Mildred Buck

Mildred L. Buck, age 95, of Columbus, Nebraska died Wednesday, April 12, 2006 at Beverly Health Care in Columbus. Funeral Services are 10:00 a.m. Saturday, April 15, 2006 at McKown Funeral Home in Columbus with High Priest Marvin Morsbach officiating. Visitation is 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Friday and 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Saturday at McKown Funeral Home. Graveside Services are 3:00 p.m. Saturday at the Lyons Cemetery in Lyons, Nebraska with Evangelist Robert Smith officiating.

Mildred L. Buck was born March 18, 1911 in Pisgah, Iowa to George and Edith (Hunt) Perrin. She lived in the Pisgah and Moorhead, Iowa area during her younger years before moving to Rosalie, Nebraska 1927. She graduated from Rosalie High School in 1929. Mildred worked as a telephone operator until her marriage to Charles Lester Buck on August 11, 1931 in Pender, Nebraska. Besides being a mother and homemaker she worked at the following places; Younkers Department Store, Three Sisters Store, Fantelles, J.C. Penneys, Sears Roebuck, Montgomery Wards, Sioux City Battery Co. and Johnson Biscuit Co. all in Sioux City, Iowa. She also managed a Roe Dairy Store in South Sioux City until she moved to Columbus with her husband in October of 1971. The couple lived at the Heritage House until her husbands death in October of 1976. She continued to live there until she moved into the Columbus Manor in November of 1996. Mildred was a member of the Community of Christ Church being baptized and confirmed at the age of 8 years old.

She is survived by:

Son: Darrell (Marian) Buck of Columbus, NE
Daughter: Gertrude "Trudi" (Wilmer) Malcom of Fremont, NE
Daughter: Deloris "Dee" (George) McCarthy of Columbus, NE
Sister-in-law: Sylvia Perrin of Petersburg, WV
Granddaughter: Brenda (Mark) Benson of Cambridge, IA
Grandson: Gary (Julie) Buck of Pleasant Hill, IA
Granddaughter: Pam Tinta of Cambridge, IA
Granddaughter: Mechelle (Keith) Offerman of South Sioux City, NE
Granddaughter: Dawn (Tom) Durgin of Burlington, IA
Grandson: Steve Malcom of Dakota City, NE
Granddaughter: Cheryl (Chuck) Ellis of Ankeny, IA
Granddaughter: Lori (Tim) Beckman of Brandon, SD
Grandson: Chuck (Denise) McCarthy of Columbus, NE
Granddaughter: Darcey (Rick) Snethen of Columbia, MO
Granddaughter: Coleen (Thomas) Fleming of Council Bluffs, IA
Twenty - three Great Grandchildren
Four Great Great Grandsons
Many Nieces Nephews And Cousins

She was preceded by:

Husband: Charles Lester Buck
Father: George Perrin
Mother: Edith Perrin
Infant Son: Verl Buck
Sister: Gertrude Doht
Brother: Elton Perrin
Brother-in-law: Arthur Doht