During his leisure time he was an avid gun enthusiast and enjoyed target practice. He had made his own shell reloading equipment, which he used for himself and for the benefit of his grandchildren.

His early Christian life was affiliated with the Dubuque Lutheran Church where he was baptized and confirmed. After the closing of the Dubuque Church, he transferred his church membership to the United Emmanuel Lutheran Church at Milberger where he had been very active for the past many years. He also enjoyed the radio Christian broadcasts and was a devout Bible scholar.

Those who preceded him in death were his parents, two brothers, Henry and Charles, and two sisters, Emma Steinle and Lizzie Klusener
Survivors include his wife, Alvena, of the home, and his daughters, Mrs. Eugene (Virginia) Bitter of Hoisington, Kansas, and Mrs. Richard (Erma) Kilian of Russell. Other survivors are his brother, John Luerman of Russell, and his sisters, Mrs. Tilly Ruby of Russell and Mrs. Lena Meier of Bunker Hill, Kansas, as well as his grandchildren, Randy, Rick and Renae Kilian, several other relatives and a host of friends.