FUNERAL SERVICES FOR
Elvira A."Ellie" Hogendorn  87
FUNERAL SERVICE
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
10:30 A.M.
Family Prayer Service 10:15 A.M.
Zion Lutheran Church
Leigh, Nebraska
Reverend Brad Birtell, Officaiting

VISITATION
Tuesday 4-7PM
Kracl-Leigh Memorial Chapel
Wednesday 9:30-10:30AM
at the church

COMMITTAL
Zion Lutheran Cemetery
Leigh, Nebraska

MEMORIALS
Zion Lutheran Church or
Make A Wish Foundation

LUNCH
Zion School



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Ellie died Thursday, January 19, 2012, at the Golden Living Center in Clarkson.

Ellie was born October 27, 1924, in Leigh, Nebraska to Otto B. and Ella(Ahrens) Asche. She
graduated from Leigh High School.  On April 8, 1947, she married Merle D. Hogendorn at Zion
Lutheran Church in Leigh. They lived north of Leigh after their marriage and in 1956, moved to
Omaha.  While in Omaha, she worked at Twin Gables Restaurant, Omaha Flour Mill and later took
care of children, which she truly enjoyed. They retired in 1981 and moved back to Leigh. Merle died
August 30, 2008.
Ellie was a member of Zion Lutheran Church in Leigh
.
She is survived by her sister-in-law, Marge Asche of Omaha, two nephews;Jeff Asche of Omaha and
Bruce Asche of Arizona, very close family friends;Bob and Harriet Beckenhauer, Omaha, Andrew
Beckenhauer, Chicago, Scott and Ann Gilbreath and family, Omaha, Bill and Amy Pantazopoulas
and family of Chicago, John and Claire Beckenhauer, Omaha and many other relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, brothers Melvin, Raymond and Clarence Asche
and a nephew, Mel Asche.
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