Joyce Arlene Ortman of Hebron, NE the daughter of John and Sarah (Brown) Willmore was born April 16, 1930 in Hebron, NE. She departed this life July 6, 2013 at Blue Valley Lutheran Nursing Home in Hebron, NE at the age of 83 years.
Joyce grew up in Hebron, attended school and graduated from Hebron High School with the class of 1948.
Knowing she wanted to marry William Ralph Ortman the couple swiped his dad's 1936 Chevy and traveled to Fort Morgan, CO to get married not telling a soul. This date will always be remembered May 26, 1948. This union was blessed with the birth of three children.
The couple moved to the Belvidere area and farmed with his dad, Joyce was busy with the house chores and taking care of the kids and also helped with the farm chores.
In 1961 the couple moved to Hebron and Joyce worked at Drew's Fabric, Hesteds, and was high school secretary before starting Ortman's Cafe in 1971, which started down town in the former Big K Cafe and later moving up to highway 81 in the Ell's Cafe. They also owned the Thayer Hotel and ran the restaurant at the sale barn. The couple retired in 2005 form Ortman's Cafe after 34 years of great service to Hebron.
She enjoyed art, painting numerous pictures and some ending up at friends houses as special presents. She taught Sunday school and they liked spending time with their close couple friends. She also enjoyed crafts, writing, making cakes and decorating them for weddings and other special occasions, but most of all Joyce loved spending time with her family, shopping, cooking and just being together. She was always aware of all the gifts God gave her.
She is preceded in death by her parents, three brothers; Donald, infant Billie, Max and Richard, and three sisters; Kathryn Stauber, Edith Witt and Barbara Nickle.
She is survived by one son William Ralph Ortman and wife Linda of Mount Pleasant, TX, two daughters; Kathryn Fink and husband John and Kristine Reckewey and husband Kent all of Lincoln, NE, 10 grandchildren; Scott Welsch and wife Lindsey of Lenexa, KS, Tristen Lobrillo of Lincoln, NE, Jeffrey Fink and wife Cassie of Aurora, NE, Sarah Bruhn and husband Chase of Fort Collins, CO, Adan Ortman and fiance Grace Egbert of St. Johnsburry, VT, Mollly Ortman of Omaha, NE, Joel Reckewey and wife Melissa and Jon Reckewey both of Lincoln, NE, Dennis Tietgen and Tim Tietgen and wife Claudia both of Hebron, NE, great-grandchildren; Micah and Chaz Welsch of Lexexa, KS, Madison Lobrillo of Lincoln, NE, Jake and Josie Fink of Aurora, NE, Olivia and Layla Bruhn of Fort Collins, CO, Dylan and Ava Tietgen of Hebron, NE, nieces, nephews and friends.
Following Joyce's wishes she was cremated. Memorial service will be Friday July, 12, 2013 at The United Church of Christ in Belvidere, NE at 9 AM. Officiants will be Eldon and Mary Beth Nicholson, organist Ila Currey, and pianist Linda Dudgeon, congregational hymns; "How Great Thou Art", "In The Garden", and "Precious Lord Take My Hand", burial will be in Belvidere Cemetery, memorials in care of the family, Hebron Memorial Funeral Home of Hebron, NE is in charge of arrangements.
Joyce grew up in Hebron, attended school and graduated from Hebron High School with the class of 1948.
Knowing she wanted to marry William Ralph Ortman the couple swiped his dad's 1936 Chevy and traveled to Fort Morgan, CO to get married not telling a soul. This date will always be remembered May 26, 1948. This union was blessed with the birth of three children.
The couple moved to the Belvidere area and farmed with his dad, Joyce was busy with the house chores and taking care of the kids and also helped with the farm chores.
In 1961 the couple moved to Hebron and Joyce worked at Drew's Fabric, Hesteds, and was high school secretary before starting Ortman's Cafe in 1971, which started down town in the former Big K Cafe and later moving up to highway 81 in the Ell's Cafe. They also owned the Thayer Hotel and ran the restaurant at the sale barn. The couple retired in 2005 form Ortman's Cafe after 34 years of great service to Hebron.
