Edna T. Dewey

Edna Dewey, 90, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Friday, April 2, 2010, at Elwood Care Center in Elwood. She was born October 19, 1919, at Overton, Nebraska, to Mike and Eva (Warner) Barta. Edna had a 6th grade education at a rural school north of Overton. She was united in marriage to Vernon E. Dewey on November 10, 1937, at Broken Bow, Nebraska. Following their marriage the couple lived on a farm southwest of Eddyville, Nebraska, moving then to a farm northwest of Sumner. The couple moved to the "south place" on the same section later on, and in 1960, moved from the country to Lexington. Edna was employed at Roepke Care Home for 15 years. She then cleaned houses for Social Services and volunteered many hours at the Grand Generation Center for 18 years. She loved being with the folks at the Center. She enjoyed playing Bingo and playing her penny and five-cent machines at Rosebud. She was a member of Grace Lutheran Church and so enjoyed going when she was able. Edna was proud of her family and enjoyed family gatherings and hearing all the details of everyone's lives. She will be so very missed by all who knew and loved her. Survivors include three sons: Vernon & Eleanor Dewey of Lake Havasu City, Arizona William & Janice Dewey of Lake Havasu City, Arizona Albert Dean Dewey of Lexington, Nebraska One daughter: Mary Ann & Wayne Kerr of Lexington, Nebraska Fourteen grandchildren, twenty great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren Four brothers: Fritz Barta of Oregon Don, Harmon and Lloyd Barta all of Lexington, Nebraska Two sisters: Leora Esslinger of Sterling, Colorado Dorthy Linder of Cozad, Nebraska Edna was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Vernon in 1991, five brothers and sisters, one grandson and one granddaughter. Funeral Services will be Wednesday, April 7, 2010, at 2:00 p.m. at Grace Lutheran Church in Lexington, Nebraska with Pastor Megan Morrow officiating. Burial will be in the Greenwood Cemetery at Lexington. Visitation will be held Tuesday, April 6, 2010 from 5-7 p.m. at the Reynolds-Love Funeral Home in Lexington. Memorials, in lieu of flowers, may be directed to Grace Lutheran Church or the Lexington Volunteer Fire Department. Reynolds-Love Funeral Home in Lexington is in charge of arrangements. Expressions of Sympathy may be sent to the family via: reynoldslovefuneralhome.com.