Laurel M. Mahnke, obituary portrait — Ludvigsen Mortuary Laurel M. Mahnke, obituary portrait — Ludvigsen Mortuary

In Loving Memory

Laurel M.Mahnke

Date of Birth September 5, 1945
Passed Away On March 14, 2016
At Age 70 years
Resident of Fremont, NE
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Laurel M. Mahnke, age 70, of Fremont;
died Monday evening (March 14th) in the Fremont Health Center.

Laurel was born Sept. 5, 1945 to Ivar and Maxine (Oman) Wahlgren in Gothenburg, Nebraska, where she grew up on the farm. She attended School District 89 which consolidated with District 100R. The family later moved into Gothenburg.

On April 30, 1962, Laurel married Richard Kwiatkowski and they lived in Oregon. Later, she married George Antaya and they lived in Virginia while he was serving in the military. On July 15, 1984, Laurel married Eugene Mahnke. He preceded her in death on July 11, 1986. Laurel lived in Fremont, then following Eugene's death, she moved to Iowa for a time, then returned to Fremont.

Laurel was a member of the Fremont Church of the Nazarene, and was active in the Fremont Public School foster grandparent program until recently when her health began to fail. She also enjoyed Fremont's Friendship Center.

She was preceded by husband Eugene, her parents, Ivar and Maxine, infant sister Mary Ann.

Survivors: 2 sons – Allen Kwiatkowski, Fremont
Matthew Kwiatkowski (and significant other Joann Dirkschneider) of Fremont
daughter – Teresa and husband Steve Kerwin of Fremont
6 grandchildren – Michael and Alicia Push, Matthew Jr. and Jewel Kwiatkowski, Bradley
and Paige Kerwin.
6 great grandchildren
brother – Roy (wife Jean) Wahlgren of Enid,OK
sister – Peggy (husband Gary) Custer of Leesburg, FL.
nieces, nephews, aunts, cousins, and many friends

The funeral service is 10:30 Friday (Mar. 18, 2016) at Fremont Church of the Nazarene with Rev. Aaron Horton. The committal will follow in Memorial Cemetery. Visitation is 3 to 8 PM, family present 5pm to 8pm Thursday at the Ludvigsen Mortuary Chapel. Memorials suggested to the Friendship Center and Dodge County Humane Society.

online guestbook @ www.ludvigsenmortuary.com


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Services

Visitation

Ludvigsen Mortuary - Fremont

1249 E. 23rd St.

Fremont, NE, 68025

March 17, 2016

3:00pm to 8:00pm

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Visitation

Ludvigsen Mortuary - Fremont

1249 E. 23rd St.

Fremont, NE, 68025

March 17, 2016

Family present from 5-8

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Funeral Service

Funeral Service

Church of the Nazarene

960 Johnson Road

Fremont, NE, 68025

March 18, 2016

10:30 AM

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Graveside Service

Memorial Cemetery

800 West 23rd Street

Fremont, NE, 68025

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Condolences (7)

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ANH DRURY Dakota Dunes, SD June 25, 2016
"I am so sorry for your loss. I had been looking up your mom for the last two years and found her on Facebook, but I was suspicious since the update was so old, her profile was dated sometime back in 2010. I did message a couple of relatives in hope they could tell me something but none returned my messages. Tonight, I decided to look her up again and found out I was too late. I used to ride the bus to The Principal Financial Group with her daily when we lived in West Des Moines back in the 90s'. We lived in the same apartments area. She was such a sweet and gentle friend. I loved hearing her stories and was blessed by her wisdom. We had kept in touch in the mid 2000's but then lost touch. We had meant to meet so my daughter could meet her but things never worked out. I had and will always missed her friendship and her beautiful soul."
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jane fremont, NE March 22, 2016
"I am so sorry for the loss of your mom. She was such a kind person, lost touch with her many years ago, but remember watching the kids when they were smaller. Jane Murphy"
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Andrew and Cassandra Sirem Billings, MT March 17, 2016
"Such a sad loss, she will be greatly missed. My thoughts and prayers
are with her family."
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