She enjoyed art, painting numerous pictures and some ending up at friends houses as special presents. She taught Sunday school and they liked spending time with their close couple friends. She also enjoyed crafts, writing, making cakes and decorating them for weddings and other special occasions, but most of all Joyce loved spending time with her family, shopping, cooking and just being together. She was always aware of all the gifts God gave her.
She is preceded in death by her parents, three brothers; Donald, infant Billie, Max and Richard, and three sisters; Kathryn Stauber, Edith Witt and Barbara Nickle.
She is survived by one son William Ralph Ortman and wife Linda of Mount Pleasant, TX, two daughters; Kathryn Fink and husband John and Kristine Reckewey and husband Kent all of Lincoln, NE, 10 grandchildren; Scott Welsch and wife Lindsey of Lenexa, KS, Tristen Lobrillo of Lincoln, NE, Jeffrey Fink and wife Cassie of Aurora, NE, Sarah Bruhn and husband Chase of Fort Collins, CO, Adan Ortman and fiance Grace Egbert of St. Johnsburry, VT, Mollly Ortman of Omaha, NE, Joel Reckewey and wife Melissa and Jon Reckewey both of Lincoln, NE, Dennis Tietgen and Tim Tietgen and wife Claudia both of Hebron, NE, great-grandchildren; Micah and Chaz Welsch of Lexexa, KS, Madison Lobrillo of Lincoln, NE, Jake and Josie Fink of Aurora, NE, Olivia and Layla Bruhn of Fort Collins, CO, Dylan and Ava Tietgen of Hebron, NE, nieces, nephews and friends.
Following Joyce's wishes she was cremated. Memorial service will be Friday July, 12, 2013 at The United Church of Christ in Belvidere, NE at 9 AM. Officiants will be Eldon and Mary Beth Nicholson, organist Ila Currey, and pianist Linda Dudgeon, congregational hymns; "How Great Thou Art", "In The Garden", and "Precious Lord Take My Hand", burial will be in Belvidere Cemetery, memorials in care of the family, Hebron Memorial Funeral Home of Hebron, NE is in charge of arrangements.
Joyce Arlene Ortman of Hebron, NE the daughter of John and Sarah (Brown) Willmore was born April 16, 1930 in Hebron, NE. She departed this life July 6, 2013 at Blue Valley Lutheran Nursing Home in Hebron, NE at the age of 83 years.
Joyce grew up in Hebron, attended school and graduated from Hebron High School with the class of 1948.
Knowing she wanted to marry William Ralph Ortman the couple swiped his dad's 1936 Chevy and traveled to Fort Morgan, CO to get married not telling a soul. This date will always be remembered May 26, 1948. This union was blessed with the birth of three children.
The couple moved to the Belvidere area and farmed with his dad, Joyce was busy with the house chores and taking care of the kids and also helped with the farm chores.
In 1961 the couple moved to Hebron and Joyce worked at Drew's Fabric, Hesteds, and was high school secretary before starting Ortman's Cafe in 1971, which started down town in the former Big K Cafe and later moving up to highway 81 in the Ell's Cafe. They also owned the Thayer Hotel and ran the restaurant at the sale barn. The couple retired in 2005 form Ortman's Cafe after 34 years of great service to Hebron.
She enjoyed art, painting numerous pictures and some ending up at friends houses as special presents. She taught Sunday school and they liked spending time with their close couple friends. She also enjoyed crafts, writing, making cakes and decorating them for weddings and other special occasions, but most of all Joyce loved spending time with her family, shopping, cooking and just being together. She was always aware of all the gifts God gave her.
She is preceded in death by her parents, three brothers; Donald, infant Billie, Max and Richard, and three sisters; Kathryn Stauber, Edith Witt and Barbara Nickle.
