Jane Carol Kurz
Jane Carol Kurz, 75, of rural Palmer, died unexpectedly on Friday, March 1, 2024 at her home.
Funeral services were held on Thursday, March 7, 2024 at Zion Lutheran Church in Worms. Reverend Craig Niemeier officiated. Sandy Davis was the organist. Congregational hymns included “In the Cross of Christ I Glory,” “God Loved the World So That He Gave,” and “How Great Thou Art.” Interment was in the Zion Lutheran Cemetery in Worms. Casketbearers included Devon Kurz, Aaron Collingham, Lance Kurz, Bryan Klinginsmith, Jason Kurz, Brad Klinginsmith, Conner Kurz, Curtis Moore, TJ Collingham, Jacki Moore, and Preston Kurz. Honorary pallbearers included Leslie Kasson, Harvey Langrehr, Bill Kurz, Donna Moore, Larry Kelly, Ruth Tyma, Les Schimmer, Marilyn Jacobsen, David Kurz, and Rita Dierberger.
In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to Zion Lutheran Church.
Peters Funeral Home of St. Paul assisted the family.
Jane was born on December 11, 1948 at Aurora, the daughter of Albert and Gladys (Nelsen) Grigsby. She grew up on an acreage near Central City. She received her education at Marquette Public Schools and graduated from Marquette High School in 1967. She then worked at the Cornhusker Army Ammunitions Plant at Grand Island to save up money to go to a business college in Omaha. She then returned to the area and worked at the Central City Dairy Queen and at the First State Bank in Hordville.
She was united in marriage to Dalbert K. Kurz on January 9, 1972 at Zion Lutheran Church in Worms. The couple lived and farmed southwest of Palmer, and Jane also worked at the St. Paul National Bank in St. Paul. After the birth of her youngest son, she became a stay-at-home mom, raising her three sons. She later went back into the banking business, working at Five Points Bank in Grand Island for thirty years, retiring in the fall of 2023.
Jane was a member of Zion Lutheran Church and was involved in a Bible study group.
She enjoyed crocheting and attending the school activities of her sons and grandchildren.
She is survived by her husband, Dalbert Kurz of Palmer; three sons, Devon Kurz of Fullerton, Lance and Andrea Kurz of Fullerton, and Jason and Erin Kurz of McKinney, Texas; eleven grandchildren, Leslie, Sierra, Conner and Ashley, Emilyn, Brecklyn, Braylon, Keelyn, Carleigh, Quinn, Evelynn and John; and two great-granddaughters on the way, Addison and Ellison; one sister, Joyce and Tom Collingham of Aurora; and her mother-in-law, Evelyn Kurz of Grand Island.
She was preceded in death by her parents; sister, Judy and Jim Moore; and her father-in-law, Albert Kurz.
The Phonograph-Herald | March 13, 2024