Betty M. Skalberg
WAUSA — Memorial services for Betty M. Skalberg, 90, Wausa, will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, Sept. 16, at United Methodist Church, Wausa. The Rev. Judy Carlson will officiate, with burial in Woodlawn Cemetery, Wausa.
Visitation will be held 5-7 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 15, at Brockhaus Funeral Home, Wausa.
Betty died Aug. 25, 2022, at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha.
Betty M. Skalberg was born April 18, 1932, to Raymond and Maude (Bingham) McConnell at their farm at Aten. She was baptized in the Methodist Church. Betty attended grade school in Aten and graduated from Wausa High School in 1949.
Betty married Richard “Buster” Skalberg June 6, 1950. They had four children, Beth, Dan, Gary and Todd.
Betty worked at Ebba’s Café and Wausa Café after graduation. In 1968, she joined the staff at Osmond General Hospital and worked there 30 years as head cook and supervisor. She thoroughly enjoyed her work at the hospital. She was so proud that she was named “The Caring Kind” employee of the year in 1996. Betty made it her personal responsibility to provide attractive, tasty meals for patients and employees alike, often preparing a special treat for a patient or employee’s birthday. She was affectionately referred to as “Cookie.”
Betty was an avid bowler, a die-hard fan of the Cornhuskers, loved plants and flowers, but most of all, she was so proud of her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Betty is survived by her daughter, Beth (Mark) Pfeil, Columbus, N.C.; son, Dan Skalberg, Norfolk; son, Gary (Stephanie) Skalberg, Miami Gardens, Fla.; son, Todd Skalberg, Orange County, Calif.; special friend, Pat Skalberg, Omaha; grandchildren, Adam Skalberg and Megan Skalberg-Disch; great-grandchildren, Paige, Avery, Evan, Isabelle, Colette, Dexter, Rudy and Poppy; grand-dogs, Callie, Thor, Zeus and Loki; brothers, Dale McConnell, Missouri, and Michael McConnell, California.
She was preceded in death by her parents; spouse, Richard, in 1999; brothers, Dean McConnell and Harvey McConnell; and sisters, Alice Heck and Romana McConnell.
