Phelps-Dawson County NeArchives Obituaries.....Eberle, Juanita Searles December 19, 2009
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Lexington Clipper-Herald Dec. 23, 2009
Juanita Eberle, 91 years of age, of Holdrege, formerly of Mesa, Ariz., and 
Sumner, died Saturday, Dec. 19, 2009 at the Christian Homes Care Community in 
Holdrege. 

Funeral Services will be held at the Christian Homes Chapel in Holdrege on 
Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. with Chaplain DeWane Dow and Pastor 
Murray Jones officiating.  Interment will be in the Sumner Cemetery at Sumner.

There will be no public visitation, the family is honoring Juanita’s wish of a 
closed casket.

Juanita was born Feb. 6, 1918 at Valley Center, Kan., the third of five 
children of Elbert Lawrence and Olive Ann (Ruddick) Searles.  She received her 
education in rural Dawson County.

On March 11, 1939 she was united in marriage to Harold Arthur Eberle at 
Kearney and to this union three children were born: Dean, Janet and Karen.  
The couple engaged in farming and ranching in Dawson County near Sumner until 
their retirement in 1982.  Juanita focused on raising their family and worked 
side-by-side on the farm with Harold.  Following their retirement, Harold and 
Juanita made their home in Mesa, Ariz., from 1982 until 2007.  During their 
retirement years, the couple enjoyed traveling on cruises together throughout 
the world. 

In 2007, Harold and Juanita returned to Nebraska and made their home at 
Chrisoma West in Holdrege.  Family was always foremost of importance in her 
life, especially spending time with her grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Harold on Nov. 2, 2007. 

Juanita was a member of the Sumner Evangelical Free Church, where she was 
active with the women’s groups and taught Sunday school.  During their time in 
Arizona the couple were members of the First Church of the Nazarene in Mesa 
and in later years attended the Broadway Christian Church in Mesa. 

She leaves to mourn her passing her son, Dean (Jean) Eberle of Sumner; two 
daughters: Janet (Cal) Elliott of Spring Branch, Texas and Karen (Gary) Idt of 
Yankton, S.D.; 10 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; 2 great-great-
grandchildren; brother, Clyde Searles of Sun City, Ariz.; brother-in-law, 
Cyril Weidner of Mesa, Ariz., and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives 
and friends. 

Besides her husband, Harold and her parents, Juanita was preceded in death by 
one granddaughter, Kari Jean Eberle; two sisters, Mae Thompson and Opal 
Weidner and one brother, Lawrence Searles and his wife, Viola.


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