Virginia “Ginny” Mae Dorn, 85, of Tekamah NE

Virginia “Ginny” Mae Dorn was born on June 10, 1930 to Lewis and Violet (Moore) Dorn, on a farm northeast of Craig, Nebraska. She passed away February 10, 2016 at the Oakland Heights Nursing Home in Oakland, Nebraska at the age of 85.

When she was a young child, she moved with her family to Tekamah, Nebraska. She started to attend the United Methodist Church at the age of 4.

Virginia graduated from Tekamah high school in 1947. She continued her education at Dana College, receiving her teaching certificate, and taught country school east of Tekamah.

On March 29, 1950, she was united in marriage to Raymond Howard Simpson at the Methodist Church in Tekamah. They began their lives together on a farm northwest of Tekamah in the Silver Creek Township. In 1958 they moved to a farm near Bertha, Nebraska.

Virginia was active in her rural community. She was a 20-year leader of the Farmer’s Daughters 4-H Club. She was an elder and Sunday school teacher for Divide Center Presbyterian Church; and was active in her Silver Creek Extension Club for 57 years. Virginia donated time and energy to the Burt County Museum in Tekamah and was also active in planning her Tekamah High School class reunions. Ray and Virginia enjoyed their grandchildren’s many sporting events and were 40 year College World Series visitors. She loved her flowers and gardening. The Tekamah Garden Club enjoyed many visits to her beautiful gardens. Virginia enjoyed planning and hosting many family reunions. One of her greatest joys was helping care for her many grandchildren and great grandchildren.

She enjoyed music, which included the clarinet in the high school band, and loved to play the piano. She also enjoyed sewing for her family, making everything from wedding dresses to quilts.

She was preceded in death by her parents; sisters, Margaret (Ray) Hansen, Jean (Lowell) Thompson, Elaine (Lloyd) Warren, infant baby sister; brothers, Bud (Amy) Dorn, Bill Dorn, George (Rene) Dorn, John (JoAnn) Dorn; son-in-law, Terry Backer.

Survivors include her husband Raymond Simpson of rural Tekamah; children, Susan (David) LeGrand of Nebraska City, NE, Ann Simpson of Oakland, NE, Peggy (Jack) Hobbie of Nebraska City, Phil (June) Simpson of rural Tekamah; sister, Violet (J.D) Little of Marshfield, MO; sister-in-law, Wanda (Bill) Dorn of California; 13 Grandchildren; 44 great grandchildren; many nieces and nephews.

The Funeral Service will be held Sat., Feb. 13th at 2:00 p.m. at the United Methodist Church in Tekamah. Visitation will be held one hour prior to service at the church.

Burial is in the Tekamah Cemetery.