1929
Kathleen
2011
Kathleen Root
February 11, 1929 — September 24, 2011
Kathleen A. Root, 82, of David City died Saturday, September 24, 2011 at St. Joseph's Villa in David City.
A memorial service will be held at a later date, with burial at Rushville.
She was born Feb. 11, 1929, in Scottsbluff to Mark and Nancy (Harrod) Root. She attended Nebraska schools in Scottsbluff, Gering, Sargent, Kenesaw and graduated from Fullerton High School in 1947. She attended Hastings College in Hastings and graduated in 1952. She then relocated to Philadelphia, where she worked as a CNA in a hospital for 30 years, retiring in 1986.
When her health began to fail, her sister Jean Onnen brought her back to St. Joseph's Villa in David City in 2004. She enjoyed reading, crocheting and doing word puzzles.
She is survived by two sisters, Beverly (Morton) Tiensvold of Rushville and Jean (Dale) Onnen of David City; several cousins; nieces; and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Mark and Nancy Root; a sister, Margaret Stuart; and brother-in-law, Wilfred Stuart.
A memorial service will be held at a later date, with burial at Rushville.
She was born Feb. 11, 1929, in Scottsbluff to Mark and Nancy (Harrod) Root. She attended Nebraska schools in Scottsbluff, Gering, Sargent, Kenesaw and graduated from Fullerton High School in 1947. She attended Hastings College in Hastings and graduated in 1952. She then relocated to Philadelphia, where she worked as a CNA in a hospital for 30 years, retiring in 1986.
When her health began to fail, her sister Jean Onnen brought her back to St. Joseph's Villa in David City in 2004. She enjoyed reading, crocheting and doing word puzzles.
She is survived by two sisters, Beverly (Morton) Tiensvold of Rushville and Jean (Dale) Onnen of David City; several cousins; nieces; and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Mark and Nancy Root; a sister, Margaret Stuart; and brother-in-law, Wilfred Stuart.
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