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Lois Katherine Crane Petska
13 Oct 1926 – 23 Aug 2012
| Birth | 13 Oct 1926 |
| Death | 23 Aug 2012 |
| Cemetery | Fort McPherson National Cemetery Maxwell , Lincoln County , Nebraska , USA |
| Added by | Amy on 10 Oct 2012 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/95889819 |
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LOIS KATHERINE PETSKA October 13,1926-August 23,2012 Lois Katherine Petska, 85, of Hershey, NE passed away Thursday, August 23, 2012, at Great Plains Regional Medical Center in North Platte, NE. Lois was born October 13, 1926, at Vail, IA to Tyra and Celinda Belle McCullough Crane. She grew up in Vail and graduated from Vail High School in 1944. Lois then started Commercial Extension Business College at home then finished in Omaha, NE where she also worked at Mutual Benefit for three years. On December 31, 1949, Lois married Richard Stanley Petska in Omaha and they made their home there for a year before moving to Ord, NE. They later moved to Albion, NE in 1951 and to Hershey in 1956 where they settled and raised their family. Lois worked at Booth's Highway Cafe until it closed then went to work as a cook for Hershey Public School, retiring in 1995. Lois was a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church, the Hershey Altar Society and the American Legion Auxiliary Unit #279. After retiring she was active in the Hershey Senior Center. Lois is survived by her five daughters, Jane (John) Haines, of North Platte, Jean (Butch) Brecks, of Cozad, NE, Frances Petska, of El Cerrito, CA, Linda Petska, of Hershey and Virginia (Paul) Michalski, of Elyria, NE; three sons, Larry (JoAnn) Petska and Gary (Cindy) Petska, all of Hershey and Charles (Lisa) Petska, of Cozad, NE. She is also survived by 12 grandchildren, Michael Petska, Richard Petska, Scott Tighe, Sherry Pigman, Susan (Russ) Flaming, Sandy (Ron) Wilson, Justin (Whitney) Petska, Kayla Petska, Warren Michalski, Jessica Michalski, Ashley Petska (fiancé Ashton Hochstetler) and Halie Petska; six great-grandchildren, John Paul, Michael, Faith, Ethan, Aubrey and Austin; five sisters-in-law, Betty Crane, of Profitstown, IL, Betty (Floyd) Kusek, of Boring, OR, Geneva Petska, of Hastings, NE, Lorene Meese, of Ord, NE and Mary Petska, of Portland, OR; many nieces, nephews and other family. She was preceded in death by her husband, Richard; her parents, Tyra and Celinda Crane; a sister, Frances Boham; and four brothers, Ira, Leslie, Robert and John Crane. Burial will be in Fort McPherson National Cemetery.
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- Ira Chester Crane 1909–1995 FaG
- Leslie Howard Crane 1912–1992 FaG
- Frances Ruth Crane Boham 1915–2001 FaG
- Robert North Crane 1918–1995 FaG
- John Marion Crane 1921–1992 FaG
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