Funeral services were at 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 20, at the First Christian Church, Beatrice. The Rev. David Bigley and Pastor Jack Magness officiated. A family prayer service was at 1:45 p.m. Saturday in the church parlor.
Burial was in the Evergreen Home Cemetery, Beatrice.
Emilie Bird was born Jan. 13, 1913, at Marysville, the daughter of Murray and Anna Rutti McDonald. She graduated from Marysville High School in the Normal Training program. She taught in rural schools for eight years, giving many young minds an early start toward a lifetime of education.
She attended Kansas State University for two years to continue her training and met Leonard W. Bird at a summer dance. They were married July 4, 1939, at Topeka. They moved to Norton, where he taught vocational agriculture for eight years. Emilie and her husband, along with Russell and Francis Burd, started Norton's first milk pasteurizing plant, which they operated for 15 years. This was a family business with Leonard and sons running the plant and Emilie keeping the books.
Leonard returned to school at Fort Hays, and received a master's degree in guidance and counseling in 1962. The family moved to Beatrice in 1962, and Leonard became a guidance counselor at the high school. Emilie was director of the YWCA in Beatrice for six years. In 1965, Leonard started the Blue Valley Blue Grass Farm and once again Emilie was the bookkeeper.
She has been a member of the First Christian Church for 49 years. She has held several offices in the Christian Women's Fellowship and was also a member of Circle 1. She was active in several organizations, including After 5 Club, AARP, Retired Teachers Association, Homestead Heritage Club, Statesman Club, Civic Garden Club, Beatrice Federated Women's Club, Southeast Nebraska Genealogy Society, State Eagles Club and the Nebraska Nut Growers.
From the time she was young, Emilie fostered a nurturing spirit, loving and caring for her siblings, her students, her husband, her family, her friends and her community.
Survivors include her sons, Dr. Alvin Bird, Winfield, Larry Bird, Albion, Neb., and Ronald Bird, Beatrice; her daughters, Linda Banker, Omaha, and Laura Holland, Jenks, Okla.; her sisters, Mary Belle Opfer, Laurie, Mo., Luella Weckerling and Ada Heline, both of Boulder, Colo.; 12 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, on May 9, 1992; her brothers, Dr. Alvin MacDonald and Dr. William McDonald; and her sisters, Nelda Pollman and Lola Schroeder; and one grandson.
A memorial has been established. A guestbook for signatures and messages of condolence is available online at www.foxfuneralhome.net. Fox Funeral Home of Beatrice was charge of arrangements.
Marysville Advocate | Aug. 25, 2011
Burial was in the Evergreen Home Cemetery, Beatrice.
Emilie Bird was born Jan. 13, 1913, at Marysville, the daughter of Murray and Anna Rutti McDonald. She graduated from Marysville High School in the Normal Training program. She taught in rural schools for eight years, giving many young minds an early start toward a lifetime of education.
She attended Kansas State University for two years to continue her training and met Leonard W. Bird at a summer dance. They were married July 4, 1939, at Topeka. They moved to Norton, where he taught vocational agriculture for eight years. Emilie and her husband, along with Russell and Francis Burd, started Norton's first milk pasteurizing plant, which they operated for 15 years. This was a family business with Leonard and sons running the plant and Emilie keeping the books.
Leonard returned to school at Fort Hays, and received a master's degree in guidance and counseling in 1962. The family moved to Beatrice in 1962, and Leonard became a guidance counselor at the high school. Emilie was director of the YWCA in Beatrice for six years. In 1965, Leonard started the Blue Valley Blue Grass Farm and once again Emilie was the bookkeeper.
She has been a member of the First Christian Church for 49 years. She has held several offices in the Christian Women's Fellowship and was also a member of Circle 1. She was active in several organizations, including After 5 Club, AARP, Retired Teachers Association, Homestead Heritage Club, Statesman Club, Civic Garden Club, Beatrice Federated Women's Club, Southeast Nebraska Genealogy Society, State Eagles Club and the Nebraska Nut Growers.
From the time she was young, Emilie fostered a nurturing spirit, loving and caring for her siblings, her students, her husband, her family, her friends and her community.
Survivors include her sons, Dr. Alvin Bird, Winfield, Larry Bird, Albion, Neb., and Ronald Bird, Beatrice; her daughters, Linda Banker, Omaha, and Laura Holland, Jenks, Okla.; her sisters, Mary Belle Opfer, Laurie, Mo., Luella Weckerling and Ada Heline, both of Boulder, Colo.; 12 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, on May 9, 1992; her brothers, Dr. Alvin MacDonald and Dr. William McDonald; and her sisters, Nelda Pollman and Lola Schroeder; and one grandson.
A memorial has been established. A guestbook for signatures and messages of condolence is available online at www.foxfuneralhome.net. Fox Funeral Home of Beatrice was charge of arrangements.
