+ Elma McClain + Funeral Service

Elma E. McLain, 88, of Elgin, NE passed away Friday, December 15, 2017 at the Good Samaritan Society in Albion, NE.

Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, December 20, 2017 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Elgin, NE, with Rev. David Kuhfal officiating. Burial will be at the West Cedar Valley Cemetery, Elgin, NE. Visitation will be 5:00 -7:30 p.m. Tuesday, at Huffman-Levander Funeral Home in Elgin, NE.

Elma Elizabeth McLain, the daughter of John and Hattie (Bernstrauch) Stange, was born November 24, 1929 at Norfolk, NE.  She attended District 16 grade school and attended Norfolk High School, graduating from there in 1947.  Following her high school graduation, she was employed as a sewing instructor at Singer Sewing Center.

On June 17, 1949, Elma was united in marriage to Donald McLain at Christ Lutheran Church in Norfolk.  In 1953, the couple moved to South Dakota.  Upon their return in 1963, they settled in Elgin, NE, where Don was a meat cutter at Ray’s Superette for 25 years.

Elma was involved in child care, and was also employed by the Dr. Dale Jillson family for 37 years.  She also worked at Blair Motors and the Elgin Review.  Elma had a great love for making quilts and sewing for others.  She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Trinity Lutheran Ladies Aid, L.W.M.L., and the Red Hat Society.  Elma also enjoyed dancing, playing cards, traveling, and camping.

Elma is survived by sons: Dr. Greg (Barbara) McLain of Shawnee, OK, and their children: Mary, Matt, and Mark; Michael (Linda) McLain of Hays, KS, and their children: Sarah and Andy; Tim McLain of Lincoln, NE; daughter: Shirley Reicks of Columbus, NE, and her children: Corey, Daniel, Kayla, and Brooke.  And also eleven great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband Don; son-in-law: James Reicks; grandson Micah McLain; her parents; one brother; and four sisters.

Vicar Jordan Schaller

Meet the Schallers

Jordan and Amy met at Concordia University Chicago in January of 2010. Amy grew up in Bryant Indiana surrounded by Amish neighbors in a small farm community while Jordan grew up in St. Louis Missouri.  In college Amy majored in Art education with an emphasis in figure drawing and a minor in theology while Jordan majored in theology with a minor in art with an emphasis on 3D art.  On June 1, 2013 Jordan and Amy were married and moved to Elmhurst Illinois.  While there Amy taught art at a local Christian school and Jordan worked for a Lutheran church doing music and youth ministry work.  On April 29, 2014 Eloise Anne Schaller was born.  Two weeks later the Schallers moved to Bridgman, Michigan where Jordan took a job at a Lutheran Church as a Young Adult Ministry Coordinator and Worship Arts Director for two small LCMS churches.  While there, God continued to work in their lives and those around them and continued to press them to consider the seminary, so in the Fall of 2015 Jordan enrolled at Fort Wayne Theological Seminary to begin pastoral training.  On July 1st, Adeline Rose Schaller was born.  Now a year and a half later Eloise has become a wonderful tea party host, ballerina and yoga fanatic, while Adeline has taken to climbing, dancing and getting into all sorts of trouble.  Amy has spent much of her time taking care of the kids at home as well as painting, drawing and running whenever she can.  Jordan has stayed busy at work with seminary classes and his part time job as a chiropractic assistant at a nearby clinic.  When they have free days the family will often go on long hikes or bike rides or anything else that involves the outdoors or boardgames.  They are very excited to meet their new church families in Nebraska and can't wait to see how God works through them and the church to share God’s Word and grow in faith and love towards one another.

15 New Members!!!

Trinity Lutheran Church in Elgin received 3 families consisting of 15 new members into membership on Sunday, February 5th.  Pastor Kuhfal said, "It is the largest group of new members we have received into membership since I have been here.  It is a wonderful group of new members."  Trinity Lutheran Church, a member of the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod, meets on Sundays at 8AM (and the third Saturday at 7PM, with no service the following day).

 

Pictured: Adults back row, left to right: Vicar Eli Viogt; Jo and Greg Wemhoff; Randy and Krista Eisenhauer; Kerri and Andy Drueke; and Pastor David Kuhfal.  Children front row, left to right: Baylee, Jack, and Allyson Wemhoff; Kierstyn, Keyera, and Braxtyn Eisenhauer; Kinley, Jory, and Grady Drueke.