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Betty June Stanek Vodehnal

27 Feb 1925 – 11 Dec 2010

Birth27 Feb 1925
Death11 Dec 2010
CemeteryCottonwood Cemetery
Burwell , Garfield County , Nebraska , USA
Added byGary Geiselman on 03 Oct 2020
FaGhttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/62824382

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Betty Vodehnal, 85, of Ord died Saturday, Dec. 11, 2010, at the Valley County Health System Hospital in Ord. Betty was born Feb. 27, 1925, in Garfield County to Frank and Anna (Kokes) Stanek. Betty was preceded in death by: husbands, Gordon Ziegler, and Rudolph Vodehnal. Survivors are: sons and daughters-in-law, Jim and Bonita Ziegler of Burwell and Bill and Candi Ziegler of Ericson; daughters and son-in-law, Patricia Glos of Bethune, Colo., and Rhonda and Darrell Miller of Elgin; 13 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren. Betty was raised in Garfield County two miles east of Burwell. She attended the District 14 rural school and graduated from Burwell High School in 1942. Betty was married to Gordon Ziegler on June 26, 1942, they lived in Wahoo and Omaha for one year, then moved to a farm northwest of Burwell. Gordon passed away Oct. 16, 1964. Betty continued living on the farm with help of her children until she married Rudolph Vodehnal on June 16, 1968. After her children were grown and away from home she attended school at Kearney State College to become an L.P. N. She worked at the Valley County Hospital and Nursing Home for 19 years retiring in 1993. After six weeks of retirement she started working as assistant cook at the Ord Senior Center until 2007. Betty was a member of the Ord Christian Church; the Christian Women's Group; ZCBJ Lodge; and was on the Board of Directors of the Ord Senior Center. She had also been a member of the Kent Corner Club. Betty's hobbies included rug making, playing scrabble, playing cards, crossword puzzles, reading, exercising and gardening. She enjoyed her family, attending church and church activities. Betty was also preceded in death by: sisters, Agnes, Emma and Josie; son-in-law, Syl Glos and grandson, Jesse Ziegler. Published in The Grand Island Independent on 12/14/2010

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