Robert "Bud" Fischer

Robert Edwin "Bud" Fischer, age 88, of Kearney, Nebraska, formally of Overton, died March 28, 2012 at his home. Memorial Services will be held 1:30 PM, Saturday, March 31, 2012 at First Lutheran Church in Kearney with the Reverends Eric Lesher and Rebecca McDermott officiating. Scattering of ashes will be held at a later date privately with the family. Visitation with family present will be from 5-7 PM on Friday, March 30 at O'Brien Straatmann Redinger Funeral Home in Kearney. Memorials are are suggested to Robert and Dorothy’s long time churches Immanuel-Adullam in Bertrand. Online condolences may be sent to osrfh.com. O'Brien Straatmann Redinger Funeral Home in Kearney is in charge of arrangements. Bud was born on February 3, 1924 on the farm near Republican City to Karl and Frieda (Weisshaar) Fischer. He was baptized into the Lutheran Faith as an infant. He was confirmed April 2, 1939 at Peace Lutheran in Alma, Nebraska. He joined four sisters in the family that grew to seven children. He grew up on the farm, helping his Dad and graduated from the original Republican City High School in 1942. On September 19, 1948, Robert and Dorothy (Heiden) were united in marriage, at Peace Lutheran. The couple made their home north of Bertrand, Ne where they farmed. They were members of the Adullam Lutheran church where Bud served on the church board for many years. They became part of the Bertrand Community where Bud served on the country school board and helped to incorporate the school into the Bertrand District. Bud also served as a telephone lineman repairing the country lines after each storm, and the Bertrand Co-op Board. In 1964 Bud began working at Plectron Corporation in Overton and continued to farm. In 1978 Bud and Dot moved to the Overton area river property called Deerbrook and Bud continued to work at Plectron Corporation where he became the Shop Foreman. After Plectron, Bud worked for a short time at Overton Sand and Gravel and then for several years at Allmand Brothers in Holdrege before his retirement. In the fall of 2008, they sold Deerbrook and built a home in Kearney where they became members of First Lutheran. Family was very important to Bud and he always enjoyed the times on the Platte River at Deerbrook. Splashing in the Platte with the grandchildren and riding the jeep and the WC always made him laugh. He also enjoyed the times at the Overton card table and the discussions on who got to pay for coffee. Survivors include his wife of 63 years; daughter Connie and her husband Jim Jelkin of Kearney; son K.J. and wife Kelly of Lexington; daughter Amy and husband Doug Purintun of Gretna; grandchildren, Jennifer Sill and husband Eric of Ankeny, Iowa, Jeanine Jelkin of Kearney and James T. Jelkin of Storz, Conn., Robert Fischer and his wife Nina of Lincoln, Jessica Ornelas and husband Donald of Divine, Texas, Brandon, Rachael and Amanda Purintun of Gretna; great-grandchildren Madison and Mason Sill and Bailey and Chloe Ornelas. Sisters Ella Brugh of Alma, Maye Dorn of Minden, brother Karl (Jim) Fischer of Auburn and sister Jeanette Warren of Apache Junction, AZ;sister-in-law Pat Heiden of Holton, MI; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; sisters, Doris Hausserman and Nora "Duff" Rawson; brothers-in-law James Rawson, George Dorn and Louis Brugh; and sister-in-law Shirley Fischer; brother-in-law, Clarence "Bun" Heiden, Holton, MI.

Robert "Bud" Fischer

February 3, 1924 - March 28, 2012