Lois Ellen Buchardt, 86, formerly of Fremont and Arlington, NE was born March 31, 1932 in Fremont, NE to Robert A. and Nona M. (Hassen) Willmer and passed away June 22, 2018 in Springfield, MO.
She attended Fremont Public Schools and was a 1950 graduate of Fremont High School.
On December 2, 1950, she married Emil E. Buchardt at Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church of which she was a lifelong member. Emil died November 4, 1987. They had been married 37 years.
She was employed at Arlington Public Schools and USF&G Insurance Co. in Omaha.
She moved to Missouri in 2012 to be nearer her children
Survivors include two daughters: Pamela Anderson of Nixa, MO and Denise (D. Michael) Corbin of Fayetteville, AR, one son: Todd (Patti) Buchardt of Southlake, TX, 5 grandchildren, 6 great-grandchildren and 1 great-great grandchild, sister Glorian "Mick" Wickham of Gravois Mills, MO and sister-in-law Nadine Sorensen of Arlington, NE.
In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents, son-in-law Jerry Anderson and sister Doris Arnold.
A memorial service will be held on Thursday, June 28, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at Adams Funeral Home, 109 N. Turner Blvd, Nixa, MO., Reverend Jeffrey Sippy officiating. Family visitation will be held one hour prior to service. Burial will be in Memorial Cemetery in Fremont, NE at a later date.
Memorials may be directed to Salem Ev. Lutheran Church, 401 E. Military Ave., Fremont, NE 68025 or Christian County Humane Society, PO Box 272, Ozark, MO 65721.