Elsbeth "Elsie" Jahde

Elsbeth “Elsie” Jahde, 85, of Pender, Nebraska died on Sunday, August 18, 2019 at the Pender Community Hospital in Pender, NE.  Funeral services will be held on Thursday, August 22, 2019 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Pender; Pastor Karen McNeil-Utecht will be officiating. The visitation will be held on Wednesday, August 21, 2019 from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m., with a prayer service at 7:00 p.m. at Munderloh – Smith Funeral Home in Pender.  Burial will be in the Rosehill Cemetery in Pender, NE.  Memorial are suggested to St. Mark’s Lutheran Church and Project Linus. Arrangements are under the direction of Munderloh-Smith Funeral Home in Pender. 

Elsie was born on August 6, 1934 at home by Wakefield, NE, the daughter of Herman and Elisabeth (Holscher) Huntemann. On September 5, 1954, Elsie was united in marriage to Harlan Jahde.  Together they operated Jahde Produce in Osmond.  After moving to Pender, Elsie cleaned houses, catered, worked at the sale barn, and for thirty years, worked as a volunteer beautician at the Pender Care Center.  Elsie was a member of the Red Hatters, and over the years, various bowling teams.  She enjoyed having coffee with her friends, traveling and making hundreds of blankets for Project Linus.

Elsie is survived by her children, Vernon Jahde of Osmond, NE, Janet (Randy) Christo of Ashland, NE and Mark Jahde of Pender, NE.  She is also survived by granddaughter, Elizabeth (Nicholas) Neujahr and their children Wayne and Garrison Neujahr of Lincoln, NE; and  grandson Aaron Smith of Clarksville, IN; sisters, Ursula Clark of West Point, NE, Olga Feyerhern of West Point, NE, Dorothy (Everett) Minds of Pilger, NE, Lily (Norman) Peterson of West Point, NE, Clara Frahm of Oakland, NE; and sister-in-law, Lynnette Huntemann of Alvin, TX.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; brother, Henry Huntemann; and grandson, Joshua Smith.