She is survived by one son William Ralph Ortman and wife Linda of Mount Pleasant, TX, two daughters; Kathryn Fink and husband John and Kristine Reckewey and husband Kent all of Lincoln, NE, 10 grandchildren; Scott Welsch and wife Lindsey of Lenexa, KS, Tristen Lobrillo of Lincoln, NE, Jeffrey Fink and wife Cassie of Aurora, NE, Sarah Bruhn and husband Chase of Fort Collins, CO, Adan Ortman and fiance Grace Egbert of St. Johnsburry, VT, Mollly Ortman of Omaha, NE, Joel Reckewey and wife Melissa and Jon Reckewey both of Lincoln, NE, Dennis Tietgen and Tim Tietgen and wife Claudia both of Hebron, NE, great-grandchildren; Micah and Chaz Welsch of Lexexa, KS, Madison Lobrillo of Lincoln, NE, Jake and Josie Fink of Aurora, NE, Olivia and Layla Bruhn of Fort Collins, CO, Dylan and Ava Tietgen of Hebron, NE, nieces, nephews and friends.
Following Joyce's wishes she was cremated. Memorial service will be Friday July, 12, 2013 at The United Church of Christ in Belvidere, NE at 9 AM. Officiants will be Eldon and Mary Beth Nicholson, organist Ila Currey, and pianist Linda Dudgeon, congregational hymns; "How Great Thou Art", "In The Garden", and "Precious Lord Take My Hand", burial will be in Belvidere Cemetery, memorials in care of the family, Hebron Memorial Funeral Home of Hebron, NE is in charge of arrangements.
Joyce grew up in Hebron, attended school and graduated from Hebron High School with the class of 1948.
Knowing she wanted to marry William Ralph Ortman the couple swiped his dad's 1936 Chevy and traveled to Fort Morgan, CO to get married not telling a soul. This date will always be remembered May 26, 1948. This union was blessed with the birth of three children.
The couple moved to the Belvidere area and farmed with his dad, Joyce was busy with the house chores and taking care of the kids and also helped with the farm chores.
In 1961 the couple moved to Hebron and Joyce worked at Drew's Fabric, Hesteds, and was high school secretary before starting Ortman's Cafe in 1971, which started down town in the former Big K Cafe and later moving up to highway 81 in the Ell's Cafe. They also owned the Thayer Hotel and ran the restaurant at the sale barn. The couple retired in 2005 form Ortman's Cafe after 34 years of great service to Hebron.
She enjoyed art, painting numerous pictures and some ending up at friends houses as special presents. She taught Sunday school and they liked spending time with their close couple friends. She also enjoyed crafts, writing, making cakes and decorating them for weddings and other special occasions, but most of all Joyce loved spending time with her family, shopping, cooking and just being together. She was always aware of all the gifts God gave her.
She is preceded in death by her parents, three brothers; Donald, infant Billie, Max and Richard, and three sisters; Kathryn Stauber, Edith Witt and Barbara Nickle.
She is survived by one son William Ralph Ortman and wife Linda of Mount Pleasant, TX, two daughters; Kathryn Fink and husband John and Kristine Reckewey and husband Kent all of Lincoln, NE, 10 grandchildren; Scott Welsch and wife Lindsey of Lenexa, KS, Tristen Lobrillo of Lincoln, NE, Jeffrey Fink and wife Cassie of Aurora, NE, Sarah Bruhn and husband Chase of Fort Collins, CO, Adan Ortman and fiance Grace Egbert of St. Johnsburry, VT, Mollly Ortman of Omaha, NE, Joel Reckewey and wife Melissa and Jon Reckewey both of Lincoln, NE, Dennis Tietgen and Tim Tietgen and wife Claudia both of Hebron, NE, great-grandchildren; Micah and Chaz Welsch of Lexexa, KS, Madison Lobrillo of Lincoln, NE, Jake and Josie Fink of Aurora, NE, Olivia and Layla Bruhn of Fort Collins, CO, Dylan and Ava Tietgen of Hebron, NE, nieces, nephews and friends.
Following Joyce's wishes she was cremated. Memorial service will be Friday July, 12, 2013 at The United Church of Christ in Belvidere, NE at 9 AM. Officiants will be Eldon and Mary Beth Nicholson, organist Ila Currey, and pianist Linda Dudgeon, congregational hymns; "How Great Thou Art", "In The Garden", and "Precious Lord Take My Hand", burial will be in Belvidere Cemetery, memorials in care of the family, Hebron Memorial Funeral Home of Hebron, NE is in charge of arrangements.
