A SPECIAL AND HEARTFELT WELCOME



A Service of Praise and Thanksgiving

for the life of Leabert R. Reetz

November 6, 1925 – November 11, 2020

Faith Lutheran Church

+ Order of Service +

The Processional

The Invocation and Opening Prayer

P: In the name of the Father and of the † Son and of the Holy Spirit.

C: Amen.

Baptismal Promise

“Don’t you know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death?” We were therefore buried with Him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life. If we have been united with Him like this in death, we will certainly also be united with Him in His resurrection.” Romans 6:3-5

Hymn “Children of the Heavenly Father” LSB#725

Psalmody Psalm 121

Help Comes from the Lord I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth. He will not let your foot be moved; he who keeps you will not slumber. Behold, he who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. The Lord is your keeper; the Lord is your shade on your right hand. The sun shall not strike you by day, nor the moon by night. The Lord will keep you from all evil; he will keep your life. The Lord will keep your going out and your coming in from this time forth and forevermore.

P: This is the Word of the Lord.

C: Thanks be to God.

Confirmation Verse 1 Timothy 6:12-14

Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called and about which you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses. I charge you in the presence of God, who gives life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, who in his testimony before Pontius Pilate made the good confession, to keep the commandment unstained and free from reproach until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ.

P: This is the Word of the Lord.

C: Thanks be to God.

Second Reading John 11:25

Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live,

P: This is the Word of the Lord.

C: Thanks be to God.

The Apostles’ Creed

I believe in God, the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth. And in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried. He descended into hell. The third day He rose again from the dead. He ascended into heaven and sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty. From thence He will come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit the holy Christian Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.

Hymn “Abide With Me” LSB#878

Funeral Message Pastor Paul Kern

Hymn “I Know That My Redeemer Lives” LSB#461

Prayer of The Church (After each portion of the prayers.)

P: Lord, in your mercy,

C: hear our prayer.

Lord’s Prayer

C: Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name; Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven; give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil; for Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever and ever. Amen.

Commendation

P: Into Your hands, O merciful Savior, we commend Your servant Leabert, a sheep of Your own fold, a lamb of Your own flock, a sinner of Your own redeeming, a son and heir of eternal life through faith in Christ. We thank You that You have received him into the arms of Your mercy, into the blessed rest of everlasting peace, and into the glorious company of Your faithful people for all eternity.

C: Amen.

The Benediction

P: The Lord bless you and keep you.

The Lord make His face shine on you and be gracious to you.

The Lord look upon you with favor and give you peace.

C: Amen.

Hymn “What A Wonderful World” Recording - Louis Armstrong

The Recessional

(Please stand for the cross during the recessional. You may be seated again after the cross leaves the sanctuary.)

Committal Service: St. John Cemetery

Leabert R. Reetz

November 6, 1925 – November 11, 2020

Leabert Reetz, age 95, of Benedict, NE died Wednesday, November 11, 2020 at York. He was born November 6, 1925 near Thayer, NE to Herbert and Clara (Heiden) Reetz. Leabert was baptized November 15, 1925 at Zion Lutheran Church in Thayer and later confirmed May 19, 1940 at St. Paul Lutheran Church near Benedict. He attended St. Paul Lutheran grade school and Benedict High School.

​On August 31, 1947 he was united in marriage to Mildred Markworth at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in York. They resided on their family farm near Benedict where they would be blessed with over 71 years of marriage. Leabert was a lifelong farmer and drove school bus for many years. He enjoyed photography and developing his own pictures. He loved to hunt and fish and always had his favorite dog alongside. Many early dates and family outings were spent fishing on the banks of the Blue River and Lincoln Creek along with a picnic lunch. He enjoyed playing baseball in his younger days and continued to watch baseball and Husker football throughout his life. He had a great passion for gardening which he continued to enjoy well into his retirement. His greatest joy was spending time with his family and joining in all their activities.

Leabert was a prior member of St. Paul Lutheran Church, where he enjoyed playing dart ball and a charter member of Faith Lutheran Church in York.

He is survived by his son Gary (Cheryl) Reetz of York, and daughters Cheryl (Doug) Deprez of Benedict, and Sandra Wolfe of Polk, NE. His grandchildren include; Clayton (Beth) Deprez, Michelle Kreifels, Lee (Leslie) Wolfe, Melanie Hansel, Sarah (Syd) Hamilton, Justin (Melissa) Reetz. Great grandchildren include; Kenzie, Rachel, Jackson, Jovie, Braylon, Amirah, Mavrik, Lenayah, Blake and Liv. Also surviving is his sister, Lois Smith of York, sister-in-law’s Luella (Delbert) Holtzen of Deshler and Lola Reetz of Stromsburg, nieces, nephews and a host of friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents, parents-in-law Edward and Mathilde (Dinkelman) Markworth, wife Mildred, infant daughter Connie Sue and his son-in-law Dan Wolfe, brother Eugene Reetz, sister and her husband, Norman Jean (Al) Havlat, sister in laws and husbands, Ruth (Harry) Maronde and Esther (Kenneth) Klute, Brother-in-laws Ervin Heiden, Ted Snider, Roy Holtzen and Forrest Smith.

Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m., Monday, November 16, 2020 at Faith Lutheran Church in York with the Reverend Paul Kern officiating. Interment will follow in St. Paul Cemetery north of York. Leabert’s service will be livestreamed on the church’s website at . Memorials may be directed to the family for later designation.

Condolences may be emailed to Metz Mortuary Messages will be given to the family.

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