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Duane "Tub" Drohman Passes

It is with a heavy heart that I share our good friend and passionate Massey Collector Duane "Tub" Drohman passed away last night at about 11:25 PM (Thursday June 22, 2017).  

Tub fought a gallant fight against the demons of cancer but ultimately lost the battle with this horrible disease.
 
We do know the funeral will be held in Ruskin, Nebraska on Friday, June 30 starting at 2:00 PM.  We will post his complete obituary when we receive it.
 
Rest in comforting peace my dear friend.
 
Gary Emsweller

RE:Duane "Tub" Drohman Passes

Please find attached the obituary for Tub.  

Thanks

Gary

Duane "Tub" Drohman
March 30, 1933 - June 22, 2017

   
      Duane Homer Drohman, the son of Homer and Mildred (Mulinix) Drohman, was born on March 30, 1933 North of Oak, Nebraska. He passed away on June 22, 2017 at the Parkview Haven Nursing Home at Deshler, Nebraska at the age of 84 years, 2 months, 23 days.

     Tub was a 1950 graduate of Ruskin High School and was associated with the Oak Community Church. He was united in marriage to Janis Meyer on August 3, 1956 at Nelson, Nebraska, this union was blessed with 5 children, and they later divorced. He married Virginia Rios which later ended in divorce.

     He served his country with the 88th division Blue Devils during the Korean and Cold War from 1953 to 1955 with the 351stmedical infantry at Trieste, Italy and the 349th in 1955 at Linz, Austria.

     Tub was engaged in farming all of his life, he also worked in many local grain elevators and also at the Ideal Cement Plant. He was a member of the VFW, Legion, and the Ruskin Lions. His passion was Massey Harris Tractors and he belonged to many Massey Harris organizations and associations, was featured twice in Pure Nebraska TV show and the Rural Electrical Association magazine. He was proud to be inducted into the Massey Harris Hall of Fame. He enjoyed traveling to Europe, Italy, and the majority of the states in the continental USA.

     He enjoyed high school sports which included football and basketball, and was a Golden State Warriors and Boston Celtics fan. He had a love for trees and was a supporter of the Arbor Foundation. Tub had a tremendous memory, he knew the history and people of Ruskin; he loved to reminisce with others, and was well known in giving nicknames to many people; he also was good with sports history and being involved with the Nuckolls County Museum.

     He was preceded in death by his parents; brother Donald Drohman, sister Thelma Landers, son-in-law Mark Schnitker, brother-in-law DeWayne Piepho and grandson Rashon Collins, Jr.

     He was survived by his children Duane Drohman, Jr and wife Dixie of Oak, Nebraska, Lynn Culbertson and husband Mike of Nelson, Nebraska, Valerie Schnitker, David Drohman and wife Fawn and Vicki Collins and husband Bernard all of Lincoln, Nebraska; 12 grandchildren: Dustin (Nikki) Drohman, Derrick (Jakki) Drohman, Cole (Alicia) Culbertson, Tori (Brian) Karr, Jill (Austin) Spurling, Jodi (Kevin) Pelzer, Kylie (Todd) Wynne, Brooke Schnitker, Vanessa (Rashon) Collins, Nicole Collins, Alyssa Collins and Brendan Rios; 15 great grandchildren; siblings Bonnie Piepho of Brighton, Colorado, Marvin Drohman and wife Lorene of Hebron, Nebraska, Jerry Drohman and wife Carolyn of Kingsland, Texas, and Steve Drohman and wife Connie of Deshler, Nebraska; nieces, nephews, other relatives and a host of friends.
 
Services at: Bethany Lutheran Church, Ruskin, Nebraska

Time of Service: Friday, June 30, 2017 at 2:00 pm

Clergy: Rev. Jeff Friesen and Pastor Jonathan Jensen

Burial with Military Honors: Spring Creek Cemetery, Ruskin, Nebraska

Memorials to: Nuckolls County Museum

Visitation: From 4:00 pm-8:00 pm on Thursday at the Klawitter-Price Funeral Home- Nelson, NE

Funeral Home: Megrue-Price Funeral Home, 750 N Commercial, Superior, Nebraska 68978 Phone 402-879-3900

RE:Duane "Tub" Drohman Passes

Last Friday Robin and I made one last trip to Ruskin and bid a final farewell to our friend Tub.  We went straight to the Broken Spoke for lunch and were joined by two other Massey couples before heading to the church.

The foyer of the Bethany Lutheran Church was filled with framed pictures and photo albums of not only Tub’s s family and him, but of his Masseys and Massey friends as well.  All Massey people were asked to wait with the family before the service and those of us who were not honorary pallbearers had reserved seating across the aisle from the family.   The church was overflowing with family and friends and the alter area was filled with red and yellow flower arrangements.   The pastor giving the sermon had only known Tub for a few weeks.  It was evident he had been made fully aware of Tub’s passion for Massey Harris and its collectors.

More than once I had heard Tub tell of how he was going to be taken to the cemetery on a hayrack behind a Massey tractor.   Still I was surprised when we walked out of the church and the pallbearers had placed his casket on four bales of straw in the middle of a hayrack.  The pallbearers sat on straw bales at either end.  The hayrack was hitched behind a MH 333 Diesel, one of his favorites from his collection.  When the time came his grandson and great-grandson fired the 333 up and lead the funeral procession out of the parking lot and headed for the middle of town.  They went up Main Street, past Tub’s Massey building to the edge of town and south about a mile and a half to the Spring Creek Cemetery.

Internment was done with Military Honors and you can see the Ruskin skyline from his plot on the north edge of the cemetery.   A luncheon was held at the Ruskin Community Center, the same place where many of us gathered for supper at his sale in April.

Few have had the passion for Massey Harris tractor collecting that Tub demonstrated in his life and in his death.  I’m sure this is due in a large part to his strong determination and willingness to meet adversity head on.  If you knew Tub, you know what I mean.  The inside cover of his funeral bulletin contained these lyrics.

My Way
And so I face the final curtain
And now. The end is near;
My friend, I’ll say it clear,            
I’ll state my case, of which I’m certain
I’ve lived a life that’s full,
I’ve traveled each and every highway;
And more, much more than this,
I did it my way.
 
As we left Ruskin, Tub’s descendants had his MH Pony out letting the younger ones steer it up and down the streets of town.
 
Rest in Peace my friend, Rest in Peace.

Bob 
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RE:Duane "Tub" Drohman Passes

Thanks for sharing, Bob.  Glad you and Robin were able to attend.  Really sorry that I could not.

As you said, Rest in Peace, Good Friend.