AURORA — Edith Scott, 85, of Aurora passed away on Jan. 8, 2018, at Westfield Quality Care in Aurora.
Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m., Saturday at Evangelical Covenant Church. The Rev. Karl Larson will officiate. Interment will be in the Aurora Cemetery. Higby-McQuiston Mortuary is in charge of the arrangements.
Edith LaVonne Scott, the daughter of Carlton and Miriam (Hagelin) Kemper, was born at Pomona, Calif., on Dec. 24, 1932, and passed away at Aurora, Neb., on Jan. 8, 2018, at the age of 85.
Her family moved to Aurora when Edith was a young girl. Edith attended school in Aurora and graduated from high school in 1950 as salutatorian of her class. She attended Bishop Clarkson School of Nursing in Omaha and received her RN degree. She worked at Immanuel Hospital. While there she met Richard Lee Sullivan. They married on Aug. 1, 1954. Two children, Richard and Kimberly, were born to this union. Mr. Sullivan passed away on Nov. 24, 1956.
Edith and her children then moved back to Aurora. She met Arthur Lee Scott. They were married on July 25, 1958. A son, David, was born to this union.
Edith worked the 3-to-11 p.m. shift at Aurora Memorial Hospital. She worked her way up to the charge nurse. She also worked as the infection control/Medicaid nurse until she retired.
Edith was a member of Aurora Evangelical Covenant Church and served on the women’s board, teaching Pathfinders and Trailblazers. She also served a few summers as camp nurse at Covenant Cedars.
Edith enjoyed bowling, reading and gathering with the “Golden Oldies” group of former colleagues from Aurora Memorial Hospital.
Edith was preceded in death by her parents; her sister, Judith; her first husband, Richard Sullivan; and other relatives and friends.
Those left to cherish her memory are her husband, Lee of Aurora; two sons, Rich (Deb) Scott of Hastings and David (Kirsten) Scott of Verona, Wis.; a daughter, Kimberly (Brian) Crabtree of Aurora; six grandchildren, Ben (Jenna) Crabtree of Aurora, Heather (Steven) Tibbles of The Colony, Texas, Drew (Sara) Scott and Emma Scott, both of Hastings, Colin Scott of Minneapolis and Peter Scott of Verona, Wis.; six great-grand-
children, Ayden, Ethan and Owen Scott of Hastings, Ella and Leila Tibbles of The Colony, Texas, and Kaiya Crabtree of Aurora.
AURORA — Edith Scott, 85, of Aurora passed away on Jan. 8, 2018, at Westfield Quality Care in Aurora.
Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m., Saturday at Evangelical Covenant Church. The Rev. Karl Larson will officiate. Interment will be in the Aurora Cemetery. Higby-McQuiston Mortuary is in charge of the arrangements.
Edith LaVonne Scott, the daughter of Carlton and Miriam (Hagelin) Kemper, was born at Pomona, Calif., on Dec. 24, 1932, and passed away at Aurora, Neb., on Jan. 8, 2018, at the age of 85.
Her family moved to Aurora when Edith was a young girl. Edith attended school in Aurora and graduated from high school in 1950 as salutatorian of her class. She attended Bishop Clarkson School of Nursing in Omaha and received her RN degree. She worked at Immanuel Hospital. While there she met Richard Lee Sullivan. They married on Aug. 1, 1954. Two children, Richard and Kimberly, were born to this union. Mr. Sullivan passed away on Nov. 24, 1956.
Edith and her children then moved back to Aurora. She met Arthur Lee Scott. They were married on July 25, 1958. A son, David, was born to this union.
Edith worked the 3-to-11 p.m. shift at Aurora Memorial Hospital. She worked her way up to the charge nurse. She also worked as the infection control/Medicaid nurse until she retired.
Edith was a member of Aurora Evangelical Covenant Church and served on the women’s board, teaching Pathfinders and Trailblazers. She also served a few summers as camp nurse at Covenant Cedars.
Edith enjoyed bowling, reading and gathering with the “Golden Oldies” group of former colleagues from Aurora Memorial Hospital.
Edith was preceded in death by her parents; her sister, Judith; her first husband, Richard Sullivan; and other relatives and friends.
Those left to cherish her memory are her husband, Lee of Aurora; two sons, Rich (Deb) Scott of Hastings and David (Kirsten) Scott of Verona, Wis.; a daughter, Kimberly (Brian) Crabtree of Aurora; six grandchildren, Ben (Jenna) Crabtree of Aurora, Heather (Steven) Tibbles of The Colony, Texas, Drew (Sara) Scott and Emma Scott, both of Hastings, Colin Scott of Minneapolis and Peter Scott of Verona, Wis.; six great-grand-
children, Ayden, Ethan and Owen Scott of Hastings, Ella and Leila Tibbles of The Colony, Texas, and Kaiya Crabtree of Aurora.
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