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Visitation:
9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday, June 17, 2023, at Zion
Lutheran Church in Lincoln.
Service:
11 a.m. Saturday, June 17th at the church
Funeral home:
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader, Lincoln
Obituary
Wilma Lee Stocker, 88, of Lincoln,
passed away on Tuesday, May 30, 2023, at her home.
Wilma was born July 5, 1934, in Walt Hill, NE, the
daughter of Hjalmar and Hazel (Martin) Ekberg.
Wilma is survived by her children, Kathleen “Kellie”
Stocker, John (Karen) Stocker, and John (Tanisha)
Lowha; her dear friends, Cheryl Lowney, her son,
Britt Lowney and Lois and Tom Colgan; grandchildren,
Katelin (Juan), Phillip (Jillian), Kaden, Jonathan
(Natalie), Kyle (Haley), Matthew, Nicholas,
Brittney, Hezekiah, and Sydnee; great-grandchildren,
Elli, Lily, Daisy, Jack, and James; sister, Wanda
(Bernard) Schilling; nieces, Julie and Laurie; and
nephews, Dan and Larry.
She was preceded in death by her parents and sister,
Berneice Beeson.
The highlight of Wilma’s life was serving in the
Peace Corp. She served four years in Liberia, West
Africa, working on a Leprosy Rehab Colony caring for
families and administering medical care. She was the
Director of Nursing at Christian Village prior to
retirement. |
She was a member of Zion Lutheran
Church. She enjoyed playing bridge, caring for her
flower gardens, and volunteering at Zion Lutheran
Church.
A memorial service for Wilma will be at 11 a.m. on
Saturday, June 17, 2023, at Zion Lutheran Church in
Lincoln. Visitation will take place two hours prior
from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Zion Lutheran Church.
Memorials may be made in Wilma’s name to Zion
Lutheran Church or Kemmerer Village Children’s Home.
Arrangements have been entrusted to
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln.
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