Betty S. Gormley

Mass of Christian Burial for Betty S. Gormley will be held on Saturday, December 2, 2017 at 10:30 a.m. at the All Saints Catholic Church in Holdrege, Nebraska with Father Thomas Lux officiating.  Rosary will be held prior to the Mass at 9:30 a.m. at the church.  Interment will be held in the Prairie Home Cemetery at Holdrege.

Betty Sue Gormley, 82 years of age, of Holdrege, passed away on Saturday, November 25, 2017 at her daughter's home in Cheyenne, Wyoming.  Betty was born March 2, 1935 at Salisbury, Missouri, the second of six children born to John and Helen (Kressig) Bertsch.  She received her education from St. Joseph's Catholic School in Salisbury, graduating from St. Joseph's Catholic High School with the class of 1953.

On July 28, 1956 she was united in marriage to Dean A. Gormley of Beatrice, Nebraska, and to this union seven children were born:  John, Leslie, Mick, Jay, Jane, Mark, and Hugh.  Following Dean's retirement from Marathon Oil in 1986, they relocated to Holdrege.  Betty devoted her life to being a caring wife, mother, and grandmother.  Caring for every need of her large family, gave her a sense of great satisfaction, and pride poured out of her heart, when she spoke of her beloved grandchildren.

Betty was an active member of the All Saints Catholic Church, where she enjoyed many friendship bonds formed with her involvement in Altar Society, and Legion of Mary.  Throughout the years, Betty's hobbies included: reading, crocheting, gardening, bowling, and traveling, and seeing new places.  On December 13, 1997, she was preceded in death by her husband, Dean.

Besides her husband, and parents; Betty was preceded in death by her daughter, Michelle Muckerman, and sister, Verna Gesling.

She leaves to celebrate her life; her children:  John Gormley of Omaha, Nebraska; Leslie Zak and her husband, George of Cheyenne; Jay Gormley of Broken Bow, Nebraska; Jane Weltz and her husband, Jim of Omaha; Mark Gormley and his wife, Korinne of Portland, Oregon; and Hugh Gormley and his wife, Lara of Vero Beach, Florida; son-in-law, Jim Muckerman of Mexico, Missouri; 24 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; one brother, Jim Bertsch and his wife, Charlene of West Palm Beach, Florida; three sisters:  Pat Camus of West Palm Beach; Jane Bertsch of Grosse Point, Michigan; and Johnnie Kay Hood and her husband, Doug of Nashville, Tennessee; brother-in-law, Donald Gesling of Salisbury; sister-in-law, Gari Pinkerton and her husband, George of Blue Springs, Nebraska; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

Visitation will be held on Friday, December 1, 2017 from 4:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. with the family greeting from 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. at the Nelson-Bauer Funeral Home in Holdrege.

A memorial has been established in Betty's honor, and kindly suggested to the All Saints Catholic Church.

Expressions of caring and kindness can be sent to the family at www.nelsonbauerfh.com

The Nelson-Bauer Funeral Home in Holdrege is in charge of the arrangements.