Katherine (Gibbs) Lockhart was born April 3, 1925, in Newcastle, Nebraska, to James and Lucy (Fitzgerald) Gibbs. She passed away November 10, 2014 at Golden Living Center in Tekamah, Nebraska, at the age of 89.
Katherine moved to Tekamah at the age of 20. It was there, in 1952, that she married her soul mate Charles (Yockey) Lockhart. She worked in accounting all her life, and retired from the Burt County State Bank in 1984. After retiring, she enjoyed traveling and spending time with her family.
Katherine was an active member of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, in Tekamah. She was a beloved mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, wife and friend. She was a strong, independent and remarkably generous woman, who will be much missed. Her caring, loving ways, sense of humor and spunk touched the hearts of everyone she met. She was always there for everyone, always donating time and money to others.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles (Yockey); parents, James and Lucy Gibbs; sister, Winona Ryan; brother, Jim Gibbs; brothers-in-law, Edgar and Sam Lockhart, Jim Ryan, Ronald Ericksen; sisters-in-law, Ann Williams, Hazel Winslade, Mae Palmer, Agnes Farris, Helen Madsen.
Survivors include her daughters, Mary Miklas, of Bellevue, NE, Bobbi Jo Lockhart, of Blair, NE; two grandchildren, Brandon Miklas, of Bellevue, Christopher (Eileen) Lockhart, of Chicago, IL; great granddaughter, Norah, of Chicago; sister-in-law, Bernice, of Lincoln, NE; brother-in-law, Keith Palmer, of Tekamah; many nieces; nephews; and other loved ones.
MEMORIAL SERVICE: Friday, November 14, 2014, 10:00 a.m. at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, Tekamah, NE
VIGIL SERVICE: Thursday, November 13, at 7:00 p.m. at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, Tekamah.
BURIAL: Tekamah Cemetery
MEMORIALS: To the family
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