Growing up on Maiden Lane in Plattsmouth, NE, safely nestled between her Little Grandma's house to the south and her Big Grandma's house to the north, was a wonderful place for young Margaret Rabb to come to age.
Her father Andy Rabb worked as a blacksmith at the Burlington roundhouse and either grew most of what the family ate in the gardens and the small orchard that surrounded their small home, or caught fish or shot rabbits and squirrels. In doing so he instilled the value of hard work in his oldest daughter, Sis. Her brothers Fred and Ray "harvested" the windfall of coal that fell from the rail cars passing south of their home and used it to heat the house and warm their cook stove.
Her mother Anna, her younger sister Nub, her little Gramma who lived with them, and Sis canned hundreds of jars of cherries and other fruit and vegetables.
After she came of age and her family to South Omaha, each day Sis and Nub rode the street car downtown to work at the Tip Top Factory.
Soon she met Paul Daley and started her own family.
Life was neither idyllic nor easy but she enjoyed serving as president of the altar society at St. Bridget's Church and working for 25 years at the Richmond Gordman Stores.
She loved to crochet and made many dollies for the family.
Loved spending her Thursdays hunting for all the bargains at garage sales around South Omaha and playing rummy and winning.
Preceded by
Husband: Paul
Grandchildren: Annette, Elizabeth and John Douglas
2 brothers and one sister
Survived by:
Children: Patricia (Wally) Sefic, Joanne Morey, James (Carol Daley Sr., Daniel (Theresa) Daley
Grandchildren: Cindy, Ann Marie, Loretta, Kathy, Patty, David, Mike, Jim, Jill Paul and Kate
Numerous great grandchildren and great-great grandchildren
Korisko Larkin Staskiewicz Funeral Home
May 2017
Growing up on Maiden Lane in Plattsmouth, NE, safely nestled between her Little Grandma's house to the south and her Big Grandma's house to the north, was a wonderful place for young Margaret Rabb to come to age.
Her father Andy Rabb worked as a blacksmith at the Burlington roundhouse and either grew most of what the family ate in the gardens and the small orchard that surrounded their small home, or caught fish or shot rabbits and squirrels. In doing so he instilled the value of hard work in his oldest daughter, Sis. Her brothers Fred and Ray "harvested" the windfall of coal that fell from the rail cars passing south of their home and used it to heat the house and warm their cook stove.
Her mother Anna, her younger sister Nub, her little Gramma who lived with them, and Sis canned hundreds of jars of cherries and other fruit and vegetables.
After she came of age and her family to South Omaha, each day Sis and Nub rode the street car downtown to work at the Tip Top Factory.
Soon she met Paul Daley and started her own family.
Life was neither idyllic nor easy but she enjoyed serving as president of the altar society at St. Bridget's Church and working for 25 years at the Richmond Gordman Stores.
She loved to crochet and made many dollies for the family.
Loved spending her Thursdays hunting for all the bargains at garage sales around South Omaha and playing rummy and winning.
Preceded by
Husband: Paul
Grandchildren: Annette, Elizabeth and John Douglas
2 brothers and one sister
Survived by:
Children: Patricia (Wally) Sefic, Joanne Morey, James (Carol Daley Sr., Daniel (Theresa) Daley
Grandchildren: Cindy, Ann Marie, Loretta, Kathy, Patty, David, Mike, Jim, Jill Paul and Kate
Numerous great grandchildren and great-great grandchildren
Korisko Larkin Staskiewicz Funeral Home
May 2017
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