Mary Jane Schlick

Mary Jane Schlick, 84, of Grand Island, Nebraska, died Saturday, Aug. 5, 2023, at her home with her family at her side. Mass of Christian burial was at 10:30 a.m., Friday, Aug. 11, at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church. The Rev. Martin L. Egging, Rev. Mark A. Maresh, and Rev. Thomas A. Ryan

concelebrated. Interment was in Sacred Heart Cemetery at Lawrence, Nebraska, with the committal service at 2 p.m. Visitation was from 4 to 6 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 10, at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church with a vigil service at 6 p.m. Memorials are suggested to the family with designation at a later date. Your thoughts and prayers may be given at http://www.curran funeral chapel.com under Mary's obituary.

Mary was born June 23, 1939, in Kingman, Kansas. The daughter of Aloysious F. and Emilia P. (Miller) Kimminau was baptized in Willowdale, Kansas. She spent most of her childhood south of Lawrence on her family's farm. She attended St. Stephen Elementary Catholic School and Lawrence High School. She graduated in 1957 from Immaculate Conception High School in Great Bend, Kansas. Mary was a talented seamstress, working at the Hastings Bridal Shop and Mode-O-Day. She married Theodore "Ted" Schlick on May 6, 1995, at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in Grand Island, Nebraska, where they made their home. Mary retired in 2010 after 31 years as unit clerk at St. Francis Skilled Care and Central Kansas Medical Center in Great Bend Kansas. Mary was a dedicated woman who loved time with her family. Her Catholic beliefs were very important to her. She enjoyed playing cards and games, ceramics, dancing, baking, cooking, hunting and traveling. She was an avid Husker fan and bingo player. She shot her last deer at the age of 80 in the Chadron, Nebraska, area.

Mary is survived by two sisters, Lois Ann Kimminau of Pahrump, Nevada, and Betty Rose Pohlmeier of Pahrump, Nevada; sister-in-law, Gail Kimminau of Sutton, Nebraska; 16 nieces and nephews and many grand nieces and nephews and great-grand nieces and nephews; five step children; 10 step-grandchildren; 12 step great-grandchildren; and other relatives and friends.

She was welcomed into heaven by her husband of 25 years, Ted Schlick; her parents; infant sister, Elizabeth Marie; sister, Anita Kucera; brother, James Kimminau; brothers-in-law, Jack Pohlmeier and Wencil Kucera.