s office. On November 9, 1949 she married Vernon Dyer at the First United Methodist Church in Lexington, NE. They lived on a farm near Sumner until they purchased Dyer Tavern which they owned for 21 years. Born to their marriage were Betty, Robert, and Rhonda. After selling the Tavern in 1971, Nora worked in Kearney a year at Central Typewriter, then at the Dawson County Court House 21 years for the Surveyors Office, and the Weed Control. She volunteered for school activities and was active in the Jolly Janes Club (a Sumner community service and social group), and the Legion Auxiliary. She was the first President of the Sumner Alumni Association and served on the Selective Service Board for 20 years at the local and district levels. She was also a caregiver for relatives, friends, and neighbors. With her sewing and needlework talents, she enjoyed making quilts, tablecloths, and baby blankets for family members and friends. She also enjoyed her flowers and took care of large vegetable gardens and was known for making pies. Vernon and Nora enjoyed country music and dances at Miller Hall. They learned to square dance and enjoyed playing cards. They were devoted Grandparents attending many of their events as they grew. Many family outings involving hunting, fishing, and camping. They each won several “Master Angler” Awards. They also enjoyed traveling in their fifth wheel, taking it south for the winters 1995-2001 and then finally owning a winter home in Arizona (2002-2010). Their Sumner home had extensive fire damage in 2008 which led them to move to Kearney. Left to cherish her memory are her children, Betty Eggers, Robert (Janet Hagan) Dyer, and Rhonda (Douglas King); brother, Dean (Loraine) Blumanhourst; sisters, Elsie Dockweiler and Doris Dockweiler; sisters-in-law, Merna Blumanhourst, Doris Blumanhourst, Donna Dyer, Jan Dyer, and Pat (Keith) Scoville; 8 grandchildren; 15 great grandchildren; 1 great-great grandchild; as well as many other nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her husband, Vernon Dyer; parents, Alfred and Rachel Blumanhourst; brothers, Alfred and Alvin Blumanhourst; brothers-in-law, Don Dockweiler, Dan Dockweiler, Wayne Dyer, Dick Dyer, Larry Dyer and Jim Dyer; sister-in-law, Mary Dyer; son-in-law, Gordon Eggers.

Nora Dyer

December 11, 1931 - October 23, 2021