Luella Mae (Fryer) Salber

NORFOLK -- Funeral service for Luella Mae (Fryer) Salber, 100, of Neligh will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, December 22, 2023 at the Stonacek Funeral Chapel in Norfolk. Pastor Stephen Lund will be officiating. Interment will be held at the Clearwater City Cemetery, rural Clearwater. Visitation will begin at 9:00 a.m., prior to service on Friday. Luella passed away on Tuesday, December 19, 2023 with her family by her side at her daughter’s residence in Neligh, NE. Stonacek Funeral Chapel is in charge of the arrangements. Luella was born on May 1, 1923 Southeast of Royal, Nebraska to Russell and Hattie (Rabbass) Burch. She attended school in both Boone and Antelope counties and attended Royal High School. Luela married Lawrence W. Fryer, November 8, 1941 in O’Neill, Nebraska. Lawrence went into the service and was sent to Tucson, AZ. Luella followed and they spent three years in Tucson. They had their first daughter Sandra in February of 1942. Luella returned to Royal in July, 1945 while Lawrence was bound for overseas. In November 1945 their second daughter, Wanda, was born. The family made their home on a farm near Royal and later moved to Norfolk. Two more daughters were born, Phyllis in September of 1948 and Rita in July of 1952. In 1957 Luella went to work for several different places. In April 1966 Lawrence, Luella, and Rita moved to Kent, WA where she took a position at the Woolworths in Renton as an Assistant manager. Luella worked there until they moved back to Nebraska in August 1971. Luella was involved in many organizations. She was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary for over 50 years. Lawrence passed away on January 17, 1993 after 52 years of marriage. Luella met Lawrence Salber and married him on December 30, 1995 to this union she gained a second family of five wonderful children. Four daughters and one son. Pat, Doris, Bev, Marlene, and Dale. On September 12, 2003 Lawrence Salber passed away of the West Nile Virus. After the death of her second husband, Luella moved back to Neligh and resumed her club activities such as Neligh Church Of Christ, Neligh, NE, Survivors include daughters Wanda (Wendell) Muhs, Phyllis (Nolan) Crandall, Rita Rudolph, son-in-law Raymond Carlson, 16 grandchildren, 42 great-grandchildren, 29 great-great-grandchildren, 9 step-grandchildren, 6 step-great-grandchildren, siblings Pat (Bill) Hellriegel, Doris (Doug) Holmquist, Dale Salber, Bev (Mark) Morton, and Marlene (Leon) Widhalms. Luella was preceded in death by her parents Russell and Hattie, first husband Lawrence Fryer, second husband Lawrence Salber, daughter Sandra Carlson, siblings Lealand Burch, Iona Anson, Leona Frahm, Dorothy Charf, Norman Burch, grandson Dale Ray Carlson, and son-in-law Darryl Rudolph. Music will be by pianist Shirley Hetrick and soloist Duane Christiansen. Casket bearers will be Darrell Sharp, Raymond Carlson, Shawn Rudolph, Walker Wynn, Darin Muhs, Kevin Carlson. Condolences may be expressed to family on-line at www.stonacekfuneralchapel.com.

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Luella Mae (Fryer) Salber

May 1, 1923 - December 19, 2023