Marion Kay Polt

PIERCE – Mass of Christian Burial for Marion K. Polt, 85, of Pierce, NE will be held on Monday, August 18, 2025 at 10:30 a.m. at Saint Joseph’s Catholic Church in Pierce. Interment will follow at the Saint Joseph’s Catholic Cemetery in Pierce. Officiating the services will be Father Vincent Germace. Visitation will be held on Sunday, August 17, 2025 from 2-4 p.m. with a 4 p.m. rosary at Saint Joseph’s Catholic Church in Pierce. Marion passed away on Sunday, August 10, 2025 at Accura Health Care in Neligh, NE. Stonacek Memorial Chapel in Pierce is in charge of the arrangements. Marion was born July 11, 1940, in Pierce, Nebraska to Otto and Kathryn (Hall) Wanke. She graduated from Osmond High School in 1958. After high school she worked at Reeds Accounting in Osmond. On May 31, 1960, she married Lawrence Polt at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Osmond. The couple farmed near Pierce until the mid-1980s and raised six children. In addition, they started Grandma Polt’s Canned Beef using an old family recipe and established sanctioned Kiddie Pedal Tractor Pulls at the local, state, national and international levels. She also worked at Mosaic in Norfolk for 12 years assisting special needs adults, retiring at age 70. Marion was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother. She liked to cook and never let anyone go away hungry. Her chokecherry jelly and cinnamon rolls were family favorites. She found a special joy in teaching her younger generations their way around the kitchen. Her greatest love was being surrounded by family, especially her grandchildren and great grandchildren. Survivors include children Kathryn (Rolando Lozano) Polt of Harlingen, TX, Annette (John) Nystedt of Flagstaff, AZ, Frances (Mike) Lambrecht of Osmond, NE, Daniel (Sheila) Polt of Pierce, NE, Alvin (Teresa) Polt of Pierce, NE, and Stephanie Polt of Paris, MO; 13 grandchildren; 9 great-grandchildren; sister Patricia Wattier of Seward, NE; in-laws Joy Polt, Paul Polt, Doug and Dawn Polt, Karen and Jim Bellamy, Jane and Doug Koehler; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband Lawrence, her parents Otto and Kathryn, brothers Willis and Wayne Wanke, grandchild Nathanael Nystedt, and in-laws Clarence Wattier, Mary Jo and Duane Putjenter, Art and Rose Ann Polt, and Greg Polt. Condolences may be expressed to the family on-line at www.stonacekfuneralchapel.com.

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Marion Kay Polt

July 11, 1940 - August 10, 2025