Edna Prigge

Edna Prigge, 92, of Fremont died Wednesday, June 9, 2010, at Fremont Area Medical Center.

She was born Sept. 6, 1917, in Washington County, near Arlington, to Henry and Lizzie (Bohling) Prigge. On Sept. 19, 1917, she was baptized in the family home by Rev. G.T. Lang, and on July 5, 1931, she was confirmed in St. Paul’s Lutheran Church of Winslow by the Rev. J. H. Gerdes. She received her schooling at School District 64 near Hooper. She moved with her family from a farm in Washington County to a farm southwest of Hooper in 1924.

On Jan. 1, 1947, Edna left the family farm for employment in Fremont. She worked for several businesses including Woolworth’s, Mode O Day for six years, Fremont Tribune for 21 years, Hammond & Stephens for 11 years and others. On Oct. 1, 1985, Edna retired to enjoy her garden, flowers, and sewing. And she provided care for several of her family members.

Survivors include: two nieces, Vera (and husband, Robert) Price of Louisville, Ky. and Wilma (and husband, Harold) Updike of Eudora, Kan., a nephew, Norman (and wife, Mary) Kraemer of Leitchfield, Ky.

Edna was preceded in death by her parents, Henry and Lizzie, her two sisters, Clara Kraemer and Nora Prigge, her three brothers, Paul, Otto, and infant brother Earl.

The funeral will be 10 a.m. Saturday in Good Shepherd Lutheran Church with the Rev. Timothy Gierke officiating. Visitation will be one hour before the service at the church. The committal will be in Memorial Cemetery.

~~~ Obituary courtesy of the Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Blair Public Library at Blair, Nebraska.~~~