IN LOVING MEMORY OF
Sandra D.
Danhauer
February 22, 1938 – December 10, 2016
Obituary
Sandra D. Danhauer 78, of Grand Island, NE, died Saturday, December 10, 2016, at Good Samaritan Society Grand Island Village. A memorial service will be Thursday, December 15, 2016, at 1:00 p.m. at Curran Funeral Chapel. Pastor Benjamin Erzkus will officiate. Inurnment will be in the Aurora Cemetery with a 3:30 p.m. committal service. Visitation will be Wednesday December 14, 2016 from 4 – 7 p.m. at Curran Funeral Chapel. Cremation will take place following the visitation. Online condolences may be given at www.curranfuneralchapel.com under Sandie's obituary. Curran Funeral Chapel is assisting the family.
Sandie was born February 22, 1938, in Holdrege, NE. The daughter of Elmer and Grace (Dunbar) Flohr.
Sandie's mother died when Sandie was in grade school. She moved to Atlanta, NE to live with her sister and brother-in-law, Patsy and Don Fitch. She attended school at Loomis High School graduating in 1956. Following graduation she worked at Popeys, a popular café, then worked as nurse aid at Holdrege Memorial Hospital. She moved to Marquette, NE in 1957 to help her brother and sister-in-law, Jack and Lavonne Flohr, with their baby, Jay Dee. A blind date with Ken Danhauer resulted in weddings plans. She got an apartment in Aurora and a job with Hamilton Phone Company as a night switch board operator to help with wedding expenses. They married December 17, 1957 and made their home in Marquette where they farmed "Uncle Berck's" north of the Methodist Church. They raised their five children there until moving to what is now The Grain Place on Hwy 14, later purchasing and moving to the Marquette Carlson Airport property on Hwy 14. After their divorce in 1976, Sandie worked at the Aurora News Register as Society editor, then at Carlson Components as office manager until getting her Nebraska Real Estate License in 1977. In 1981 she received her Brokers License. She loved being a realtor and helping people find just the right house. This was evident as she was awarded Realtor of Distinction by the Grand Island Board of Realtors in 1997. In 2014 she was recognized for 25 years of service. Health issues forced her to retire in 2015 after a 38 year career. She also managed the Van Wie Timberline Apartment complex for years.
She loved to fish, tend her flower garden and was a wonderful cook and baker, hosting many holiday meals with family all around. She especially loved the time spent with her grandchildren.
Survivors of her immediate family include her four sons and a daughter, Dave Danhauer of Omaha, NE
Mike Danhauer of Aurora, NE
Jim and Marni Danhauer of Marquette, NE
Todd Danhauer of Marquette, NE
Julie and Greg Ellenwood of Republican City, NE
Sister-in-laws, Lavonne Flohr of Grand Island, NE
Arlene Danhauer of Marquette, NE
Sharon Hansen of Aurora, NE
Others left to cherish her memory include her grandchildren and their spouses, Shelby Danhauer and her mother Theresa Wolff, Matt and Kelsey Danhauer and daughter Marley, Chris Danhauer and fiancé Jenny Engleman , Josh Danhauer, Evan and Jayne Ellenwood, Adam Ellenwood, Darian Ellenwood, Ashley and Mitch Holly, James K. Danhauer, Noa and Zoe Snyder.
She is preceded in death by her parents, sisters and brothers-in-law, Orlene Holm, Luetta Auwerter, Patsy and Don Fitch, Gerald Hansen, Don Danhauer, brother Jack Flohr, niece, Terri Claussen, and cherished the memory of Kenneth Danhauer, the father of her children.
Memorials are suggested to the family's choice.
Visitation
Wednesday, December 14, 2016 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Curran Funeral Chapel 3005 South Locust Street Grand Island, Nebraska 68801Sandie's wishes were to be cremated and cremation will follow the visitation.
Memorial ServiceThursday, December 15, 2016 1:00 PM
Curran Funeral Chapel 3005 South Locust Street Grand Island, Nebraska 68801
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