H. Elaine Turnquist, 80, of Axtell died Thursday, Oct. 7, 2010, at Christian Homes Care Community in Holdrege. Elaine was born Nov. 7, 1929, in Wakefield to Levi and Ada (Lundberg) Dahlgren.
On Oct. 18, 1952, she married Robert "Bob" Turnquist. He died Sept. 9, 1999.
Survivors are: her daughters, Mary Anderson and her husband, Richard, and Karla Axtell and her husband, Darry, all of Funk, Ruth Sheffield and her husband, Monte, of Wallace, Janet Cavanaugh and her husband, Michael, of Minden and Beth Allmand and her husband, Bradley, of Holdrege; grandchildren, Timothy Anderson and Wendi Hadley and her husband, Mike, and Robert and Annie Allmand, all of Holdrege, Matthew Sheffield and his wife, Wendy, of Gretna, Mollie Akerson and her husband, Adam, of Omaha, Larry Cavanaugh, serving in Afghanistan, Melissa Fagen and her husband, Evan, of Granite Falls, Minn., Justin Cavanaugh of Overland Park, Kan., Baron Axtell and his wife, Kerri, of Funk, Erick Axtell, Adam Axtell of Kearney, Haley Heineman and her husband, Kyle, of Lexington, Sydney Axtell of Lincoln and Bronwyn Allmand of Denver; great-grandchildren, Lainey, Sophie, Sawyer, Connor, Addison, Gunnar, Paige, Cade, Aldyn and Emerson; and her sister, Leola Eberspacher and her husband, Don, of Milford and a host of friends and relatives.
She was the oldest of two daughters. She was baptized and confirmed at Salem Lutheran Church in Wakefield, but knew without a doubt, that it was her acceptance of Jesus Christ as her personal Savior when she was a teenager that assured her a home in heaven today and for eternity.
She graduated from Wakefield High School and Luther College in Wahoo. She attended the Lutheran Bible Institute in Minneapolis where she met her husband, Bob. She taught school in Genoa and served as parish worker and organist in Cambridge, Minn.
Elaine was an accomplished pianist and organist and played regularly for church services at Trinity and Zion Lutheran churches in Axtell for more than 50 years. She was accompanist for The Messiah and Master Singers, but her greatest pleasure came in being an integral part of the Kingdom Party worship services each week for the residents of Bethphage Mission.
She was a member of the Axtell Federated Women's Club and Holdrege Tre Kroner Scandinavian Society. One of the most important activities in Elaine's life was coordinating, being host for and guiding Stonecroft Friendship Bible Coffees.
Published in the Kearney Hub on 10/8/2010
On Oct. 18, 1952, she married Robert "Bob" Turnquist. He died Sept. 9, 1999.
Survivors are: her daughters, Mary Anderson and her husband, Richard, and Karla Axtell and her husband, Darry, all of Funk, Ruth Sheffield and her husband, Monte, of Wallace, Janet Cavanaugh and her husband, Michael, of Minden and Beth Allmand and her husband, Bradley, of Holdrege; grandchildren, Timothy Anderson and Wendi Hadley and her husband, Mike, and Robert and Annie Allmand, all of Holdrege, Matthew Sheffield and his wife, Wendy, of Gretna, Mollie Akerson and her husband, Adam, of Omaha, Larry Cavanaugh, serving in Afghanistan, Melissa Fagen and her husband, Evan, of Granite Falls, Minn., Justin Cavanaugh of Overland Park, Kan., Baron Axtell and his wife, Kerri, of Funk, Erick Axtell, Adam Axtell of Kearney, Haley Heineman and her husband, Kyle, of Lexington, Sydney Axtell of Lincoln and Bronwyn Allmand of Denver; great-grandchildren, Lainey, Sophie, Sawyer, Connor, Addison, Gunnar, Paige, Cade, Aldyn and Emerson; and her sister, Leola Eberspacher and her husband, Don, of Milford and a host of friends and relatives.
She was the oldest of two daughters. She was baptized and confirmed at Salem Lutheran Church in Wakefield, but knew without a doubt, that it was her acceptance of Jesus Christ as her personal Savior when she was a teenager that assured her a home in heaven today and for eternity.
She graduated from Wakefield High School and Luther College in Wahoo. She attended the Lutheran Bible Institute in Minneapolis where she met her husband, Bob. She taught school in Genoa and served as parish worker and organist in Cambridge, Minn.
Elaine was an accomplished pianist and organist and played regularly for church services at Trinity and Zion Lutheran churches in Axtell for more than 50 years. She was accompanist for The Messiah and Master Singers, but her greatest pleasure came in being an integral part of the Kingdom Party worship services each week for the residents of Bethphage Mission.
She was a member of the Axtell Federated Women's Club and Holdrege Tre Kroner Scandinavian Society. One of the most important activities in Elaine's life was coordinating, being host for and guiding Stonecroft Friendship Bible Coffees.
