Phyllis M. Reimers, 85, of Ravenna, formerly of Boelus, died Friday, Oct. 16, 2015, at the Good Samaritan Center in Ravenna.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Ravenna. The Rev. Martin Egging will officiate. Burial will be in Souleville Cemetery near Boelus.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday, with a vigil service at 7, at the church.
Phyllis was born on Feb. 14, 1930, in Ashton to Joseph V. and Eva D. (Kalkowski) Beran.
She graduated as valedictorian from Ashton High School in 1948. She attended Kearney Teacher’s College and taught school in rural Sherman County.
On May 26, 1951, she was united in marriage to Lee H. Reimers in Loup City. For more than 50 years they lived, worked, and raised their children on the family farm near Boelus.
After the death of Lee in 2002, she moved into Boelus.
Phyllis’s hobbies included working with crafts, sewing, and crocheting. She enjoyed giving and donating many of her handmade crafts.
She enjoyed Husker sports, playing cards and bingo, and puzzle books.
Phyllis was a member of American Legion Auxiliary Post 201 of Boelus, an Honorary Member of Centura FFA, St. Mary’s Church in Rockville and a current member of Our Lady of Lourdes in Ravenna.
Survivors include two daughters, Maxine Blackford of Nebraska and Linda (David) Reiser of Butte; five sons, Leonard (Mary), Jerome (Mary Ellen), Wayne (Esther), Lynn, and Jack (Audrey), all of Boelus; 12 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. She is also survived by a twin sister, Catherine “Kate” Bals of Odessa; a brother-in-law, Virgil Reimers, of Grand Island; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by husband, Lee; two grandsons, Edwin M. Blackford III and Jacob D. Reiser; four brothers, Emmanuel “E.J.,” Raymond, Joseph, and Ivan Beran; two sisters, Elizabeth “Betty” and Mary Ann; and her parents.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Ravenna. The Rev. Martin Egging will officiate. Burial will be in Souleville Cemetery near Boelus.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday, with a vigil service at 7, at the church.
Phyllis was born on Feb. 14, 1930, in Ashton to Joseph V. and Eva D. (Kalkowski) Beran.
She graduated as valedictorian from Ashton High School in 1948. She attended Kearney Teacher’s College and taught school in rural Sherman County.
On May 26, 1951, she was united in marriage to Lee H. Reimers in Loup City. For more than 50 years they lived, worked, and raised their children on the family farm near Boelus.
After the death of Lee in 2002, she moved into Boelus.
Phyllis’s hobbies included working with crafts, sewing, and crocheting. She enjoyed giving and donating many of her handmade crafts.
She enjoyed Husker sports, playing cards and bingo, and puzzle books.
Phyllis was a member of American Legion Auxiliary Post 201 of Boelus, an Honorary Member of Centura FFA, St. Mary’s Church in Rockville and a current member of Our Lady of Lourdes in Ravenna.
Survivors include two daughters, Maxine Blackford of Nebraska and Linda (David) Reiser of Butte; five sons, Leonard (Mary), Jerome (Mary Ellen), Wayne (Esther), Lynn, and Jack (Audrey), all of Boelus; 12 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. She is also survived by a twin sister, Catherine “Kate” Bals of Odessa; a brother-in-law, Virgil Reimers, of Grand Island; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by husband, Lee; two grandsons, Edwin M. Blackford III and Jacob D. Reiser; four brothers, Emmanuel “E.J.,” Raymond, Joseph, and Ivan Beran; two sisters, Elizabeth “Betty” and Mary Ann; and her parents.
Phyllis M. Reimers, 85, of Ravenna, formerly of Boelus, died Friday, Oct. 16, 2015, at the Good Samaritan Center in Ravenna.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Ravenna. The Rev. Martin Egging will officiate. Burial will be in Souleville Cemetery near Boelus.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday, with a vigil service at 7, at the church.
Phyllis was born on Feb. 14, 1930, in Ashton to Joseph V. and Eva D. (Kalkowski) Beran.
She graduated as valedictorian from Ashton High School in 1948. She attended Kearney Teacher’s College and taught school in rural Sherman County.
On May 26, 1951, she was united in marriage to Lee H. Reimers in Loup City. For more than 50 years they lived, worked, and raised their children on the family farm near Boelus.
After the death of Lee in 2002, she moved into Boelus.
Phyllis’s hobbies included working with crafts, sewing, and crocheting. She enjoyed giving and donating many of her handmade crafts.
She enjoyed Husker sports, playing cards and bingo, and puzzle books.
Phyllis was a member of American Legion Auxiliary Post 201 of Boelus, an Honorary Member of Centura FFA, St. Mary’s Church in Rockville and a current member of Our Lady of Lourdes in Ravenna.
Survivors include two daughters, Maxine Blackford of Nebraska and Linda (David) Reiser of Butte; five sons, Leonard (Mary), Jerome (Mary Ellen), Wayne (Esther), Lynn, and Jack (Audrey), all of Boelus; 12 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. She is also survived by a twin sister, Catherine “Kate” Bals of Odessa; a brother-in-law, Virgil Reimers, of Grand Island; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by husband, Lee; two grandsons, Edwin M. Blackford III and Jacob D. Reiser; four brothers, Emmanuel “E.J.,” Raymond, Joseph, and Ivan Beran; two sisters, Elizabeth “Betty” and Mary Ann; and her parents.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Ravenna. The Rev. Martin Egging will officiate. Burial will be in Souleville Cemetery near Boelus.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday, with a vigil service at 7, at the church.
Phyllis was born on Feb. 14, 1930, in Ashton to Joseph V. and Eva D. (Kalkowski) Beran.
She graduated as valedictorian from Ashton High School in 1948. She attended Kearney Teacher’s College and taught school in rural Sherman County.
On May 26, 1951, she was united in marriage to Lee H. Reimers in Loup City. For more than 50 years they lived, worked, and raised their children on the family farm near Boelus.
After the death of Lee in 2002, she moved into Boelus.
Phyllis’s hobbies included working with crafts, sewing, and crocheting. She enjoyed giving and donating many of her handmade crafts.
She enjoyed Husker sports, playing cards and bingo, and puzzle books.
Phyllis was a member of American Legion Auxiliary Post 201 of Boelus, an Honorary Member of Centura FFA, St. Mary’s Church in Rockville and a current member of Our Lady of Lourdes in Ravenna.
Survivors include two daughters, Maxine Blackford of Nebraska and Linda (David) Reiser of Butte; five sons, Leonard (Mary), Jerome (Mary Ellen), Wayne (Esther), Lynn, and Jack (Audrey), all of Boelus; 12 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. She is also survived by a twin sister, Catherine “Kate” Bals of Odessa; a brother-in-law, Virgil Reimers, of Grand Island; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by husband, Lee; two grandsons, Edwin M. Blackford III and Jacob D. Reiser; four brothers, Emmanuel “E.J.,” Raymond, Joseph, and Ivan Beran; two sisters, Elizabeth “Betty” and Mary Ann; and her parents.
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