Bruce Schlote

Funeral Services for Bruce Schlote, 68, of Plainview, Nebraska will be held on Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 10:30 am at Zion Lutheran Church in Plainview.  Visitation will be on Wednesday, August 25, 2021 from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm at Zion Lutheran Church in Plainview.  Burial will be at Pleasant View Cemetery.

Bruce Schlote was born on February 17, 1953 to Herman and Gladys (Heese) Schlote in Wayne, Nebraska and passed away on August 23, 2021 in Lincoln, Nebraska.

He was baptized on March 15, 1953 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Laurel, Nebraska.  He was confirmed on May 14, 1967 at Zion Lutheran Church in Plainview, Nebraska.

He lived in Laurel until 1961 when his family moved to Plainview.  He graduated from Plainview High School in 1971 and began working at Kuhl Implement in Plainview.

He was married to Nancy Kumm of Osmond on September 28, 1973 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Osmond, Nebraska.  The couple started farming shortly after they were married on a farm north of Plainview.  They were blessed with three children:  Alisa, Aaron and Kimberly.

Bruce was an active member of Zion Lutheran Church in Plainview where he was a member of the School Board, an Elder for many years, on the Stewardship Committee, and an Usher.  He always enjoyed being involved with the church.

Bruce loved farming and raising livestock and everything that went with it.  He always said he was living the dream!  He was a very patient man, especially with his children and grandchildren who he loved to spend time with.  Bruce attended many of his grandchildren’s activities and was their biggest fan.  Bruce also loved to garden and has been known to grow a mean pumpkin.  Every fall, the grandchildren come to the farm to help pick all of the pumpkins in the pumpkin patch.  Bruce also had a knack for woodworking.  He has created many items for fundraisers and for his children and grandchildren that will be cherished.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Herman and Gladys Schlote; parents-in-law, Norman and Helen Kumm; brother, Wes Schlote; brothers-in-law, Roger Buss, Mike Clausen, and Alan Kumm; and sisters-in-law Deb Clausen, Carol Kumm, and Paula Schlote.

He is survived by his wife of 47 years, Nancy Schlote; his children: Don and Alisa Brunsing, Aaron and Amber Schlote, and John and Kimberly Chilvers; grandchildren: Meghan, Madison and Jaxson Brunsing; Avery and Reese Schlote; and Cale, Lanny and Sofie Chilvers; siblings: Keith and Bonnie Schlote, Doug and Dona Thies, Dale and Tammy Schlote, and Dean and Nancy Schlote; and brother-in-law: Paul Kumm.

In lieu of flowers, memorials made be made to Zion Lutheran Church and School or Lutheran Hour Ministries.