Erma Harder
May 5, 1924 — November 25, 2006
Biography
Erma L. Harder, 82, passed away Saturday, November 25, 2006, at Columbus Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Columbus, Wisconsin.
She was born May 5, 1924, in Dundy County to Louis and Emma (Delabar) Damrow.
On June 16, 1942, she married Albert G. Harder at Benkelman, Nebraska. To this union three children were born.
Erma was a longtime McCook resident and a member of the First Congregational Church.
Preceding her in death was her husband, Albert in 2004; parents, Louis and Emma Damrow; daughter, Lynn Karon Harder; brothers: Louis Damrow, Bill Damrow, Henry Damrow, Raymond Damrow, and Edward Damrow; and sisters: Francie Damrow, Helen Damrow, Fern Keiser, and Anna Brunkhorst.
Survivors include two sons, Wilbert Harder and wife, Carol, of Aberdeen, South Dakota and Gale Harder and wife, Shirley, of Marshall, Wisconsin; sister, Ida Bartels of Wauneta, Nebraska; sister-in-law Lucille Harley of Salem, Oregon; four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren; and many other relatives and friends.
In lieu of flowers, memorials were given in Erma's name to the First Congregational Church or to the Alzheimer's Association.
Services to celebrate Erma's life were Friday, Dec. 1, at 10:00 a.m. at the First Congregational Church in McCook, Nebraska, with Steve Bales officiating. Interment followed at Fort McPherson National Cemetery in Maxwell, Nebraska at 2:00 p.m.
The family wishes to express their heartfelt thanks to the caring staff of Columbus Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.
Carpenter Breland Funeral Home of McCook was in charge of the arrangements.