Lucy Cagler

Lucy Cagler, 88 of Gibbon, NE passed away peacefully at home on August 26, 2024 surrounded by her loving family. Lucy was born in Genoa, NE to Nevada “Neva” and Ross Morris. In 1953, she moved to Kearney, NE where she met and married Louie Cagler on October 2, 1954. From this union they were blessed with 5 children. David (deceased) daughter-in-law, Cindy and Tim Busch of Kearney, Kathy (Al) Clevenger of Shelton, Debra Reisbeck of Kearney, Cynthia (Michael) Conklin of Sandy, UT and Colleen (George) Budman of Catawissa, PA. Louie and Lucy lived in Kearney until they moved to the farm in 1961 near Gibbon. In addition to being a loving mother she was active with helping Louie on the farm until the children were in school. Her career consisted of working at Kaufman’s and Hellman’s Ladies Wear in Kearney, followed by 12 years at Exchange Bank of Gibbon. Even in retirement she played an active role on the farm with discing the fields for planting and driving grain truck for harvest. Harvest was a family event with her sister-in-law, Rene and husband Ken Dicke participating for several years. Lucy loved the warmer weather and for 30 years traveled to their Texas home in Mission for the winters. She loved dancing, playing cards, dominos, camping/fishing, Husker football, volleyball and the Cagler reunions to Reno, NV over the years. Canning corn was always a yearly family and friends event. Trips to the Casino were her favorite and everyone was so jealous of how lucky she was. We all will miss her fried chicken, and potatoes and gravy that only she had perfected. She was preceded in death by her son; parents; brothers, Clifford and Jean Morris, Leroy and Donna Morris and sisters, Peggy and Jim Killion and Ruth “Tootie” and Phil Sukup, Delbert and Doris Young, Dale and Louise Shafer, Florenda “Rene” and Tom Hampton, George Hardie and Wendell Witmer. Left to cherish her memory are her husband, Louie Cagler of Gibbon; forementioned children; grandchildren, Justin Cagler, Corey and Micaela Cagler, Kevin and Amber Cagler, Mandi and Bobby Schutte, Krystal Shiers and Jeremy Robb, Michael Clevenger and Katie Butler, Kaci and Vinny Molina, Deric Sinsel, Nicole Sinsel, Bret Lower, Brock and Allie Lower, Jamey Muth, Ashlea Woolley, Aaron Woolley; great grandchildren, MaKenzie Cagler, Maddex Cagler, Brooklyn Cagler, Madilyn Cagler, Bryson Cagler, Aubrey Schutte, Trace Molina, Olive Lower, Lennox Muth, Adelaide Muth, Kierra Sheets; sister-in-law, Geri Witmer-Hardie of TX and Dee Cash of California; brother-in-law, Ken Dicke of Colorado. A visitation with family present will be held 4:30 to 7:00 p.m. Friday, August 30, 2024 at O’Brien Straatmann Redinger Funeral Home in Kearney. Celebration of life will be held at the Kearney American Legion immediately following the visitation. Memorials are suggested to Make-A-Wish, St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital or to Amedisys “Aseracare Hospice.” Condolences may be shared online at www.osrfh.com. Services are entrusted to O’Brien Straatmann Redinger Funeral and Cremation Services.

Lucy Cagler

June 19, 1936 - August 26, 2024