Faith Eleanor Weber, 98, of Iola, passed away Thursday morning, April 2, 2026, at Allen County Regional Hospital.
Faith was born Feb. 4, 1928, on the family farm outside of Murdock, Neb., along with her twin brother David, to August Rieke and Lydia (Schlaphoff) Rieke.
Faith attended Nebraska Wesleyan University in Lincoln for one year and then pursued and earned a nursing degree at Bryan Memorial Hospital, also in Lincoln. On Nov. 11, 1949, she and Carroll R. Weber were married at Callahan Church outside Murdock.
Faith worked for several years as a registered nurse in Lincoln until the birth of her children. In 1967, Faith and her family moved to Iola, where she and Carroll owned and managed the Majestic Motor Inn motel, later the Best Western Inn for many years.
Faith was preceded in death by her parents, her husband and her brothers, David and Wesley.
She is survived by her children, Alan Weber, Barbara (Jim) Magill and Patricia (Paul) Edwards; four grandchildren, Justin, Katie, Stephanie and Chris; and three great-grandchildren, Caisson, Sam and Jake.
A memorial service is at 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 8, at Humboldt United Methodist Church. Memorials are suggested to the Humanity House Foundation and may be left with Feuerborn Family Funeral Service, 1883 U.S. 54, Iola.
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