Kathleen Marie Sukovaty, 76 years of age, Wilber, passed away June 9, 2023, at the Wilber Care Center.
She was born in Beatrice on Oct. 27, 1946, to Lumir and Marie (Placek) Sukovaty and grew up on her parents farm the second of five children. She attended Rural District School 79 until the eighth grade, when her family then moved into town and she graduated from Wilber High School. After high school, Kathy spent some time in Omaha at the Hattie B Munroe home for children with disabilities as she was diagnosed with Muscular Dystrophy as a small child. She later returned to Wilber. Then in 1970, she gave birth to her only child, Mark Sukovaty.
In the early 1990s, she moved to Crete, where she was an active volunteer, touching the lives of those involved in Centennial Terrace, Crete Manor, Mother-to-Mother, the Department of Health and Human Services, the ABC computer program, the Share Program, as well as many acts of kindness. On Oct. 25, 1998, Kathy was awarded the NAHRO Resident of the Year in the State of Nebraska. In her later years, Kathy enjoyed bingo and puzzles with friends, watching any kind of football, as well as old westerns, yet most importantly spending time with family.
Kathy is survived by her son, Mark (Dawn) Sukovaty; former daughter-in-law, Michelle Blake; grandson, Trenton (Summers) Sukovaty; grandson, Jerrod Collier; granddaughter, Shelbie Sukovaty; great-granddaughter, Dorothea Sukovaty; siblings, Marjorie Rhynalds, Lumir (Kay) Sukovaty, Connie Parker and Denny Janecek, and Richard Sukovaty; nieces and nephews, Sheri (Todd) Lampe, Robert (Chris) Rhynalds, Stacey (Andrew) Watson, J.R. (Nina) Jones, Angela (Eric) Douthwright, Kelsey (Will) Togstad, Dylan Siebrass and Drew Janecek, along with numerous other loving family members and friends. She is proceeded in death by her parents, Lumir and Marie (Placek) Sukovaty; brother-in-law, Larry Rhynalds; great-granddaughter, Elizabeth Marie Sukovaty and other beloved family members and friends.
A Celebration of Life will be Saturday, June 17, from 1– 4 p.m. at the First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Wilber. Memorial contributions are suggested in care of the family, sent to 303 W. Eighth St., Wilber, NE, 68465.
