Gertrude "Peg" Ciurej of Osceola, formerly of Columbus, died Thursday, June 16, 2016 at Osceola Good Samaritan Center in Osceola.
Peg was born January 10, 1922 in Platte County near Duncan to Frank A. and Barbara (Terasinski) Tworek. She attended St. Stanislaus School and graduated from Duncan High School in 1940. Peg married Edward L. Ciurej November 25, 1942 at St. Stanislaus Church in Duncan. Following their marriage, they lived in Omaha until moving to Columbus in 1967. Peg was a Quality Control Worker at B-D for 17 years, retiring in 1986. She was a member of the B-D Alumni Association. Peg was a member of St. Isidore Church and Christian Mothers.
She is survived by:
Daughter: Kate Walker of Clovis, CA
Daughter: Barbara (William) Danner of Carroll, IA
Son: Dr. Terry (Linda) Ciurej of Blair, NE
Son: Larry Ciurej of Osceola, NE
Son: Mark (Birute) Ciurej of The Villages, FL
Son: Jeff (Cara) Ciurej of Columbus, NE
20 Grandchildren
29 Great Grandchildren
Sister: Anne Driscoll of Urbana, IN
Sister: Theresa Koziol of Cedar Rapids, NE
She was preceded in death by:
Husband: Edward on January 13, 1991
Parents: Frank and Barbara Tworek
Son: Gerry Ciurej
1 infant son: Joel Ciurej
Grandson: Eddie Ciurej
Brother: Stanley Tworek
Brother: Leonard Tworek
Brother: Ted Tworek
Twin Brother: Ben Tworek
Sister: Florence Tognetti
Sister: Frances Zoucha
Sister: Bernadette Deveney
1 infant brother: Edmund Tworek
Memorials may be directed to the St. Isidore Church Memorial Fund.
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