Edna M. Yount
November 7, 2009
Edna was born November 17, 1921 in Lockwood, Missouri to W.W. and Minnie (Hodde) Boehne, the youngest of 5 children. As a young girl she attended Cherry Grove School through the 6th grade, then attended Trinity Lutheran School in Lockwood for 2 years.
She went to work for the telephone company in Lockwood, later moving to St. Louis where she did domestic work and was also a telephone operator in various places.
She met Glen Dale Yount in Cheyenne, Wyoming, and they were married on January 17, 1947. They lived in Ft. Collins, Colorado before moving to Fremont in the spring of 1949, and they have resided here since.
As a homemaker, Edna was a wonderful wife, a loving mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. Her family was the center of her life. Those surviving include:
husband - Glen
3 daughters - Evelyn and husband Steve Hosch of Omaha
Elaine and husband Jim Evans of St. Paul, NE
Marilyn and husband Rick LeGrande of Fremont
3 sons - Larry and wife Peggy Yount of Fremont
Ken and wife Jodi Yount of Fremont
Kevin and wife Lori Yount of Fremont
17 grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren
sister - Emma Merz of Thorndale, Texas
She was preceded in death by her parents, and 3 brothers, (Walter, John, and Clarence Boehne), as well as aunts, uncles, and nieces and nephews.
Her funeral will be 2 PM Tuesday (Nov. 10th, 2009) at Trinity Lutheran Church, (16th & Luther Rd., Fremont) with the Rev. Dan Heuer officiating. The committal will follow in Ridge Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to her church.
Visitation at the Ludvigsen Mortuary, Fremont, will be today (Monday-Nov. 9th) from 2 to 8 PM, with the family receiving friends from 6 to 8 PM., and at the church Tuesday for an hour before the service.
Online guestbook at www.Ludvigsenmortuary.com
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