Jean BREETZKE

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Jean was a nurse at St. Joseph's Hospital in Omaha, NE

Passed into God's hands after her brief battle with lung cancer. Jean was a 1948 graduated with a Bachelor of Science in nursing from Creighton University. In 1962, Jean was honored by the Nebraska State Nurses Association as Nurse of the Year. Born in Beemer, NE, Jean was devoted to her family, friends, and to her community. She was a life-long volunteer for a myriad of Omaha charities, mentoring volunteerism to all in her life and especially to her family. Jean had many close friends and, as a life-long nurse, she also helped to take care of her friends well into their later years. Jean also lovingly fostered three Afghan Hounds; her beloved Shaw, Joey, and Griffen. Jean is preceded in death by her husband, insurance executive Paul Doty; her mother, OPS Special Education teacher LaRue Breetzke; her father, Edward R. Breetzke; and her mother in-law, hotel executive and UNL Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity housemother Elsie Deats Doty-Brown. Jean is survived by her cousin Martha Hughes, CA and her extended family, and Jean's many friends.

Family/Spouse: Paul L. DOTY. Paul (son of Chester (Chet) Lee DOTY and Living) was born on 08 Mar 1922 in Nebraska; died on 13 Nov 1983; was buried in Westlawn-Hillcrest Memorial Park, Omaha, Nebraska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]