Agnes L. Schleppenbach Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

PIERCE -- Agnes Louise (Hoffmann) Schleppenbach, 100, passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 25, 2022, surrounded by loved ones at The Legacy Arbors in Lincoln, Nebraska. Visitation is planned from 5:30-7:00 p.m., on Thursday, June 30, followed by the Rosary at The Cathedral of the Risen Christ in Lincoln. The Memorial Mass of Christian Burial and celebration of Agnes’s life will be at 10:30 a.m., Friday, July 1, at The Cathedral of the Risen Christ in Lincoln, followed by luncheon in the basement hall. A Rosary will also be held at 11:30 a.m., Saturday, July 2, 2022 at the St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Pierce, Nebraska, with a viewing beginning at 10:30 a.m., burial will then be held at St. Joseph’s Catholic Cemetery, rural Pierce. Reception will follow the burial in the St. Joseph’s Parish Center in Pierce. Stonacek Memorial Chapel in Pierce is in charge of the local arrangements. Agnes was born on January 20, 1922, in Pierce, Nebraska, to Julius and Anna Hoffmann. Agnes was the seventh of nine children and grew up on the family farm southeast of Pierce. She attended St. Joseph’s Catholic School and graduated from Pierce High School in 1940. After graduation she worked for a time in Omaha and then returned to Pierce to work at the county courthouse. Agnes met Dr. Raymond (Doc) Schleppenbach in Pierce and they married in 1949. They lived in Pierce their entire married life where they raised eleven children. Agnes continued to live on in Pierce after Doc’s death in 1999 but moved to Lincoln in 2010 to be closer to several of her children and grandchildren. Agnes was a loving and faithful wife, mother, sister, grandmother and great- grandmother. She often expressed her deep love and appreciation of her family, and the pride and joy she had for each of them. She was an active member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Pierce and The Cathedral of the Risen Christ in Lincoln. She was a member of the Altar Society in Pierce and St. Anne’s Circle in Lincoln. Agnes initiated one of the first Right to Life chapters in Nebraska and worked passionately throughout her life to protect the lives of the unborn. She was a wonderful cook, loved to bake, and enjoyed sewing, quilting, needlepoint and the occasional round of golf. After raising her children, she also enjoyed being involved in fitness classes at the Y in Norfolk and Lincoln. Those left to live out her legacy of love include her children: Robert of Norfolk, NE; Joan (Robert) James of Brisbane, Australia; Tim (Paula de la Torre) of Dallas, Tx; Tom (Judi Whiting) of Leesburg, VA; Ann (Sam) Doss of Leesburg, VA; Gene (Sharon Pietzyk) of Vienna, VA; Mary (Dan) Curran of Lincoln, NE; Mike (Sandy Manzer) of Lincoln, NE; Gary (Jolene Norris) of Lincoln, NE; Julie (Dave) King of Lincoln, NE, and Greg (Jacqueline Halbig) of Haymarket, VA; 26 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. Agnes was preceded in death by her parents Julius and Anna; husband Raymond (Doc) in 1999, grandson Anthony, daughter-in-law Therese, brothers Frederick, Aloysius, Julius, Gregory and Clemens, sisters Johanna and Amelia Hoffmann and Josephine James. In lieu of flowers, donations to: Nebraska Right to Life http://www.nerighttolife.org Birthright of Norfolk https://birthright.org/norfolkne/ CHI Hospice https://give.chihealth.com/SEFGeneraladobe_mc=MCMID=14773181936720832563679169164976759019 Condolences may be expressed to the family on-line at www.stonacekfuneralchapel.com.

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Agnes L. Schleppenbach

January 20, 1922 - June 25, 2022