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Edith Purdy Nordhues

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Birth	:	14 Sep 1922 Brayton, Greeley County, Nebraska, USA
Death	:	6 Mar 2015 Greeley, Greeley County, Nebraska, USA
Burial	:	Sacred Heart Cemetery, Greeley, Greeley County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.5539017, -98.5381012
Description	:	GREELEY — Edith Nordhues, 92, of Greeley died Friday March 6, 2015, at the Greeley Care Home. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church at Greeley. Father Matthew Koperski will officiate. Burial will be in the Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery. T. J. Finn and Sons Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. Edith was born Sept. 14, 1922, in the Brayton area of Greeley County to Clarence and Anna (Larken) Purdy. She was raised and spent her whole life in Greeley County. Edith attended grade school at the Reed rural school and graduated... Read More	GREELEY — Edith Nordhues, 92, of Greeley died Friday March 6, 2015, at the Greeley Care Home. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church at Greeley. Father Matthew Koperski will officiate. Burial will be in the Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery. T. J. Finn and Sons Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. Edith was born Sept. 14, 1922, in the Brayton area of Greeley County to Clarence and Anna (Larken) Purdy. She was raised and spent her whole life in Greeley County. Edith attended grade school at the Reed rural school and graduated from Greeley Public High School in 1942. Edith was married to John Nordhues on May 28, 1945, at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church at Greeley. Edith and John lived their married lives on farms in Greeley County, where they raised their nine children. John passed away in 2001. Edith continued living on the farm for several years before moving to Kerry Kourt and then, in March of 2010, she made her home at the Greeley Care Home. Edith had several jobs over the years, including working at the Spalding Hospital, May Gray’s Nursing Home, Greeley Care Home, housekeeping, catering and had also worked for Royal Neighbors Insurance. Her most fulfilling job was cooking at the Brick Palace Restaurant, where she was famous for her fried chicken and hot beef. Edith was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Catholic Daughters, Altar Society, Sacred Heart Study Club and Extension Club. Edith’s hobbies included sewing, cooking and painting dish towels. She loved being around her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Survivors include two sons, John Nordhues and his wife, Jackie, and Tim Nordhues, all of Greeley; seven daughters and their spouses, Mary Kay and LeRoy Dozler of Albion, Dee and Harold Caudill of Dakota City, Pat and Ed Wlaschin of Spalding, Jackie and Andy Ryan of Greeley, Teresa and Rick Roggenkamp of Lincoln, Bernie Getzlaff of Wicona, Minn., and Betty Smith and her friend, Greg Greving, of Grand Island; two sisters, Dorothy Koenig of Spalding, and Maxine Whittle of Sumter, S.C.; 39 grandchildren; 78 great-grandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren; and her aunt, Dorothy Purdy of Grand Island. Edith was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, John; three brothers Cyril, Cletus and John Purdy; three sisters, Evelyn Fuller, Ethel Happ and Helen Nordhues; a son-in-law, Denny Getzlaff; a granddaughter, Kristine Dozler; and three great-grandchildren, Dezan Soto, Emma Sheridan and Henry Wiese.

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Edith Purdy Nordhues's memorial is located at: Sacred Heart Cemetery, Greeley, Greeley County, USA.
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Edith Purdy Nordhues death on 6 Mar 2015 in Greeley, Greeley County, Nebraska, USA
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Latitude: 41.5539017
Longitude: -98.5381012

Family Members:

Parent

Clarence Leroy Purdy

(1890 - 1965)

Anna Cecelia Larkin Purdy

(1890 - 1935)

Spouse

John Nordhues

(1909 - 2001)

Siblings

Helen Theresa Purdy Nordhues

(1916 - 2014)

Ethel Ann Purdy Happ

(1920 - 2013)

Cletus Elias Purdy

(1924 - 2003)

John DeLyle Purdy

(1926 - 1942)

Children

Theresa Ann Nordhues Roggenkamp

(1955 - 2021)

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