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Emily E Weverka Kelley

21 Mar 1926 – 12 Sep 2024

Birth	21 Mar 1926
Death	12 Sep 2024
Cemetery	Saint Wenceslaus Catholic Cemetery Valley County , Nebraska , USA
Added by	BWL on 03 Jul 2014
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19516392

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Emily E. Kelley, age 98, of Sargent, was born on March 21, 1926, to Martin and Emma (Polak) Weverka. She was born at home on the farm and was named Baby Weverka on her birth certificate. Emily was the youngest of five siblings: Julius, Emanuel, and twins William and Wilma. She walked to a country school until she later attended Sargent Public School and graduated in 1944. She then moved to Omaha to live with her sister, Wilma, and attend beauty school. Emily loved to dance. In fact, at a dance hall in Omaha, she met her husband Richard William Kelley. They were married on October 8, 1949, at St. Bridgette's Catholic Church in Omaha. In 1954, they moved back to Sargent to farm and raise their children. Emily loved to bake and was known for her homemade kolaches and sauerkraut. After Richard passed in 1994, Emily stayed on the farm staying busy with her plants, garden, and love of going to auctions. In 2022, she went to live with her daughter, Annette Sierks. Emily passed away peacefully on September 12, 2024, in Brewster. Emily was preceded in death by her parents, Martin J. Weverka and Emma E. (Polak) Weverka, her husband, Richard W. Kelley, her son Martin J. Kelley, her daughter, Maureen E. (Kelley) Sartain, and her grandson, Russell W. Kelley. Left to cherish Emily's memories are her children, Richard W. Kelley (Shirley) of Broken Bow, Sharon Sherbeck (Ed) of Taylor, Annette Sierks (Tim) of Brewster, and Marilyn Grant (Todd) of Ansley, 17 grandchildren, and 48 great-grandchildren.

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Richard William Kelley 1921–1994 FaG

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