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William "Bill" A. Goedeken
13, 1932 - Jan. 28, 2024
COLUMBUS - William "Bill" A. Goedeken, 91, of Columbus, Nebraska, died Sunday, January 28, 2024, at the Columbus Community Hospital.
The funeral service will be held on Thursday, February 1, 2024, at 10:30 AM, at Christ Lutheran Church, rural Columbus, with Rev. William Voelker officiating. Interment will be in the parish cemetery. Visitation will be on Wednesday, January 31, 2024 from 5:00 PM–7:00 PM at Gass Haney Funeral Home and continue Thursday from 9:30 AM until service time at the church. There will be a family prayer service at 10:15 AM on Thursday at the church. In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to the Cornerstone Center Fellowship Hall.
William "Bill" Albert Goedeken was born December 13, 1932, in Columbus, Nebraska, to Albert and Margaret (Sievers) Goedeken. He was baptized and confirmed at Christ Lutheran Church. Bill attended rural Platte County District 36 and Christ Lutheran Grade School.
He lived and farmed on the farm that his grandfather had homesteaded, raising crops and cattle. On July 6, 1990, Bill was united in marriage to Helen Hammond who he had met through a church activity. The couple were part of the Christian Growth Group at Christ Lutheran. After his retirement, Bill loved going to his several coffee groups, and visiting.
Bill is survived by his wife, Helen Goedeken of Columbus, NE; step-children: Bonnie (Joe) Hughes of Las Vegas, NV, Elizabeth Eighmey of Knoxville, TN, Cole Hammond of Auburn, CA, Hoss (Jennifer) Hammond, Sr. of Randolph, NE and Lori Lienemann of Houston, TX; 14 step-grandchildren; 24 step-great-grandchildren; niece, Nancy (Roger) Gehring of Columbus, NE – Tammy (John) Caldwell and Amanda Gehring; niece, Bev (Milt) Pfeifer of Norfolk, NE – Scott (Nicole) and Justin (Lacey) Pfeifer; niece, Lynn Hellbusch of Bellwood, NE – Risa (Brody) Riha and Rena (Jared) Beran.
Bill was preceded in death by parents, Albert and Margaret Goedeken, sister, Helen Hellbusch, brother-in-law, Ruben Hellbusch, nephew, Rick Hellbusch, great-nephew, Todd Gehring, great-great-niece, Kaitlyn Caldwell, stepson, Lowell Lienemann.
Condolences may be sent to www.gasshaney.com.
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Jacqueline Staack
January 30, 2024
Sending thoughts and prayers to the loss of Bill. I truly had some good visits with him while he was at Brookstone. I know he always wanted to come back to The Heritage at Meridian Gardens but feel very blessed to get to chat with him and also my talks with Helen. May the memories you hold in your heart help feel the void of his passing.
Sincerely Jackie Staack and all of The Meridian Gardens team
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