Miller, Mary Kathryn

May 21, 1939 ~ January 16, 2024

Miller, Mary Kathryn, age 84 of Fort Calhoun, NE.

She was preceded in death by: son David Miller, son-in-law, Ted Bansen, brothers, Joseph, William Patrick, Leo, Louis Sully, sister-in-law, Mary Sully, sister Ruth Laverty, brother-in-law, Raymond Nichols and former spouse, Delmer Miller.

She is survived by: sons, Mike (Deb) Miller, Blair, NE, Rob (Kathy) Miller, Lincoln, NE, son, Joe Miller, Blair, daughters, Liz (Paul) Johnson, Loveland, CO, Kathleen (Toby) McGlaughlin, New Waverly, TX, daughter, Margie Bansen, Blair, 9 grandchildren, 5 great-grandchildren, Sisters Elizabeth Sully, Sinsinawa, WI, Patricia Nichols, Yigo, Guam and brother-in-law, Jack Laverty, Omaha.

VISITATION AND VIGIL SERVICE: 5-8 pm with Vigil Service at 7 pm, Friday, January 19, 2024 at St. John The Baptist Catholic Church in Ft. Calhoun.

MASS OF CHRISTIAN BURIAL: 10 am Saturday, January 20, 2024 at St. Francis Borgia Catholic Church, Blair, NE.

INTERMENT: Holy Cross Cemetery in Blair.

In Lieu of Traditional Remembrances, Memorials Suggested to: St. John The Baptist Catholic Church, Dominican Sisters of Sinsinawa Wisconsin, and Good Shepherd Lutheran Community Home.

Sievers-Sprick Funeral Home, Fort Calhoun, NE 68023 402-468-5678

#2-Published in the Enterprise January 19, 2024 Miller, Mary Kathryn, age 84 of Fort Calhoun, NE.

Born: May 21, 1939, Blair, NE.

Died: January 16, 2024

Mary K. Miller was born on May 21, 1939 to Joseph Benedict Sully and Frances Marcellus (Schenk) Sully in Blair. She graduated High School from Blair and went on to study nursing before being married and later received a degree in Auto Body from Metro Community College. Mary married Delmer Miller February 15, 1958 in Blair, and had seven children together.

Mary was a member of St. John The Baptist Catholic Church. She worked for OPPD Fort Calhoun Nuclear Power Plant for 25 years in maintenance. She ran her own detasseling crew with members of her family & friends for several years. She enjoyed: working on cars, hunting, gardening, canning, knitting, making clothes, watching birds and wildlife, with a passion for planting and growing peonies. She will be most remembered for her outpouring of love and compassion.

She is preceded in death by: son David Miller, son-in-law, Ted Bansen, brothers, Joseph, William Patrick, Leo, Louis Sully, sister-in-law, Mary Sully, sister Ruth Laverty, brother-in-law, Raymond Nichols and former spouse, Delmer Miller.

She is survived by: sons, Mike (Deb) Miller, Blair, NE, Rob (Kathy) Miller, Lincoln, NE, son, Joe Miller, Blair, daughters, Liz (Paul) Johnson, Loveland, CO, Kathleen (Toby) McGlaughlin, New Waverly, TX, daughter, Margie Bansen, Blair, 9 grandchildren, 5 great-grandchildren, Sisters Elizabeth Sully , Sinsinawa, WI, Patricia Nichols, Yigo, Guam and brother-in-law, Jack Laverty, Omaha. VISITATION AND VIGIL SERVICE: 5-8 pm with Vigil Service at 7 pm, Friday, January 19, 2024 at St. John The Baptist Catholic Church in Ft. Calhoun.

MASS OF CHRISTIAN BURIAL: 10 am Saturday, January 20, 2024 at St. Francis Borgia Catholic Church, Blair, NE. Services may be live streamed at: https://trinitycatholicparishes.org/ INTERMENT: Holy Cross Cemetery in Blair.

In Lieu of Traditional Remembrances, Memorials Suggested to: St. John The Baptist Catholic Church, Dominican Sisters of Sinsinawa Wisconsin, and Good Shepherd Lutheran Community Home.

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

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