Virgil O. Twehous

Virgil O. Twehous, 89, of North Mankato, Minn., formerly of St. Paul, NE, died Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012, at his home. Memorial services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, January 28th at Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic Church in St. Paul, NE. The Rev. Ray Kosmicki will officiate. Inurnment will be in the Elmwood Cemetery in St. Paul. The Mass will also be for his wife, Leona V. Twehous, who died on Sept. 30, 2010. Peters Funeral Home of St. Paul, NE is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Twehous was born on Dec. 27, 1922, at Wisner, NE, the son of John and Rose (Tichelkamp) Twehous. He was united in marriage to the love of his life, Leona V. Uhing, on Nov. 3, 1948 at St. Leo's Catholic Church in Snyder, NE. He was preceded in death by his wife, Leona; and two daughters, Mary Eckhardt and Michelle Wroblewski. He is survived by two sons and daughters-in-law, Daniel and Tana Twehous of Wheat Ridge, CO and Keith and Debra Twehous of Montrose, CO; a daughter and three sons-in-law, Jacqueline and Dick Mulligan of North Mankato, MN, Roger Eckhardt of Hastings, NE and Ernie Wroblewski of Kearney, NE; three brothers and two sisters-in-law, Ray and Mary Lou Twehous of Denton, TX, Omer and Midge Twehous of Arvada, CO and Gene Twehous of Grand Junction, CO; and one sister, Rose Vacha of Fort Calhoun, NE. He is also survived by 13 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren; and a brother-in-law and his wife, Norman and Ann Uhing of Omaha, NE. Virgil grew up on a farm near West Point, NE and graduated from West Point Academy High School in 1941. He loved to tell his children and grandchildren stories of life and adventures on the family farm. As a young man, he took night classes to become a welder. In 1944, he and his brother, Francis, opened their own successful welding and repair business in Scribner, NE. After his marriage to Leona, the couple lived in Grand Island, NE, where he worked as a welder and salesman for Island Supply Welding Company. They later moved to St. Paul, NE where Virgil worked for Walnut Grove Feed Company for 23 years as a livestock nutritionist. He and Leona lived in St. Paul for 48 years. In July 2009, they moved to Minnesota to be near their daughter Jackie and her family. Virgil enjoyed playing cards, working with stained glass, and spending time with his family and friends. They shared many weekends at their cabin on Sherman Lake fishing and boating. Some of Virgil and Leona’s best memories were of exploring the world with family and friends. They loved to travel. He was a longtime member of Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church and Knights of Columbus Council No. 1918 of St. Paul, NE. In addition to his wife and daughters, he was preceded in death by his parents and three brothers, Francis, Leander and William Twehous; and one sister, Venita Wobken. Memorials are suggested to the Howard County Medical Center in St. Paul, NE or to the donor's choice.