Louis Roscoe Vath, age 89, of Sutherland, Nebraska passed away at home surrounded by his family on Sunday, December 6, 2020.
Louis was born on November 17, 1931, in Ogallala, Nebraska to Roscoe Joy and Julia Jane (Vasa) Vath, the second of eight children. He attended Arthur County Country School from 1st to 8th grades then went to boarding school in Sidney, Nebraska to attend Catholic high school. Louis graduated from St. Patrick's Catholic School with the Class of '49.
On August 21, 1951, Louis was united in marriage to the love of his
life, Mary Edna Horn, at St. Luke's Catholic Church in Ogallala, Nebraska. They were married for nearly 65 years and had 9 children; Louis was so proud of them all.
Louis and Mary started their life together on a farm 7 ½ miles northwest
of Keystone, Nebraska and he worked at the missile sites in Kimball, Nebtraska for a short time. On May 19, 1961, the Vath family settled in Sutherland, Nebraska where Louis has lived ever since. He had worked on the I-80 project in Grand Island, Nebraska, then went to work at the Sutherland Co-op (now known as Hi-Line Co-op) in 1962 until retiring in 1996.
Louis was a faithful member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church. He liked
to fish and hunt and play Bingo and cards as well as having coffee with
the boys. Most of all, Louis loved his family. He was a compassionate
and caring person who had a big loving heart, an infectious smile and
gave heartfelt hugs, which will surely be missed.
He was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Mary, and their children,
Louis LeRoy, Michael 'Heavy' and Phyllis Brush; his parents, Roscoe and
Julia; brothers, Anthony, Richard and Lesley; sister, Leona Clouatre;
grandchildren, Robert 'Bobby' Vath, Jr. and Rebecca Vath; and
brothers-in-law, Jack Schaeffer and Felix Clouatre.
Louis is survived by his children, Robert (Janet) Vath and Peggy (Kent)
Lenz, of Sutherland, Rita (Dennis) Boyer and Becky Vath, of Loveland,
CO, Mary Lou (Berdell) Beisner, of Paxton, NE, and Nancy Vath (Bill), of
Oberlin, KS; daughter-in-law, Connie Huehl, of Lincoln, KS; 16
grandchildren; 32 great-grandchildren; his sisters, Louisa Schaeffer, of
North Platte and Irene (Mike) Chilcott, of Ogallala; brother, Theodore
Vath (special friend, Margaret), of Grand Junction; and many other
family members.
Services will be at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Sutherland, NE. Rosary Service will be 7 p.m. Friday, December 11, 2020 and Mass of Christian Burial will be 10 a.m. Saturday, December 12, 2020 with burial to follow in Riverview Cemetery. For those unable to attend, services will be recorded and posted to odeanchapel.com.
Visitation will be 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, December 11, 2020 at Odean Colonial Chapel at C & Sycamore in North Platte, Nebraska, which is in charge of arrangements, and at the church. Online condolences may be shared at odeanchapel.com. In lieu of flowers, memorials are to Sutherland Volunteer Fire Department, St. Jude Children's Hospital or Sacred Heart Catholic Church.