Beverly J. Rix, 64

Beverly Jean Rix, 64, of Kennard, died Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2000, at Methodist Hospital in Omaha.

Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 8 at the Church of the Nazarene in Fremont. Interment will be in Prairie View Cemetery, near Kennard.

Visitation will begin at 11 a.m. Thursday at Campbell-Aman Funeral Home in Blair, with the family receiving friends from 6;30 p.m. to 8;30 p.m.

Beverly Jean Rix was born Feb. 17, 1936, in Fremont to Kenneth and Martha (Bolton) Giblin. She was baptized on Palm Sunday 1944 at the Methodist Church in Elk City and confirmed her faith on May 31, 1964 at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Bennington.

Mrs. Rix graduated from Valley High School in May of 1953, and was employed as an executive secretary in Omaha for nine years prior to her marriage.

On Aug. 4, 1962, she married Robert Rix at the Baptist Presbyterian Church in Valley.

Mrs. Rix and her husband later joined St. John’s Lutheran Church in Bennington, and were members for 25 years. During the time that they were members, she taught Sunday school for 11 years. On Jan. 1, 1995, she became a member of the Church of the Nazarene in Fremont.

In 1985, Mrs. Rix attended Metro Community College for one year, and pursued her secretarial duties at Shopko in Omaha for 10 years, later resigning her position due to ill health.

She was a past member of the Omaha Medical Assistants Association, member of the Phi Theta Kappa National Honor Fraternity, 4-H leader, and served on various committees within her church. She also volunteered at Methodist Hospital.

She is survived by her husband, Robert, son and daughter-in-law, Robert Dean and Julie Michelle Rix of Omaha, daughters and son-in-law, Julie Ann Rix of Kennard, Joni Lea and Eric Eitzmann of Omaha, four grandchildren and three step-grandchildren, and a sister, Nell Puls of Omaha.

She was preceded in death by her parents.

Memorials are suggested to the Church of the Nazarene, American Cancer Society, or American Lung Association. Campbell-Aman Funeral Home in Blair is in charge of arrangements.

#2 Funeral Leaflet

In Loving Memory of Beverly Jean Rix

Born February 17, 1936 Fremont, Nebraska ~ Entered Into Rest December 5, 2000 Omaha, Nebraska

Funeral Service 1:30 P.M. Friday, December 8, 2000 Church of the Nazarene Fremont, Nebraska. Officiating: Pastor Tom Shaw. Organist: Becky Shaw. Vocalist: Steve Halley. Musical Selections: “Amazing Grace”, “How Great Thou Art”, “Go Rest High On That Mountain”. Congregational Hymn: “To God Be The Glory”

Casket Bearers: Jeff Anderson, Steve Halley, Pat Hart, John Ostry, Jason Shaw, Ralph Wagner

Honorary Casket Bearers: Caitlin Abri Eitzmann, Cortney Ann Eitzmann, Eva Justine Eitzmann, Ryan Daniel Rix, Christopher Eitzmann, Erica Jade Eitzmann, Jacob Patrick Rix

Graveside Services: Prairie View Cemetery, Kennard, Nebraska

Arrangements by Campbell-Aman Funeral Home

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

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