Marie Antoinette Grimm

Marie Antoinette (Vlcek) Grimm was born January 17, 1915 in Omaha, Nebraska to Alfred and Mary (Vopalka) Vlcek. She grew up in South Omaha, and graduated from Omaha South High School in 1932. Marie married Adolph Grimm on November 30, 1933 in Omaha, and to this union, two sons were born; Adolph III and Donald. Marie and Adolph made their home in rural western Douglas County, first on a farm south of Waterloo, before moving closer to Valley in 1959. Marie moved to the Gretna Care Center in 2008. Marie worked during both World War II and the Korean War at the Bomber Plant in Mead, and also worked as a sales associate in the men’s clothing department at Phillip’s Department Store in Omaha. Her most important job, though, was as a dedicated farm wife and mother. Along with raising her sons, she could be found driving the tractor, milking the cows, and gathering eggs. Marie enjoyed tending to her garden, and cooking for everyone, but she especially loved baking cakes and brownies. If you visited, you would be encouraged to have a snack, and Marie wasn’t happy unless she could send more of her goodies home with you! She could be a bit stubborn, and was known to be thrifty, as evidenced by selling her vegetables in Omaha, and then shopping the store specials in Omaha, to save money over the stores further west. She was proud of the wonderful years she spent married to Adolph, and she adored her grandkids. When they were younger, she was very active with them and loved to play, and she kept many newspaper clippings of all their accomplishments as they grew up. She will be remembered as Mom and Grandma. Marie passed away on Thursday, July 4, 2013 at the Gretna Community Care Center at the age of 98 years, 5 months, and 18 days. She was preceded in death by her husband Adolph, and son Adolph III. Marie is survived by her son and daughter-in-law Donald and Janey Grimm of Omaha; 6 grandchildren; 12 great grandchildren; her sister Rose Regner of Omaha; and daughter-in-law Ellen Grimm of Waterloo, Nebraska. Marie A. Grimm, age 98, formerly of Valley, NE died 7/4/13. Preceded in death by husband Adolph, and son Adolph III. Survived by son and daughter-in-law Donald and Janey Grimm of Omaha, 6 grandchildren, 12 great grandchildren, sister Rose Regner of Omaha, and daughter-in-law Ellen Grimm of Waterloo, NE. Funeral mass Tuesday, 11 AM St. John’s Catholic Church, Valley. Interment Calvary Cemetery in Omaha. Visitation 3-8 PM Monday at the funeral home in Elkhorn with family receiving friends from 6-8. In lieu of flowers, memorials to Mosaic, 10011 J St. Omaha, NE.

Marie Antoinette Grimm

January 17, 1915 - July 4, 2013