Lorraine Vacha, 90, of Clarkson, Nebraska, died Monday, November 9, 2020, at the Clarkson Community Care Center.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 2:00 PM on Saturday, November 14, at SS Cyril & Methodius Catholic Church, with Father Stan Schmit celebrating the Mass. Interment will be in the parish cemetery. Visitation will be on Friday, from 4:00 - 6:00 PM and continue on Saturday, from 1:00 PM until service time, all at the church. There will be a Vigil Service on Friday, at 6:00 PM at the church.
Lorraine Vacha was born to Henry and Helena (Cohrs) Groteluschen on January 1, 1930, at her parents’ home in Grand Prairie, in rural Platte Center, Nebraska.
She was baptized at Zion Lutheran Church, Grand Prairie, on February 2, 1930.
When her parents moved to a farm south of Leigh, Nebraska, she attended school at District # 46 in Colfax County through the eighth grade. Lorraine then attended Wilson Jr. High School, District #20 for the 9th and 10th grades, and finished her high school education at Kramer High School in Columbus, graduating in May of 1946.
After graduation from high school, Lorraine worked for the gas company until 1950, when her brother Henry entered the Army, Lorraine then returned home to help her parents on the farm for three years. When her brother returned from his service, she went back to work in Columbus. She then worked for Nebraska Public Power until she got married.
Lorraine was united in marriage to Leonard Vacha on September 11, 1956, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Leigh. To this union, four children were born: Janet Lou, Linda Kay, Terry Lee, and Larry Michael. Their son Terry Lee was paralyzed in a pickup accident in 1998.
Lorraine is survived by:
Husband: Leonard Vacha of Clarkson, NE
Daughter: Janet (George) Stockamp of Scribner, NE
Daughter: Linda (Larry) Prokopec of Clarkson, NE
Son: Larry Vacha of Clarkson, NE
8 Grandchildren
13 Great Grandchildren
Numerous Nieces & Nephews
Brothers-in-law: James (Ruth) Vacha of Cedar Bluff, NE; Adolph Vacha of Temple, TX; Richard Vacha of Clarkson, NE
Lorraine was preceded in death by:
Parents: Henry & Helena Groteluschen
Father & Mother-in-law: Ed & Nettie Vacha
Son: Terry Lee Vacha
Grandsons: Jeffrey Stockamp & Terry Lee Vacha
Brothers: Karl (Marjorie) Groteluschen & Henry Groteluschen
Sister: Luella (James) Kirk
Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 2:00 PM on Saturday, November 14, at SS Cyril & Methodius Catholic Church, with Father Stan Schmit celebrating the Mass. Interment will be in the parish cemetery. Visitation will be on Friday, from 4:00 - 6:00 PM and continue on Saturday, from 1:00 PM until service time, all at the church. There will be a Vigil Service on Friday, at 6:00 PM at the church.
Lorraine Vacha was born to Henry and Helena (Cohrs) Groteluschen on January 1, 1930, at her parents’ home in Grand Prairie, in rural Platte Center, Nebraska.
She was baptized at Zion Lutheran Church, Grand Prairie, on February 2, 1930.
When her parents moved to a farm south of Leigh, Nebraska, she attended school at District # 46 in Colfax County through the eighth grade. Lorraine then attended Wilson Jr. High School, District #20 for the 9th and 10th grades, and finished her high school education at Kramer High School in Columbus, graduating in May of 1946.
After graduation from high school, Lorraine worked for the gas company until 1950, when her brother Henry entered the Army, Lorraine then returned home to help her parents on the farm for three years. When her brother returned from his service, she went back to work in Columbus. She then worked for Nebraska Public Power until she got married.
Lorraine was united in marriage to Leonard Vacha on September 11, 1956, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Leigh. To this union, four children were born: Janet Lou, Linda Kay, Terry Lee, and Larry Michael. Their son Terry Lee was paralyzed in a pickup accident in 1998.
Lorraine is survived by:
Husband: Leonard Vacha of Clarkson, NE
Daughter: Janet (George) Stockamp of Scribner, NE
Daughter: Linda (Larry) Prokopec of Clarkson, NE
Son: Larry Vacha of Clarkson, NE
8 Grandchildren
13 Great Grandchildren
Numerous Nieces & Nephews
Brothers-in-law: James (Ruth) Vacha of Cedar Bluff, NE; Adolph Vacha of Temple, TX; Richard Vacha of Clarkson, NE
Lorraine was preceded in death by:
Parents: Henry & Helena Groteluschen
Father & Mother-in-law: Ed & Nettie Vacha
Son: Terry Lee Vacha
Grandsons: Jeffrey Stockamp & Terry Lee Vacha
Brothers: Karl (Marjorie) Groteluschen & Henry Groteluschen
Sister: Luella (James) Kirk
Lorraine Vacha, 90, of Clarkson, Nebraska, died Monday, November 9, 2020, at the Clarkson Community Care Center.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 2:00 PM on Saturday, November 14, at SS Cyril & Methodius Catholic Church, with Father Stan Schmit celebrating the Mass. Interment will be in the parish cemetery. Visitation will be on Friday, from 4:00 - 6:00 PM and continue on Saturday, from 1:00 PM until service time, all at the church. There will be a Vigil Service on Friday, at 6:00 PM at the church.
