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Rosalene "Rose" M. Henrichson

Born: September 4, 1928      Bruno, Nebraska       Died: November 22, 2010   Wahoo, Nebraska Memorial Service Saturday, December 11, 2010 at 10:00 AM Svoboda Funeral Home Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery, Ceresco, Nebraska   Memorials: To the family for future designation

Rosalene "Rose" M. Henrichson, age 82, resident of Ceresco, NE died Monday, November 22, 2010 at the Saunders County Care Center in Wahoo, NE.  She was born on September 4, 1928 in rural Bruno, NE to John and Hattie (Johnson) Roubal. Rose lived on a farm southwest of Bruno, NE and attended grade school in Bruno before graduating from David City High School in 1946.  Rose loved polka music and would spend a lot of time traveling to polka dances all over the country with her polka groups. She also enjoyed making kolaches and playing bingo. Rose married Alvoid Pelan, they later divorced and he passed away on December 24, 2002. She later married Willis "Gus" Henrichson on December 31, 1977 at the Havelock United Methodist Church in Lincoln, NE. She spent her first year after high school teaching at a district school near David City, NE. After that she worked various jobs but was mainly a housewife.  Rose was a life member of the VFW Women's Auxiliary #4502 of Wahoo, NE and various polka groups.

Rose was preceded in death by her father, John Roubal, mother, Hattie Masek and step-father, Fred Masek, brothers, Roman and Edward Roubal, sister, Darlene Buresh and brother in law, Duane Henrichson. She is survived by her husband, Willis "Gus" Henrichson, Ceresco, NE, son, Gary Pelan, daughter, Gail Huggenberger, both of Omaha, NE, grandchildren, Rebecca (Chad) Juranek, Stephanie Pelan, all of Omaha, NE, Ashley Huggenberger of Australia, Lindsay (Justin) Rhodes of Columbus, OH, 1 great grandson, step-sister, Frieda Masek of China, brothers in law and sister in law, Merlin and Mary Henrichson of Lincoln, NE, Jimmy Henrichson, Omaha, NE, sisters in law, Mary Henrichson of Ceresco and JoAnn Roubal of Omaha, NE.