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Nadene Esther Kraft Nutter

1 Apr 1920 – 15 Sep 2024

Birth	1 Apr 1920
Death	15 Sep 2024
Cemetery	Riverside Cemetery Gibbon , Buffalo County , Nebraska , USA
Added by	Marilyn Sommers Neal on 22 Aug 2017
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/182637436

Bio

Nadene Esther Kraft Ondrak Nutter was born April 1, 1920. She passed away 104 years later on September 15, 2024 in Ravenna, Nebraska. She grew up on a farm near Rockwell City, Iowa and was one of 11 children. Her parents were Fred Albert Kraft and Louise Schnell Kraft. Her brothers were: Walter, Carl, Harry, Richard, Freddy Jr., and George. Her sisters were: Helen Ellis, Nina Watkins, Garnet Bloomquist and Marie Vosberg. She was the last of her family to pass. She married Bernard John Ondrak in 1943. They had their first daughter Claudia in 1945 followed by Clyde (1947), Linda (1950), Mary (1953), Nancy (1955), Jerry (1957), Bonnie (1958), and Patti (1962). The early years were in Iowa until they moved to Cairo, Nebraska in 1950. Bernard was diagnosed with cancer in 1963. He stopped working in 1964 and passed away in 1976. Nadene worked several jobs to keep the family going. Even with help from her older kids who were working and contributing she was forced to divorce Bernard in 1974 to escape the mounting medical bills. Nadene married Jim Nutter in 1976 and they lived on the Nutter family farm near Shelton, Nebraska. Jim was a retired farmer who worked construction and Nadine worked for Eaton's in Kearney. She retired in 1983 after 10 years. They were extremely happy together and enjoyed family, traveling (even if it was just to Valentine, NE for lunch to celebrate Valentine's Day) and growing beautiful gardens that surrounded the farm. Jim passed away in 2014 leaving her to live alone on the farm. In February 2022, with encouragement from her family, she sold the farm and moved into Seneca Sunrise Assisted Living in Ravenna. She enjoyed her new place mostly because she didn't have to cook for herself anymore and there was always some around. She was preceded by her parents, brothers and sisters, nieces and nephews and her children, Claudia Murr and Clyde Ondrak. We are extremely grateful to the staff and caregivers of Seneca and to the Aseracare hospice team who cared so much for Nadene.

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Family

Parents

• Fred A Kraft 1879–1955 FaG
• Louise Ida Schnell Kraft 1882–1936 FaG

Spouse

• Bernard "Skinner" Ondrak 1903–1976
• Franklin James Nutter 1927–2014 FaG

Siblings

• Walter Albert Kraft 1903–1972 FaG
• Carl Edward Kraft 1905–1985 FaG
• Harry August Kraft 1907–1993 FaG
• Richard Harold Kraft 1909–1992 FaG
• Frederick Julius "Fredie J" Kraft 1911–1913 FaG
• Helen Louise Kraft Ellis 1913–1983 FaG
• Nina Carolina Kraft Watkins 1916–1992 FaG
• Garnet Minnie Kraft Bloomquist 1918–2006 FaG
• Marie Edna Kraft Vosberg 1922–2008 FaG
• George Washington Kraft 1925–2006 FaG

Children

• Claudia J. Ondrak Murr 1945–2021
• Clyde George Ondrak 1947–2018

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