Alfred Place January 14, 1924 to April 22, 2013

             Bladen resident Alfred P. Place, 89, died Monday, April 22, 2013, at his home.
Services are 11 a.m. Friday at Faith Lutheran Church in Hastings with the Rev. Paul Dunbar officiating.
Burial with military rites is at Blue Hill Cemetery in Blue Hill.
 Visitation is 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday at Merten-Butler Mortuary in Blue Hill.
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Alfred Peter Place, 89, of  Bladen, Nebraska, was perfected in health, passing away on Monday, April 22, 2013 on the farm where he lived near Bladen, Nebraska.
Alfred was born on January 14, 1924, in Campbell, Nebraska to Perry Owen Place and Minnie (Koch) Place.
 He and Marilyn Alberts were married on January 27, 1956.  The marriage  was officiated by Pastor David Kreitzer at Zion Lutheran Church, in Hastings, Ne.  To this union four children were born, two daughters and two sons. Carolyn Sorenson, Duane Place, Janelle Ali-Dinar and Alan Place.         Albert and Marilyn renewed their wedding vows on November 13, 2004.  The ceremony was officiated by Pastor R. John Perling at the Dominus Flevit Church in Old City Jerusalem, Mount of Olives, Israel, marking an early 50th anniversary milestone. 
Alfred was baptized on July 5, 1957 and confirmed on July 7, 1957 by Pastor Henry E. Pralle at Trinity Lutheran Church, in Campbell, Ne.  , Ne. 
Alfred celebrated his baptismal renewal on November 11, 2004, with Pastor R. John Perling officiating at the River Jordan, Israel, and took the ultimate communion celebrating it on November 13, 2004 at Golgotha where his lord and Savior Jesus died , was buried and was resurrected.
A World War II veteran, Alfred served in the United States Army 8309th Quartermaster Railhead Company.  He was inducted on February 4, 1943.  Corporal Alfred P. Place served in the Rheinland (Rhineland) Central European Theatre taking part in the invasion of Germany and was stationed in France, Germany and the Netherlands serving in the 45th Beach Infantry Division Beach Group Amphibian Truck Company and later the Military police.  He was honorably discharged on February 9, 1946.  After returning  home from his military service, Albert made agriculture his life, farming and raising livestock in Webster and Franklin counties for 50+ years.
Alfred was a Charter Lifetime Member of the American Legion Post 169 in Campbell for 63 years.  He served as an Elder and Trustee and on the Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery Board where he was a church member for 48 years before transferring membership to Faith Lutheran Church in 2006.
He served on the ASC - Agricultural Service Committee in Webster County, Red Cloud, Nebraska for 34 years.
Diagnosed with cancer in 2005, Alfred was one of Mary Lanning Healthcare's oldest cancer survivors.
Alfred loved the land, animals, church fellowship, history, travel and time with family and friends.
Aside from celebrating many beautiful rites of passage with  his family, additional high lights included drinking the miracle water from Mary's well in Nazareth, Israel, site of where the Angel Gabriel spoke to Mary and attending Nation American Legion parades, conventions and city host sites.
Alfred is survived by devoted wife, Marilyn Place, Bladen, NE, daughter, Carolyn and son-in-law Rodney Sorenson, Hastings, NE; Son, Duane Place, Bladen, NE; daughter Janelle and son-in-law, Abbass Ali-Dinar, Hastings, Ne; son, Alan and daughter-in-law, Joy Bettendorf, IA.  Grandsons, Ryan Sorensen and Wife Michelle, Campbell, Ne;  Rory Sorensen, Bartlesville, OK and Ronnie Sorensen, Lincoln, NE; Granddaughters Danielle and husband Shane Nice, Wichita, KS and Desiree and husband, Josh McBreen, Omaha, NE; Amirah Ali-Dinar, Washington D>C>and Grandson Hayden Place, Bettendorf, IA.  Great grandsons, Jack and Paxton Sorensen, Campbell, Ne and great granddaughter, Ava Sorensen, Campbell, Ne;  Chloe and Jayden, Omaha, Ne; brother, Delmar Place, Minden, Ne; Sister, Betty Kich, Minden, NE and brother Jack, Campbell, Ne and a host of nieces, nephews and cousins.  Alfred is preceded in death by his parents, Perry and Minnie Pace, an infant sister, and brothers Hans and Robert, father-in-law Albert J. Alberts and mother-in-law Frieda Alberts; sisters-in-law, violet Boettcher, Verna Long, Vivian Yamaguchi; brother-in-law, Wayne Alberts and daughter-in-law, Ann Wasko Place.
Services were held Friday, April 26th at 11:00 a.m. at Faith Lutheran Church, Hastings, NE, with Pastor Paul Dunbar officiating.  Graveside services with Military honors by Willie Fierstein Post #169 and the Nebraska National Guard, Military Honor Guard were held at the Blue Hill Cemetery at  2.p.m.following a luncheon at the church.
In lieu of flowers memorials may be given to the family.