Marysville Advocate | Aug. 25, 2011
Funeral services were at 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 20, at the First Christian Church, Beatrice. The Rev. David Bigley and Pastor Jack Magness officiated. A family prayer service was at 1:45 p.m. Saturday in the church parlor.
Burial was in the Evergreen Home Cemetery, Beatrice.
Emilie Bird was born Jan. 13, 1913, at Marysville, the daughter of Murray and Anna Rutti McDonald. She graduated from Marysville High School in the Normal Training program. She taught in rural schools for eight years, giving many young minds an early start toward a lifetime of education.
She attended Kansas State University for two years to continue her training and met Leonard W. Bird at a summer dance. They were married July 4, 1939, at Topeka. They moved to Norton, where he taught vocational agriculture for eight years. Emilie and her husband, along with Russell and Francis Burd, started Norton's first milk pasteurizing plant, which they operated for 15 years. This was a family business with Leonard and sons running the plant and Emilie keeping the books.
Leonard returned to school at Fort Hays, and received a master's degree in guidance and counseling in 1962. The family moved to Beatrice in 1962, and Leonard became a guidance counselor at the high school. Emilie was director of the YWCA in Beatrice for six years. In 1965, Leonard started the Blue Valley Blue Grass Farm and once again Emilie was the bookkeeper.
She has been a member of the First Christian Church for 49 years. She has held several offices in the Christian Women's Fellowship and was also a member of Circle 1. She was active in several organizations, including After 5 Club, AARP, Retired Teachers Association, Homestead Heritage Club, Statesman Club, Civic Garden Club, Beatrice Federated Women's Club, Southeast Nebraska Genealogy Society, State Eagles Club and the Nebraska Nut Growers.
From the time she was young, Emilie fostered a nurturing spirit, loving and caring for her siblings, her students, her husband, her family, her friends and her community.
Survivors include her sons, Dr. Alvin Bird, Winfield, Larry Bird, Albion, Neb., and Ronald Bird, Beatrice; her daughters, Linda Banker, Omaha, and Laura Holland, Jenks, Okla.; her sisters, Mary Belle Opfer, Laurie, Mo., Luella Weckerling and Ada Heline, both of Boulder, Colo.; 12 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, on May 9, 1992; her brothers, Dr. Alvin MacDonald and Dr. William McDonald; and her sisters, Nelda Pollman and Lola Schroeder; and one grandson.
A memorial has been established. A guestbook for signatures and messages of condolence is available online at www.foxfuneralhome.net. Fox Funeral Home of Beatrice was charge of arrangements.
Marysville Advocate | Aug. 25, 2011
Burial was in the Evergreen Home Cemetery, Beatrice.
Emilie Bird was born Jan. 13, 1913, at Marysville, the daughter of Murray and Anna Rutti McDonald. She graduated from Marysville High School in the Normal Training program. She taught in rural schools for eight years, giving many young minds an early start toward a lifetime of education.
She attended Kansas State University for two years to continue her training and met Leonard W. Bird at a summer dance. They were married July 4, 1939, at Topeka. They moved to Norton, where he taught vocational agriculture for eight years. Emilie and her husband, along with Russell and Francis Burd, started Norton's first milk pasteurizing plant, which they operated for 15 years. This was a family business with Leonard and sons running the plant and Emilie keeping the books.
Leonard returned to school at Fort Hays, and received a master's degree in guidance and counseling in 1962. The family moved to Beatrice in 1962, and Leonard became a guidance counselor at the high school. Emilie was director of the YWCA in Beatrice for six years. In 1965, Leonard started the Blue Valley Blue Grass Farm and once again Emilie was the bookkeeper.
She has been a member of the First Christian Church for 49 years. She has held several offices in the Christian Women's Fellowship and was also a member of Circle 1. She was active in several organizations, including After 5 Club, AARP, Retired Teachers Association, Homestead Heritage Club, Statesman Club, Civic Garden Club, Beatrice Federated Women's Club, Southeast Nebraska Genealogy Society, State Eagles Club and the Nebraska Nut Growers.
From the time she was young, Emilie fostered a nurturing spirit, loving and caring for her siblings, her students, her husband, her family, her friends and her community.
Survivors include her sons, Dr. Alvin Bird, Winfield, Larry Bird, Albion, Neb., and Ronald Bird, Beatrice; her daughters, Linda Banker, Omaha, and Laura Holland, Jenks, Okla.; her sisters, Mary Belle Opfer, Laurie, Mo., Luella Weckerling and Ada Heline, both of Boulder, Colo.; 12 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, on May 9, 1992; her brothers, Dr. Alvin MacDonald and Dr. William McDonald; and her sisters, Nelda Pollman and Lola Schroeder; and one grandson.
A memorial has been established. A guestbook for signatures and messages of condolence is available online at www.foxfuneralhome.net. Fox Funeral Home of Beatrice was charge of arrangements.
Marysville Advocate | Aug. 25, 2011
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