Lena Mihm

Biography

Lena V. Mihm, 91 of Palisade died Friday, November 23, 2007 at Community Hospital in McCook.

Lena was born on the 21st day of May, 1916 in Harrison County, Missouri to Sanford Ramer and Zella H. (Ballard) Tucker. The Tucker family moved to southwest Nebraska when she was a young child and she attended school in Hayes Center.

She married Elmer L. Nickerson in North Platte on December 31, 1935. A son, James Sanford, was born to this union in June of 1952, but died in infancy. Two daughters, Donna and Carole, completed this family circle. Elmer passed away in 1977. She married Harold Mihm in Trenton on April 21, 1981 and they resided in Palisade.

Lena's highest priority was her family, especially her four grandsons. She was well known for her expertise in quilting and spent many happy Mondays quilting with her friends in Hayes Center. She also enjoyed playing cards and in earlier years tending her garden and canning. She was a member of the United Church of Christ Congregational Church in Hayes Center, the American Legion Auxiliary, Women's Fellowship and the Jolly Farmerette Club of Wallace.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband Elmer; infant son, James Sanford; two brothers, Delbert D. Tucker and Darryl Lee Tucker; two sisters, Helen Cotton and Mildred Beck.

Survivors include: her husband Harold of Wauneta; two daughters, Donna Price and husband Dan of Manitou Springs, Colorado and Carole Patterson of Boise, Idaho; four grandsons, David & Doug Price and Matthew & Christopher Patterson; two sisters, Thelma Walter and husband Richard of McCook and Wilma Witman of Greeley, Colorado and a sister-in-law, Louise Tucker of McCook.

Memorials were to be given to the United Church of Christ Congregational Church of Hayes Center.

Funeral services took place Saturday, December 1, 2007, 1:30 p.m. at Carpenter Breland Chapel with Pastor Fay Ann Blaylock officiating. Burial took place in Riverview Cemetery.

Carpenter Breland Funeral Home of McCook was in charge of the arrangements.