Jimmie Walter Hoegemeyer, 68, of Fremont passed away quietly at his home in Fremont in the early morning hours of Sunday, Oct. 12, 2008, after a 4 1⁄2-month battle with cancer.
It was a disease he fought with the same courageous spirit and steady resolve with which he faced everything in life.
He was born to Walter and Elaine (Conrad) Hoegemeyer on the family farm in rural Scribner on May 30, 1940. He attended District 92 as well as St. Peter’s Parochial School, and was a 1958 graduate of Scribner High School. He went on to the University of Nebraska at Lincoln and graduated from the College of Agriculture in 1963. Upon graduation from UNL, he was commissioned as an officer in the U.S. Air Force. He rose to the rank of captain and his service to the country included time in Vietnam in 1964. On May 15 of that same year, he married Sara Springer, the love of his life. He went to work for Valmont Industries in 1969 and worked there for 33 years before retiring.
He loved golf and organized and played in several leagues. He was an avid outdoorsman and was especially fond of hunting white tail deer. He enjoyed coin collecting and was a member of both the Fremont and Wahoo Coin Clubs. He and his wife also square danced as members of the Starlighter square dance club. He was active in his church, Trinity Lutheran, having served on the school board as well as serving as an elder. After a car accident nearly took his life in 1969, he decided to donate blood and out of gratitude for the sacrifice that once saved him, he donated 16 gallons of whole blood and 160 units of platelets over the course of his life. Jim was an honest, kind, gentle and sincere man who will be greatly missed by the friends and family he leaves behind.
Survivors include: his wife of 44 years, Sara; daughter, Ami Sims of Idaho Springs, Colo.; son, Tim (and wife, Jennifer) Hoegemeyer; and grandsons, Levi and Canaan, all of Holly Springs, N.C.; and a brother, Jerry (and wife, Sally) Hoegemeyer of Sedro Wooley, Wash.
He was preceded in death by his parents; sister, Marge; and brother-in-law, Eugene Peterson.
The funeral will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Trinity Lutheran Church in Fremont. Visitation will be from 3-8 p.m. Tuesday at Ludvigsen Mortuary in Fremont with family receiving friends from 6:30-8 p.m. Burial will be in Memorial Cemetery in Fremont with military honors by the Fremont Honor Guard.
Memorials may be donated to Trinity Lutheran School or the Kidney Cancer Association.
An online guest book may be signed at www.ludvigsenmortuary.com.
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