Ruth Brehmer

Ruth Lillian (Binkley) Brehmer, 87, of Bancroft, Nebraska passed away Monday, May 11, 2015 at the Good Samaritan Home in Scribner, Nebraska. Funeral services will be held10:30 a.m. Friday, May 15, 2015 at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Bancroft, Nebraska; with Pastor Philip Hale officiating. Visitation will be held 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Thursday, May 14, 2015 at Munderloh – Smith Funeral Home in Bancroft, Nebraska. Burial will be in the Bancroft City Cemetery in Bancroft, Nebraska. Memorials may be directed to the family for future designation. Arrangements are under the direction of Munderloh – Smith Funeral Home in Bancroft, Nebraska. Ruth was born June 4, 1927 in Emerson, Nebraska to Charles and Lillian (Cook) Binkley. She was baptized on February 23, 1933 in Emerson, Nebraska and confirmed in her faith on April 6, 1941 in South Sioux City, Nebraska. She graduated high school in 1945 and started working for the Bell Telephone Company in Sioux City, Iowa and the Ben Franklin Store in South Sioux City, Nebraska. In 1949 she moved to Pender, Nebraska. On November 27, 1949 Ruth married Marlin Brehmer at the First Lutheran Church in South Sioux City, Nebraska. The couple farmed together until they purchased Shorty’s Bar in 1959. Together they ran the bar until Marlin retired in 1978, Ruth continued running the bar until she retired in 1988. Ruth was a member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Bancroft. She enjoyed baking, shopping, working on puzzles and spending time at the Bancroft Senior Center. Ruth is survived by her daughters, Lynn (Gail) Bovee of Lyons, NE, Connie (Rick) Going of Lyons, NE; son, Rick (Sandra) Brehmer of Kearney, NE; 7 grandchildren; 15 great grandchildren; sister, Judy Hoch of South Sioux City, NE; brothers, Ron Hirsch of South Sioux City, NE, Stanley Binkley of Hubbard, NE Ruth is preceded in death by her parents, husband Marlin, son-in-law Norm Hayes and sister, Janet Garrett.