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Loretta Bessie Kolessa Skalberg

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Birth	:	20 May 1920 Bloomfield, Knox County, Nebraska, USA
Death	:	25 Jun 2009 Wausa, Knox County, Nebraska, USA
Burial	:	Woodlawn Cemetery, Wausa, Knox County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.5102997, -97.5330963
Description	:	Funeral Services for Loretta B. Skalberg, age 89, of Wausa, will be held Monday, June 29, at 10:30 a.m. at Thabor Lutheran Church in Wausa. Pastor Michelle Oetken will officiate with burial in Woodlawn Cemetery. Visitation will be held Sunday from 3:00 to 6:00 P.M. at Brockhaus Funeral Home in Wausa. She died Thursday, June 25, 2009 at Faith Regional Health Services in Norfolk, NE. Loretta Bessie Skalberg was born May 20, 1920 at Bloomfield, NE to Ernest and Bessie (Ferguson) Kolessa. She was baptized on April 5, 1933 and confirmed on March 25, 1934 at St. Marks Lutheran Church in Bloomfield. She... Read More	Funeral Services for Loretta B. Skalberg, age 89, of Wausa, will be held Monday, June 29, at 10:30 a.m. at Thabor Lutheran Church in Wausa. Pastor Michelle Oetken will officiate with burial in Woodlawn Cemetery. Visitation will be held Sunday from 3:00 to 6:00 P.M. at Brockhaus Funeral Home in Wausa. She died Thursday, June 25, 2009 at Faith Regional Health Services in Norfolk, NE. Loretta Bessie Skalberg was born May 20, 1920 at Bloomfield, NE to Ernest and Bessie (Ferguson) Kolessa. She was baptized on April 5, 1933 and confirmed on March 25, 1934 at St. Marks Lutheran Church in Bloomfield. She attended Bloomfield Public Schools and graduated with the class of 1938. On August 8, 1941 she married James Skalberg of Wausa at Madison, NE. To this union one son was born, Robert James. Loretta worked as a waitress in several cafes and then worked for Carlson Home and Auto for 40 years retiring in 1996. She resided at the Countryside Villa for one year and then moved to the Golden Living Center in Wausa in December of 2006. Loretta enjoyed playing Pinochle with her card club and also volunteering at Thabor Lutheran Church of which she was a member. She is survived by her son, Robert and wife Betty of Norfolk; four grandchildren, Bradley Skalberg of Norfolk, Bryan and Marilyn Skalberg of Eugene, OR, Barry and Traci Skalberg of Grand Island, NE, and Rebecca and Seth Snedigar of Valley, AL. She has 10 great grandchildren, Kallie and Issak Skalberg, Alex and Emily Demaderios, Nicky and Livia Skalberg, Sam, Cara, and Luke Skalberg, and Madyson Snedigar. She was preceded in death by her parents, Ernest and Bessie Kolessa; husband James in 2002; brothers, Melvin, John, Raymond, and William Kolessa; and two sisters, Helen Ermels and Doris Sage.

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Loretta Bessie Kolessa Skalberg's memorial is located at: Woodlawn Cemetery, Wausa, Knox County, USA.
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Loretta Bessie Kolessa Skalberg death on 25 Jun 2009 in Wausa, Knox County, Nebraska, USA
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Latitude: 42.5102997
Longitude: -97.5330963

Family Members:

Parent

Spouse

James Ernest Skalberg

(1918 - 2002)

Siblings

John Ray Kolessa

(1914 - 2002)

Doris Kolessa Fritz

(1918 - 1984)

William E. Kolessa

(1930 - 2002)

Children

Robert James “Bob” Skalberg

(1941 - 2018)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Woodlawn Cemetery
Wausa, Knox County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5102997, -97.5330963

2. Thabor Lutheran Cemetery
Wausa, Knox County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5102997, -97.5671997

3. Magnet Cemetery
Magnet, Cedar County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4644012, -97.4655991

4. Olive Grove Cemetery
Cedar County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5264015, -97.4167023

5. Golgotha Lutheran Cemetery
Wausa, Knox County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4732600, -97.6609400

6. Bloomfield Cemetery
Bloomfield, Knox County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6007996, -97.6605988

7. Saint Marys Cemetery
Osmond, Pierce County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3661003, -97.6102982

8. Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
Osmond, Pierce County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3650017, -97.6106033

9. Eden Valley Cemetery
Pierce County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4241982, -97.7177963

10. Rose Hill Cemetery
McLean, Pierce County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3518982, -97.4666977

11. Osmond Cemetery
Osmond, Pierce County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3457985, -97.5821991

12. Morrillville Cemetery
Bloomfield, Knox County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5725000, -97.7541000

13. Saint Frances Cemetery
Randolph, Cedar County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3946991, -97.3482971

14. Randolph Cemetery
Randolph, Cedar County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3873900, -97.3501700

15. Kemma Cemetery
Knox County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5438995, -97.8103027

16. Saint Josephs Catholic Cemetery
Cedar County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7064200, -97.4362700

17. Saint Rose Cemetery
Crofton, Knox County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7280998, -97.5192032

18. Saint Michaels Cemetery
Hartington, Cedar County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6119003, -97.2699966

19. Crofton Cemetery
Crofton, Knox County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7296982, -97.4860992

20. Saint John Baptist Catholic Church Cemetery
Fordyce, Cedar County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6980100, -97.3663300

21. Beaver View Cemetery
Crofton, Knox County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7355995, -97.5847015

22. Gnewuch Gravesite
Center, Knox County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5973000, -97.8267800

23. Hartington Cemetery
Hartington, Cedar County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6335983, -97.2628021

24. Zion Cemetery
Pierce County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3293991, -97.7371979