Leona F. Hultquist, 87, of Fremont NE

July 25, 2016 Leave a comment


Leona F. Hultquist, age 87, of Fremont, Nebraska passed away early Friday morning, July 22, 2016.  Funeral service will be 10 a.m. on Tuesday at the First United Methodist Church in Fremont. The committal will be at 1:30 PM in the Westside Cemetery near Oakland.  Visitation will be held at the Ludvigsen Mortuary, Fremont, on Monday from 2 to 8 p.m. with the family receiving friends from 6 to 8 p.m.  Memorials may be directed to the family for distribution. Online guestbook can be accessed at http://www.ludvigsenmortuary.com.  Ludvigsen Mortuary in Fremont is in charge of arrangements.

Leona was born January 15, 1929 in West Point to Bodolf and Frances (Olson) Nissen. She grew up on the family farm near Oakland. She attended Oakland High School.

On August 19, 1948, Leona was married in the Westside Methodist Church near Oakland to Harold R. Hultquist. They farmed near Oakland. Leona worked as a waitress in Oakland and also was an aid in the Oakland Hospital. The couple moved to Fremont in 1977 and she worked as a unit secretary in the Fremont hospital for 15 years.

Leona was a member of the first United Methodist Church of Fremont and had been involved in various activities there, including the Methodist Quilters. She also belonged to the Prairie Piecemakers (quilters) and Red Hats. She enjoyed sewing, cooking, crafting, decorating, gardening, and genealogy. She was proud of her Danish heritage, more so after visiting her relatives in Denmark several times.

She was preceded in death by parents, 4 brothers: LeRoy, Danny, Myron and wife Prudy, and Marlin Nissen, 2 brothers-in-law Duane and Arnie.

Survivors: husband Harold
4 daughters, Barbara Nelson, Lincoln
Jeanne Pritchard, Fremont
Nancy (David) Guill, Wayne
Patsy (David) Kerschinske, Fremont
Son – Wayne Hultquist, Fremont
Exchange student daughter – Suleka (Santosh) Das of New Jersey
14 grandchildren
21 great grandchildren
3 great, great grandchildren
3 sisters, Inez Diers, West Point
Ila Laaker, Fremont
Betty June (Jim) Wood, Lincoln
brother, Loy (Shirley) Nissen, Oakland
sister-in-law, LaVonne Nissen, Beemer
numerous nieces and nephews

Leona Hultquist

Leona Hultquist

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Joyce E. Gregory, 75, of Fremont NE

January 30, 2016 Leave a comment


Joyce E. Gregory age 75, of Fremont
Died Thursday January 28, 2016
at the Good Samaritan Center in Scribner

Joyce was born January 29, 1940 in Tekamah to Merlin and Annie ‘Smith’ Robinson. She grew up in Tekamah and graduated from Tekamah High School in 1958. She moved to Omaha and worked. She later married and moved to North Carolina before returning to Tekamah to take care of her mother. She attended Bahner College of Hairstyling and raised her family. She then moved to Fremont and worked as a care giver. Her passion was people and mission work. She served missions in Arizona, Utah, Wisconsin and Chicago. Joyce was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Fremont.

Survivors:
Children – Dan (Nikki) Gregory of Fremont
Wendy (Robert) Schmidt of Tekamah
Tim (Pam) Gregory of Meadow Grove
10 grandchildren
5 great grandchildren
2 sisters – Lois of Arizona and Rachael of Omaha

Joyce was preceded in death by a son Matthew, her parents, sisters and brothers.

The funeral will be 10am Monday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1160 N. Garden City Rd.). Bishop Seth Chappell will officiate. Burial will be in the Tekamah Cemetery. Visitation will be Sunday from 2pm to 6pm with the family receiving friends from 2pm to 4pm at the Ludvigsen Mortuary Chapel. Memorials will be determined later.

Online guestbook at http://www.Ludvigsenmortuary.com

Joyce Gregory

Joyce Gregory

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