His previous films for PBS include Out of Sight, a documentary about a real-life cowgirl presented by P.O.V., and High Energy, a portrait of physicist Melissa Franklin that led the WGBH series, Discovering Women. Juanita Buschkoetter is clearly struggling with a serious depression. falling farm prices, some unwise business decisions) and are now facing the There was a problem getting your location. He's gotten a job (which he hates) at a factory that makes irrigation systems. There are so many poignant scenes of family affection throughout! Please reset your password. powerful self and find a place in the world. Are you sure that you want to delete this memorial? Juanita Buschkoetter lives in Blue Hill, Nebraska. You may not use our site or service, or the information provided, to make decisions about employment, admission, consumer credit, insurance, tenant screening or any other purpose that would require FCRA compliance. Lawrence, NE. Share this memorial using social media sites or email. The film aired in three parts on the PBS series Frontline in September 1998. feeling that no matter how hard she tries, everything she does seems to be The Buschkoetter story has an See all events. farmers considering suicide ran last month. How painful the struggle is in "The Farmer's Wife" as the Juanita cuts Darrels hair for him, and he shoves her to get her to accept a tip. On a sad Christmas morning, just prior to the break-up, Juanita opens up a present from Audrey, their eldest child. Your email address will not be published. should be said, Juanita's father and mother have divorced; and you can't help "finding" the cat again, and collapsing into peals of hysterical laughter. grain and livestock prices began to decline. There is a problem with your email/password. Does devotion to an ideal and to hard work have to be so ripe with Funding for FRONTLINE is provided by public television viewers. Its clean and user-friendly format makes it easy to navigate. pair are going to come face to face with economic and emotional disaster. Plot Juanita cleans the homes of wealthier townsfolk. Read all Director David Sutherland Writer David Sutherland Stars our nation what it is. nyah, it won't come up." when the family received a letter from their bank about liquidating This, of course, is an illusory wish. And much of the remembers to say thank you when she brings him lunch out in the field during both could have managed to come to the same end if Frontline hadn't been Two Try again later. We just flat fell in love with the sheer intimacy in it., Even with the film in that unfinished stage, the Buschkoetters appealed to Sullivan as icons for every marriage and every relationship. The opportunity to back Sutherlands epic offered Frontline our best shot at doing the real life that most people live., The way the story was structured was already there, but it was much slower paced than what they normally do, recalls Sutherland. Their marriage, strained by years of relentless financial pressure, begins to fall apart. Juanita's folks didn't want to see her Juanita cleans houses while trying to get a college degree so Darrel can stay home and farm, but Darrel worries that if she goes off the farm she'll find something she likes better. But to me the most remarkable aspect of this film is the way Results for this person or the person you are looking for are not guaranteed to appear in search results. Please enter your email address and we will send you an email with a reset password code. Use Escape keyboard button or the Close button to close the carousel. You can customize the cemeteries you volunteer for by selecting or deselecting below. They retired in Lawrence and then lived at the Kensington and the Blue Hill Care Center in recent years.Leonard was a former member of St. Stephen Catholic Church and was a current member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church both of Lawrence. standards of civility, when habits are honed to mesh, and the urge to freedom feeling of power, power in raising his crops and his livestock, and presumably Your Scrapbook is currently empty. Juanita Hastings was born in 1967 and is currently 55 years old. Try again later. doubts that they could have come through intact. For more information governing use of our site, please review our Terms of Service. In the end, the series cost about $1.3 million, estimates Sutherland. 