Orval Adolph Elting

1922 - 1996  (73 years)

• Name	Orval Adolph Elting
  Born	4 Sep 1922	Friedensau, Thayer County, Nebraska, USA   [1]
  Christened	19 Sep 1922	Friedensau, Thayer County, Nebraska, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	11 Feb 1996	Thayer County Memorial Hospital, Hebron, Thayer County, Nebraska, USA   [2]
  Buried	15 Feb 1996	Friedensau Cemetery, Hebron, Thayer County, Nebraska, USA   [3]
  Person ID	I135392	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2014

  
  

  Father	Heinrich Friedrich Elting,   b. 3 Sep 1888, Friedensau, Thayer County, Nebraska, USA ,   d. 2 Sep 1965, Deshler, Thayer County, Nebraska, USA  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Frieda Amalia Caroline Lueders,   b. 28 Aug 1894, Deshler, Thayer County, Nebraska, USA ,   d. 21 Nov 1944, Carleton, Thayer County, Nebraska, USA  (Age 50 years)
  Married	19 Nov 1914	Friedensau, Thayer County, Nebraska, USA
  Family ID	F40160	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Esther C. Krueger
  Children	1. Kurtis Elting   2. Katie Elting
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F57225	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S25] 1930 US Federal Census, (www.ancestry.com). Name: Orval Elting Home in 1930: Friedensau, Thayer, Nebraska View Map Age: 7 Estimated birth year: abt 1923 Relation to Head of House: Son Father's name: Henry Elting Mother's name: Freda Elting Race: White [S888] Social Security Death Index 1935 - Current, (www.ancestry.com). Name: Orval A. Elting SSN: 573-34-1855 Last Residence: 68335 Davenport, Thayer, Nebraska, United States of America Born: 4 Sep 1922 Died: 11 Feb 1996 State (Year) SSN issued: California (Before 1951) [S926] Find-A-Grave, (www.findagrave.com). Orval Adolph Elting Birth: Sep. 4, 1922 Thayer County Nebraska, USA Death: Feb. 11, 1996 Hebron Thayer County Nebraska, USA Hebron Journal Register, Feb. 21, 1996. Orval Adolph Elting, the son of Henry Elting and Frieda Lueders Elting, was born on Sept. 4, 1922, at Carleton. He died Feb. 11, 1996, in Hebron at Thayer County Memorial Hospital at the age of 73. He was baptized into the Christian faith on Sept. 19, 1922, at Trinity Lutheran Church, Friedensau, by the Rev. H. Schabacker and was confirmed on May 24, 1936, at Trinity Lutheran by the Rev. Theo Droegemueller. He attended the Friedensau North School through the eighth grade and graduated from Carleton High School in 1940. He worked in Iowa picking corn around the state and then went to western Kansas doing general farming. On Sept. 1, 1944, Orval enlisted in the United States Navy at Farragut ID where he completed his basic training. In December of 1944 he was stationed in San Bruno CA where he received his advanced training. After he completed his length of duty, Orval volunteered for duty at Operation Crossroads at Bikini Atoll in March of 1946 and witnessed the atomic bomb test. He was honorably discharged with a rank of Mailman 3rd Class on Nov. 20, 1946, at San Pedro CA. On Nov. 14, 1948, he was united in marriage to Esther C. Krueger at St. Paul Lutheran south of Gilead. The couple farmed and raised livestock in the Davenport area until his death. He enjoyed collecting and refinishing antiques and preserving family genealogy. He was a past member of the Thayer County Livestock Feeders Association, Carleton American Legion and served various offices in his lifelong church, Trinity Lutheran at Friedensau. He was a current member of the Davenport V.F.W. and a charter member of the Thayer County Genealogical Society. Preceding him in death were his parents; a brother Vernon and his wife Margaret; a sister, Edna Hadden; brothers-in-law, John Mette and Lou Muhar. Orval is survived by his wife Esther of Davenport; one son, Kurtis and his wife Susan of Davenport and their two sons, Reuben and Remington; one daughter, Katie Templin of York and her two sons, Levi and Briar; two sisters, Leona Dunker and her husband Henry of Burbank CA and Florence Muhar of Sterling CO; three brothers, Glenn and his wife Esther of Davenport, Leonard and his wife Lorna of Hebron and Dwayne and his wife Beverly of Carleton; an aunt, HIldagarde Euhus and her husband Henry; a bother-in-law, Wilke Hadden of Palo Alto CA; other relatives and friends. Services were held Feb. 15 at 2 p.m. from Trinity Lutheran Church at Friedensau, rural Hebron, with Pastor Duane Simonson officiating. Music was "Nearer My God To Thee" and "What A Friend We Have In Jesus" sang by the congregation and accompanied by Florine Meyer and "How Great Thou Art" by Bob O'Neal on guitar as soloist. Pallbearers were Doug Elting, Tom Mette, Perry Elting, Scott Elting, Tracy Elting and Jonathan Vortman. Interment with military rites was in the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery at rural Hebron. Memorials may go to the church or family choice. Price Funeral Home, Hebron and Davenport, in charge of arrangements. Obituary contributed by Michael J Petrie Family links: Parents: Heinrich Friedrich Elting (1888 - 1965) Frieda Amalie Caroline Lueders Elting (1894 - 1944) Inscription: Married Nov. 14, 1948 Children Kurtis Katie Burial: Friedensau Cemetery Hebron Thayer County Nebraska, USA Plot: N-6-07 Maintained by: Peggy Bargen Duey Originally Created by: Beverly Davis Valcovic Record added: Feb 26, 2009 Find A Grave Memorial# 34220332