Doris Mae Maurer, 92 of Kearney died Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021 at CHI Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. Her funeral was at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 16, at First Lutheran Church in Kearney with the Rev. Dr. Michelle Holley Carlson and Rev. Dr. Rick Carlson officiating. Interment was at Riverside Cemetery in Gibbon. Visitation was 5 to 7 p.m. Monday, Nov.15, at O'Brien Straatmann Redinger Funeral Home in Kearney.
Memorials are suggested to First Lutheran Church or Peterson Senior Activity Center. Condolences may be shared online at http://www.osrfh.com . Services were entrusted to O'Brien Straatmann Redinger Funeral and Cremation Services.
Doris was born June 13, 1929, in Hardy, Neb., to Christian and Esther (Hansen) Pedersen. She received her education in Hardy, graduating with the Class of 1946. After graduation, she earned her normal school license and taught at several one room schools in Nuckolls County. On Aug. 5, 1955, Doris was united in marriage to Lyle Maurer in Worthington, Minn. She attended Kearney State Teachers College for eight summers, while teaching school in the winter. She earned her bachelor of arts degree in education and English in 1958. Doris also taught in Pleasanton and Plattsmouth, and substitute taught in the Kearney Public Schools system. In 2019, she was honored by the University of Nebraska-UNK, for her outstanding work as a One Room, One Teacher.
Upon retiring from teaching in 1975, she then worked for JC Penney Company until her retirement in 1994. She then volunteered for the Good Samaritan Hospital for 20 years.
Doris was a longtime member of First Lutheran Church where she was active in Gloria Circle. She was a past member of the American Legion Auxiliary, past president of VFW Auxiliary, and D.O.E.S. Doris was also a member of the Danish Brotherhood of America and Kensington Club, Wildlife Club and a lifetime member of Alpha Delta Kappa. She was an active board member with the Kearney Hospitality Senior Center and was instrumental in raising funds and establishing what is now the Peterson Senior Activity Center.
Survivors are her daughter, Cynthia (Ed) Luhn of Kearney; son, Mark (Carla) Maurer of Doniphan; grandchildren, Nathan (Laura) Luhn of Grand Island, Nicholas (Sierra) Luhn of Lincoln, Ashley (Tyler) Bell of Lincoln, Heath (Taylor) Maurer of Lincoln; six great-grandchildren; sister-in-law, Loetta Pedersen of Superior; and a special cousin, Judy Schrock of Elm Creek; as well as many extended family and friends.
She was proceeded in death by her husband, Lyle Maurer; brothers: Joe, Marion, Ralph, and Kenneth Pedersen; and sister, Betty Lou Alderman.
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