Victor August Alber was born March 18, 1926 to Paul and Emma Benker Alber at the family farm home in Webster County Nebraska.
Vic attended a country grade school near the family home and in 1944 he graduated from the country High school known as Eckley High School near Guide Rock in 1944.
After graduation Victor proudly served his country in the United States Army during WWII. He served from January 27 1945 to November 18 1946.
Vic was a devout member of Calvary Lutheran Church in Rosemont, Nebraska. He served the congregation as an Elder and was a member of the Lutheran Laymen's League there. He was also a member of Kent Kailey American Legion Post #45 in Lawrence, Nebraska. He served on the Lawrence Coop board for many years.
Vic was a farmer and cattle rancher in Webster county all his life.. He made many close relationships with his neighbors .
In the Spring of 2011 Victor left the farm and moved into a home in Blue Hill, then in November 2012 he moved from that home into the Blue Hill Community Care Center in Blue Hill.
Surviving Victor are two sisters, Alvera Beach of Hastings, Nebraska and Ruby Gobel of Burlington, Wisconsin, one sister-in-law, JoAnn Alber of Blue Hill, Nebraska. He is also survived by a number of nieces and nephews who cared deeply for their Uncle Vic.
Preceding him in death were his parents, his sister and brother-in-law LaVeda and Austin Cummins, his brother and sister-in-law, Edgar and Barbara Alber, brother Chester Alber, and Brothers-in-law, Edgaray Beach and Fred Gobel.
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