Scottsbluff Star Hearld Scottsbluff, NE 27 Jan 2007 Victor Deines, 85, of Scottsbluff, died Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2007, at the Golden Living Center in Scottsbluff. His Funeral service will be at 10 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 27, at the Jones Mortuary at Mitchell with the Reverend Carroll Plisek officiating. Interment will be in the Mitchell Cemetery with Military Honors by the Nebraska National Guard. A Memorial has been established to the Panhandle Alzheimers Association, 1517 Broadway, Scottsbluff, NE. 69361. Friends may call at the Mortuary, Friday, Jan. 26, from 1 to 7 p.m. Online condolences may be left at jonesmor@charterinternet.com. Victor was born Aug. 23, 1921, one of 13 children of John and Mary (Bauer) Deines in Mitchell. He was raised and educated at Morrill. He began farming in the Morrill area. He enlisted in the Army Air Force Sept. 2, 1942, and was honorably discharged Dec. 23, 1945. He returned to farming north of Morrill. Victor was united in marriage to Ruth White, Oct. 3, 1947, at Harrisburg, with three children Jerry, Jon and Judy born to this union. He was later united marriage to Esther Schlotthauer, Jan. 17, 1969, at Morrill. After 34 years with the Morrill Simplot Soilbuilders, he retired as manager in 1986. He was a member of the Methodist Church, Rotary International and American Legion Post #10 all in Morrill. He also had been a mayor of Morrill. Survivors include his wife, Esther; sons, Jerry (Virginia) Deines of Wellington, Nev., Jon (Shelly) Deines of Aurora, Minn.; step-sons, David (Pam) Schlotthauer of Omaha, Jerry (Lana) Schlotthauer of Cheyenne, Wyo.; 15 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; sisters, June Dittenber of Mitchell, Mary Feagler of Torrington, Wyo., Ruth Ewing of Loveland, Colo. and Emma Deines of Hastings. His parents, daughter Judy Preston, four sisters and four brothers preceded him in death.