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           Lillian Ostry
   
Born: August 3, 1919    Prague, Nebraska
Died: May 22, 2010     Wahoo, Nebraska
   
Mass of Christian Burial: Wednesday, May 26, 2010 at 10:30 AM
St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Prague, Nebraska
Interment St. John Cemetery
Prague, Nebraska
 
Visitation &
Rosary/Vigil Service:
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Visitation ~ 5:00-8:00 PM
Rosary/Vigil Service ~ 7:00 PM
Svoboda Funeral Home, Wahoo, NE
 
Memorials:

St. John the Baptist Church
Notre Dame Sisters
 

   


Lillian Ostry was born August 3, 1919 in Prague, NE to Frank and Anna (Palensky) Ostry. She grew up on a farm northwest of Prague where she lived her entire life except for the last few years, when she was living in Wahoo. Lillian attended Prague elementary school and one year of high school. She took care of all the household duties, including raising a large garden and canning. Lillian was the last person to raise ducks for the annual St. John's Duck Dinner. She enjoyed raising a garden and flowers, baking and canning, and crocheting and sewing. She was known for making the most beautiful doilies. In her younger days, she loved to dance and still enjoyed listening to polka music. Lillian was a parishoner at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church where she belonged to the Altar Rosary Society of which she was a group leader. She was also a member of the Prague American Legion Post #254 Auxiliary.

 

Lillian was preceded in death by her parents; brothers, Joseph, Ivan, Emil, Cyril and Leonard; sister, Sr. Mildred (Anna) Ostry. She is survived by her sister, Sr. Agnes Marie Ostry, ND, Omaha, NE; nephews, Joe Ostry, Scottsbluff, NE, Larry Ostry, Seattle, WA, Arthur Ostry, Chicago, IL; nieces, Sr. Marie Alice Ostry, ND, Omaha, Sr. Rita Ostry, ND, Porcupine, SD; great nieces and nephews; two great great nephews.