Catherine “Claire” Kern, 74, of Fremont died Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009, at her home with her family beside her.
She was born Oct. 21, 1935, in Cedar Bluffs to William and Mary (Boyle) Nick. She grew up in Cedar Bluffs and was a graduate of Cedar Bluffs High School. She married John L. Kern on Oct. 31, 1953, in Cedar Bluffs. She moved to Fremont after her marriage and worked for Northwestern Bell Telephone Company in Fremont. She then was employed at the former Western Electric in Omaha, which became AT&T and then Lucent Technologies, retiring in 1991 after 27 years. Her husband preceded her in death Aug. 14, 1980.
She was a member of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Fremont and a former member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Cedar Bluffs. She was a former Fremont Airboat Club Auxiliary member.
Survivors include: a daughter, Cindi Kern (and Doug Drews) of Fremont; three sons, Jon (and wife, Cathy) Kern and Joel (and wife, Bonnie) Kern, all of Fremont, and Jay (and wife, Dot) Kern of Cedar Bluffs; soul mate, Ron Essman of Fremont; four brothers, Jerry (and wife, Joyce) Nick of Cedar Bluffs, Lynn (and wife, Wilma) Nick of Brighton, Colo., James Nick of Omaha and Ronald Nick of Fremont; five sisters, Margaret Van Ness of Aurora, Colo., Mary Ellen Hartmann of Fremont, her twin Elizabeth Ann Vopalensky of Omaha, Barbara Wesely and Rita (and husband, Al) Sindelar, all of Fremont; eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
She also was preceded in death by a brother and a sister.
The funeral Mass will be 10:30 a.m. Monday at
St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Cedar Bluffs with the
Rev. Matthew Vandewalle officiating. Closed casket visitation will be from 1-4 p.m. Sunday at Moser Memorial Chapel in Fremont and will continue one hour prior to service time Monday at the church. A rosary will be said at 6 p.m. Sunday at the church. Burial will be in Little Flower of Jesus Cemetery near Leshara.
Online condolences may be left at www.mosermemorialchapels.com.
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