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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.

Service:  A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date

Funeral home: Fricke-Calvert-Schrader, Lincoln   

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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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