Rosetta Nelson

Funk resident, 78

KEARNEY - Rosetta Adeline "Rosie" Nelson, 78, of Funk died Monday, Feb. 12, 2007, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney.

Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Bethel Lutheran Church in Holdrege with the Rev. David Sites and Darrel Wissmann officiating. Burial will be at Prairie Home Cemetery in Holdrege.

Visitation will be from 1 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Nelson-Bauer Funeral Home in Holdrege with the family present from 7 to 8:30 p.m.

She was born March 15, 1928, near Hildreth in Franklin County to Ed and Tena (Mients) Stratman.

On Aug. 31, 1947, she married Philip Nelson. He died Feb. 7, 1998.

Survivors include her sons, Dennis of Kearney and Clark of Funk; daughter, Sandra Schegg of Bloomington; and half-sister, Emma Bartels of Alma.

Additional survivors include daughters-in-law, Marsha Nelson of Kearney and Shawna Nelson of Funk; son-in-law, John Schegg of Bloomington; grandchildren, Jodi Hinrichs and her husband, Robin, of Axtell, Christina Heacock and her husband, Tom, of Kearney, Kenton Schegg and his fiancé, Christy Hamilton, of Seward, Carissa Crocker and her husband, Nathan, of Kansas City, Kan., Casey Nelson of Dallas, Whitney Nelson of Lincoln, and Ceaver Nelson and Clayton Nelson, both of Funk; great-grandson, Zachary Hinrichs of Axtell; sisters-in-law, Ilene Stratman of Minden and Sophia Stratman of Holdrege; and many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

She was baptized and confirmed at St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Hildreth. She received her education at Hildreth and graduated from Hildreth High School in 1946.

She and her husband made their home on a farm north of Funk, where she focused on raising their three children.

Cherished highlights in her life included: celebrating 50 years of marriage in August 1997 with many friends and relatives in attendance, the Pioneer Farm Family Award she and her husband received from Ak-Sar-Ben, and the annual Stratman family dinner. She enjoyed attending her grandchildren's special events, serving as host to family dinners, and being involved in numerous social activities with her friends and farm neighbors.

She was an active member of Bethel Lutheran Church and enjoyed the friendship bonds formed in the Merry Homemakers Extension Club.

In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents, three sisters and five brothers.

A memorial has been established.

Expressions of caring and kindness can be sent to the family at www.nelsonbauerfh.com.