Beth Kay Schweitzer Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

A Funeral Service for Beth will be held on Tuesday, September 14, 2021 at 10:30 a.m. at Salem Mennonite Church in rural Shickley, Nebraska with Pastor Ben Schlegel presiding. Visitation will be held on Monday, September 13, 2021 from 3:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. with family present from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at Farmer & Son Funeral Home in Geneva, Nebraska. Graveside Services will be conducted following the funeral service in the Salem Cemetery. In Lieu of Flowers - Memorials are to be directed to the Shickley Fire & Rescue. Bethene Kay Schweitzer was born to Perry Schweitzer Sr. and Ione (Stauffer) Schweitzer on October 14, 1949 at Shickley, Nebraska. She departed this life on September 11, 2021 at Methodist Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska, with her brother by her side. She had achieved the age of 71 years. Beth, as she was known to many, accepted Christ as her personal Savior, was baptized and became a member of the Salem Mennonite Church, where she remained a faithful member throughout her lifetime. She served Salem as a Bible School teacher and organist for many years. She attended Shickley Public School and graduated with the class of 1967. In her youth she helped on the family farm. Later, she was a bookkeeper, receptionist and made the office run at Triple S Carpet in Shickley, Nebraska. She was an advocate for the Shickley Longhorn athletics and spent many hours keeping the scorebook. Beth worked at Fillmore County Hospital in the medical records department for many years and made many friends there. She enjoyed spending time with family and friends and will be remembered as a person who always looked on the bright side of life, even when her health began to fail, she was still very upbeat and positive. Beth is preceded in death by her parents and grandparents. She is survived by her brother, Perry Jr. and many cousins and friends.

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Beth Kay Schweitzer

October 14, 1949 - September 11, 2021