Albert Henry Francke

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Albert Henry Francke, 81, of Walton passed away on December 2, 2024, in Lincoln. Born May 16, 1943, in Lincoln, NE to Albert and Alene (Finke) Francke.

Albert was baptized (1943) and confirmed (1957) at Trinity Lutheran Church. He went to Park Elementary School in the morning and Prescott Elementary in Lincoln in the afternoon. He graduated from Walton High School in May 1961 where he played on the basketball team. He enjoyed shooting hoops with his cousin. Following high school he attended the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Albert served on the Walton/Eagle Coop Board and a Trustee at Trinity Lutheran Church. His father was a wheat farmer and Albert worked with his dad on the farm. Albert was a lifetime farmer at Walton, NE.
Albert had a great sense of humor and enjoyed telling jokes. He spent Sunday dinners, birthdays and holidays with the Antionette Keim family. The past few years he lived at The Cove House in Lincoln.
He is survived by numerous cousins, friends, neighbors and relatives.
Visitation will be from 5-8 pm Thursday, December 5, 2024, at Roper and Sons Midtown Chapel, 4300 ‘O’ St.
Funeral service: 11:00 am Friday, December 6, 2024, Trinity Lutheran Church, 5315 S. 162nd St., Walton, NE.
Memorials to Trinity Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall fund or Eagle Fire & Rescue.

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Services

December5

Visitation

5:00 pm-8:00 pm CST

Roper & Sons Midtown Chapel

4300 O St.
Lincoln, NE 68510

(402) 476-1225

December6

Funeral Service

11:00 am CST

Trinity Lutheran Church

5315 S. 162nd St., Walton, Nebraska

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December 4, 2024

So many fond memories of Albert. As a child my Grandma and Grandpa Buel lived outside of Alvo on a farm they rented from Alberts folks for many years. The Rent was cheap and he always liked to come and collect it so he could get eggs for his Mother and get teased by my Grandpa! He always teased right back! Over time I learned how to understand him better and so loved his smile! He enjoyed sharing things that went on on his folks farm, as well as see what was new at my Grandparents place. Liked to check in on the baby pigs and lambs. My Grandma was an excellent cook and always sent him home with something sweet. As I got older and worked at a local heating and air Co. he would stop in to pay for services or buy furnace filters from me and loved to chat with us that were in the office as he was on his way to eat at the nearest Runza for lunch! I often would ask about him when I would see Jay or Brenda and they always had a good report on how he was doing. So very sorry to hear that he has went to be with his folks. A loss of a wonderful intelligent man with a heck of a big heart. Rest easy Albert heaven gained another angel. Respectfully, “Red”

– Gayla Grossman-Mellen

December 4, 2024

I remember Albert was always interested in family history, as was I. He enjoyed attending the Meyer, Nolte, Schmidt reunions the Sunday before Memorial Day at Trinity Lutheran Walton. Albert’s uncle Herbert Finke would fly in from California and stay with Albert that weekend. My grandmother Marie Kemper had Albert in her Sunday school class. She always said he was a very intelligent boy, even at a very young age. Albert knew his savior.