Florence L. Panning
October 26, 2012

Florence was born August 29, 1916, the third of three children, on the family farm east of Winslow, to Gustav and Anna (Langewisch) Panning. She grew up on the farm and attended Immanuel Lutheran School. After her schooling she stayed on the farm and helped her mother and father. When her older brother took over the farm, Florence moved with her parents into Winslow, where she continued to help her parents. After her father passed away, Florence received her GED in 1951 and began working at Gamble's Warehouse in Fremont. After Gamble's closed, she went to work at JC Penney until she retired due to eyesight problems. During her working years, she moved into Fremont with her mother and continued to care for her until she passed away. She continued to live in Fremont until moving back to Hooper in 1999 to live with her sister. For the last several years she has resided at the Hooper Care Center.
Florence was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church east of Winslow. She was a past member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Winslow, Trinity Lutheran Church in Fremont, and Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Fremont, where she was one of the first organists when it opened.
Florence is survived by seven nieces and one nephew:
Janelle and husband Larry Wulf of Hooper
LaRae and husband Marvin Plessing of Fremont
Ardeth and husband Leon Blomendahl of Fremont
Marilyn Jahnke of Grand Island
Eileen and husband Ed Soll of Tucson, AZ.
Eleanor and husband Bob Bockholt of Littleton, CO.
Linda Hyson of Catlett, VA.
Lee and wife Donna Panning of Fremont
and many great nieces and nephews and their families.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her sister and brother in law Floma (Arthur) Hagerbaumer,
and brother and sister in law Allerd (Luverna) Panning.

The funeral will be Tuesday 10:00 am at Immanuel Lutheran Church east of Winslow. The Rev. Jonathan Ripke will officiate. Burial in the Fremont Memorial Cemetery will follow the lunch. Memorials are suggested to Immanuel Lutheran Church, Odyssey Hospice or the Hooper Care Center. Visitation will be Monday from 3pm to 8pm with the family receiving friends from 6pm to 8pm at the Ludvigsen Mortuary Chapel in Fremont.


Online guestbook at www.Ludvigsenmortuary.com

Ludvigsen Mortuary in Fremont is in charge of arrangements.