Ann Louise Wilhite

1946 - 2021

Wilhite, Ann Louise

March 9, 1946 - October 23, 2021

Age 75, of Fremont. The daughter of Rev. Paul and Lela (Zimmerman) Wiegman, she was born in Oakland on March 9, 1946. She grew up in Tekamah and Ponca, where her father served as a Lutheran minister.

She married Charles S. Wilhite, a professor of music at Midland Lutheran College in 1967. He died in 2018. As professional collaborators, they researched long neglected American piano music, which they often performed in public recitals.

Ann earned a master's degree in history at Creighton University. As an instructor at Midland, she taught a variety of history classes, including one on American women, which she was the first at the school to offer. With William Christensen, she wrote With Fervent Prayers and Buoyant Hopes, a history of Midland. An avid collector of dolls, especially Cabbage Patch Kids, she produced a monthly newsletter, The Cabbage Connection.

The daughter of a minister and a piano teacher, Ann had a long career as a church musician, including many years as the organist and choir director at First Congregational Church in Fremont.

Survivors include her brother, Paul (Linda) Wiegman of Estherville, IA; nephew, David (Sarah) Wiegman of Omaha; cousins, Gilbert Zimmerman of Springfield, MO, and Ruth Thompson and Fred Nielsen, both of Omaha; and a great-niece, Catherine Wiegman of Omaha.

Following cremation, a Private Family Inurnment will be held at St. James Episcopal Church in Fremont, to which memorials may be directed.

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