Mary Rose Beckman Schainost
RAEVILLE — A Mass of Christian Burial for Mary Rose C. Beckman Schainost, 84, of Norfolk, formerly of Elgin, was held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2021, at St. Bonaventure Catholic Church in Raeville, with Rev. Kevin Vogel and Rev. Bernard Starman officiating. Interment followed in the parish cemetery. Visitation was from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday at the church with a 7 p.m. wake service.
Mrs. Schainost died Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021, at the Heritage of Bel Air in Norfolk.
Levander Funeral Home of Elgin, NE is in charge of the arrangements. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.levanderfuneralhome.com.
Mary Rose Catherine, daughter of Joseph and Rose (Pochop) Schmit, was born on April 10, 1937, at Osmond. She attended elementary school at St. Mary’s Catholic School in Osmond and graduated from Osmond High School in 1955. On June 2, 1959, Mary Rose was united in marriage to Norbert August Beckman at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Osmond. The couple made their first home on a farm east of Elgin. In 1965, they moved to a farm southeast of Elgin where they raised their family. Norbert passed away on June 7, 1979. Mary Rose continued living on the farm until 1985 when she moved to Elgin, where she owned and operated Mary’s Flower Shop. On May 12, 1990, she married Stanley Schainost at St. Boniface Church in Elgin. The couple then made their home on a farm northeast of Creighton, later moving to Norfolk. Stanley passed away on Jan. 2, 2007. Mary Rose was many things in life: a farm wife, mother, grandmother, florist, gardener, quilter, crafter, a wonderful cook, a huge sports fan, and a nature lover. Her greatest joys in life were her faith and her family. Mary Rose loved sharing her Bohemian heritage, especially kolaches. For many years she enjoyed teaching CCD, singing in the choir, and playing the organ at mass. She was a member of the Christian Mothers and Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary. Mary Rose made hundreds of wedding cakes and could sell almost anything to anyone.
Mary Rose is survived by her four children: David (Gwen) Beckman of Elgin, Rosemary (Clyde) Meis and Karen (Paul) Kulp of Grand Island, and John (Tracy) Beckman of Elgin; 16 grandchildren: Matthew (Traci) Beckman, Meredith (Andy) Mauro, Justine (John) Dvorak, Luke (Ashley) Beckman, Joshua (McKenna) Beckman, Natalie (Chris Petersen) Beckman, Jason Meis, Janel Meis, Jodie (Ryan Miller) Meis, Jessica (Christian Habib) Meis, Brent (Heidi) Kulp, Andrew Kulp, Amanda Kulp, Allison (Peter) Starman, Nicole Beckman and Carter Beckman; 16 great-grandchildren; brother Eugene (Elsie) Schmit of Osmond; sisters-in-law Marietta Schmit and Ann Beckman of Norfolk, Bonnie Schmit of LaVista, Doris Beckman of Jackson, and Helen Preusser and Mary Ann (Rudy) Starman of Petersburg; brother-in-law Norbert (Jan) Starman of Elgin, as well as other relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husbands Norbert Beckman and Stanley Schainost; brothers Leo Schmit and Robert Schmit; sister-in-law Clara Starman, and brothers-in-law Sylvester Beckman, Leonard Beckman and Jim Preusser.
