Funeral Services: Monday, November 5, 2012, at 11:00 AM at United Presbyterian Church in Alexandria, NE
Interment:Hebron CityCemetery, Hebron, Nebraska
Visitation:Sunday from Noon - 5:00 PM at Price Funeral Home, 210 S. 3rd Street, Hebron, NE
Memorials: To the family
Luella Margaret (Wedeking) Rachow Weaver of
Lincoln
, was born on July 27, 1923. She was the daughter of Christopher and Ida (Trebold) Wedeking of Ohiowa, NE. After suffering congestive heart failure she passed away on October 31, 2012 at The Legacy in
Lincoln
,
NE
at the age of 89. Luella was baptized at
Ohiowa
Lutheran
Church
and was confirmed at
Gilead
St. Paul
Lutheran
Church
in 1938. Luella attended school in both
Campbell
and
Hebron
,
Nebraska
. Luella lived in various towns, including Ohiowa, Campbell,
Hebron
, Carleton,
Alexandria
,
Mission
(
Texas
), York, and
Lincoln
,
Nebraska
. Luella was married to two wonderful husbands during her lifetime. On December 18, 1949 she married Harvey Rachow at
Grace
Lutheran
Church
in
Hebron
and they lived on the family farm near Carleton until
Harvey
passed away on May 10, 1970. On October 1, 1972 Luella married Burton Blaine Weaver at
Grace
Lutheran
Church
in
Hebron
and lived on the family farm near
Alexandria
for many years. They bought
Blaine
's parent's home in
Alexandria
and moved their when they retired. They were members of the Alexandria United Presbyterian Church where Luella was a deacon of the women's association. In their retirement years they traveled to various states in their motor home and finally built a home in
Mission
,
Texas
and lived there from 1993-2005. In 2005 they moved to
York
. Luella moved to The Legacy in
Lincoln
in May 2006 to be closer to her family. Luella was a great cook and was well known for her wonderful rolls, pies and delicious family dinners. She also loved to do embroidery work. She created several beautiful pieces for her family until her arthritis made it impossible to embroider. Luella was preceded in death by her parents Chris and Ida Wedeking, her step-dad Charles Day, her first husband Harvey Rachow, her second husband Burton Blaine Weaver, mother-in-law and father-in-law George and Minnie Rachow and her sister-in-law and brother-in-law Dorothy and Arnold Josten, her father-in-law and mother-in-law Ralph and Edna Weaver and Weaver siblings, Bob and Doris Bell, Leroy and Joyce Weaver, Francis and Ed Higel, and her brother-in-law Bill Wilson. Luella is survived by her daughter and son-in-law Carol and Lane Johnson of Lincoln, three grandchildren Brian Johnson of rural Seward, Jason Johnson of Lincoln, and Justin and wife Amy Johnson of Lincoln, and seven great grandchildren, Grace, Gregory, Lillian, Damien, Gemma, Paul, and Luke Johnson and sister-in-law Wilda Wilson of Blair, who was like a sister to her, several nieces and nephews and other relatives and friends.
