Haxtun CO, March 3, 1999
Frank William Rueter, Haxtun, 91,
died at the Haxtun District Hospital on Saturday, February 27, 1999
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Mr. Rueter was born on April 3, 1907, in Thayer County, NE, to Lawrence and Elizabeth [Neuhart] Rueter. He grew up and
attended school in Waunita, NE.
Frank married Nina Florence Tenney on September 4, 1938, in Papillion, NE. They lived and farmed at Waunita,
Nebraska, and later in the McCook, NE area. In 1954, the family moved to Haxtun where they farmed. The couple spent
21 winters in Arizona. Last year Frank and Nina moved into the Heritage Living Center within a few months of each other,
celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary there together.
In his younger years, Frank enjoyed bowling, shuffleboard, hunting, fishing, and playing cards. He was a member of the
Haxtun United Methodist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Nina Rueter, Heritage Living Center, Haxtun; a son, Clark Rueter and wife Fran, Haxtun;
brothers Alvin Rueter, North Platte, NE, and Lawrence Rueter, Waunita, NE; and sisters Helen Darby, North Platte, Hattie
Rosetti, Vienna, VA, and Lucille Lee, Lancaster, VA; grandsons Wade Rueter and wife Sharon, Minnesota, and Stacey
Rueter, Holyoke; and step-granddaughters Dawn Yack and Lani Schwartz, both of Sterling.