Marjean Grant
Marjean Grant, 85, of Ansley, Neb. died Monday, Oct. 4, 2021 at Brookestone View in Broken Bow.
Marjean Claire (Welte) Grant was born Sept. 2, 1936 in Ansley to Eugene and Margaret (Anderson) Welte.
Marjean attended school at Ansley Public Schools. After high school, she attended Kearney State Teacher’s College where she earned her degree in English and an endorsement in coaching. She student taught in Hastings and taught one and a half years at Hayes Center.
While teaching in Hayes Center, she met Richard (Rich) Grant and the two of them were married in Ansley on June 6, 1959. They resided in Aurora, York and Spalding and in 1966 they moved to Ansley.
To this union they were blessed with five children: Listy, Karmela, Todd, Donelle and Stacey, 16 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.
Marjean taught English at Ansley Public Schools for 31 years and also coached volleyball. Along with Dale Sampy
they initiated the elementary PE program.
After retirement in 1997, she enjoyed volunteering in the first-grade classroom helping with morning exercises and enjoyed reading children’s books to the students. During the summer months, when she wasn’t teaching, she loved riding in the truck with Rich all over the country.
Marjean also enjoyed dancing, crafting, crossword puzzles and going to garage sales as well as attending her kids and grandkids school activities. She and Rich also loved their Husker Volleyball, football and each of their dogs.
Marjean was preceded in death by her husband Richard; father; both mothers; grandparents; mothers-in-law and fathers in-law,; one brother; and an infant child.
She is survived by her five children Listy (Alan) Schmidt of Kearney, Karmela (Mark) Shafer, Todd (Marilyn) Grant, Donelle (Tim) Gestwite and Stacey (Jim) Marsh, all of Ansley; sisters Dollene (Ray) Muths of Goehner and Dorene Hoffman of McCook; numerous grandkids; and numerous great-grandkids.
Funeral services were Friday, Oct. 8 at 10 a.m. at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Broken Bow with Father Jim Hunt officiating.
Burial was in the Ansley Cemetery in Ansley.
A Rosary was held Thursday, Oct.7 at 4 p.m. at Govier Brothers Chapel in Broken Bow with family greeting from 5-7 p.m.
Memorials are suggested to the family for later designation.
Govier Brothers Mortuary were in charge of arrangements. An online guest book may be signed at www.govierbrothers.com.