Beverly Jo "Skeet" (Potts) Starr

NORFOLK -- Funeral service for Beverly Jo "Skeet" (Potts) Starr, 91, of Norfolk, will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, May 19, 2023 at Our Savior Lutheran Church in Norfolk. Officiating the service will be Pastor Lee Weander. Burial will take place at Tilden City Cemetery, Tilden. Visitation will be held from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m., Thursday, at Stonacek Funeral Chapel in Norfolk. Skeet passed away on Monday, May 15, 2023 at the Faith Regional Hospital in Norfolk. Stonacek Funeral Chapel is in charge of the arrangements. Skeet was born on May 8, 1932 in Tilden, NE to Charles and Bonnie (Colman) Penwell. She attended grade school at Tilden graduated from Tilden High School in 1950. She then attended college in Madison, Wisconsin for Interior Designing. Skeet married Charles Potts on March 4, 1951 at the church South of Tilden. He passed away on July 6, 1987. She later married Robert Dean Starr on December 26, 1989 at Westridge United Methodist Church in Norfolk. He passed away on May 27, 2017. After marriage to Charles, they lived on a farm south of Tilden, then moved to Madison, WI, for 3 years until moving to Norfolk in 1961. She owned and operated Modern Drapery from 1961 until 2018. Skeet enjoyed sewing, gardening, camping, cooking, spending time at the lake, scenic painting, canning from her huge garden, but most of all being around family brought her the most joy. Skeet was a member of Westridge United Methodist Church in Norfolk where she belonged to many church groups and was a former trustee. Survivors include children Jerry (Deb) Potts of Norfolk, Deb (David) Hoffman of Norfolk, Tom Potts of Norfolk, Sue Haase of Norfolk, Lori Shaffer of Norfolk, Shio (Bruce) Fensler of Broken Arrow, Okla., Sharyn (Robb) Thomas of Omaha, Shelley (Rick) Koeppe of Hadar, Shirley (Joel) Addink of Riverside, Calif., Sandy (Mike) Havekost of Beatrice, numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband’s Charles Potts and Robert Starr, parents Charles and Bonnie, sisters Patricia Fry and Mary Ann Tighe, son-in-law Keith Haase, daughter-in-law Jean Potts, and grandson Hayden Shaffer. Casket bearers will be her grandson’s Jeff Hoffman, Ryan Potts, Chad Potts, Chase Potts, Charlie Haase, Sam Haase, and Owen Shaffer. Honorary casket bearers will be Rich Hoffman, Alishia Haase, Sarah Bradley, Amy Johnson, and Haley Shaffer. Condolences may be expressed to the family on-line at www.stonacekfuneralchapel.com.

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Beverly Jo "Skeet" (Potts) Starr

May 8, 1932 - May 15, 2023