Shirley Ann Krejci (Embrey)

Shirley Ann (Denker)(Embrey) Krejci, daughter of C. Henry (Hy) and Annabel (Sass) Denker was born January 10, 1926 in Elkhorn, NE. Shirley was baptized into the Bethany Lutheran Church on August 26, 1928. She was confirmed into that faith in 1939. On August 26, 1951, she became a member of the Waterloo Church of Christ and was fully immersed in baptism. Later in life, when she married Ed, she became a confirmed member of the Catholic Church at St. John’s Catholic Church in Valley. Shirley attended grade school at District 48 outside Elkhorn until she entered Elkhorn High School and attended for 3 years. Her family moved to Waterloo in 1942, and she finished her senior year of high school in Waterloo, graduating in 1943. Shirley obtained a job at J.C. Robinson Seed Co. in July of 1943, and worked there until 1948 when she left to start a family. Shirley was united in marriage to James W. (Bill) Embrey on June 29, 1947 at the Bethany Lutheran Church in Elkhorn with Rev. Beckman officiating. To this union, four children were born; Sterling, John, Tom and Connie. Shirley began a career at the Waterloo Post Office on May 28, 1964. She worked in Waterloo for 20 years, and transferred to the Valley Post Office in 1984-occasionally coming back to Waterloo to fill-in as needed. She retired from the Post Office on November 30, 1990 with 26 years of service. She started her retirement and a new life when she married Ed Krejci on February 8, 1991 in Laguna Niguel, CA, and they made their home in Waterloo, NE. She was preceded in death by son Sterling in 1979, her husband Bill in 1983, great grandson Garret in 2006, and her grandson Seth in 2009. She is survived by her children; John (Pam), Tom (Patti Bertelsen) Embrey, and Connie (Steve) Martin, brother Ronald Denker, and her husband Ed Krejci and his children; Don (Cookie) and Mike (Laurita). She is also survived by 14 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews amongst all of the famililes. Funeral Mass Saturday, 10:30 AM, St. John’s Catholic in Valley with interment at Prospect Hill Cemetery, Elkhorn. Visitation Friday at the church from 4-7 PM with a wake service at 7 PM. Memorials to the church or the Waterloo Fire & Rescue.

Shirley Ann Krejci (Embrey)

January 10, 1926 - November 19, 2014