Loretta Cappel

Loretta Marguerite (Joyce) Cappel passed away September 11, 2007 at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook, Nebraska at the age of 95 years, nine months, and eights days.

She was born December 3, 1911 to Walter and Catherine (Sanders) Joyce in Clay County, Nebraska. She grew up on a farm between Harvard and Sutton, graduating from Harvard High School in 1930. She came to southwest Nebraska along with her twin sister Charlotte to teach school. She taught school in Frontier County, District 25, for three years then in Hitchcock County, south of the Old Stone Church, for two years.

On May 28, 1936 she married Glen Cappel at McCook They farmed west of McCook for many years. They moved into McCook 1960.

Loretta was a 4-H leader for many years. Other interests included refinishing and upholstering furniture and bowling, having belonged to a bowling league for many years. She was an avid gardener and had a special love for her roses. She shared her talents with others, delivering bouquets of flowers to St. Catherines Hospital, the Dominican Sisters Convent and Hillcrest Nursing home plus sharing them with her family and friends. She was a caring neighbor, visiting and taking care of the sick and homebound. Loretta worked outside her home as a nurse’s aide at both Cambridge Hospital and Hillcrest Nursing Home. She was a member of St. Patricks Catholic Church, St. Patricks’ Altar Society, and the BPOE Does.

Preceding her in death were her parents, her husband Glen in 1988, daughter Geraldine Palmer in 2002, son-in-law Larry Palmer in 2006, a great grandson, Justin Kraft, and her 15 siblings: one Blue Baby, nine brothers; Walter, William, Martin, Lawrence, Ambrose (infant), Myran, Marcellus, Vincent and Kenneth: five sisters; Wilhelmina, Eileen, twin Charlotte, Catherine and Mary Magdelan (infant).

Loretta is survived by one daughter, Donna and her husband Fred Callum of Rockwall, TX and two sons, Claude and wife Delores and Dick and wife Kathie both of McCook, one sister Rose Peter of Sutton, NE and a brother Joe Joyce and wife Terri of Huntington Station, Long Island, NY; 18 grandchildren and 24 great grandchildren; two step granddaughters, 14 step great grandchildren and one step great-great grandson.

Memorials were being accepted to St. Patrick’s School, Hillcrest Nursing Home or in her name.

The Rosary Service was Friday, September 14, 2007 at 7:00 pm at Carpenter Breland Funeral Home. Mass of Christian Burial took place on Saturday, September 15, 2007 at 2:00 pm at St. Patrick’s Church with Fr. Gary Brethour and Fr. Lawrence Ejiofo officiating. Burial at St. Patrick’s Calvary Cemetery.

Carpenter Breland Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

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