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 John
Vernon “Vern” Heidbreder
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[September 15, 2024]
LINCOLN
- John Vernon “Vern” Heidbreder, 86, of Lincoln,
passed away on Saturday, September 14, 2024, at Lincoln Village
Healthcare.
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Service:
A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date
Funeral home:
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader, Lincoln
Obituary
John Vernon “Vern” Heidbreder, 86, of
Lincoln, passed away on Saturday, September 14,
2024, at Lincoln Village Healthcare.
Vern was born June 20, 1938, in Lincoln, the son of
Henry and Emma (Kopf) Heidbreder. He married Betty
Jo Johnson on March 5th, 1968. She preceded him in
death in 2009.
Vern is survived by his children: Dave (Fran) Gehrke,
Pamela (Kerry Anderson) Richards, Rhue (Michelle
Holloway) Heidbreder, Kenneth (Heidi) Heidbreder,
Julie Heidbreder, and Jeff Heidbreder; 6
grandchildren, his sister in-law: Kay Thompson, and
numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife:
Betty Jo , and his four brothers: Henry , Lloyd,
Harold, and August Heidbreder, one grandson: David
Lee Gehrke, and a brother in-law: Ed Thompson.
Vern proudly served his country in
the United States Army for 2 years and the Army
Reserves for 6 years following. He worked as a
plumber at Dean Leith Plumbing for 24 years, and
then went to work as a custodian at Lincoln
Christian Church for 8 years and spent many more
years as a custodian at School District 27 before he
retired. |
Vern was also a faithful member of
Faith Lutheran Church in Lincoln. In his free time,
he enjoyed walking in the park while taking pictures
of the deer, and was an avid golfer.
A Celebration of Life for Vern will
be held at a later date
A private interment will also take
place at Zion Cemetery in Lincoln.
In lieu of flowers, the family
requests that memorials may be made in Vern’s memory
to the Faith Lutheran Church in Lincoln or to the
Alzheimer's Association.
Arrangements have been
entrusted to Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in
Lincoln.
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