Patsy C. Cruz

Memorial Services for Patsy C. Cruz will be conducted on Wednesday, June 2, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. at the New Wine Fellowship Church in Orleans, Nebraska with the Pastor Lana Dake, officiating. Inurnment will be held at Ft. McPherson National Cemetery in Maxwell, Nebraska at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 2, 2010.

Patsy Casimira Cruz, 73 years of age, of Beaver City, Nebraska, passed away on Friday, May 28, 2010 at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska. She was born March 4, 1937 at Denver, Colorado to Jose and Ruth (Herrea) Chavez. She attended school at Lakewood High School in Lakewood, Colorado.

On August 12, 1956 she was united in marriage to Jimmie Cruz in Lakewood and to this union seven children were born: Gloria Jean, Ruth, Jose, Antonio, Jimmie Jr., Sylvia and Phillip.

The family made their home in Denver before moving to Beaver City in 1988, where Patsy enjoyed life as a homemaker.

She was a member of the New Wine Fellowship Church of Orleans.

She enjoyed signing, knitting, playing cards, cooking, fishing and spending time with her family and grandkids.

Besides her parents she was preceded in death by four children: Gloria Jean, Ruth, Jose and Antonio; as well as two brothers: Marcelo and Carlos.

She leaves to mourn her passing, her husband, Jimmie of Beaver City; three children: Jimmie Cruz, Jr. and his wife, Heather of San Antonio, Texas, Sylvia Cruz of Oxford, Nebraska, Phillip Cruz and his wife, Christy of Ft. Collins, Colorado; 13 grandchildren; as well as a host of other relatives and friends.

There will be no visitation as the family is honoring Patsy's wish for cremation.

A memorial has been established in her memory and will be designated at a later date.

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

The Mitchell Funeral Home of Orleans is in charge of the arrangements.