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Loren G. Fittje

Loren G. Fittje

Wed, 07/21/2021 - 4:00am

Loren G. Fittje, 85, of Columbus, Nebraska, died Sunday, July 18, 2021, at Brookestone Acres in Columbus, Neb.

The funeral service will be held on Friday, July 23, at 10:30 a.m., at St. John’s Lutheran Church (12.5 north), rural Columbus, with Rev. Brad Birtell and Pastor Paul Rempfer officiating. Interment will be in the parish cemetery with military honors by The American Legion Hartman Post 84 Honor Guard. Visitation will be on Thursday from 5-7 p.m. at Gass Haney Funeral Home and continue on Friday from 9:30 a.m. until service time at the church. There will be a family prayer service at 10:15 a.m. on Friday at the church. Memorials are suggested to Lutheran Hour Ministries.

Loren G. Fittje was born Dec. 11, 1935, in Platte County, Nebraska, to Edwin and Lucy (Martensen) Fittje. He was baptized and confirmed at St. John’s Lutheran Church (LCMS). Loren attended Platte County District 21 Grade School, St. John’s Lutheran Grade School, Platte County District 30, and graduated from Platte Center High School. He attended the University of Nebraska at Lincoln for one year. Loren enlisted in the United States Army on July 21, 1955, and was honorably discharged on July 19, 1957, serving during the Korean War.

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