Funeral services for Olga Feyerherm, age 89, of West Point, NE will be held
on Saturday, September 4, 2021 at 10:30 a.m. at the Immanuel Lutheran
Church, rural Beemer, NE, with Rev. Robert Schilling officiating.
Interment will be in the Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation will be
Friday from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Minnick Funeral Home in West
Point and will continue on Saturday from 9:00 a.m. until service time at
the church. Masks are encouraged to be worn while in attendance. In
lieu of flowers, the family suggests that memorials be directed to the
Orphan Grain Train at ogt.org.
Olga passed away on Wednesday, September 1, 2021 at Franciscan Healthcare in West Point, NE.
Olga Elizabeth Feyerherm was born on June 1, 1932, near Wayne, Nebraska
to Elisabeth (Holscher) and Herman Huntemann. Her parents, who had
immigrated from Oldenburg Germany, later moved to a farm near West Point
where they raised their six daughters and one son.
When Olga was just five, she started first grade at School District 5,
along with her older sister, Ursula. Because only German had been spoken
at home, their parents wanted them to be together as they navigated a
new school and a new language. The two sisters walked the mile and a
half to school and back every day – even in rain and snow! In 1949, at
age 16, Olga graduated from West Point High School – ready to teach
school. By substituting Normal Training (preparation for teaching) for
English classes in her junior and senior years, she earned her teaching
certificate. In the fall after her high school graduation, at age 17,
she began teaching at School District 45.
On June 3, 1951, she was united in marriage to Orville Feyerherm at
Grace Lutheran Church in West Point. They moved to the farm near Beemer
that has been in the Feyerherm family since 1874. Orville and Olga
took great pride in the family farm where they raised their seven
children. For Olga, happiness was preparing a Sunday dinner entirely
from food that was grown on the farm. Her large garden was tended
lovingly and yielded a large variety of fruits and vegetables that were
canned and frozen every summer. In 1989, she and Orville moved from the
farm to a home in West Point.
Orville and Olga shared a deep devotion to their faith and were active
members of Immanuel Lutheran Church outside of Beemer until 2000 when
they joined St. Paul Lutheran Church in West Point.
Olga’s greatest joy in life was her family – her children, grandchildren
and great – grandchildren. Visits from family were eagerly anticipated
by spending time in the kitchen preparing meals and baking her
signature sugar cookies and iced cinnamon rolls.
Olga was preceded in death by her husband, Orville, brother Henry, and
sisters Elsbeth and Clara. She is survived by her children, Ronald
Feyerherm of Lincoln NE; Karen and husband Clyde Summerville of Seattle
WA and sons Peter and friend Riley Holman, and Andrew and wife Sierra;
David and wife Kathy Feyerherm of West Point and daughters Kristina and
partner Mike Santonocito, and Melanie and husband Christopher Schultz
and children Meyer and Mable; Curtis and wife Shelly Feyerherm of Olathe
KS and son Matthew and friend Madelinne, and stepchildren, Andrew, and
Madison and husband Christian; John Feyerherm of Bennington NE and
friend Becky Cattau; Alan and wife Vivian Feyerherm of Vienna VA and son
Aiden; and James and wife Teresa Feyerherm of Hays KS and children
Nicole, Alex, Alicia, Jessica and Angela; and by her sisters Ursula
Clark, Dorothy (Everett) Minds and Lily (Norman) Petersen.