Ethel M. Tschetter, 99, passed away peacefully in the early morning of March 27th, 2020, at Sumner Place Retirement Community in Lincoln, Nebraska. A Celebration of Life service at Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home is planned for late summer, if circumstances permit.
Ethel was born on April 6, 1920 to Elizabeth and Corney Tiezsen, and spent her childhood in Marion, South Dakota. In 1943 she married Arthur T. Tschetter, at that time a naval officer serving in the Pacific. Ethel and Art settled in Springfield, South Dakota shortly thereafter, where Arthur become an instructor at Southern State Teachers College. There, Ethel gave birth to three children, two sons and a daughter. The family moved to Lincoln, Nebraska in 1963, where Arthur took the position of Dean of the Lincoln School of Commerce. Ethel enjoyed baking, gardening and visiting with friends and family, and was an active member of Indian Hills Community Church. Ethel and Art celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary in 2013.
Ethel is survived by her children and their spouses, Dean, Jay and Kathy Tschetter, and Kay and Dave Loos of Vida, Oregon, as well as 8 grandchildren, 8 great-grandchildren, her sister, Sharon Lensegrav, and her steadfast and lifelong friend, Lil.
Memorial donations in Ethel Tschetter’s name may be sent to Bryan Health to help in their fight against the Coronavirus. You can make a donation online at www.bryanhealth.com/bryan-foundation/make-a-gift-online/, or through the mail to The Bryan Foundation,1600 S. 48th Street, Lincoln, NE 68506-1299
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