LaVera Witte

LaVera A. Witte, 92, Grand Island, Nebraska, formerly of Blue Hill, died on Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024, at Tiffany Square, Grand Island. Rosary will be at 10 a.m., Friday, Dec. 27, 2024, and Mass will be Friday, Dec. 27, 2024, 10:30 a.m. both at Holy Trinity Cath- olic Church, Blue Hill, with Father Adam Sparling officiating. Burial will be in the Blue Hill Catholic Cemetery, Blue Hill. Visitation will be today (Thursday, Dec. 26) from 1 to 8 p.m. with family present from 6 to 8 p.m. at Merten-Butler Mortuary, Blue Hill. Memorials can be directed to Holy Trinity Catholic Church.

The service will be live-streamed on Merten-Butler Mortuary's website. To view the service, go to LaVera's obituary and click on the play button towards the bottom of the page. Merten-Butler Mortuary, Blue Hill, is in charge of arrangements.

LaVera was born on March 6, 1932, to Albert and Mary (Bolte) Hofstetter at Lawrence, Nebraska. She attended Sacred Heart School through the eighth grade and graduated from Lawrence High School in 1950. She married Walter G. Witte on May 14, 1952, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Lawrence. LaVera was a member of Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Holy Trinity Altar Society and the Lawrence Legion Auxiliary. LaVera dedicated her life helping with farmwork and raising her son. She enjoyed being around her grandchildren and great- grandchildren. She enjoyed to cook and was known for her fried chicken and potato salad.

LaVera is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Norman (Penny) Witte, Blue Hill; four grandchildren, Scott (Lyndsey) Witte, Hastings, Rachel (Phillip) Runyan, Blue Hill, April (Brandon) Hotovy, Grand Island, Maci Witte, Clay Center, Nebraska; 11 great-grandchildren; one sister, Eleanor Schendt, Hastings; five sisters-in-law, Joan Rempe, Superior, , Doris Hartman, Blue Hill, Marie Paulson, Hastings, Laura Witte, Hastings,and Kathy Witte, Chicago, Illinois; two brothers-in-law and sister-in-law, Robert Witte, Blue Hill, Richard (Pam) Witte, Kearney; many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband; parents, Albert and Mary Hofstetter; parents-in-law, Alvin V. and Charlotte Witte; one grandson, Travis Witte; one great- grandson, Javin Witte; three sisters and two brothers-in-law, Viola Hofstetter, Alice (Gerald) Kohmetscher, Bertha (Irvin) Kathman; three brothers and sister-in-law, Vernon Hofstetter, Donald Hofstetter, James (LaVeta) Hofstetter; brother-in-law, Raymond Schendt; one infant sister-in-law; one sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Mildred (Bob) Buschkoetter; seven brothers-in-law and sister-in-law, Ronald (Mary) Witte, Louis Witte, Alvin H. Witte, Eddy Rempe, Rodney Hartman, John Degener, Russell Paulson.