Eileen Jurgensen
Eileen Jurgensen, age 77, of Gibbon passed away Tuesday, January 10, 2023, at Mt. Carmel Home. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, January 28, 2023, at Faith United Church in Gibbon with Pastor Mike Evans officiating. Interment will follow at Riverside Cemetery. Visitation will be held 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. Friday, January 27, at the church.
Memorials are suggested to the family for future designation. Condolences may be shared online at www.osrfh. com. Services are entrusted to O’Brien Straatmann Redinger Funeral and Cremation Services.
Eileen was born June 11, 1945, in Sutton, to Carl and Irene (Roemmich) Scheierman.
She was raised in Harvard where she attended Harvard High School, graduating with the class of 1963. Eileen went on to earn her degree in dietary management on October 30, 1999. Eileen was united in marriage to Jerald “Jerry” Jurgensen on June 17, 1967, in Sutton. She began her career as a cook at Valley Side District #10 in Ord. She later did daycare out of her home.
In 1984, the family moved to Loup City where she worked as a cook at Fredrick Hotel and Cafe. The family later moved to Gibbon where she was a cook at the nursing home and Gibbon Public Schools. She ended her career as a cook at Cambridge Court in Kearney, retiring in 2007.
Eileen was a member of the Faith United Church. She enjoyed crocheting, knitting, cross stitching, decorating cakes, and making candy. Most of all she loved attending her grandchildren’s numerous events.
Left to cherish her memory are her children, Calvin (Nancy) Jurgensen, of Oswego, Kansas, Deeon (Josh) Cederburg, of Axtell, and Jennifer (Leon) Smith, of Gibbon; grandchildren, Zachary Chavez, Caleb (Mae) Jurgensen, Nikota (Justin) Powell, Nicole Cederburg, Stephanie Cederburg, Dalton (Haleigh) Smith, Miranda Smith, and Chase Smith; great-grandchildren, Kamryn Chavez, Aidon and Maverick Jurgensen, Ryker Powell, and baby Smith due in March; sisters, Norma (Robert) Johnson, of Lincoln, and Eleanor Nelson, of Lincoln; brother-in-law, John Miller III, of Hickman; as well as many nieces, nephews, and extended family and friends.
Eileen was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Jerald (Jerry) Jurgensen (August 2021); grandson, Blake Chavez; sister, Donna Miller; and brother-in-law, Dennis Nelson.