Elsie McCarty

Elsie M. McCarty, 95, of Minden, formerly of Kearney died Friday, April 2, 2010 at Kearney County Health Services in Minden. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 AM, Monday, April 5 at the O'Brien - Straatmann Funeral Home in Kearney with Revs. Bob Wine and Roger Wendt officiating. Interment will be at 2:30 PM in the Precept Cemetery near Beaver City, NE. Visitation will be from 6-8 PM, Sunday at the O'Brien - Straatmann Funeral Home. Memorials are suggested to Elsie's special friend, Lori Dobesh medical expense fund. Online condolences or personal reflections may be submitted at osafh.com. O'Brien - Straatmann Funeral Home of Kearney is in charge of arrangements. She was born March 4, 1915 in Norton, KS to Charles and Theresa (Nolan) Knapp. Her mother died during childbirth when Elsie was 3 years old. She was adopted by Frank and Ella (Harding) Wright. She attended Spring Green country school, southwest of Beaver City, through 8th grade. She helped her family with chores around the farm and loved being outside. She was married to Emery McCarty in Alma, NE on January 6, 1932. They lived south of the homestead until 1934, when they left the farm because of a drought and moved to Beaver City. In 1939, they moved to Colorado and worked in various jobs related to farming. In 1944, they moved to a farm that was homesteaded by Emery's grandparents 12 miles southeast of Beaver City. They lived on the farm for 22 years before moving to Kearney. They lived in Kearney Manor for 27 years and moved to Bethany Homes in Minden in 2005. Emery died in 2006. She was a life-long member of the Assembly of God Church in Beaver City and Kearney. She enjoyed time spent in the Tuesday night Bible study at Bethany Homes.. Survivors include son, Don McCarty and wife Benardina of Boulder, CO; daughters, Delores Broweleit and husband Carl of Kearney and Esther Flessner and husband John of Boulder, CO; grandchildren, Bob Broweleit and wife Connie of Seneca, Jim Broweleit of Burwell, Roger Broweleit of Kearney, Roxy Stonerook and her husband Bob of Upland, Judy Hefner and husband Troy of Longmont, CO, Peg Goehringer of Boulder, CO, Cat Wechsler and husband Dave of Lyons, CO and Paul Flessner of Longmont, CO; 14 great grandchildren and 1 great great grandson; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Emery; grandson, Rusty McCarty; great grandson, Justyn Broweleit; and all of her natural and adopted brothers and sisters.

Elsie McCarty

March 4, 1915 - April 2, 2010