Ila Mae Mohr

Ila Mae (Kruse) Mohr was born on October 24, 1934 in Kennard, Nebraska to Herman and Frieda (Rosenbaum) Kruse. She grew up on a farm near Bennington where she attended country school District #26 and later graduated from Bennington High School in 1953. As a young girl, Ila was involved in Pep Club, Music, Volleyball and 4-H in addition to working at Boys Town in the summer. Ila was baptized on September 15, 1935 and confirmed on March 21, 1948 all at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Bennington. Ila married Dale Mohr on July 30, 1955 at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Bennington, Nebraska and to this union two children were born: Van and Sue. Ila and Dale lived in California and Omaha for a short time before settling in Bennington to raise their family. Ila worked at Mutual of Omaha for a short time before becoming a full time homemaker. In later years, Ila assisted Dale with running their hardware store. Ila enjoyed a trip to the casino, any casino, and often planned their trips around the route to the next casino. She loved to cook especially for large gatherings. Often helping grandchildren and great-nieces get ready for county fairs. Ila would pass the time by crocheting, putting together crossword puzzles and working on word searches and jumbles. Ila's favorite holiday was Christmas. She thoroughly enjoyed shopping for the season and gathering with her family on Christmas Eve. Ila took great pleasure in her tradition of filling a Chritmas stocking for each member of the family. She was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church and active as a 4-H leader and Cub Scout Den Mother. Ila is remembered as a generous, steadfast, woman who loved to travel and spent time with her family. Ila passed away on Friday, July 03, 2009 at the Methodist Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska at the age of 74 years, 8 months and 9 days. She was preceded in death by her parents Herman and Frieda Kruse and sister Myra Bergman. Ila is survived by her husband Dale; son and daughter-in-law Van and Nancy of Bennington, Nebraska; daughter and son-in-law Sue and Ken Wright of Omaha, Nebraska; grandchildren Mandy and Cody Henrickson of Lincoln, Mallory Mohr and Jacob Mohr of Bennington and Camden Wright of Omaha; sister and brothers-in-law Myrna and Milton Nelson of Omaha and Don Bergman of Bennington. Courtesy of Hadan-Golden-Reichmuth

Ila Mae Mohr

October 24, 1934 - July 3, 2009