Henrietta C. "Peg" Kay, 94, of David City died Saturday, March 28, 2020 at St. Joseph's Villa in David City.
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Due to the restrictions in place from federal & state governments because of the COVID-19 virus, the family will have a private funeral service and burial. There will be no viewing or family visitation at this time.
Henrietta was born at David City, Nebraska on December 30, 1925 to Henry & Anna C.(Meysenburg) Lukassen. She attended St. Mary's Grade School, David City and Holy Trinity Grade School in Brainard. She graduated from Brainard High School in 1943.
She was known as Peg most of her life. After high school, Peg trained as a Railroad Telegrapher. She worked for the Union Pacific and Santa Fe Railroads, retiring in 1953. She married Cliff Kay on October 13, 1954 at Hinton, OK and trained as a court reporter, working in several courtrooms in the Oklahoma area for many years.
Peg is survived by her four sisters: Kathleen "Kate" Martin, Doris Wrede, and Phyllis Lukassen all of David City and Carol Reznicek of Surprise. Several nieces and nephews and great-nieces and nephews.
She is preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Cliff in 1997, four brothers-in-law and one niece.