Ruth Suhr

  Ruth Suhr, 98, of Bennington NE, passed away Tuesday, June 6, 2017.  Services will be 10 a.m. Saturday June 10 at St Luke Lutheran Church in Emerson, NE.  Visitation will be 5:00 to 7:00 p.m, Friday June 9, 2017, with a prayer service at 6:30 p.m. at Munderloh-Smith Funeral Home in Pender, NE.  Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to St. Luke Lutheran Church in Emerson. Ruth Surber Suhr was born September 7, 1918 near Emerson, NE, the daughter of Roy and Anna (Heckens) Surber.  She attended schools in the Emerson area and graduated at Emerson High School.  She was baptized and confirmed at St. Luke Lutheran Church in Emerson.   Ruth was united in marriage to Darold Suhr on February 16, 1941 at St Luke Lutheran Church.  Three sons were born to this union.  They made their home on farms in the Emerson, Nebraska area.  The moved to a farm near Pender, Nebraska in 1967.  In 1988, they moved into Pender.  Darold died on September 22, 2008.  Ruth was an active member of St. Luke Lutheran Church and a member of the Altar Guild.   Ruth is survived by sons, Delwin and Leslie Suhr of Pender,NE,  Gene Suhr of Fort Pierce, FL, and Kenneth and Denise Suhr of Elkhorn, NE; 6 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren.  She was preceded in death by her parents, Roy and Anna; husband Darold; three sisters, Leona Suhr, Blanche Jensen, and Ila Esch; four brothers, Ervin, Howard, Ray and Merrill; and a great grandson Evan Heyen.