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1945
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2022
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Richard Erlenbusch Obituary
Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 19, at the Higby-McQuiston Chapel in Aurora. Pastor Dan Barbey will officiate. Interment will be in the Hampton Cemetery.
Visitation will be one hour prior to the service.
For those unable to attend, the service will be livestreamed on the mortuary Facebook page Higby-McQuiston Mortuary.
Memorials may be made in care of the family to be designated at a later date. Condolences may be emailed to the family through the mortuary website at www.higbymortuary.com.
Richard Lee Erlenbusch, the son of Clemens Johannas and Delma (Hansen) Erlenbusch, was born at the Lutheran Hospital in Grand Island on March 1, 1945, and passed away in Omaha, on Nov. 12, 2022, at the age of 77.
He grew up on the family farm south of Aurora. Richard attended school and graduated from Aurora High School in 1963. He was a veteran of the Vietnam War in the Signal Corps. Richard worked in construction his whole life and retired as Superintendent at Overland Construction in Omaha.
Richard won many awards for Black Powder Shoots in Nebraska and the Midwest. He was also a member of the Nebraska Muzzleloaders Association and Council Bluffs Rifle Club. Richard was a member of the Fraternal order of Eagles Aerie #38 Club in Omaha.
Richard enjoyed classical country music as well as football and was an avid Kansas City Chiefs, Nebraska Cornhuskers and Iowa Hawkeye football fan, watching their games every year.
Those left to cherish his memory are his friend and caregiver, Susan Keller of Omaha; son, Ricky (Tiffany) Erlenbusch of St. Libory; and daughter, Angela (Wally Smith) Moore of Omaha; grandchildren, Kelsie Erlenbusch, Kara Erlenbusch, Kaitlyn Erlenbusch, Joshua Moore, Jacob Smith and Cassie Smith; great-grandsons, Liam Newingham and Kayden Moore; brother, Keith (Sara) Erlenbusch of Aurora; nephew, Scott (Tracie) Erlenbusch of Gretna; and niece, Amy (Heather) Erlenbusch of Phoenix, Ariz.; and many other family members and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents; son, Jason Erlenbusch; brother, Clemens (John) Erlenbusch, and mother of his children, Sandra Erlenbusch.
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Herbert Hutcheson
November 9, 2023
In memory of a good friend and classmate. RIP
Eugene L Critel
November 16, 2022
We lost a good one here!!
Alfred Salmon
November 15, 2022
Alfred Salmon
November 15, 2022
Alfred Salmon
November 15, 2022
I'm sure I speak for all our Classmates when I say, "Rest In Peace" my friend and "May God Bless You" with "Eternal Life". Classmates of 1963 Aurora High School Class.
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