Beverly Jo "Skeet" (Potts) Starr, 91, of Norfolk, passed away on Monday, May 15, 2023 at the Faith Regional Hospital in Norfolk.
Skeet was born on May 8, 1932 in Tilden, NE to Charles and Bonnie (Colman) Penwell. She attended grade school at Tilden graduated from Tilden High School in 1950. She then attended college in Madison, Wisconsin for Interior Designing. Skeet married Charles Potts on March 4, 1951 at the church South of Tilden. He passed away on July 6, 1987. She later married Robert Dean Starr on December 26, 1989 at Westridge United Methodist Church in Norfolk. He passed away on May 27, 2017. After marriage to Charles, they lived on a farm south of Tilden, then moved to Madison, WI, for 3 years until moving to Norfolk in 1961. She owned and operated Modern Drapery from 1961 until 2018. Skeet enjoyed sewing, gardening, camping, cooking, spending time at the lake, but most of all being around family brought her the most joy. Skeet was a member of Westridge United Methodist Church in Norfolk where she belonged to many church groups and was a former trustee.
She was preceded in death by her husband's Charles Potts and Robert Starr, parents Charles and Bonnie, sisters Patricia Fry and Mary Ann Tighe, son-in-law Keith Haase, daughter-in-law Jean Potts, and grandson Hayden Shaffer.
Burial will take place at Tilden City Cemetery, Tilden.
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Cemetery Details
Tilden City Cemetery - Tilden
East 8th Street (southeast corner of Tilden)
Tilden, NE 68781
Skeet was born on May 8, 1932 in Tilden, NE to Charles and Bonnie (Colman) Penwell. She attended grade school at Tilden graduated from Tilden High School in 1950. She then attended college in Madison, Wisconsin for Interior Designing. Skeet married Charles Potts on March 4, 1951 at the church South of Tilden. He passed away on July 6, 1987. She later married Robert Dean Starr on December 26, 1989 at Westridge United Methodist Church in Norfolk. He passed away on May 27, 2017. After marriage to Charles, they lived on a farm south of Tilden, then moved to Madison, WI, for 3 years until moving to Norfolk in 1961. She owned and operated Modern Drapery from 1961 until 2018. Skeet enjoyed sewing, gardening, camping, cooking, spending time at the lake, but most of all being around family brought her the most joy. Skeet was a member of Westridge United Methodist Church in Norfolk where she belonged to many church groups and was a former trustee.
She was preceded in death by her husband's Charles Potts and Robert Starr, parents Charles and Bonnie, sisters Patricia Fry and Mary Ann Tighe, son-in-law Keith Haase, daughter-in-law Jean Potts, and grandson Hayden Shaffer.
Burial will take place at Tilden City Cemetery, Tilden.
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Cemetery Details
Tilden City Cemetery - Tilden
East 8th Street (southeast corner of Tilden)
Tilden, NE 68781
Beverly Jo "Skeet" (Potts) Starr, 91, of Norfolk, passed away on Monday, May 15, 2023 at the Faith Regional Hospital in Norfolk.
Skeet was born on May 8, 1932 in Tilden, NE to Charles and Bonnie (Colman) Penwell. She attended grade school at Tilden graduated from Tilden High School in 1950. She then attended college in Madison, Wisconsin for Interior Designing. Skeet married Charles Potts on March 4, 1951 at the church South of Tilden. He passed away on July 6, 1987. She later married Robert Dean Starr on December 26, 1989 at Westridge United Methodist Church in Norfolk. He passed away on May 27, 2017. After marriage to Charles, they lived on a farm south of Tilden, then moved to Madison, WI, for 3 years until moving to Norfolk in 1961. She owned and operated Modern Drapery from 1961 until 2018. Skeet enjoyed sewing, gardening, camping, cooking, spending time at the lake, but most of all being around family brought her the most joy. Skeet was a member of Westridge United Methodist Church in Norfolk where she belonged to many church groups and was a former trustee.
She was preceded in death by her husband's Charles Potts and Robert Starr, parents Charles and Bonnie, sisters Patricia Fry and Mary Ann Tighe, son-in-law Keith Haase, daughter-in-law Jean Potts, and grandson Hayden Shaffer.
Burial will take place at Tilden City Cemetery, Tilden.
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Cemetery Details
Tilden City Cemetery - Tilden
East 8th Street (southeast corner of Tilden)
Tilden, NE 68781
Skeet was born on May 8, 1932 in Tilden, NE to Charles and Bonnie (Colman) Penwell. She attended grade school at Tilden graduated from Tilden High School in 1950. She then attended college in Madison, Wisconsin for Interior Designing. Skeet married Charles Potts on March 4, 1951 at the church South of Tilden. He passed away on July 6, 1987. She later married Robert Dean Starr on December 26, 1989 at Westridge United Methodist Church in Norfolk. He passed away on May 27, 2017. After marriage to Charles, they lived on a farm south of Tilden, then moved to Madison, WI, for 3 years until moving to Norfolk in 1961. She owned and operated Modern Drapery from 1961 until 2018. Skeet enjoyed sewing, gardening, camping, cooking, spending time at the lake, but most of all being around family brought her the most joy. Skeet was a member of Westridge United Methodist Church in Norfolk where she belonged to many church groups and was a former trustee.
She was preceded in death by her husband's Charles Potts and Robert Starr, parents Charles and Bonnie, sisters Patricia Fry and Mary Ann Tighe, son-in-law Keith Haase, daughter-in-law Jean Potts, and grandson Hayden Shaffer.
Burial will take place at Tilden City Cemetery, Tilden.
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Cemetery Details
Tilden City Cemetery - Tilden
East 8th Street (southeast corner of Tilden)
Tilden, NE 68781
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