James “Jim” Allen Obermiller was born on April 9, 1946 in St. Paul, Nebraska. He is the son of Emil and Anna (Hagmann) Obermiller. He grew up and attended school in Dannebrog, graduating with the class of 1964.
He entered the United States Army on December 28, 1965 Jim served during the Vietnam War and was stationed in Germany. He was honorably discharged as Private Second Class (PV2) on December 8, 1967.
On August 16, 1969 in Grand Island, Nebraska, Jim married Elizabeth “Beth” Moffett. They were the proud parents of three children, the late Darrin Obermiller, Dr. Jama Obermiller & Adam Miller and Anne & Josh Kraus. Jim and Elizabeth have six grandchildren; Emery, Austin, Barret, Cutler, Addison and Alayna.
He retired from Case New Holland in 2001, after 30 years employment. He was a member of First United Methodist Church, the Platt Duetsch Society, Saddle Club, Veterans Club and the YMCA where he loved having morning coffee.
Jim never met a stranger. He enjoyed meeting new people and was known for his kind words of wisdom. Jim was very proud of his family. He was especially proud of his kids and grandkids. He instilled the core values of “family is everything.” Breakfast was Jim’s favorite meal of the day. He shared the meal routinely with family and grandkids at the lake or at the Cow Palace. The memories Jim’s grandkids will treasure are his breakfasts at the lake (tauch), and his homemade bread, jerky, and pickles.
Jim passed away August 15th, 2019 at the age of 73 years old.
