Henry Obermeier

Henry O. Obermeier (Hank) passed away Jan. 7, 2025 at Linden Court. Hank was born in Giltner on Dec. 29, 1935, at home to Henry A. and Ida (Sundermeier) Obermeier.
Graveside services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, July 11, 2025, at the Phillips Cemetery near Phillips. The family will gather at the Phillips Community Center after the service. 
He attended school in Giltner and after graduation attended Kearney State College briefly. He then farmed many years around the Giltner/Chapman area before moving to North Platte to begin a career in the Diesel Shop at the Union Pacific Railroad. 
On Nov. 25, 1956, Hank married Kathleen Sue (McPhillips) in Grand Island at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church. Hank and Sue were blessed with three children; Henry J., Sarah, and Suzette. 
Hank was preceded in death by his parents, one son-in-law, Stephen M. Jedrzejczyk; seven brothers. Raymond, Wilber, Paul, Elmer, Clarence, Dean and Dale; one sister, Marie Stoltenberg; two brothers-in-law, Don Stoltenberg, and Jimmy McPhillips; five sisters-in-law, Wilma Obermeier, Mary Obermeier, Elnora Obermeier, Shirley Obermeier, Lois Plate and Dorothy McPhillips.
He is survived by his wife, Sue; son, Henry J. (Donna) Obermeier; daughters, Sarah (Tony) Fitzpatrick, and Suzette (Scott) Tatman; nine grandchildren: Henry R. (Brandi) Obermeier, Ashley (Eric) Steffes, Scott (Amanda) Jedrzejczyk, Patrick (Tara) Jedrzejczyk, Bobbie (Matthew) Fhuere, Riley (Shay) Jedrzejczyk, Mataya (Craig) Trofholz, Shayla (Zach) Paulman, and Chesney (Alyssa) Tatman; 13 great-grandchildren: Breah, Brooklyn and Remington Obermeier, Nolan, Ethan and Ellie Steffes, Danaka Jedrzejczyk, Blake Fhuere, Hank Jedrzejczyk, Wren, Otto, and Booker Paulman and baby Trofholz due in March. He is also survived by many nieces and nephews.