Rosetta W. Graves Obituary (1917 - 2015)

Rosetta W. Graves, 98, of Beatrice, was welcomed into her heavenly home at the Beatrice Health and Rehabilitation Center on Tuesday, June 16, 2015. She was born on January 15, 1917 to William and Maria (Wendt) Otto at rural Pickrell, and was a lifelong Gage County resident and life member of St. John's Lutheran Church, Beatrice. She worked for over 30 years at the former Lutheran Hospital in Beatrice, serving in numerous capacities during her career. She is survived by: nephew, Daryl (Barb) Uhlman of Clatonia; niece, Pamela (Leo) Wurdeman of Cortland; sister-in-law Bernice Otto of Beatrice; niece-in-law Dorothy Uhlman of Clatonia; and many great nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Virgil (1991); sisters, Emma Otto, Alma Otto, Frieda Uhlman, Bernice Remmers; brother, Raymond Otto; nephews, Dennis Uhlman, Robert Otto. A Celebration of Life service will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, June 27, 2015 at St. John's Lutheran Church in Beatrice with Reverend Greg Gabriel officiating. Private family interment will be held at Lincoln Memorial Park in Lincoln. There will be no public visitation. A memorial has been established to the family's choice with the Griffiths-Hovendick Chapel in charge. Sign Rosetta's online guest book at www.ghchapel.com. These services have been entrusted to the Griffiths-Hovendick Chapel in Beatrice.