JoAnne Eileen Ferguson Obituary (1930 - 2015)

JoAnne Eileen (Kudrna) Ferguson, age 85, of Beatrice passed away on October 12, 2015. She was born on August 1, 1930 in Wahoo, NE and graduated from Wahoo High School. She continued her education at Creighton University where she received a B.S. degree in education. JoAnne taught high school in Lexington, Lincoln and Omaha. She was united in marriage to Dan L. Ferguson on July 11, 1959 in Wahoo, NE. She and her husband owned Dole Floral in Beatrice for 15 years. She was active in Soroptomist International of Nebraska, The Children's Guild, and Beatrice Hospital Women's Guild Board, also serving as its president. She volunteered her time at the Food Pantry, the Bargain Box and also served on the Crime Stoppers Board. She was a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church, the Altar Society and Circle 1. She enjoyed bridge, an avid cross-stitcher, reading, cross word puzzles, her grandchildren and great granddaughter. Mom was the cornerstone of our family. She shaped us into the people we are by supporting our hopes, our dreams and accomplishments. We were blessed to have had the best mother in the world. We love you to the moon and back! She is survived by her children Lynn Remmers and husband Gary (Homesville, NE), Johnna Johnson and husband George (Overland Park, KS), Andrea Morse and husband Greg (Altoona, IA), Brian Ferguson (Columbus, NE) and Moira Beznoska and husband Frank (Sioux Falls, SD); Grandchildren Justin Remmers, Jarod Remmers and wife Jessi, Rebecca and Erica Johnson, Danielle and Morgan Morse, Dylan, Austin and Garrett Ferguson, Zach, Kelsey and Jayden Beznoska; great granddaughter Teagan Remmers; and sister Margaret Hicks II, brother James Kudrna and wife Gloria and niece Patti Kudrna. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Dan L. Ferguson, daughter Mary Elizabeth, grandson Parker Ferguson and parents, Eileen and James L. Kudrna. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 AM Thursday, October 15, 2015 at the St. Joseph Catholic Church in Beatrice with Father Thomas McGuire officiating. Interment will be in the Evergreen Home Cemetery in Beatrice. The body will lie in state Wednesday from 1-9:00 PM at the Griffiths-Hovendick Chapel in Beatrice with the family greeting friends from 7-8:30, and not at the church. A Scriptural Prayer service will be held at 6:30 PM Wednesday at the Griffiths-Hovendick Chapel. A memorial has been established to the St. John Community Food Pantry and the family's choice with the funeral home in charge. Sign JoAnne's online guest book and watch her video tribute after completed at www.ghchapel.com. These services have been entrusted to the Griffiths-Hovendick Chapel in Beatrice.