Alfred Earl Wolfe, age 93 of Ogallala, passed away on July 5, 2012 at the Ogallala Community Hospital. Memorial services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, August 3rd at the Ogallala United Methodist Church with Pastor Chuck Rager officiating. Inurnment will be in the Paxton Cemetery.
Earl was born April 7, 1919 at Princeton, Missouri, the son of Alfred and Mamie (Woodward) Wolf. At an early age he moved with his family to Franklin, Nebraska. He later moved with his mother and sister to Paxton. He worked on several farms in the North Valley until he and Helen Reitz were married on June 2, 1946. The couple moved south of Paxton and farmed there until Earl’s retirement in 1981 when they moved to Ogallala. Earl was a very proud farmer and loved the land and his way of life. He was a very dedicated husband and father.
Earl was a member of the Paxton and Ogallala United Methodist Churches. He served on the Paxton Church Board for many years and was chairman of the Church Building Committee when the church was destroyed by fire and rebuilt. He was a lifetime member of the Ogallala Elks Lodge and served on the Keith County Fair Board for many years and was a 4H Leader for the Keith County Swine Club for many years. Earl loved spending time with family and friends and usually had a story or two to tell. One of his favorite things in later years was going to the Senior Center for coffee every morning. Earl will be missed by all who knew him, especially his family.
He is survived by his daughter, Winnifred K. and Don Cunningham of Broadwater, NE and his son, Herbert E. and Trudy Wolf of Windson, CO; and three granddaughters, Samantha Cunningham of Macomb, IL, Katy Wolf of Crete, NE and Mary and Drew Rische of Crete, NE. He was preceded in death by his wife, Helen in 2007; his parents; two brothers, Kenneth and Olen Wolf; and a sister, Elma Reitz.
Memorials may be given in memory of Earl Wolf to the Paxton and Ogallala United Methodist Churches. Online condolences may be sent at gubserfuneralhome.com. Gubser Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.