Dorothy Edith (Allvin) Brader, 83, of Oakland NE

Dorothy Edith (Allvin) Brader was born September 3, 1931 in Wayne, Nebraska to Ernfrid and Goldie (Ireland) Allvin. She passed away Monday, April 6, 2015 at Oakland Heights Nursing Home in Oakland, Nebraska, at the age of 83.

Dorothy attended the country school south of Wayne, where her mother taught, through the eighth grade. She graduated from Wayne High School in 1949. She was baptized in 1931, and confirmed in 1946, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, in Wayne.

She worked at the Dairy Bar, in Wayne, which is where she met Herbert H. Brader. They corresponded while he served in the Korean Conflict. After coming home, Dorothy and Herbert were married on January 25, 1953 at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church. To this union were born five children, Teresa Sue, Dwight Henry, Dwayne LeRoy, Twila Ellen, and Tina Marie.

Dorothy taught Sunday School at St. Paul’s, and sang in the choir. She also taught Sunday School at Elim (Swaburg) Lutheran Church in Rural Hooper, NE. In addition to working at the Dairy Bar, she also worked at the Drugstore in Wayne, babysat for Ed and Connie Anderson, worked in the kitchen at the hospital, the laundry room at Oakland Heights, and helped Herbert on their farm. She was also a lifetime member of the DAV Auxiliary.

She was preceded in death by her parents; sons, Dwight Henry, Dwayne LeRoy; sisters, Ruth Wacker, Violet Arp, Donna Nelson; brothers, Dean, Carl, Jerry.

She is survived by her husband, Herbert; daughters, Teresa Sue Egbers, of Oakland, Twila (Lonnie) Schultz, of Beemer, NE, Tina (David) Dohe, of Denmark, KS; daughter-in-law, Mary Brader, of Norfolk, NE; eleven grandchildren; four great grandchildren; many nieces and nephews.

FUNERAL SERVICE: Friday, April 10, 2015, 10:30 am at the First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Oakland.

VISITATION: Thursday 6-8 pm with family receiving friends at Pelan Funeral Services in Oakland. Visitation will also be held at the church one hour prior to service.

BURIAL: Swaburg Cemetery, Rural Hooper, Nebraska.

MEMORIALS: To the family

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Dorothy Brader