Welchert, Donna Jean

October 4, 1930 - August 2, 2020

Age 89, of Fort Calhoun, NE. Donna was born in Exeter, NE on October 4, 1930 to Joe and Mathilda Becker. She died on August 2, 2020 in Fort Calhoun, NE. Donna started nursing school at Creighton after high school. She married Robert Welchert on February 11, 1950. They moved to the Fort Calhoun area in 1965 where their life's work was truck farming and raising children. Donna spent her days baking, sewing, canning and taking care of her 17 children. In her spare time she enjoyed quilting and taking care of her flowers.

Donna is survived by her sons and daughters-in-law: Willie and Sue, Bob Jr. and Pat, Jim, Gene and Cathy, Larry and Barb, John and Deb, Jerry and Deb, Royce, Frank and Diane, Donald and Jean, Leo and Shelly, Paul and Michelle, Ted and Sunshine; daughters and sons-in-law: Patty and Ron Yanke, Jeanne and Ken Knight, Linda and Mike Replogle; 50 grandchildren, 67 great-grandchildren, 3 great-great-grandchildren and counting. She also has a sister, Agnes Loukota.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Bob; son, Rick; infant son, Timothy; son-in-law, James Kelly III; brothers, Arlan, Donald, Jake; and sister Loretta.

VISITATION AND VIGIL SERVICE: 3-8pm Thursday, August 6, 2020, with the 3-4pm hour for the elderly and health impaired. VIGIL SERVICE at 7pm, all at St. John The Baptist Catholic Church, Fort Calhoun, NE. Social Distancing will be observed and face masks are recommended. MASS OF CHRISTIAN BURIAL: 10am Friday, August 7, 2020, also at St. John's. Interment: Fort Calhoun Cemetery. Memorials suggested to Fort Calhoun Fire and Rescue or St. John The Baptist Catholic Church.

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#2-#2-Published in the Enterprise August 7, 2020

Donna Jean Welchert, age 89 of Fort Calhoun, NE.

Donna was born in Exeter, NE on Oct. 4, 1930 to Joe and Mathilda Becker. She died on Aug. 2, 2020 in Fort Calhoun, NE. Donna started nursing school at Creighton after high school. She married Robert Welchert on February 11, 1950. They moved to the Fort Calhoun area in 1965 where their life's work was truck farming and raising children. Donna spent her days baking, sewing, canning and taking care of her 17 children. In her spare time she enjoyed quilting and taking care of her flowers.

Donna is survived by her sons and daughters-in-law, Willie and Sue, Bob Jr and Pat, Jim, Gene and Cathy, Larry and Barb, John and Deb, Jerry and Deb, Royce, Frank and Diane, Donald and Jean, Leo and Shelly, Paul and Michelle, Ted and Sunshine. Daughters and son's-in-law, Patty and Ron Yanke, Jeanne and Ken Knight, Linda and Mike Replogle. 50 grandchildren, 67 great-grandchildren, 3 great-great grandchildren and counting. She also has a sister Agnes Loukota.

She is preceded in death by her husband Bob, son Rick, infant son Timothy, son-in-law James Kelly III, brothers Arlan, Donald, Jake and sister Loretta.

VISITATION AND VIGIL SERVICE: 3:00-8:00 pm Thursday, August 6, 2020 with the 3:00-4:00 hour for the elderly and health impaired. Vigil Service at 7:00 pm. all at St. John The Baptist Catholic Church, Fort Calhoun, NE.

Social Distancing will be observed and face masks are recommended.

MASS OF CHRISTIAN BURIAL: 10:00 am Friday, August 7, 2020 also at St. John's.

INTERMENT: Fort Calhoun Cemetery
MEMORIALS SUGGESTED TO: Fort Calhoun Fire and Rescue or St. John The Baptist Catholic Church.
Sievers-Sprick Funeral Home
Fort Calhoun, NE 68023
402-468-5678
www.sieverssprickfuneralhome.com

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

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