Obituary for Valdean Vrba (Nagengast)
Valdean H. Vrba age 83 of Meridian, Idaho formerly Fremont, Nebraska passed away Saturday, April 11, 2020 at Creekside Transitional Care & Rehab in Meridian, ID. She was born September 30, 1936 at Leigh, Nebraska to William and Helen (Koch) Nagengast.
Valdean graduated from Leigh High School. She married Ronald Vrba on June 2, 1959 at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church at Clyde, Nebraska. Ron preceded her in death on April 2. 1998. She grew up on a farm and then was a military wife living in Germany, Omaha and finally Fremont. She worked at Campbell Soup, Vienna Bakery, Irv’s Deli and Hammond and Stephens all in Fremont. She moved to Idaho in October of 2018.
She is survived by her sons, Jeff (Julie) Vrba of Meridian, Idaho and Eric (Grace) Vrba of Gaithersburg, Maryland; brother, Norman (Judy) Nagengast of California and Daniel (Sandy) Nagengast of Kansas; sister, Elaine (Gene) Crist of Fremont; sisters-in-law, Ruth Nagengast and Virginia Vrba of West Point, Nebraska; brother-in-law, Johnny Schlepp of Fremont; 4 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren.
Valdean was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Ron; sisters, Velma Nagengast and Geraldine Schlepp and brother, William Nagengast.
Private Funeral will be 10 AM, Saturday April, 18, 2020 at Moser Memorial Chapel in Fremont. The Rev. Fr. Walter Nolte will officiate. Public but controlled visitation will be on Friday from 2-8 PM also at Moser’s in Fremont.
Interment will be at Memorial Cemetery in Fremont.
Memorials are suggested to the Dodge County Humane Society or Fremont VFW Post #854.
Valdean graduated from Leigh High School. She married Ronald Vrba on June 2, 1959 at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church at Clyde, Nebraska. Ron preceded her in death on April 2. 1998. She grew up on a farm and then was a military wife living in Germany, Omaha and finally Fremont. She worked at Campbell Soup, Vienna Bakery, Irv’s Deli and Hammond and Stephens all in Fremont. She moved to Idaho in October of 2018.
She is survived by her sons, Jeff (Julie) Vrba of Meridian, Idaho and Eric (Grace) Vrba of Gaithersburg, Maryland; brother, Norman (Judy) Nagengast of California and Daniel (Sandy) Nagengast of Kansas; sister, Elaine (Gene) Crist of Fremont; sisters-in-law, Ruth Nagengast and Virginia Vrba of West Point, Nebraska; brother-in-law, Johnny Schlepp of Fremont; 4 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren.
Valdean was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Ron; sisters, Velma Nagengast and Geraldine Schlepp and brother, William Nagengast.
Private Funeral will be 10 AM, Saturday April, 18, 2020 at Moser Memorial Chapel in Fremont. The Rev. Fr. Walter Nolte will officiate. Public but controlled visitation will be on Friday from 2-8 PM also at Moser’s in Fremont.
Interment will be at Memorial Cemetery in Fremont.
Memorials are suggested to the Dodge County Humane Society or Fremont VFW Post #854.