Scottsbluff Star Hearld Scottsbluff, NE 9 Aug 2007 Albert L. Pepler, 83, of Scottsbluff, died Sunday, Aug. 5, 2007, at the Residency Care Center in Scottsbluff. Memorial funeral services will be held at 10 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 11, at the Plymouth Congregational Church in Scottsbluff with Pastor Jane Zulauf officiating. Al requested that his remains be cremated. A private family inurnment will precede the funeral at the Fairview Cemetery in Scottsbluff. In lieu of flowers, a memorial has been established to the church. Friends who wish may send condolences to www.jolliffefuneralhome.com. Al was born July 2, 1924, in Bayard to Andrew and Amelia (Kniss) Pepler where he grew up and graduated from Bayard High School. He served his country with the United States Army during World War II from 1946 until 1947. He then attended the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. He married Lois Eileen Forsyth Dec. 29, 1950, in Scottsbluff. He worked at various auto dealerships, the longest being Kramer Motors in Scottsbluff where he was the sales manager. He started Pepler Auto Sales in 1976 and was joined by his son, Andy, in 1983, which they owned and operated together until his retirement. Al was deeply loved by his family and many friends. He will be remembered and greatly missed. Al was a fifty-year member of the church, Scottsbluff Elks Lodge, and the Scotts Bluff Country Club. He is survived by his daughter, Penny (Jim) Krieger of Lincoln; daughter-in-law, Nancy Pepler of Scottsbluff; grandchildren, Matthew (Kristen) Krieger of Denver, Andrew Krieger of Omaha, Ali Pepler of Phoenix, Ariz., Ryan Krieger and Brittany Pepler both of Omaha, and Jenna Krieger of Lincoln; great-grandson, Jackson Pepler Krieger of Denver; sister, Betty (Jerry) Ewing of Solvang, Calif.; special friend, Jean Hilderman of Scottsbluff; and numerous nieces and nephews. His parents, wife, son Andy, a brother and sister preceded him in death.