Eldon E. Asche, 90, of Columbus, Nebraska, died Wednesday, August 24, 2022, at Brookestone Acres in Columbus.

The funeral service will be held on Monday, August 29, at 10:30 AM, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Columbus with Rev. Patrick Sparling and Rev. Chris Ramstad officiating. Interment will be in Christ Lutheran Cemetery, rural Columbus. Military honors will be provided by The American Legion Hartman Post 84 Honor Guard. Visitation will be on Sunday from 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM at Gass Haney Funeral Home, and continue Monday from 9:30 AM until service time at the church. There will be a family prayer service on Monday at 10:15 AM at the church. Memorials are suggested as those of family choice.

Eldon Emil Asche was born in Leigh, Nebraska, on December 29th, 1931, to Emil and Ida (Schutte) Asche. He grew up on the farm south of Leigh. Eldon was baptized and confirmed at Christ Lutheran Church where he attended grade school. He graduated from Leigh High School in 1950 and entered the US Army in 1952 as part of the 6th Armored Engineer Unit deployed from Ft. Leonard Wood, MO, serving in the Korean War from 1952 - 1954 as a construction equipment operator where he was honorably discharged. After his service in the military, he returned to Nebraska.

On July 9th, 1955, he was united in marriage to Elaine M. Cech in Clarkson, Nebraska. Together they had 6 children. The couple lived in Platte County where Eldon farmed raising livestock, milking dairy cows, and harvesting corn and beans. Eldon looked forward to his children's 4-H cattle shows when they were young. Other activities he enjoyed were watching Husker football games and Kansas City Royals baseball. He also enjoyed playing Sheep-head with his friends at the Senior Center.

Eldon's family would like to thank the staff at Prairie Village, Columbus Home Health and Brookestone for the excellent care he received.

Eldon is survived by:
Son: Lyle (Janese) Asche- Loveland CO
Daughter: Kim (Ron) Mohr-Columbus, NE
Son: Greg Asche (Sheryl Palen)- Lusk, WY
Daughter: Michelle (Dan) Hellbusch- Columbus, NE
Grandchildren: Kenton, Joelle, Ryan, Austin, Ely, Derek, Courtney, Dylan, Kaden, Brent, Jarod and Kailee
5 Great-Grandchildren and one due in September
Brother In-law: Elden (Ruth) Cech
Sister In-law: Ione Horst

He is preceded in death by:
Parents: Emil and Ida Asche
Wife: Elaine Asche
Son: Daniel Asche
Son: Thomas Asche
Infant Son
Brothers and Sisters In-law: Norris (Donna Jean) Asche, Merlin (Luetta) Asche, and Lowell Asche
Sister and Brother In-law: Nadine (Larry) Dunker