Patricia Claussen

OMAHA - Patricia M. Claussen, 84, of Omaha, formerly of Creston, died Sunday, Oct. 11, 2015, at Papillion.

Services will be held 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, at St. Peter Lutheran Church in Creston with the Rev. Jim Ernst officiating. Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. Friday at Duesman Funeral Chapel in Humphrey and noon-1 p.m. Saturday at the church.

Patricia was born Oct. 6, 1931, at Creston, the daughter of George H. and Lillian (Jansen) Summers. She attended Creston Public Schools.

On Feb. 18, 1951, Patricia and J. Alvin "Abbott" Claussen were united in marriage at the Presbyterian Church in Creston. Following her life in Creston, she moved to Columbus in 1991 and Omaha in 2012. She was a homemaker and worked outside the home for many years. She was a member of St. Peter Lutheran Church and Columbus Eagles Club and actively participated as a den mother for the Boy Scouts, on the 1990 Creston centennial committee and with other community affairs. She enjoyed her garden, cooking, playing cards and sharing her love with her family.

Surviving are her daughters, Betty and Darryl Shockley of La Vista, Susan and Richard Wollman of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and Cindy and Brian Blankenship of Waynesville, Ohio; daughter-in-law, Julie and Tom Erickson of Wahoo; seven grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Preceding her in death were her parents; husband, Alvin on April 10, 2007; daughter, Jamie Claussen; son, David Claussen; sisters, Georgia Ternus, Nadine Summers and Della Mae Preston; a granddaughter; two great-grandchildren; and one nephew.

Memorials may be directed to the Creston Rescue Unit or Creston Swimming Pool.