Leoma L. Fuelberth
OSMOND — Funeral service for Leoma L. Fuelberth, 88, of Osmond, were held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Osmond. Officiating the service was Rev. Scott Kirchoff. Interment took place at Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery in rural Osmond. Organist was Lori Koehler. Pallbearers were Ben Fuelberth, Jeremy Brost, Gunner Fuelberth, James Ellis, Christopher Vaughan and Curtis Wardlow.
Memorials can be directed to Lutheran Bible Translators, www:https// lbt.org. Condolences may be expressed to the family online at www. stonacekfuneralchapel.com.
Visitation was held from 4 to 7 p.m.
Friday, also at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Osmond.
Leoma died peacefully on Aug. 29, 2022, at her home in rural Osmond.
Stonacek Memorial Chapel in Osmond is in charge of the arrangements.
Leoma was the daughter of George and Grace (Buckendahl) Schulz and was born Jan. 1, 1934, at the farm home in Pierce. She was the oldest of six daughters. Leoma was baptized Jan. 14, 1934, by Rev. H.A. Hilpert and was confirmed March 30, 1947, Palm Sunday at St. John’s Lutheran Church in rural Pierce by Rev. Wm Petersen. She attended St. John’s parochial school through eighth grade and graduated from Pierce High School in 1951. She was employed by Cones State Bank after graduation. She was the bride, his choice for life, of Alton Fuelberth and married on April 10, 1955, at Zion Lutheran Church by Rev Carl Steging. They celebrated 67 years of marriage this year. Four children were born to this union: Bruce, David, Kay and Carl. Their home has always been the Fuelberth Family farm south of Osmond where they farmed, nurtured their family and loved their neighbors and friends in the community.
Leoma was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church, an active Sunday School teacher, sang in the choir, was a Ladies' Aid member and officer, Smorgasbord chairman and served on countless other committees. Leoma was also a long-time member of the Hillside Pals Extension club and loved singing in the Sweet Adelines.
She loved sports, played softball in school, and was a team bowler at the Osmond Lanes. Leoma was extremely patriotic, loved her country and the men and women who served in the Armed Forces and demonstrated her support by being a member of American Legion Auxiliary Unit 326, serving as president for a good many years and organizing and planning countless Memorial Day Services in Osmond. Leoma celebrated 88 years of life. She loved life and the Lord Jesus, Alton, family and friends, and being outdoors enjoying nature, and tending to a wide variety of flowers. Leoma was blessed with a loving, caring family and is survived by her husband, Alton, of Osmond; son Bruce of Dallas, TX, son David (Becky) of Peoria, IL, daughter Kay Schupbach (Rob) of Lincoln and son Carl (Nancy) of Norfolk. Leoma loved her seven grandchildren: Ben (Kate) Fuelberth, Jana (Jeremy) Brost, Jasmine (James) Ellis, Desire Fuelberth, Gunner Fuelberth, Caitlin (Christopher) Vaughan and Meg Schupbach. Leoma was also blessed by great-grandchildren: Robbie, Harrison and Grant Fuelberth; Benjamin, Hattie, and Audrey Vaughan. Leoma loved the rest of her extended family through David that brought: Tommy, Natalie, Karis, Peter and Zach Hoerr, Logan, Ashley, Taevin, Titus and Selah Hangartner, Tim, Nicole, Scarlett, Zara and Jude Lee, and Tyler, Laura and Esme Hoerr into her family. She also loved her extended family through Kay that brought: Jay, Amy, Sophie, Drew Ostermeyer, Scott, Libby and Davis Oliver. She continued to have a soft spot in her heart for high school foreign exchange student Juan Cortez Fernandez of Arica Chile, South America. Also surviving are sisters Lois Heller of Williamsburg, VA, Eileen Zierke and Donna (Gary) Zierke of Pierce and Jerilyn Wardlow of Norfolk, VA.
Leoma was preceded in death by her parents, George and Grace Schulz; sister JoAnn Kubik; brothers in-law Don Kubik, Rudy Zierke and Dwain Heller; nephew Kent Heller; parentsin- law Ben and Bertha Fuelberth; sister-in-law and brother-in-law Elaine and John Cory, and nephew Mike Cory.
