Harry August Schlote (Plainview)

Funeral services for Harry Schlote, age 83, of Plainview will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday at Zion Lutheran Church with burial in Pleasant View Cemetery. Pastor Jonathan Meraz officiating. Visitation will be 4:00 – 8:00 p.m. Wednesday at Ashburn Funeral Home.

Harry August Schlote was born on October 17, 1927 to George and Marie (Luedke) Schlote in Plainview. He died Sunday, May 1, 2011 at Creighton Hospital surrounded by his family. He was baptized November 13, 1927 and was confirmed March 29, 1942, at Zion Lutheran Church. He attended rural school, Zion Lutheran, and graduated from Plainview High School. Harry was inducted in the Army March 29, 1951 and served in the Korean Conflict serving the forward area the entire time with the 79th Engineers. He was united in marriage on August 26, 1951 to Verna Peters at Zion Lutheran, Plainview. This union was blessed with four daughters. His family life he enjoyed farming.

Harry and Verna enjoyed including several overseas visits, flying, camping, boating, waterskiing , motorcycling and softball. They also enjoyed attending the grandchildren’s activities.

Cherishing his memory is his wife of 59 years, four daughters, Lois Lubke of Plainview, Joan and Sterling Hardisty of Athol Kansas, Sue and Gary Bretschneider of Norfolk, and Sheryl and David Brookhouser of Junction City, Kansas, thirteen grandchildren and twenty great-grand-children, four sisters, Hilda Brown of Plainview, Helen Dehning of Seward, Hazel and Gerald Kumm of Osmond, Hattie and Milford Kumm of Osmond, sister-in-laws Gladys Schlote of Plainview, Loretta Schlote of Plainview, brother-in-law Owen and Fern Parkinson of Grand Island.

He was proceeded in death by his parents, George and Marie Schlote, brothers Herman and Harvey Schlote, grandson Blake Brookhouser, and great-grand-daughter Hannah Hardisty.

Pallbearers are his grandsons Anthony Hardisty, Jeremiah Lubke, Joshua Lubke, Adam Hardisty, Paul Bretschneider, Jarrett Brookhouser, Brock Bretschneider. Honorary pallbears are his granddaughters JoAnn Steiger, Heidi Widick, Mandy Blickenstaff, Amy Volk, Melissa Wenger, Katelynn Warren.