Carol J. Kapperman

A Memorial Service for Carol will be held on Tuesday, December 3, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. at Farmer & Son Funeral Home in Geneva, Nebraska with PMA Jim Germer presiding. No visitation will be held as it was Carol's wishes to be cremated. Graveside Services will be held following the Memorial Service at the Ohiowa Public Cemetery in Ohiowa, Nebraska. Memorials are to be directed to St. John Lutheran Church or the Alzheimer's Association. Carol Jean Jones Kapperman was born in Denver, Colorado on August 9, 1937 to Troy Jones and Leone Royle Jones. She was the second child in the family of two daughters. Her early years were spent in Dumont, Colorado, Litchfield and Mason City Nebraska and Riverton Wyoming until her parents moved to Shickley, Nebraska. In October 1949, following the death of her father, she, her mother and sister moved to Ohiowa. Grade school was spent in Shickley and Ohiowa. She graduated from Ohiowa High School in 1955 as valedictorian of her class, then attended Fairbury Junior College for two summer sessions and taught in rural school district 42 near Ohiowa for two years. Carol was married to Ronald Kapperman on August 12, 1956, at the Ohiowa Methodist Church and they farmed in the Ohiowa area for many years. Five children were born to this union, David, Debra, Michael, Scott and Kurt. After the birth of the first child she became a stay at home mom, taking care of many duties as a homemaker and helping with the farming duties. She worked part time in the accounting department of Farmers Cooperative of Ohiowa for several years and ten years in the seed sorting operation of Lauber Seed Farms, later having a home-based business painting wood items and painted saws. She was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church and active in the Women of the ELCA and a member of the Ohiowa Chamber of Commerce for many years. After retiring from farming Carol and Ron purchased a cabin at Republican City, Nebraska and spent part of the summers vacationing at Harlan County Lake. She was preceded in death by her parents and stepfather Rudy Spielman, brother-in-law Glen Spilker, brother-in-law Fred Cech, sister-in-law Donna Kapperman Voss and brother-in-law Ed Voss, her husband, Ronald Kapperman, son, Michael Kapperman and grandson Brian Sterns. She is survived by her sister Myrna (Jones) Spilker, sister-in-law Delores (Kapperman) Cech, Sister-in-law Marlene (Kapperman) Wachtel and husband Neil, brother-in-law Gary Kapperman, children, David Kapperman, Debra (Kapperman) Sterns, JoLynn (Dietz) Kapperman, Scott Kapperman and wife Susan, Kurt Kapperman and wife Blue. 15 grandchildren and 22 great grandchildren and nieces and nephews.

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Carol J. Kapperman

August 9, 1937 - November 29, 2024