Jean Wommer

Jean L. Wommer, 87, Kearney died Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. Services will be 11:30 AM, Saturday, Feb. 6th at Trinity Presbyterian Church in Kearney. The Rev. Chad Anderson will officiate. Burial will be held prior to service time at 9:30 am on Saturday at Liberty Cemetery near Minden. Visitation will be 3:30-6:30pm, Friday at O'Brien Straatmann Funeral Home. Memorials are suggested to World Wide Fistula Fund. On-line condolences may be submitted to osafh.com. O'Brien Straatmann Funeral Home in Kearney is in charge of arrangements. She was born May 6, 1922 in Boulder, CO to Henry and Margaret (Couch) Taylor. During her life, Jean had a deep love and appreciation for God's wonderful "creation". Her childhood was spent in Wyoming and Colorado, where her parents had a summer home near Steamboat Springs. She love the fishing, camping, and rock-hunting in the mountains and prairies. On February 19, 1944, she was united in marriage to Ensign Donald E. Wommer at the Mariner's Chapel in Boston, MA. She was baptized as a child at the Presbyterian Church in Midwest, WY and joined churches in many places when her husband was in the Navy. She was a Navy wife for 14 years, traveling and living many places. She worked for the U.S. Air Force Base at Casper, WY for two years during World War II. She also worked for the U.S. Geological Survey office in Midwest, WY. Upon her husband's Navy retirement, they farmed for 31 years northeast of Minden, raising registered Hereford cattle. She enjoyed helping with the new-born calves and getting them ready for summer pasture. She always had a big garden of vegetables and melons to share and sell. She was a member of Trinity Presbyterian Church in Kearney and was involved in many Bible study groups with Stonecroft Ministries. She taught Sunday School, youth club and Inter-City's Bible clubs and did lots of volunteer work in her community and Navy Relief offices. She helped organize the Liberty Belle's Extension Club in her neighborhood. She was a life-time member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxilary. Survivors include her daughter, Karianne Wyse and husband Dr. Gene of Kearney; grandchildren, Ben Wyse of Kearney and Laura Amos and husband, Mike of Baltimore, MD; sister, Virginia Boston of Torrington, WY; sisters-in-law, Edna Brumbaugh of Omaha, Elaine Haws and Lee Isla Wommer of Minden and Jean Taylor of Casper, WY; and many nephews, nieces and friends. She was preceded in death by her husband, Don; parents; one brother; two sisters and 2 brothers-in-law.

Jean Wommer

May 6, 1922 - February 2, 2010