Catherine R. Daake

August 12, 1944 - April 16, 2020

Catherine Daake, 75 Elm Creek resident Catherine Daake, 75 of Elm Creek passed away Thursday, April 16, 2020 at her home. A funeral mass will be held 5:00 pm Friday, July 3, 2020 at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Cemetery in Elm Creek. Shuttles will be provided from the Park and baseball field parking lots. Please bring your own seats for the service. A luncheon will follow the mass at the city park. A Rosary will be held 7:00 p.m. Thursday, July 2, 2020 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. Memorials are suggested to the Elm Creek Fire Department. Services are entrusted to O’Brien Straatmann Redinger Funeral and Cremation Services. Memorials are suggested to the Elm Creek Fire Department. Services are entrusted to O’Brien Straatmann Redinger Funeral and Cremation Services. Cathy was born August 12, 1944 in Kearney to Bernard and Mary (Nickman) Eckhout. She grew up on the family farm North of Amherst and graduated from Amherst High School with the class of 1961. Cathy was united in marriage to Dennis Daake on October 24, 1964 in Amherst at the Catholic Church. To this union, three children were born, Lisa, Darin and Todd. Cathy loved her kids and grandkids. She also had plenty of love for many more kids, she ran an in-home daycare for 35 years. She enjoyed bird watching, planting flowers and tending to her garden. Cathy liked playing Keno, attending rodeos, dancing and attending music performances at the Merryman. Cathy belonged to the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Elm Creek where she was a member of the Altar Society. She was also a member of the Red Hat Society. Left to cherish her memory are her husband, Dennis Daake of Elm Creek; children, Lisa (Matt) Lenhart of Loveland, CO, Darin Daake of Odessa, Todd (Kris) Daake of Sumner; grandchildren, Matthew, Timothy, Laura, Taylor and Chance; brothers, Jerome (Jeanette) Eckhout of Pleasanton, Jim (Barb) Eckhout of Amherst; sisters, Neomi Hascall of Bellevue, Mary (Perry) Kenney of Kearney; sisters-in-law, Demaris Labs of Kearney and Eva Eckhout of Amherst; as well as many nieces, nephews, extended family and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents; brother, John Eckhout; sister, Bernadine Roth; brothers-in-law, Dean Hascall, Russ and Deanna Murrish; father-in-law and mother-in-law, Harvey and Floreine Daake; and special angel, Aubree Hubbard.