ANDERSEN, LOWELL DWAYNE AND JUDY KAY (WERNKE)

by Judy (Wernke) Anderson March 1987

Entry F2 from the History of Hooker County Nebraska
with permission of the Hooker County Historical Society

Lowell Andersen children-1972. Terri Lynn (3 yrs)
and Kerin Lyle (15 mo).

The Lowell Andersen children-1985. Terry Lynn (16)
Kevin Lyle (14).

Terri Andersen and Joe Sharp May 17 1986.

Lowell and Judy (Wernke) Andersen married May 18, 1968.

The Lowell Andersen-1973. Terri (5 yrs) Kevin (2 yrs).

The Andersens-1987. L-R-Lowell, Kevin, Terri, and Judy.

The Dwayne Andersen Family, 1977. Back L-R: Dean, Randy,
Darrell, Lowell, Allen. Front: Nadene and Dwayne.

The Ray Wernke Family-January 1983. Back Row-L-R-
Ron, Ray, Mike, Judy, Front-Shirley, Jeanie.

Lowell Dwayne Andersen, eldest son of
Dwayne Neils and Nadene Audrey (Anspach)
Andersen was born Date-xxx in Alliance,
Nebraska. He grew up on the family ranch 7
miles north of Seneca, Nebraska with his
parents and 4 brothers, Dean & Allen (twins),
Randy and Darrell. Lowell attended country
school 1 mile south of the ranch until 6th
grade. The school was moved 2 miles east by
the Van Deusen place, where he attended
6th-8th grades. In 1961 he attended high
school in Thedford, Nebraska, graduating
May 1966. Lowell enlisted in the U.S. Navy
and left for basic training in San Diego,
California, in June, 1966. After basic he
served at NAAS Whiting Field near Milton,
Florida until his discharge June 1969.

May 18, 1968 in the Catholic Church,
Mullen, Nebraska, he married his high school
sweetheart, Judy Kay Wernke. Judy was
born Date-xxx in Alliance, Nebraska to
Raymond William and Shirley Maxine
(Perrin) Wernke. She attended Catholic
school in Alliance until 2nd grade, then the
fall of 1958 the family moved to Thedford
where her Dad (Ray) worked in the Citizen
State Bank. Judy has 2 brothers, Mike and
Ron, one sister Jeanie Whitaker. Judy at-
tended the rest of her grade school and high
school in Thedford, the Thomas County High
School.

After marriage, Lowell and Judy moved to
Milton, Florida in '68, for 13 months, until
Lowell as discharged in '69. They moved back
to Nebraska and worked for Tim Wiese on a
ranch northwest of Brownlee, Nebraska for
10 months, then for Sandhill Oil Co. Thed-
ford summer '70. Fall of 1970, they worked
for Red Mercure and some at the Thedford
Livestock Sale Barn. In January '71, Lowell
worked for Schmoker Chev. & Olds in
Mullen, when they bought their mobile home
in which they still reside (at this writing).
Februray 1975 they moved trailer & all to
Hyannis, Nebraska to work for Dale Dyer
Feed Co. In May '77 they won an all expense
paid trip to Hawaii for 8 days, which was a
very enjoyable trip! August 14, 1980 a move
was made back to Mullen. Lowell and Larry
Reynolds started their own car repair busi-
ness, L&L Sales and Service, September 22,
downtown Mullen in the old Carlson Implem-
ent Building. Lowell is very active in the
community, a volunteer fireman in Mullen
since '71 and elected Fire Chief in '85, of the
Mullen Volunteer Fire Department and still
holds the position. He is also an EMT
(Emergency Medical Technician) and takes
calls every other week. During the schooI
season he drives a school bus 5 days a week
for the Mullen Public School System plus his
mechanic work at the shop. Since November
1984 Judy worked in the Laundry depart-
ment of the Pioneer Memorial Hospital in
Mullen, also worked for the Stella Baldwin,
"Di-Anns Flowers". Judy served 3 years on
the Hooker County Agriculture Society.

Lowell's paternal grandparents are Anna
(Crawford) and the late Neils Andersen of
Seneca, and Maternal grandparents the
Arnold and Louise (Merz) Anspach, from
Seneca. Judy's maternal grandparents are
the late Virgil and Velma (Lewis) Perrin from
Hyannis, and paternts grandparents are the
late Henry and Agnes Wernke from South
Dakota. Judy's mother, Shirley (Perrin)
Wernke was born in Alberta, Canada, mater-
nal Great-grandparents Henry & Alice
Perrin, who built a sod house 16 miles south
of Whitman, Nebraska. The soddy still
stands.

Lowell and Judy have 2 children, Terri 18
and Kevin 15. Terri Lynn was born Date-xxx
in Milton, Florida. She attended
schools in Hyannis and Mullen. She was on
the Honor Club, National Honor Society,
Annual Staff Editor and active in all athletic
activities, FHA, Class Secretary-Treasurer,
and was in the "Miss Teen of Nebraska"
Pageant in Columbus, Nebraska, June '84.
She was Class Saluatorian from Mullen High
School, May 17, 1986. She is now going to
college in San Antonio, Texas, majoring in
the field of Radiation Therapy. Terri is
spending her spring break (March 1987) from
college in London, England with her fiance,
Joe Sharp, who is stationed there with the
U.S. Air Force. They plan to be married in the
fall of 1988.

Kevin Kyle was born Date-xxx in
Mullen. He attnded schools in Hyannis and
is currently a sophomore in the Mullen High
School. He is very active in basketball,
football, golf and a wrestler from age 6-12. He
is Treasurer of the 4-H Trapshooters,
"Trigger Fingers". He loves to work on car
engines with his Dad. Terri and Kevin have
both had summer jobs in the hay fields. Terri
started working out the summer she was 12
and later worked part time in the Mullen
Nursing Home one summer and during the
school term on weekends after 16. Kevin
started working out the summer he was 13 to
work for Butch Labore, the Mullen Veteri-
nary, his first summer job he made $1200.

Terri and Kevin spend time in many forms
of recreation with their friends. They have
enjoyed their family and their time with
friends in Mullen tremendously. They are
very happy and proud to be a part of such a
friendly, sharing and caring community. The
Andersen family have enjoyed sharing many
activities together.