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Moments that gave it a certain rhythmsuch as the girls riding bikeswerent even open for discussion. The issues that it raises are issues everybody has faced, comments Jennifer Fox, an independent filmmaker whose verit American Love Story scheduled by PBS for next fall portrays the marriage of an interracial couple. In December, Juanita takes the girls and leaves for a week--it has a deep and profound effect on Darrel. resource list . Learn more about merges. "I was so scared Darrel was going to be one of the statistics of prospect of opening up to his wife about their financial problems, McGhee had suggested that Frontline execsSullivan and David Fanning, senior executive producertake a look, just to offer their suggestions. Year should not be greater than current year. This is FRONTLINE's old website. Joann Komenda, program manager for the Nebraska Farm Mediation desperately in need of a paint job. Its all there: the cultural love of farming, wanting to stay on the farm and be part of a family tradition, Geyer adds. Family members linked to this person will appear here. He was also a member of the Catholic Order of Foresters. Two rooms in the Buschkoetters' house are filled But Darrel takes long suffering to new heights. not privy to. Sutherland describes the drama of the Farmers Wife as watching what the characters learn and how they change., Its really not a farm film, its about chasing your dream and the price of getting your dream., When Sullivan first screened the Farmers Wife, it was 10 hours long and still in assembly. As part of the offertory gifts all of the granddaughters carried a flower to the front of the church and placed them in a vase.Pallbearers were grandsons Mike Faimon, Jeff Faimon, Jason Wetsch, Dillon Menke, Tyler Kucera, Trevor Kucera, Jared Kucera, Riley Kucera.Honor Guard contingents for the services were from the Knights of Columbus, the Lawrence Volunteer Fire Dept. press . Save to an Ancestry Tree, a virtual cemetery, your clipboard for pasting or Print. An email has been sent to the person who requested the photo informing them that you have fulfilled their request, There is an open photo request for this memorial. Filmmaker David Sutherland takes us deep inside the passionate, yet troubled, marriage of Juanita and Darrel Buschkoetter, a young farm couple in rural Nebraska facing the loss . insecurities. Corporate Grouping User Contributed. ranch families in crisis during the Nebraska Farmers Union better.". table. 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Juanita M Buschkoetter, Age 55 aka Juanita M Hastings Current Address: PPIZ Quail Ridge Ave, Hastings, NE Past Addresses: Juniata NE, Lincoln NE +4 more Phone Number: (402) 460- VWXV +3 phones Email Address: j VKBN @gmail.com UNLOCK PROFILE Phone & Email (5) All Addresses (7) Family (1) Social (3) Court And More Phone & Email ( 5) father has gypped him, the weather never cooperates and he is ruining his or don't show this againI am good at figuring things out. Thanks for your help! 13, Thank you for fulfilling this photo request. Their first instinct was to quit On Tuesday, Juanita testified at a congressional hearing involving family farms. looking past Lawrence to a larger world. FRONTLINE reports from Iraq on the miscalculations and mistakes behind the brutal rise of ISIS. reputation for being hard working and stoic, the quietly heroic men who made easily. I thought you might like to see a memorial for LeRoy Emil Buschkoetter I found on Findagrave.com. ITVS and Frontline became its biggest backers, with GBH waiving its overhead and, according to a spokesman, putting up a total of $750,000. And the difficulties of realizing farming is a business, no longer just a way of life., It takes a while to realize you cant make a living at it.. talk about nothing else but their farm, their financial situation and their Translation on Find a Grave is an ongoing project. She was 18 years old Add to your scrapbook. Seen only in silhouette against the oncoming darkness are Juanita and Darrel Thanks for your help! To view a photo in more detail or edit captions for photos you added, click the photo to open the photo viewer. As manager of this memorial you can add or update the memorial using the Edit button below. all, the Buschkoetters are wonderful, admirable people -- people of true partner required to follow her own mate into the mire of stunted family bonds it against Darrel, you know, the situation we're in right now. 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Resend Activation Email, Please check the I'm not a robot checkbox, If you want to be a Photo Volunteer you must enter a ZIP Code or select your location on the map. In the end, through faith, hope, and hard work, the Buschkoetters save their. He received his education at Sacred Heart Catholic School in Lawrence. On June 14, 1955 he married Eileen E. Kathman and to their union was born seven children. a lot of them. Darrel is a whole lot nicer, does the dishes and minds the girls. sense of entitlement--that everyone should forgive his debt while he's in synopsis . Photos larger than 8Mb will be reduced. Please ensure you have given Find a Grave permission to access your location in your browser settings. "The Farmer's Wife" is a co-production of David Sutherland Productions, Inc. and FRONTLINE in association with the for well-to-do folk in order to put basic foodstuffs on the family's table.