Funeral Services For Bobby Dean Sanne

Funeral services for Bobby Dean Sanne, age 88 of Tilden, Nebraska will be 2:30 p.m. Monday October 9, 2017 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Tilden.  Pastor Chad Boggs will officiate with burial in the Lutheran Cemetery in Tilden.

Military Honors will be provided by Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7603, American Legion Post 170, and American Legion Riders.

Visitation will be Sunday from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Brockhaus-Harlan Funeral Home in Tilden.
He died Friday October 6, 2017 at Faith Regional Health Services in Norfolk, Nebraska.

Bobby Dean Sanne, son of Edward and Eva (Beed) Sanne of rural Tilden was born September 29, 1929 at Tilden Hospital.  He attended rural country school and then graduated from Tilden High School.  Bobby then married Shirley L. Thomsen, from Neligh, Nebraska on November 11, 1951 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Tilden.  They then had three children: Deanna, Michael, and Pamilla.
He was a life long member of Immanuel Lutheran Church and also was the quartermaster in the VFW, and helped with the senior citizen center.  He farmed north of Tilden most of his life.  Bobby served in the United States Army from June 1951 to June 1953 and was stationed in Japan. He was a Korean War Veteran.

He is survived by his wife Donna of 19 years; one sister, Janet (Fracis) Keil of Norfolk; one son, Michael (Becki) Sanne of Tilden; two daughters, Deanna (David) Legate, and Pam (Roger) Stender, both of Norfolk; grandchildren, Tiffany and Levi Pruitt, Josh and Kelli Sanne, Ashley and Trevor Hanson, all of Tilden, Justin and Kelsey Legate, both of Norfolk, Courtney and Shannon Schumacher of Clearwater, Nebraska and Tyler Stender of Norfolk; step-children, Beth and Tom Gardner of Kearney, Nebraska; Allen and Mary Butterfield of Norfolk, Carla and Larry Kuehn of Lincoln, Nebraska; daughter-in-law, Sandy Butterfield of Grand Island, Nebraska; step-grandchildren, Nikki and Wyatt Hall, Kellie Gardner and Anthony Beach of Kearney; Lyndsay Butterfield and Jorge Corral of Grand Island, Candice Butterfield of Grand Island, Jessica and John Eichberger of Plainview, Nebraska, Sam and Megan Kuehn, and Tony Ames all of Lincoln; Bobby was blessed with six great grandchildren and six step-great grandchildren.

He was proceeded in death by his parents, Ed and Eva (Beed) Sanne; his first wife Shirley Lee (Thomsen) Sanne; one brother, Don Sanne; and a step-son, Jodie Butterfield.

Pallbearers will be, Josh Sanne, Levi Pruitt, Trevor Hanson, Shannon Schumacher, Sam Kuehn, Justin Legate, and Tyler Stender.
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Honorary Pallbearers are all of his friends and Neighbors.

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