Raymond R. Lentfer

A Funeral Service for Raymond will be held on Wednesday, March 6, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. at Farmer & Son Funeral Home in Geneva, Nebraska with Kim Dunker presiding. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, March 5, 2024 from 2:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at Farmer & Son Funeral Home in Geneva, Nebraska. Military Graveside Services will be held following the Funeral Service at the Harmony Cemetery in rural Strang, Nebraska. Memorials are to be directed to the Harmony Cemetery. A Livestream of Raymond’s Funeral Service will start at 12:45 p.m. on Wednesday, March 6, 2024 and will be on Farmer & Son Funeral Home's Facebook Page. You do not have to have Facebook to view the Livestream as it is a publicly shared Facebook page. Click this link to be directed to Farmer & Son Funeral Home's Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/friendlyfuneraldirectors/ Raymond Ralph Lentfer, 93 years, 6 months and 17 days was born on August 16, 1930 to Julius J. and Sophia (Steenbock) Lentfer on a farm 4-miles southwest of Strang, Nebraska. He was number 10 out of 12 children born to Julius and Sophia. Raymond attended District 56, Bluffs School through 8th grade and Strang High School for 2 years. He later earned his honorary high school diploma from Geneva High School. Raymond helped his father farm and helped neighboring farmers with thrashing and other odd jobs. For a time, he also worked drilling wells for water. He was drafted into the United States Marine Corps, in 1952, training at Camp Lejeune and Fort Bennington before arriving in San Diego. He then set sail to Japan where he was stationed near Mt. Fuji. During this time, he was awarded several service medals along with a sharpshooter’s medal. Upon his discharge in 1954, Raymond returned home to the family farm. He took great pride in farming, beginning his farming career farming dryland, then progressing to pipeline irrigation then to pivot irrigation. On November 23, 1957, he was married to Janet Kay Hinrichs and to this union two daughters were born, Joy and Gay. He was also a father and grandfather figure to many friends, relatives and their children. He was a member of the Geneva VFW, including the military honors firing squad and a 70 continuous year member with the Bruning American Legion. In 2004, he retired from farming at the age of 73 and moved to Geneva. He enjoyed polka music, eating Valentino’s pizza, traveling to Australia, New Zealand and the southern/southwestern part of the United States. He began having health issues in 2021 which led to him to residing at Fairview Manor in Fairmont where his passed away on March 2, 2024. He was preceded in death by his parents, Julius and Sophia Lentfer; father and mother-in-law, Fred and Mary Hinrichs; brothers, George, Henry, Ervin, twin brother Ernest, Edwin and Julius Jr.; sisters, Wilma Getz, Alberta Hulse, Alice Mendoza and many nieces and nephews. He is survived by his wife, Janet; daughters, Joy Lentfer and Gay Lentfer; brother, Lawrence (Nancy) Lentfer; sister, LuEtta Strothkamp; sister-in-law, Lillian Lentfer, brother-in-law, Larry (Sue) Hinrichs and numerous nieces and nephews.

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Raymond R. Lentfer

August 16, 1930 - March 2, 2024