LAVERNA NYGAARD
1947 - 2015 | Obituary
LaVerna ""Bernie""
Lou (Ott) Nygaard, 67, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister and
friend, passed away early Sunday morning, September 6, 2015. LaVerna
was born on December 25, 1947 in York, NE to Oscar C. Ott and Luella
(Wall) Ott.
LaVerna lived her early and teenage
years in Henderson, NE graduating from Henderson High School with the
Class of 1966. She attended Bethel College in Newton, KS, Nebraska
Wesleyan University in Lincoln, NE, and Wichita State University in
Wichita, KS. She was awarded an honorary degree of Bachelor of Arts
with a Major in Art from Bethel College on November 25, 1987 for her
service in helping those in need.
LaVerna married David A. Nygaard,
November 27, 1970 at the Bethel College Mennonite Church in North
Newton, KS. They enjoyed forty-four years of friendship and
happiness. Together they raised two daughters. LaVerna had a fun
sense of humor, unlimited optimism, was artistic, loved decorating,
and enjoyed all the animals who made her backyard home, especially
the squirrels. Even though she was disabled as a result of an
automobile accident, she was a great homemaker and tended to the
needs of her family as best she could.
She was preceded in death by her
parents and granddaughter Sienna Daniels.
Survivors: Two daughters, Nichole
(Robert) Daniels of Topeka, KS and their sons Royce, Brody, and
Lucas; Natalie (Cody) Ioerger of Manhattan, KS and their daughter Zoe
and son Edison; Sister Carol (Richard) Busentiz of Whitewater, KS,
and several nieces and nephews and their children.
Family visitation will be Thursday,
September 10 from 6:00 to 8:00pm and the Memorial Service will be
Friday, September 11 at 10:00 AM, both held at the First United
Church of Christ, 210 East 4th in Newton, KS. Family gravesite
services will be held at a future date.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests
memorials in her honor to be given to The Nygaard Family Scholarship
Fund in care of Central Kansas Community Foundation, 301 North Main
Street, Newton KS 67114 or The Rotary International Foundation Polio
Fund in care of the Petersen Funeral Home.
