Saturday, Aug 29, 2009

The funeral for Elizabeth Parr, 89, of Seward, formerly of Scribner, will be 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Scribner.
She died Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2009, at Ridgewood Rehabilitation Center in Seward.
Elizabeth C. "Betty" Moser was born Nov. 1, 1919, in rural Hooper to Joseph and Caroline (Baechler) Moser. She grew up on the family farm southwest of Hooper. She attended District 38 School in Dodge County. She married Albert A. "Al" Parr on June 4, 1938, in Hooper. The couple owned and operated a Standard Oil business in Scribner for 36 years. Following the death of her husband on March 27, 1977, she worked in the kitchen of the Good Samaritan Center in Scribner. For many years, she worked as a housekeeper and cook for the clergy and sisters of St. James parish in Omaha. She moved to Seward in 2001.
She was a member of St. Vincent DePaul Catholic Church in Seward and a former member of St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Scribner.
Survivors include: two sons, Ronald "Ronnie" (and wife, Darlene) Parr of Greensboro, N.C., and Roger (and wife, Marleen) Parr of Fremont; a daughter and son-in-law, Mary and Roger Grunke of Seward; a daughter-in-law, Maureen Parr of Omaha; a sister-in-law, Charlotte Moser of Columbus; 16 grandchildren and 30 great-grandchildren.
She also was preceded in death by a son, five sisters and six brothers.
The Revs. William Fitzgerald and Vitalis Anyanike will officiate Tuesday's service. Visitation will be 2-8 p.m. Monday, with a 7 p.m. vigil service, at Moser Memorial Chapel in Fremont. Visitation also will be one hour prior to the service Tuesday at the church. Burial will be 1 p.m. Tuesday at St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery at Ridgeley, near Scribner.
Memorials may be made to St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Scribner or to the donor's choice.