Fern L. Krohn, 89, of Hooper NE

Fern L. Krohn age 89, of Hooper passed away  Friday March 20, 2015 at the Hooper Care Center.

The memorial service will be 10:30 Tuesday March 24th at Immanuel Lutheran Church east of Winslow. Memorials are suggested to Immanuel Lutheran Church, Trinity Lutheran Church or the Hooper Care Center. There will be no viewing, however the family will be present at Ludvigsen’s Hooper Funeral Chapel on Monday from 6pm to 8pm to receive friends. Fern Louise Lang Krohn daughter of Ernest and Emma ‘Pawling’ Krohn was born on a farm in the Hooper area on July 25, 1925. At the age of 1 ½ years the family moved to a farm south of Herman, where she grew up, and graduated from Herman High School in 1943. After graduation she helped her father with farming as her brother was serving during WWII. In November of 1944 Fern went to Kearney with her sister and worked in a variety store until July 1945 when they both cam back to Herman and got jobs in Omaha. She worked for 13 months at Mutual of Omaha. On September 29, 1946 she married Orland Krohn of Herman at Trinity Lutheran Church in Blair. They resided on a farm west of Herman until retiring in 1993 and moving into Hooper.  Fern was a former member of Immanuel Lutheran Church and St. John’s Lutheran Church of Hooper. She was involved in the Ladies Aid group at both churches. She moved to Fremont and was a resident of Nye Courte and member of Trinity Lutheran Church.

Survivors:
Children – Dennis (Bonnie) Krohn of Hooper
Martin (Marylin) Krohn of DeGraf, MN.
Rita (Ted) Windhusen of Hooper
Grandchildren – Amy(Chris) Slama, Matt Windhusen, Martin(Melanie) Windhusen, Andrew(Amy) Krohn,
Angie(Matt) Feder, Zac Krohn, Sara(Sean) Maus
16 great grandchildren
4 step great grandchildren
Sister – Elva Hansen of Blair
Brother Don(Shirley) Lang of Blair

Fern was preceded in death by her husband on March 22, 2009, 2 brothers and 4 sisters.

Fern Krohn