Robert Herman Myers

Robert Herman Myers, our beloved husband, father, brother, and friend, entered into the presence of God on November 30, 2021 following complications from an infection of a heart valve. A lifelong resident of Plainview, Nebraska, Robert was born on August 24th, 1955 and grew up on the family dairy farm with his parents and two sisters. In high school, he was the drum major for the marching band, ran cross country and was heavily involved in 4-H. He graduated from Plainview High School in 1973 and then enrolled at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln in the Agriculture Honors Program. At college, he was involved in the dairy judging team that competed at state and national levels and later graduated in 1977. It was at this time that he committed his life to Jesus Christ and began deepening his faith through involvement with Campus Crusade for Christ. While at college, he met and subsequently married Eloise (“Ellie”) Wedekind on August 9, 1980 with whom he remained happily married for 41 years. They raised their family on the family farm where Robert led them in singing, playing music, homeschooling and 4-H, showing many dairy cattle through the years. In more recent years, Robert enjoyed taking trips with Ellie to visit family members around the country.

Robert was a wise counselor, a faithful friend, and a lifelong dairy farmer. His clear tenor voice and kind nature have blessed many during his years of attendance at Cornerstone Bible Church in Orchard, Nebraska. He served as the president of AMPI in Nebraska and he enjoyed mentoring young dairymen and women as a judge and instructor at county fairs.  He was a perpetually curious man, who knew how to make a person feel important by his intent listening and his insightful questions, and he loved God's revelation in both Scripture and the natural world. He wanted everyone to know that forgiveness of sin, peace, and eternal life are the free gifts of faith in Jesus Christ.

Robert is survived by his beloved wife, Ellie, his five children: Kristina Shires and her husband Hudson (Clermont-l'Hérault, France), Ryan (New York, NY), Scott and his wife Ilena (Houston, TX), Brandon (Plainview, NE) and Heather (Plainview, NE).  He is also survived by his nine grand-children: Kadyn, Kaliantha, Karik, Korbyn, Hero, Halwyn, Holden, and Haisley Shires (Clermont-l'Hérault, France), and Gideon Myers (Houston, Texas), his sisters: Janice Loutzenhiser and husband Jim, Jeanine Loutzenhiser and husband Joel, sisters-in-law: Heidi Rast and husband Nathan, and Glenda Robinson and husband Guy. He was also very close to his fourteen nieces, nephews, and their families.

He was preceded in death by his parents - Wilbur and Rhoda (Krutz) Myers, his infant son Michael John, his father and mother-in-law Glenn and Marjorie Wedekind and brother-in-law Matthew Wedekind.

A visitation will be held Friday, December 10th from 4 to 7 PM in Plainview at Ashburn Funeral Home, with the funeral service following on Saturday, December 11th at 2 PM at Cornerstone Bible Church in Orchard.