Cleo Albert Jaeger

July 23, 1924 - March 18, 2013

Former Clay Center resident Cleo Albert Jaeger, 88, died Monday, March 18, 2013, at Perkins Pavilion Good Samaritan Village, Hastings, Nebraska. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m., Saturday, March 23, 2013, at the United Church of Christ in Clay Center, NE with Rev. Cathyann Colson officiating. Interment will follow at the Clay Center Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Memorial contributions may be directed to the family. Cleo Albert Jaeger was born July 23, 1924, in Imperial, NE to Clayton and Elsie (Kruse) Jaeger. He received his education in Imperial, NE. On November 17, 1946, he married Dorothy A. Sample and to this union four children were born. He was employed at the Clay Center Co-op Elevator and farmed at the MARC retiring in 1990. Cleo was very active with Old Trusty Days as a volunteer and also helped start the Clay Center Senior Center. He enjoyed woodworking, square dancing, playing cards and bowling. He is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, Jerry and Laura Jaeger of Lincoln, NE; daughter, Judy Doerr of Beatrice, NE; daughters and sons-in-law, Sue and Andy Anderson of Hastings, NE; Sandy and Jack Yilk of Wood River, NE; grandchildren, Clayton Jaeger; Barton Jaeger; Sally Jaeger; Troy Doerr; Dustin Anderson; Matthew (Danielle) Anderson; Tera (Jason) Gericke; Joshua Yilk and Trevor Yilk; four great-grandchildren; one great great-grandchild; sister, Verneal Furst of Dunnellon, FL; brother, Dwight Jaeger and wife Alorice of Hastings, NE. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Dorothy on October 1, 2012, and a brother, Milton Jaeger.