Juanita "Nita" Hytrek

Juanita "Nita" C. Hytrek, 93, of Stuart, died Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023, at Parkside Manor in Stuart.
Juanita Catherine Kaup was born April 13, 1930, to Ferdinand and Rose (Wallinger) Kaup. She was a 1947 graduate of Stuart High School.
She married Andrew Hytrek on Sept. 30, 1950, at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Stuart.
Nita milked cows side by side with Andy during the early years of their marriage, and raised flocks of chickens and turkeys for butchering and canned and froze everything that grew on a tree or in her large garden. She always downplayed her cooking skills, but was an excellent cook and baker, making sure there were cookies, cake or pie around when kids or grandkids came home to visit.
She was a lifetime member of St. Boniface Catholic Church, a member of the church's Christian Mothers and also was a longtime leader of the Sandhills 4-H Club. Her children lovingly agree she was one of the most stubborn people in the world, but was a pushover when it came to her grandchildren.
Survivors include her seven children: daughter, Sally Hytrek, of Omaha; and sons
Timothy (Lori) Hytrek, of Council Bluffs, Iowa; Dennis (Tonya) Hytrek, of Atkinson; David
(Kathy) Hytrek, of Atkinson; Patrick (Tammy) Hytrek, of Stuart; Chris (Staci) Hytrek, of
Cortland, Neb., and Nicholas (Erin) Hytrek, of Moville, Iowa; 21 grandchildren, 29 great
grandchildren and three great-great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Andy, an infant son, Andy Jr., and her five sisters and two brothers.