Gerladine Marie Stalsberg

Hastings resident, Geraldine (Jerri) Marie (McEwen) Stalsberg, 82, passed away on Saturday, November 24, 2018 at Mary Lanning HealthCare, Hastings.



A private graveside service will be held on May 4, 2019, at the Swedish Cemetery in Shickley, NE with Pastor Joel Remmers officiating. Apfel Funeral Home, Hastings is in care of the family. Condolences may be sent to the family from www.apfelfuneralhome.com.



Memorials are suggested to the family.



Geraldine was born to Gerald and Marie (Pennington) McEwen on May 10th, 1936 in Springfield, MO. She married William (Bill) Eugene Bottolfson, March 10, 1956 and had four children – Bill, Robert (Bob), Brian and Michelle. The couple divorced in 1978. On September 8, 1979, she married Arvid Ray Stalsberg. The couple lived in Lincoln, NE and eventually retired in Hastings, NE where they enjoyed spending time with their children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.



Geraldine was particularly fond of the holidays and enjoyed hosting family dinners where all were welcome. Her family adored her and appreciated her regard for togetherness and effort to keep the family together despite difference or divorce. It was at her home, where divided families were temporarily reunited to ensure that everyone could share the holidays together and create new memories.



She and her loving husband Arvid (Ray) enjoyed watching Nebraska football with family and friends. During her final months, Ray showered Geraldine with affection and tirelessly cared for her while the Mary Lanning hospice care team provided her with outstanding medical care. The hospice team's emotional support and their ability to keep Geraldine comfortable will never be forgotten.



She is survived by, husband Ray, son Bill Bottolfson and wife Tammy, son Robert (Bob) Bottolfson and wife Debbie, son Brian Bottolfson, daughter Michelle (Bottolfson) Meyer, stepchildren Terry Stalsberg, Neil Stalsberg, and Angie Stalsberg, sister Sandra McEwen of Maitland, Fla, sister Deborah (Plautz) Kavan and brother-in-law Steve Kavan of Omaha, NE. Sister-in-law, Peggy (Stalsberg) Crume of Viroqua, WI, brother-in-law Kevin Stalsberg of Viroqua, WI, and grandchildren Eric, Timothy, Darrin, Alicia, Tanya, Jamie, Trinity, Tabitha, Jason, Michael, Nevaeh, Christa, Emma, Bryce, Ellesandra, and several great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.



She is preceded in death by her parents, stepfather Wilbur Plautz, mother-in-law Margaret (Cox) Stalsberg, father-in-law Willard Stalsberg, sister Beverly McEwen, brother Larry McEwen, brother-in-law Marlin Stalsberg, sister-in-law Jayne (Roou) Stalsberg and first husband Bill Bottolfson.