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Mary Jo was born August 19, 1934 in Villisca, Iowa to Harry and Ethel 'Lofgren' Bashaw. She was raised in Villisca and graduated from Villisca High School in 1953. After high school Mary Jo moved to Omaha and began working. She married Frank Dart in Villisca, Iowa on April 24, 1954. The couple moved to Fremont in 1958. In the mid 1960's they moved to Kearney and lived there for three years before returning to Fremont to raise their family. After returning to Fremont, Mary Jo worked at JC Penney for ten years then for Schweser's Department Store. Mary Jo moved to Shalimar Gardens in September of 2008.
Mary Jo was a member of First Lutheran Church and a member of the Solos Group of First Lutheran.
Survivors:
5 Daughters – Sue and husband Brad Anderson of Fremont
Cathy and husband Steve Cerny of Fremont
Carol and husband Dennis Andersen of Roswell, New Mexico
Shelly and husband Dean Carroll of Wayne
Eileen and husband Gerald Boyer of Fremont
3 Sons – Bob and wife Lori Dart of Fremont
Bryan and wife Susan Dart of Pembroke Pines, Florida
Scott and wife Vicki Dart of Gilbert, Arizona
Brother – Herb and wife Wilma Bashaw of Villisca, Iowa
Brother-in-Law – Jerry and wife Jannelle Dart of Omaha
21 grandchildren
13 great grandchildren
Special Friends – Solo Sisters of 1st Lutheran Church
many nieces and nephews
Mary Jo was preceded in death by her husband Frank in April of 1999, a brother and her parents.
The funeral will be on Friday January 30 at 2pm in First Lutheran Church (3200 E. Military). The Rev. Norman Freund will officiate. Burial will follow in Ridge Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to First Lutheran Church. Visitation will be on Thursday from 2pm to 8pm with the family receiving friends from 6pm to 8pm at the Ludvigsen Mortuary Chapel. Visitation will continue 1 hour before service at the church.
Mary Jo was a member of First Lutheran Church and a member of the Solos Group of First Lutheran.
Survivors:
5 Daughters – Sue and husband Brad Anderson of Fremont
Cathy and husband Steve Cerny of Fremont
Carol and husband Dennis Andersen of Roswell, New Mexico
Shelly and husband Dean Carroll of Wayne
Eileen and husband Gerald Boyer of Fremont
3 Sons – Bob and wife Lori Dart of Fremont
Bryan and wife Susan Dart of Pembroke Pines, Florida
Scott and wife Vicki Dart of Gilbert, Arizona
Brother – Herb and wife Wilma Bashaw of Villisca, Iowa
Brother-in-Law – Jerry and wife Jannelle Dart of Omaha
21 grandchildren
13 great grandchildren
Special Friends – Solo Sisters of 1st Lutheran Church
many nieces and nephews
Mary Jo was preceded in death by her husband Frank in April of 1999, a brother and her parents.
The funeral will be on Friday January 30 at 2pm in First Lutheran Church (3200 E. Military). The Rev. Norman Freund will officiate. Burial will follow in Ridge Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to First Lutheran Church. Visitation will be on Thursday from 2pm to 8pm with the family receiving friends from 6pm to 8pm at the Ludvigsen Mortuary Chapel. Visitation will continue 1 hour before service at the church.