Bernett Monson, 95

Bernett Monson, 95, of Blair, died Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2006, at Good Shepherd Lutheran Home in Blair.

Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 9, at First Lutheran Church in Blair. Interment will be in the Kennard Cemetery.

Visitation will be held beginning at 10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 8, at Campbell-Aman Funeral Home, with the family receiving friends from 6 to 8 p.m.

Bernett Matz was born June 4, 1911, on a farm near Wisner, to Emma and Marx Matz. She attended Fremont High School, but completed her senior year at Blair High School.

On Feb. 18, 1932, she married Elmer Monson. The couple lived on a farm near Kennard and later bought the Honey B Farm, where they lived until Mr. Monson’s death. Mrs. Monson continued to live on the farm until 2003.

Mrs. Monson was always active in church work, serving as president of the Lutheran Ladies Aid in Kennard for many years, and was an active member of First Lutheran Church in Blair. She enjoyed quilting, crocheting, playing cards, sports (especially Nebraska football), sewing, gardening and canning. At the age of 90, she canned 90 quarts of tomato juice.

She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Beverly and Gordon Soderberg of Blair; three grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; a sister, Ruth McVey, and a brother, Gerald Matz, both of Omaha.

In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by a son, Richard Lee; sisters, Mildred Bevelheimer, Ethel Finegan, and Vivian Rock; and brothers, Floyd and Ray Matz.

Memorials are suggested to First Lutheran Church or the American Diabetes Foundation.

#2 Monson, Bernett, 95

Burial in Kennard Cemetery

Published in Omaha World Herald-unknown date

MONSON, Bernett, 95, of Blair. Survived by daughter and son-in-law, Beverly and Gordon Soderberg, Blair, 3 grandchildren, 5 great grandchildren, 1 sister Ruth McVey and 1 brother Gerald Matz, both of Omaha.

Services 10:30 AM Saturday at First Lutheran Church. Burial in the Kennard Cemetery. Visitation will begin 10 AM Friday with family receiving friends from 6 to 8 PM.

CAMPBELL-AMAN FUNERAL HOME Blair, NE 402-426-2191

Find a Grave # 26420091. Buried in Blk 8 Lot 16 Space 5.

#3 Funeral Leaflet

In Loving Memory of Bernett Monson

Born June 4, 1911 Wisner, Nebraska ~ Entered Into Rest December 6, 2006 Blair, Nebraska

Funeral Service 10:00 A.M. Saturday, December 9, 2006 First Lutheran Church Blair, Nebraska. Officiating: Rev. Bill Shaner, Rev. Walt Behrens. Pianist: Melissa Birdsong. Organist: Clare Cowing. Vocalist: Duey Heffelfinger. Vocal Selections: “On Eagle’s Wings”, “The Lord’s Prayer” Congregational Hymns: “Amazing Grace”, “What A Friend We Have In Jesus”

Casket Bearers: Scott Soderberg, Don Bevelheimer, Monte Matz, Doug McVey, Troy Soderberg, Marty Matz, Tim Welch

Final Resting Place: Kennard Cemetery, Kennard, Nebraska

Interment: Blair Cemetery

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

FindaGrave #26420091