Lorraine Vacha was born to Henry and Helena (Cohrs) Groteluschen on January 1, 1930, at her parents’ home in Grand Prairie, in rural Platte Center, Nebraska.
She was baptized at Zion Lutheran Church, Grand Prairie, on February 2, 1930.
When her parents moved to a farm south of Leigh, Nebraska, she attended school at District # 46 in Colfax County through the eighth grade. Lorraine then attended Wilson Jr. High School, District #20 for the 9th and 10th grades, and finished her high school education at Kramer High School in Columbus, graduating in May of 1946.
After graduation from high school, Lorraine worked for the gas company until 1950, when her brother Henry entered the Army, Lorraine then returned home to help her parents on the farm for three years. When her brother returned from his service, she went back to work in Columbus. She then worked for Nebraska Public Power until she got married.
Lorraine was united in marriage to Leonard Vacha on September 11, 1956, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Leigh. To this union, four children were born: Janet Lou, Linda Kay, Terry Lee, and Larry Michael. Their son Terry Lee was paralyzed in a pickup accident in 1998.
Lorraine is survived by:
Husband: Leonard Vacha of Clarkson, NE
Daughter: Janet (George) Stockamp of Scribner, NE
Daughter: Linda (Larry) Prokopec of Clarkson, NE
Son: Larry Vacha of Clarkson, NE
8 Grandchildren
13 Great Grandchildren
Numerous Nieces & Nephews
Brothers-in-law: James (Ruth) Vacha of Cedar Bluff, NE; Adolph Vacha of Temple, TX; Richard Vacha of Clarkson, NE
Lorraine was preceded in death by:
Parents: Henry & Helena Groteluschen
Father & Mother-in-law: Ed & Nettie Vacha
Son: Terry Lee Vacha
Grandsons: Jeffrey Stockamp & Terry Lee Vacha
Brothers: Karl (Marjorie) Groteluschen & Henry Groteluschen
Sister: Luella (James) Kirk
Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 2:00 PM on Saturday, November 14, at SS Cyril & Methodius Catholic Church, with Father Stan Schmit celebrating the Mass. Interment will be in the parish cemetery. Visitation will be on Friday, from 4:00 - 6:00 PM and continue on Saturday, from 1:00 PM until service time, all at the church. There will be a Vigil Service on Friday, at 6:00 PM at the church.
Lorraine Vacha was born to Henry and Helena (Cohrs) Groteluschen on January 1, 1930, at her parents’ home in Grand Prairie, in rural Platte Center, Nebraska.
She was baptized at Zion Lutheran Church, Grand Prairie, on February 2, 1930.
When her parents moved to a farm south of Leigh, Nebraska, she attended school at District # 46 in Colfax County through the eighth grade. Lorraine then attended Wilson Jr. High School, District #20 for the 9th and 10th grades, and finished her high school education at Kramer High School in Columbus, graduating in May of 1946.
After graduation from high school, Lorraine worked for the gas company until 1950, when her brother Henry entered the Army, Lorraine then returned home to help her parents on the farm for three years. When her brother returned from his service, she went back to work in Columbus. She then worked for Nebraska Public Power until she got married.
Lorraine was united in marriage to Leonard Vacha on September 11, 1956, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Leigh. To this union, four children were born: Janet Lou, Linda Kay, Terry Lee, and Larry Michael. Their son Terry Lee was paralyzed in a pickup accident in 1998.
Lorraine is survived by:
Husband: Leonard Vacha of Clarkson, NE
Daughter: Janet (George) Stockamp of Scribner, NE
Daughter: Linda (Larry) Prokopec of Clarkson, NE
Son: Larry Vacha of Clarkson, NE
8 Grandchildren
13 Great Grandchildren
Numerous Nieces & Nephews
Brothers-in-law: James (Ruth) Vacha of Cedar Bluff, NE; Adolph Vacha of Temple, TX; Richard Vacha of Clarkson, NE
Lorraine was preceded in death by:
Parents: Henry & Helena Groteluschen
Father & Mother-in-law: Ed & Nettie Vacha
Son: Terry Lee Vacha
Grandsons: Jeffrey Stockamp & Terry Lee Vacha
Brothers: Karl (Marjorie) Groteluschen & Henry Groteluschen
Sister: Luella (James) Kirk
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