Ferne Eileen Burmood, 92, of Pleasant Prairie, Wis., formerly of Columbus, passed away to be with her husband on Monday, Oct. 17, 2011, at Grande Prairie Health & Rehab.
Funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at First United Methodist Church, in Columbus, with the Rev. Bill Ritter officiating. Interment will be in the Roselawn Cemetery in Columbus.
Visitation will be 9:30-10:30 a.m. Saturday at the church.
Ferne Eileen Burmood was born on Aug. 20, 1919, to the late Marvin and Winnie (Lohr) Price Sr. in Columbus. She graduated from Kramer High School in 1937 in Columbus. Ferne met the love of her life, Lee C. Burmood, while working at Jub & Bess Hodges at West End Grocery. She married Lee C. Burmood on Aug. 5, 1939, in Central City. The couple lived in Columbus, where she worked next to her husband for Lyman-Richie Sand & Gravel and then at the Platte County Assessors Office for 20 years. Following her retirement, Ferne worked at the Columbus Senior Center.
She was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Columbus. Ferne enjoyed quilting, sewing, canning, dancing and playing cards. She also enjoyed baking and cooking for everyone. Ferne volunteered at the voting polls. She belonged to a Canasta Club from the time she was 18 until she was 80 years old, playing with the same ladies.
On Nov. 1, 2002, Ferne made her home at Grande Prairie Health & Rehab for almost nine years to be near her daughter, Judy, and family.
Ferne is survived by a son, Gary (Linda) Burmood, of Estherville, Iowa; her daughter, Judy (Tom) Lukassen, of Pleasant Prairie, Wis.; her four grandchildren, Ron (Jill) Burmood, of Sioux Falls, S.D., Fred Lukassen and Jennie Lukassen, of Kenosha, and Deb (Chris) Knudsen, of Pleasant Prairie, Wis.; her six great-grandchildren, Stevie Lukassen and Nick Lukassen, of Kenosha, Wis., Zach Burmood, of Sioux Falls, S.D., Emilee Wolf, of Pierre, S.D., and Elliana Knudsen and Abigail Knudsen, of Pleasant Prairie, Wis.
She is preceded in death by a daughter in infancy; her husband, Lee Burmood, on April 24, 1962; her father, Marvin Price Sr., on Sept. 5, 1967; her mother, Winnie Price, on Feb. 21, 1979; her sister, Maxine Schlender, on Dec. 6, 1984; her brother, Marvin "Bud" Price Jr., on May 8, 1990; and a granddaughter, Jodi (Burmood) Wolf, on Feb. 11, 2011.
Memorials in Ferne's name would be appreciated to the First United Methodist Church (2710 14th St., Columbus, NE 68601).
Ferne Eileen Burmood, 92, of Pleasant Prairie, Wis., formerly of Columbus, passed away to be with her husband on Monday, Oct. 17, 2011, at Grande Prairie Health & Rehab.
Funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at First United Methodist Church, in Columbus, with the Rev. Bill Ritter officiating. Interment will be in the Roselawn Cemetery in Columbus.
Visitation will be 9:30-10:30 a.m. Saturday at the church.
Ferne Eileen Burmood was born on Aug. 20, 1919, to the late Marvin and Winnie (Lohr) Price Sr. in Columbus. She graduated from Kramer High School in 1937 in Columbus. Ferne met the love of her life, Lee C. Burmood, while working at Jub & Bess Hodges at West End Grocery. She married Lee C. Burmood on Aug. 5, 1939, in Central City. The couple lived in Columbus, where she worked next to her husband for Lyman-Richie Sand & Gravel and then at the Platte County Assessors Office for 20 years. Following her retirement, Ferne worked at the Columbus Senior Center.
She was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Columbus. Ferne enjoyed quilting, sewing, canning, dancing and playing cards. She also enjoyed baking and cooking for everyone. Ferne volunteered at the voting polls. She belonged to a Canasta Club from the time she was 18 until she was 80 years old, playing with the same ladies.
On Nov. 1, 2002, Ferne made her home at Grande Prairie Health & Rehab for almost nine years to be near her daughter, Judy, and family.
Ferne is survived by a son, Gary (Linda) Burmood, of Estherville, Iowa; her daughter, Judy (Tom) Lukassen, of Pleasant Prairie, Wis.; her four grandchildren, Ron (Jill) Burmood, of Sioux Falls, S.D., Fred Lukassen and Jennie Lukassen, of Kenosha, and Deb (Chris) Knudsen, of Pleasant Prairie, Wis.; her six great-grandchildren, Stevie Lukassen and Nick Lukassen, of Kenosha, Wis., Zach Burmood, of Sioux Falls, S.D., Emilee Wolf, of Pierre, S.D., and Elliana Knudsen and Abigail Knudsen, of Pleasant Prairie, Wis.
She is preceded in death by a daughter in infancy; her husband, Lee Burmood, on April 24, 1962; her father, Marvin Price Sr., on Sept. 5, 1967; her mother, Winnie Price, on Feb. 21, 1979; her sister, Maxine Schlender, on Dec. 6, 1984; her brother, Marvin "Bud" Price Jr., on May 8, 1990; and a granddaughter, Jodi (Burmood) Wolf, on Feb. 11, 2011.
Memorials in Ferne's name would be appreciated to the First United Methodist Church (2710 14th St., Columbus, NE 68601).
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