Kathleen Ely, 87

Kathleen Ellen Ely, the daughter of Henry and Pearl (Nelson) Nickerson, was born on February 3, 1938 on a farm near Gothenburg, Nebraska. She passed away on May 19, 2025 at Brodstone Healthcare in Superior, Nebraska, at the age of 87 years, 3 months and 16 days.
Kathe attended school at Gothenburg and later furthered her education at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln receiving her Bachelor's Degree in Nursing. While in her residency she came to visit Superior with a friend and it is there that she met Mason Ely. They were married on March 12, 1965 and were the proud parents of two boys, David and Jeffrey. Mason and Kathe just recently celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary.
Kathe was a 60-year member of the First Presbyterian Church in Superior where she had many roles but always her faith was a great comfort to her. She belonged to the Jobs Daughters and the Eastern Star, loved to play cards, especially bridge. She and Mason went on many family trips to New York, Las Vegas, Colorado and most memorable was an Alaskan Cruise. Kathe was an avid watcher of all the good hospital drama shows on television. She always enjoyed seeing her family and friends, and as her family stated, she was always doing for others and was very self-sacrificing.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Henry and Pearl; two brothers, Gerald and Bud; and three sisters, Dorothy Jean, Pam and Opal.
She is survived by her husband, Mason of Superior; sons, David Ely and wife Rosanna Walter of Broomfield, Colorado, and Jeffrey Ely of Omaha, Nebraska, along with a host of nieces, nephews and many friends.
Memorial services will be held Friday, May 23, 2025 at 3:00 pm at Megrue-Price Funeral Home, Superior. Pastor Lori E. L. Kitzing will officiate.
Inurnment will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Superior.
Memorials may go to the First Presbyterian Church or the Brodstone Healthcare Foundation.
Fellowship with family and friends will be from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm on Thursday, May 22, at the First Presbyterian Church, Superior.
Megrue-Price Funeral Home, 750 N. Commercial, Superior, Nebraska 68978 Phone 402-879-3900

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