Josephine Neubauer

August 4, 1924 – October 1, 2018

Josephine Marie Neubauer, 94, passed away on Monday, Oct. 1, 2018, in her home in Flagstaff, Arizona, surrounded by loved ones. A viewing will be held Sunday, Oct. 7, from 2 to 7 p.m. at Chaney-Reager Funeral Home in Sterling, Colorado. A vigil and Recitation of the Holy Rosary will begin at 7 p.m. immediately following the viewing. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, Oct. 8, at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church followed by a burial service at Riverside Cemetery. All are invited to Hagus Hall after the burial service for a lunch hosted by St. Anthony's Parish.

Josephine was born and raised in her early years in Sterling, Colorado, where she married Richard Neubauer and began raising a family. In the early 1960s, the Neubauer family picked up and moved to Kingwood, West Virginia, followed by moves back to Colorado, Iowa and eventually to Fremont, Nebraska, where she called home for almost 40 years.

During those years, Jo, as her friends called her, worked for the Fremont Credit Bureau, JC Penney Credit Department and ultimately was the store manager for Gail's Clothing until her retirement. She was active in the Nebraska Credit Association and was proud of her time spent as its President.

Josephine loved being a mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She enjoyed gardening, jigsaw puzzles, playing bridge and hosting Coffee Klatsch. Her dream car that she drove well into her eighties was her yellow Volkswagen Beetle.

Josephine is survived by her eight children; daughter, Dr. Joan Neubauer and son-in-law, John Keyes of Yankton, South Dakota; son, Lucas Melborne of Friday Harbor, Washington; daughter, Kathyrn Neubauer-Johns and son-in-law, Tom Johns of Phoenix, Arizona; son, Don Neubauer and son-in-law, David Nelson of Dallas, Texas; daughter, Jean Neubauer of Flagstaff, Arizona; son, Joseph Neubauer and daughter-in-law, Kay Neubauer of Canistota, South Dakota; son, Mark Neubauer and daughter-in-law, Joanne Neubauer of Rapid City, South Dakota; son, Dave Neubauer and daughter-in-law, Lori Bruck. She is also survived by 18 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren plus more cousins than we can count.

Josephine is preceded in death by her parents, Aloysius and Anna Breit of Sterling, Colorado, and the father of her children, Richard Neubauer.

Memorial contributions may be made in Josephine's name to St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church of Sterling, Colorado, in care of Chaney-Reager Funeral Home, P.O. Box 1046, Sterling, CO 80751.

There will be a memorial service held in Fremont at a later date yet to be announced.