Frontier County NeArchives Obituaries.....Rupe, Harvey J.  February 10, 2011
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Danny Gruber danny.gruber@gmail.com February 14, 2011, 5:06 pm

Lexington Clipper-Herald Feb. 16, 2011
Harvey J. Rupe, age 77, of Hastings, formerly of Eustis, died on Thursday, 
Feb.10, 2011 at the Mary Lanning Memorial Hospital in Hastings. 

A celebration of life memorial service will be held on Monday, February 14, 
2011 at 2:00 p.m. at the United Methodist Church in Eustis with Pastor Neil 
Kloppenborg officiating. 

A private family inurnment with military honors will be held at Fort McPherson 
National Cemetery at Maxwell.

As per request of the family, there will be no visitation

He was born June 10, 1933 at Eustis to Harvey Sr. and Wilma (Engelbright) 
Rupe. Harvey’s birth mother passed away when he was only six months old so the 
only mother Harvey knew was his father’s second wife, Lorraine (Woods) Rupe. 
He graduated from Eustis High School in 1950.  

Harvey was united in marriage to Madeline Nickerson on Aug. 16, 1952 at the 
Evangelical Brethern Church at Orafino. Three children were blessed to this 
union; Ed, Cheri and Clint. 

Harvey enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1953 at Omaha. He worked as an engineer on 
the pipeline at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., and faithfully served our country 
until 1955. While serving Harvey earned his National Defense Service Medal and 
his Good Conduct Medal. 

Harvey and Madeline lived their married life in Kearney, Fort Leonard Wood, 
Orafino, Eustis and Hastings. He had farmed for a few years and worked for 
Grabenstein Service Station and eventually bought the business making the 
name, Eustis 66. 
    
He was a member of the American Legion Post No. 257, the Eustis Gun Club, the 
Eustis Chamber of Commerce and the United Methodist Church in Eustis. 

He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Madeline Rupe of Hastings; mother, 
Lorraine Rupe of Cambridge; two sons, James “Ed” (Teri) Rupe of Eustis and 
Clint Gene (Jody) Rupe of McCook; a daughter, Cheri Lynn (Jim) Rolfes of 
Sutton; three sisters, Peggy Whisler of Lincoln, Barbara (Larry) Gagna of 
Denver and Virginia (Ken) Rauch of Huntley, Mont.; six grandchildren, Laura 
(Brandon) Hill of Grand Island, Joni Rupe, Dustin Rupe, Lyndsay Rupe and 
Kendra Rolfes, all of Lincoln and Casey Rupe of San Diego, Calif.; two great-
grandchildren, Mason and Karsyn Hill of Grand Island and a host of other 
relatives and friends. 

Harvey was preceded in death by his birth mother, Wilma; his father, Harvey 
and brothers-in-law, Tom Whisler and Joe Nickerson.   


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