Funeral Services for Eunice Mann, age 95 of O’Neill, NE will be 10:30 AM Friday, December 8, 2023 at Christ Lutheran Church in O’Neill. Pastor John Nelson will officiate. Burial will be at 1:00 PM at the Blackbird Cemetery in rural O’Neill. Visitation will be on Thursday from 5 to 7 PM at Biglin’s Mortuary in O’Neill with a Prayer Service at 7 PM. Eunice passed away on Sunday, December 3, 2023 at her home. Memorials may be directed to: Christ Lutheran Church or to the Special Olympics. Biglin’s Mortuary in O’Neill is in charge of arrangements.
Eunice Eloise (Jensen) Mann was born March 16, 1928 in a farmhouse southwest of Lindsay, NE to Sigurd and Valborg (Buhl) Jensen. She started school at District 40 (Looking Glass School) in Platte Co. Eunice moved with her parents north of St. Edward, NE in 1935; finished elementary school at Fairview School and graduated from St. Edward High School in 1945.
During her teenage years she concentrated on 4-H. Every year many home and livestock projects were completed. In 1945, Eunice won a trip to the National Club Congress in Chicago and in 1946 she represented Nebraska at the National 4-H Club in Washington D.C. Eunice went on to graduate from the University of NE – Lincoln in 1949 with a degree in Home Economics Education and a minor in Life Sciences. She began teaching in 1949 in Ord, NE and went on to teach 31 years in Burwell, Atkinson and O’Neill where she served as the Special Education teacher for 23 years. While in Ord, Eunice met Arthur Mann. They were married in 1952 and became parents to four children, Paul, Barbara, Timothy and Christopher. Art and Eunice lived on a ranch near Burwell until 1959 at which time they purchased their ranch north of O’Neill, NE. They lived there until Art passed away in 2012 and Eunice until her death on December 3, 2023.
Eunice loved flowers, gardening, quilting, reading, crossword puzzles, playing cards and visiting with her friends. She was a member of the Christ Lutheran Church, the Green Thumb Garden Club, Retired teachers and Tops of Atkinson. Eunice was also very proud of her Danish heritage. All four of her grandparents migrated from Denmark. She especially liked to share some of the Danish customs as well as teach them to her grandchildren.
Eunice is survived by her children Paul (Nancy) of O’Neill, Barb (Ken) Bode of Elgin, NE, Tim (Ann) of O’Neill and Chris of O’Neill, nine grandchildren Sarah Crosby (Jonathan), Tony Mann (Sara), Cody, Tyler (Hannah) and Jake Bode, Angie Ehlers (Seth), Jason Mann(Lydia), Kelsey Carstens (Trent) and Katie Scholl (Justin), 19 great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.
Eunice was preceded in death by her parents, husband of 60 years, Arthur, and brothers Eugene and Keith Jensen.
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