Obituary for Patsy L. Turek
Patsy
L. Turek, 85, passed away Friday, February 10, 2017. Memorial service
is 2:00 p.m., Thursday, February 16, 2017, at Lincoln Family Funeral
Care, 5844 Fremont St. Lincoln, Nebraska.
Patsy L. Turek was born August 22, 1931 in Columbus, Nebraska, the daughter of Leo and Lillian (Geiser) Paprocki. Patsy was a cook at the University of Nebraska and Nebraska Wesleyan University before becoming a house mother at Theta Chi Fraternity (NWU). Patsy was a house mother for 12 years and she loved all of her boys dearly. You could always find Pasty cheering on her two favorite teams, the Nebraska Huskers and Oregon Ducks. She also enjoyed cooking and playing cards, but most importantly, she loved spending time with her family.
Patsy is survived by her children, Gregory (Eileen) Turek of Bend, OR, Pamela Joekel of Omaha, NE, and Debra (Michael) Michel of Lincoln, NE, grandchildren, Cindy Turek of Lincoln, NE, Erin (Jeremy) Stoll of Omaha, NE, David (Tiffany) Joekel of Omaha, NE, Stephanie (Scott) Wenz of Omaha, NE, Cassie (Randy) Donathan of Fort Gordon, GA, Becca (Randy) Turek-Ross of Germany, Mark Joekel of Minneapolis, MN, Alex (Julia) Turek of Crooked River, OR, Michaela Michel of Lincoln, NE, and Ethan Turek of Bend, OR, and twelve great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; brother, Jack Paprocki, and three sisters, Doris Kentzel, Emogene Walters, and Margy Swalec.
Patsy L. Turek was born August 22, 1931 in Columbus, Nebraska, the daughter of Leo and Lillian (Geiser) Paprocki. Patsy was a cook at the University of Nebraska and Nebraska Wesleyan University before becoming a house mother at Theta Chi Fraternity (NWU). Patsy was a house mother for 12 years and she loved all of her boys dearly. You could always find Pasty cheering on her two favorite teams, the Nebraska Huskers and Oregon Ducks. She also enjoyed cooking and playing cards, but most importantly, she loved spending time with her family.
Patsy is survived by her children, Gregory (Eileen) Turek of Bend, OR, Pamela Joekel of Omaha, NE, and Debra (Michael) Michel of Lincoln, NE, grandchildren, Cindy Turek of Lincoln, NE, Erin (Jeremy) Stoll of Omaha, NE, David (Tiffany) Joekel of Omaha, NE, Stephanie (Scott) Wenz of Omaha, NE, Cassie (Randy) Donathan of Fort Gordon, GA, Becca (Randy) Turek-Ross of Germany, Mark Joekel of Minneapolis, MN, Alex (Julia) Turek of Crooked River, OR, Michaela Michel of Lincoln, NE, and Ethan Turek of Bend, OR, and twelve great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; brother, Jack Paprocki, and three sisters, Doris Kentzel, Emogene Walters, and Margy Swalec.
I'm sad to pass along the news that Patsy "Mom Pat" Turek passed away this pst Friday. Mom Pat was the housemother of the Gamma Phi Chapter from 1990-2002 and took care of many of us during her time there - including me, her oldest grandson which made my fraternity experience that much more special. Our family invites any of you who were one of her "boys", or friends, to join us for thefuneral service to honor her and share stories.
The funeral will be this Thursday Feb. 16th - 2pm - at Lincoln Family Funeral Care. 5844 Fremont St, Lincoln, NE. Please share with other brothers not in this group or that may be around your class.
If anyone is interested in gathering at the Chapter house following the service, we may have an informal remembrance or quick ceremony for those that are able. Stay tuned for more details on that.
This picture is from a "Prom" held recently at her retirement home, I thought it was fitting as you all know she never missed a party and loved celebrating with us. So we'll do it one more time with Mom Pat.
If you can't join us, please consider sharing a story or memory in the comments below - or email me at David.joekel@gmail.com so we can share them during the service.
David "Forrest" Joekel '02
Mom Pat Memorial fund