Published in the Kearney Hub on 10/8/2010
H. Elaine Turnquist, 80, of Axtell died Thursday, Oct. 7, 2010, at Christian Homes Care Community in Holdrege. Elaine was born Nov. 7, 1929, in Wakefield to Levi and Ada (Lundberg) Dahlgren.
On Oct. 18, 1952, she married Robert "Bob" Turnquist. He died Sept. 9, 1999.
Survivors are: her daughters, Mary Anderson and her husband, Richard, and Karla Axtell and her husband, Darry, all of Funk, Ruth Sheffield and her husband, Monte, of Wallace, Janet Cavanaugh and her husband, Michael, of Minden and Beth Allmand and her husband, Bradley, of Holdrege; grandchildren, Timothy Anderson and Wendi Hadley and her husband, Mike, and Robert and Annie Allmand, all of Holdrege, Matthew Sheffield and his wife, Wendy, of Gretna, Mollie Akerson and her husband, Adam, of Omaha, Larry Cavanaugh, serving in Afghanistan, Melissa Fagen and her husband, Evan, of Granite Falls, Minn., Justin Cavanaugh of Overland Park, Kan., Baron Axtell and his wife, Kerri, of Funk, Erick Axtell, Adam Axtell of Kearney, Haley Heineman and her husband, Kyle, of Lexington, Sydney Axtell of Lincoln and Bronwyn Allmand of Denver; great-grandchildren, Lainey, Sophie, Sawyer, Connor, Addison, Gunnar, Paige, Cade, Aldyn and Emerson; and her sister, Leola Eberspacher and her husband, Don, of Milford and a host of friends and relatives.
She was the oldest of two daughters. She was baptized and confirmed at Salem Lutheran Church in Wakefield, but knew without a doubt, that it was her acceptance of Jesus Christ as her personal Savior when she was a teenager that assured her a home in heaven today and for eternity.
She graduated from Wakefield High School and Luther College in Wahoo. She attended the Lutheran Bible Institute in Minneapolis where she met her husband, Bob. She taught school in Genoa and served as parish worker and organist in Cambridge, Minn.
Elaine was an accomplished pianist and organist and played regularly for church services at Trinity and Zion Lutheran churches in Axtell for more than 50 years. She was accompanist for The Messiah and Master Singers, but her greatest pleasure came in being an integral part of the Kingdom Party worship services each week for the residents of Bethphage Mission.
She was a member of the Axtell Federated Women's Club and Holdrege Tre Kroner Scandinavian Society. One of the most important activities in Elaine's life was coordinating, being host for and guiding Stonecroft Friendship Bible Coffees.
Published in the Kearney Hub on 10/8/2010
On Oct. 18, 1952, she married Robert "Bob" Turnquist. He died Sept. 9, 1999.
Survivors are: her daughters, Mary Anderson and her husband, Richard, and Karla Axtell and her husband, Darry, all of Funk, Ruth Sheffield and her husband, Monte, of Wallace, Janet Cavanaugh and her husband, Michael, of Minden and Beth Allmand and her husband, Bradley, of Holdrege; grandchildren, Timothy Anderson and Wendi Hadley and her husband, Mike, and Robert and Annie Allmand, all of Holdrege, Matthew Sheffield and his wife, Wendy, of Gretna, Mollie Akerson and her husband, Adam, of Omaha, Larry Cavanaugh, serving in Afghanistan, Melissa Fagen and her husband, Evan, of Granite Falls, Minn., Justin Cavanaugh of Overland Park, Kan., Baron Axtell and his wife, Kerri, of Funk, Erick Axtell, Adam Axtell of Kearney, Haley Heineman and her husband, Kyle, of Lexington, Sydney Axtell of Lincoln and Bronwyn Allmand of Denver; great-grandchildren, Lainey, Sophie, Sawyer, Connor, Addison, Gunnar, Paige, Cade, Aldyn and Emerson; and her sister, Leola Eberspacher and her husband, Don, of Milford and a host of friends and relatives.
She was the oldest of two daughters. She was baptized and confirmed at Salem Lutheran Church in Wakefield, but knew without a doubt, that it was her acceptance of Jesus Christ as her personal Savior when she was a teenager that assured her a home in heaven today and for eternity.
She graduated from Wakefield High School and Luther College in Wahoo. She attended the Lutheran Bible Institute in Minneapolis where she met her husband, Bob. She taught school in Genoa and served as parish worker and organist in Cambridge, Minn.
Elaine was an accomplished pianist and organist and played regularly for church services at Trinity and Zion Lutheran churches in Axtell for more than 50 years. She was accompanist for The Messiah and Master Singers, but her greatest pleasure came in being an integral part of the Kingdom Party worship services each week for the residents of Bethphage Mission.
She was a member of the Axtell Federated Women's Club and Holdrege Tre Kroner Scandinavian Society. One of the most important activities in Elaine's life was coordinating, being host for and guiding Stonecroft Friendship Bible Coffees.
Published in the Kearney Hub on 10/8/2010
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