Emma W. Siegel

On Monday, October 09, 2017, a very tired heart, still full of love, stopped beating and Emma Siegel of rural Litchfield passed away at her home of 68 years. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 am Friday at St. Gabriel’s Catholic Church in Hazard. Interment will follow at the Litchfield Cemetery. Visitation will be 5-7pm Thursday with a vigil/prayers service to follow at 7:00 pm at St. Gabriel’s Catholic Church in Hazard. Memorials are suggested to the Litchfield Fire and Rescue Department. Condolences may be shared online at www.osrfh.com. Services are entrusted to the O’Brien Straatmann Redinger Funeral Home of Kearney. Emma W. (Tesmer) Siegel was born January 1, 1925 to Leon and Barbara (Jarzynka) Tesmer on a farm East of Litchfield. She attended school in Litchfield until the family relocated to the Loup City area. After attending school in Loup City for a short time, she worked many years as a telephone operator. It was in Loup City she met her husband to be Edward Siegel. They were united in marriage on October 12, 1949. After a short honeymoon to Colorado, they returned to a farm South of Litchfield which was her home for the next 68 years. Her life on the farm was a busy schedule milking cows, making school lunches for her children, baking bread 2-3 times a week, taking lunch to the hayfield and feeding men at harvest time. Yet she always took time to teach her children the values of life-being kind, working hard, being thankful for what we had and most of all, the importance of God in our lives. One of her greats joys was attending mass and praying her rosary. As her health declined the past 7 months and she was unable to attend mass she would watch mass on television which gave her comfort and peace. Emma is survived by her 6 children; daughters Shirley (Wayne) Zwiener and Carleen Arp and Dan Johnson both of Pleasanton; sons Larry (Bev) Siegel, Wayne Siegel, Greg Siegel, Gary (Annette) Siegel all of Litchfield; grandchildren DeAnn Franco, Jeff Zwiener, Kelly Weibel, Scott Zwiener, Kristy Childress, Lisa Onnen, Amanda Siegel, Brandon Siegel, Blake Siegel and Cody Siegel; great grandchildren Gavin, Gage and Kenlie Zwiener, Brailey and Brody Weibel, Alyssa and Isaiah Onnen, Colin and Carter Childress; brother-in-law Don Vohendal of Elkhorn and many nieces and nephews. Emma was preceded in death by her parents; husband; brothers Irvin (Wanda) Tesmer, Lee (Florence) Tesmer, Al Tesmer; sisters Delphine (Dan) Michalek, Louise (Don) Badura, Delores (Joe) Gmuca, Lorraine Vohendal, Sylvia (Dick) Mendyk; brother-in-law Joe (Lucille) Siegel, Ray (Clara) Siegel and sister-in-law Elsie (Thomas) Seman.

Emma W. Siegel

January 1, 1925 - October 9, 2017