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Florence Rebecca “Flossie” Garrett Lefever

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Birth	:	26 Dec 1921 Fillmore County, Nebraska, USA
Death	:	6 Jul 2017 Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska, USA
Burial	:	Geneva Cemetery, Geneva, Fillmore County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.5359900, -97.6064900
Plot	:	Sec. 6 Lot 052 Plot 03
Description	:	LEFEVER, FLORENCE FLOSSIE--Florence R. “Flossie” Lefever was born December 26, 1921, at the famiy farm home in Madison Township, Fillmore County, NE, to Harvey B. Garrett and Ida May Theobald Garrett. She passed away July 6, 2017, at Heritage Crossings in Geneva, at the age of 95 years six months and ten days. Florence joined siblings, Kathleen and Harlan. In 1927, a brother Richard was welcomed into the family; however, Ida May died two weeks after his birth, leaving Kathleen to become the mother figure. Harvey, finding himself not able to care for a baby... Read More	LEFEVER, FLORENCE FLOSSIE--Florence R. “Flossie” Lefever was born December 26, 1921, at the famiy farm home in Madison Township, Fillmore County, NE, to Harvey B. Garrett and Ida May Theobald Garrett. She passed away July 6, 2017, at Heritage Crossings in Geneva, at the age of 95 years six months and ten days. Florence joined siblings, Kathleen and Harlan. In 1927, a brother Richard was welcomed into the family; however, Ida May died two weeks after his birth, leaving Kathleen to become the mother figure. Harvey, finding himself not able to care for a baby and the three older children, made the painful decision to allow Ida’s sister; Tillie Theobald Brower and husband Harry to raise the baby. Growing up on the farm she enjoyed playing with many cousins in the area and from Wyoming and Iowa. She attended District 3 through the eighth grade and graduated from Geneva High School with the class of 1938. She belonged to the Congregational Church in Geneva for over 75 years. On June 9, 1940, she married Warren “Flunky” Lefever of Geneva in Shelby at the Evangelical United Brethren parsonage by the Rev. Plymesser. They lived with her father east of Geneva for the first year of their marriage until Warren’s parents, John and Nora Lefever, and two of his siblings left Nebraska in 1941 to farm in Missouri and they moved west of Geneva. It was there that their family grew to include Ken, JoAnn and Beth. She assisted Warren as a farm wife, loving every minute of that life. Her father remarried in 1944, and she became a daughter to Viola Bender Garrett. She belonged to the Congregational Women’s Fellowship, taught Sunday School and served on the Geneva High School Alumni Association Directory Committee, later as chairman. She and Warren belonged to the Geneva Community Grange where she held many local and state offices. While Warren was master of Grange, he formed a committee which included themselves, Darrel and Jean Hughes and Guy and Lorene Brown to being compiling a history of Fillmore County. The three couples traversed the county during the day gathering information, and came together in the evenings to begin sorting what they had collected. Florence’s cousin, UNL Professor Wilbur G. Gaffney, was the editor. All of their hard work over numerous years resulted in the blue book called “The Fillmore County Story.” She and Warren moved to Geneva on 1977 and they embraced town life. Warren died in 1995, leaving her alone, but she found joy in going to coffee downtown and later at Heritage, where she found a whole new family to love. She moved to Heritage Crossings Assisted Living in May 2014 and then to skilled care for the last eight months where she received loving care. She acquired nicknames, “Fossil” and “Flossie R-e-ebecca” by two special women in her life there. She loved to play cards and played in two groups at Heritage. Her family was the greatest joy of her life and when grandchildren and then great-grandchildren began arriving she was overjoyed. She greatly enjoyed all the activities of the grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was lovingly called “Grammy,” “Grammy Flo” or “Flobee.” She formed many lasting friendships throughout her life and each was special to her. She is preceded in death by her husband, Warren; parents, step-mother, sister, Kathleen Richards; brothers Harlan Garrett and Richard Brower; and nephew Robert Richards and Jesse Richards; brothers-in-law, John (Lena) Lefever, Wayne (Pat) Lefever and John Vance. Florence is survived by her son Ken, and wife Sandra; daughters, JoAnn and husband John Edgecombe,; and Beth Lefever; grandchildren, John Lefever, Nathan (Chelsey) Lefever, and Daniel Lefever; James (Michelle) Edgecombe, Michael (Abbe) Edgecombe; Brent Hultine and Aimee (Jeff) Schlegel; great-grandchildren, Oliva Lefever; Cooper, Hudson, Lawson and Piper Lefever; Grant and Benjamin Edgecombe; Lauren and Shaun Edgecombe, Anna, Katie, Luke and Riley Boonstra; Morgan Framke and Nora, Elliot and Isaac Schlegel; sisters-in-law, Jean Vance and Dorothy Brower; many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Funeral services were held July 12 at First Congregational United Church of Christ with the Rev. Stuart Davis officiating. Nancy Cradduck was organist and soloist Karl Brinkman sang “Whispering Hope,” “Hymn of Promise,” and “Somewhere Over the Rainbow.” Pallbearers were her grandchildren. Great-grandchildren served as honorary pallbearers. Interment was in the Geneva Public Cemetery. The Nebraska Signal July 19, 2017 page 4A col. 3, 4 & 5

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Latitude: 40.5359900
Longitude: -97.6064900

Family Members:

Parent

Harvey B. Garrett

(1887 - 1961)

Ida May Theobald Garrett

(1889 - 1927)

Spouse

Warren LaVelle “Flunky” Lefever

(1917 - 1995)

Siblings

Kathleen Elvina Garrett Richards

(1912 - 2002)

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Coordinate: 40.5359900, -97.6064900

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Coordinate: 40.5184200, -97.6145000

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13. Bohemian Brethren Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.5098300, -97.4058300

14. Roe Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.6912000, -97.5955000

15. Harmony Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.3788986, -97.5381012

16. Fairview Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.4817009, -97.8133011

17. Ohiowa Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.4235992, -97.4428024

18. Exeter Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.6521988, -97.4364014

19. Horton Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.6911011, -97.5025024

20. Bohemian National Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.4818993, -97.3878021

21. Saint Johns Lutheran Church Cemetery North
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Coordinate: 40.4213982, -97.4253006

22. Kasak Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.5393000, -97.3683000

23. Stockholm Lutheran Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.4091988, -97.7767029

24. Summit Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.3656006, -97.6913986