Ronald E. Obermeier, 76, of Cairo, formerly of Giltner, passed away July 15, 2016, at CHI Health St. Francis, Grand Island, Nebraska, with his family by his side. Funeral service will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 20, 2016, at the Cairo United Methodist Church, 506 E. Kansas St, Cairo, Nebraska, with Pastor Catherine Love officiating.Lunch will immediately follow the service and then the burial with military honors will be at Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Grand Island. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 19, 2016, at the Cairo United Methodist Church.Livingston-Sondermann Funeral Home is serving the family. Online condolences may be directed to www.livson.com.Memorials are suggested to the Cairo United Methodist Church, the Cairo QRT, the Cairo Fire Department, and the Phillips Memorial Hall Charitable Foundation.
Ron was born April 6, 1940, to Ben and Nora (Alcorn) Obermeier in Grand Island.He attended rural schools in Hamilton County and graduated from Phillips High School in 1957. After high school, he enlisted in the U.S. Army.Basic training was in Fort Leonardwood, Missouri.He was then stationed in Fort Ord, California.He returned to Giltner to help his father on the farm.While farming he also did electrical work and land leveling.He retired and rented out his farms in 1980.
Ron was united in marriage to Dorothy (Hilmer) Grabowski on January 29, 1983, at the Cairo United Methodist Church.The couple made their home in Cairo.After moving to Cairo, he was a crop adjuster for 13 years.Up until his death he helped at his grandson's auto repair shop in Cairo.
He was a member of the American Legion Post 300 of Doniphan, the Fraternal Order of Eagles in Grand Island, and Loup Valley Ducks Unlimited of Cairo.
Those left to cherish his memory include his wife: Dorothy of Cairo; children: Mick (Janelle)Grabowski of Ravenna, Mark Grabowski of Cairo, Michelle (Kevin) Jensen of Boelus, Matt (Pam) Grabowski of Omaha, Joe (Teresa) Grabowski of Cairo; grandchildren: Brett (Steph) Grabowski, John Grabowski, Lisa (Dwight) Jones, Travis (Melissa) Grabowski, Troy (Becky) Grabowski, Kyle (Kasha) Jensen, Brad Jensen (and friend Cheyenne Gottsch), Dan Grabowski (friend Erin Mosher), Ryan Grabowski (fiancéAnn Wohlers), Brent Grabowski, Morgan Grabowski, Jordyn Grabowski, and Taylor Grabowski; 5 great grandchildren; and sister-in-law: Edna Hilmer.
He was preceded in death by his parents: Ben and Nora Obermeier; father and mother-in-law: Edward and Dora Hilmer; brothers-in-law: Edward Hilmer, Walter Hilmer; and brother-in-law and sister-in-law: Arnold and Marge Hilmer.