Stanley Suhr

Stanley Suhr

Stanley Suhr, 78, of Rising City, died Saturday, June 20, 2020, at the Monarch Care Facility in Lincoln.


Funeral Service Wednesday, June 24, 2020   10:30 A.M.

Immanuel Lutheran Church, rural Rising City   Rev. David Palomaki, Officiating

Visitation Tuesday 5-7 P.M. Kracl Funeral Chapel, David City  No family present

Visitation Wednesday 9:30 -10:30 A.M. at the church

Committal in the Church Cemetery

Memorials in care of the family for future designation

Stanley was born at home  in Seward, on November 12, 1941, to Ted and Anna (Hans) Suhr.  He attended schools in Hampton, Ulysses and Seward, graduating from Seward High School in 1960.  On June 25, 1965, he and Betty Kettenburg were married in Marysville, Kansas.  They lived in Seward and Fremont, moving to Rising City in 1966.  Stanley worked for the lumber yard before starting his own trucking company.  He was a carpenter by trade and a trucker by choice.  Stanley was a proud businessman and was always known to do things "his way."

Stanley is survived by his wife, Betty of Rising City, one son Rod "Shorty" (Renee) Suhr of Monroe, Iowa and a sister, Theo (Terry) Lepire as well as nieces, nephews and cousins.  He was preceded in death by his parents.