Delsie L. (Beethe) Woltemath

Delsie L.  (Beethe) Woltemath, beloved mother, wife, daughter and good friend went into the loving arms of our Heavenly Father at Tabitha of Crete, August 18, 2016.  Delsie was born on the Louis Beethe family farm near Elk Creek, Neb., on 11-13-31, the oldest child of Louis W. Beethe and Ida (Baucke) Beethe. Delsie attended grade school at St. Peter’s one room school in rural Elk Creek, Neb., and was confirmed at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church on March 25, 1945. She graduated from Tecumseh High School in 1949. She married Eldon Woltemath May 7, 1955. In 1958 they bought farmland two miles south of Langdon, Mo., along the Missouri River. Eldon tragically lost his life in a tractor accident April 3, 1959. Delsie retained the farm and moved with her children to Tecumseh in 1960 to be closer to family. Delsie returned to the Tecumseh Building and Loan as their chief bookkeeper. In 1968, Delsie moved to Lincoln, Neb. She received her B.S. and M.S in Education at the University of Nebraska Lincoln. Delsie worked for American Express Marketing until retirement. She remained active in retirement as a State Historical Society-Kennard House tour guide, Lancaster County election board member, and a voting precinct poll supervisor for many years. She was inducted into the Poll Worker Hall of Fame on January 2009. Delsie had a passion for geneology and held positions on the governing committees of the Beethe and Baucke reunions and played a major role in maintaining the Beethe and Baucke geneology books. Delsie loved gardening and landscaping the yard. The consummate dog lover, she was especially fond of her pugs.

She is survived by daughters, Eldonna Woltemath, of Lincoln Neb., Denise Woltemath of Newport Beach, Calif., her beloved pug, Misty Mae, extended friends, family and loved ones.

She is preceded in death by husband Eldon Woltemath, parents Louis and Ida (Baucke) Beethe, brother Verlyn Beethe, and pug dogs Baxter, Muffin, Chuckie, Buffy, Ling-Ling and Pugsley.

Visitation was from 2 to 7 p.m., Tuesday (8-23-16), at Roper and Sons Funeral Home, 4300 ‘O’ St., with family greeting friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Graveside service was at 11 a.m., Wednesday (8-24-16), at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church Cemetery, rural Elk Creek. 

In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to the Tabitha Foundation, Bryan Hospital Foundation and the Capital Humane Society of Lincoln, Neb.

Condolences may be left online at roperandsons.com.