Wilber Ernest Spatz

Services of Wilber E. Spatz will be held 10am August 11 at Zion Lutheran Church in Plainview. Visitation will be 1 hr. prior at the Church.

Wilber Ernest Spatz. 89, was born June 25,1923 to Henry & Sedona Spatz on their farm south of Plainview. He entered his heavenly home on August 8,2012 at the Plainview Manor.

Wilber was baptized on August 12,1923 and was confirmed on April 4,1937 at the Stark Valley Lutheran Church.

Wilber received his elementary education at Dist.65 and 9 country school near his home and graduated from Plainview High School in 1940.

Wilber and Caryl were married on Thanksgiving Day, November 25,1954 at the First Trinity Lutheran Church in Bloomfield. They were blessed with a son Jonathan & daughter Julie. In 1958 they purchased farmland and a home north of Plainview where Colleen and Richard were born.

Wilber enjoyed farming, family vacations, Nebraska football, playing cards and having coffee at Mary's Cafe. But most important to him was his faith in his Savior, Jesus Christ. He looked forward to hearing God's Word and worshiping Him, and was thankful for all Jesus had done for him.

Wilber was preceeded in death by his wife Caryl, son Jonathan, daughter Julie, his parents, brothers Wendell and Raymond and infant twin sisters.

Survivors include a daughter Colleen and Mark Brookhouser of Brunswick and their children Andrea Hayes and fiance' Ben Small, Ashley Brookhouser, Alex and Mary Brookhouser; son Richard and Elizabeth Spatz of Chicago and their sons, John and Robert; daughter-in-law Leigh Ann Spatz of Las Vegas,NV, granddaughter Ashton Spatz of Los Angeles,CA; sister-in-law Connie Spatz, brothers-in-law, Delbert Kuhlman & Paul and Dolores Kuhlman, nieces and nephews, & many friends and relatives.