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Helen Zitterkopf Bott
4 Nov 1920 – 3 Jan 2014
| Birth | 4 Nov 1920 |
| Death | 3 Jan 2014 |
| Cemetery | West Lawn Cemetery Gering , Scotts Bluff County , Nebraska , USA |
| Added by | Cheri Zemanek Kennedy on 16 Jul 2015 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/122829960 |
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Helen Z.Bott Nov 4,1920-Jan 3,2014 Funeral services for HELEN Z. BOTT, 93, will be held at Salem Congregational Church in Scottsbluff, Nebraska on January 8, 2014. Helen passed away January 3, at Regional West Medical Center in Scottsbluff. Interment will be at West Lawn Cemetery in Gering, Nebraska. She was born to Adam and Eva (Eckert) Zitterkopf in Harrington, Kansas on November 4, 1920. Her family moved to the North Platte Valley area where she attended various country schools. She met Harold Bott at a dance at the Scottsbluff Airport when he was on a 3 day leave. He tapped her on the shoulder and asked her if she wanted to dance. They began dating and soon married on November 4, 1947 in Scottsbluff. Helen worked for the Sugar Factory in the 1960's. Along with Harold, Helen enjoyed traveling, fishing, and camping in their motor home, driving all over the United States together. She especially enjoyed their trip to Niagara Falls. She always held dear all of her special memories of times spent together with Harold. They celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary in 1972, a milestone she felt very blessed to share with her husband, family, and friends. She and Harold had 41 years of marriage together before his passing in 1988. Helen's children, grand children and great-grandchildren always held a very loving place in her heart as well. She found enjoyment in cooking and gardening, along with making cabbage burgers with all her wonderful friends at Salem Study Circle. Helen enjoyed playing pinochle, being a member of the American Legion Auxiliary, and the Fire Department Auxiliary.Helen is survived by her daughter, Evonn and her husband Doug Carter from Scottsbluff; sister Esther Eckhardt from North Platte, Nebraska; grandchildren David Carter of Gering, Tera Carter of Scottsbluff; great-grandchildren Kaylynn and Cody Sherfey, and Austin Van Winkle; and sisters in-law Jeanette and Wilma Zitterkopf, both of Scottsbluff. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Harold Bott, sisters: Elizabeth Fields, Katheryn Haberman, Elsie Dutzer, Alma Wells, and brothers Jack and Albert Zitterkopf.
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- Elizabeth Zitterkopf Fields 1910–1975
- Kathryn Zitterkopf Haberman 1912–1953
- Esther Zitterkopf Eckhardt 1917–2014
- Jacob "Jake" Zitterkopf 1918–1987
- Alma Zitterkopf Wells 1924–2002
- Albert Clarence "Al" Zitterkopf 1927–2002
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