Ivan Joseph Beller, 87, of Norfolk, Nebraska, died Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2023, at Norfolk Veterans Home.
Mass of Christian Burial was held at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 19, at St. Francis Catholic Church in Humphrey, andFather Stan Schmit celebrated the Mass. The visitation was on Friday from 5-7 p.m. and a vigil service was at 7 p.m., all at the church. Visitation continued Saturday, from 12:30 p.m. until service time, at the church. Interment with military honors will be in the parish cemetery. Memorials can be directed to St. Francis Church or Sacred Heart Church.
Ivan was born on the farm near St Bernard, Neb., to Stanley and Clara (Boesch) Beller on March 31, 1936. Ivan grew up on a farm near Humphrey and attended St. Francis Catholic School, graduating in 1954. He joined the United States Army on Oct. 29, 1954, and was honorably discharged on Oct. 26, 1956. He then farmed for two years with his father. In 1969 he and his brother-in-law, Ken Backes, purchased Sands Implement, a farm equipment dealership and renamed it Beller and Backes Inc., which they owned and operated for the next 50 years. Ivan was on the Madison County Bank board of directors for over 30 years.
