Una Gilfert

Una Gilfert age 100, died Sunday September 6, 2015 at the Golden Living Center in Broken Bow. Funeral services will be held on Saturday September 12, 2015 at 10:30 AM at Govier Bros. Mortuary in Broken Bow with Pastor Don Schauda officiating. Burial will be in the Broken Bow Cemetery. Govier Bros. Mortuary of Broken Bow is in charge of the arrangements. Visitation will be held on Friday 8 AM to 8 PM with the family greeting friends 4 PM to 6 PM. Memorials are suggested to the family to be designated at a later date. Una A. Christiansen Gilfert was born to Magnus Oswald and Aganetha (Jacobsen) Christiansen in Cummings Park, Custer County, Nebraska, on January 19, 1915 in a sod house. Six years later she moved with her parents to Antelope Valley where her parents purchased a farm with a sod house that her dad remodeled. She attended Antelope Valley School and received her eighth grade education. She graduated from high school at Sargent in 1933. After high school she taught school and worked in the ASCS o?ce in Broken Bow until her marriage to Harald E. Gilfert April 18, 1941. They resided in Coburg community, later purchasing a farm in Dry Valley. She enjoyed the outdoors and cattle. Una worked with her husband side by side until his death on February 2, 1967. During her husband’s illness neighbor Harold Mars began helping them on the Gilfert farm. Harold Mars continued to work for Una until his death in 1999. She remained on that farm for 26 years then purchased a farm two and one half miles east of Westerville. She continued caring for her cattle until 2001, when she sold them and retired on the farm. Una remained on the farm until July of 2014 when health issues made it impossible for her to be alone. Besides enjoying cattle and the outdoors, she loved animals. She always had dogs, cats and bucket calves as well as a horse or two around. In 1934 she accepted the Lord as her Savior during a revival meeting in a little country church near Walworth. She was a member of the Weissert Church of God at the time of her death. During her life Una loved to travel and took many trips to Europe and Denmark to visit relatives and friends, bus trips to several locations in the United States, Canada and Alaska. She also traveled to see relatives on trips with her brother and his wife, friends, and Harold Mars. Una enjoyed hunting deer with her rifle, getting dressed up and going shopping, eating out and just going places. In later years she filled her time with quilting, embroidery, and sewing, making many beautiful quilts and pillows for her friends and family. Una is survived by her nephew, Duane B. Christiansen, Great Nieces, Mary S. Hall of Ansley, Lydia (John) Christiansen-Stoysich of Casper, Wyoming, Anna Cole of Omaha and Great Nephew Mark (Katie) Christiansen of Riverdale. 4 Great Great neices; Alesha and Tamara Hall, Emily Cole, and Unaty Stoysich; 5 Great great nephews; Connor and Xander Stoysich, Nathan Cole, Douglas & Wesley Christiansen; 1 Great Great Great niece; Ellie Hall. Special Friends Dennis & Judy Stunkel, Loretta Mars, Gerda Mars, Raymond Mars and their families. She is preceeded in death by her Husband, parents, brother Burdette O Christiansen, Sister in law, Beulah Christiansen, Niece in law Sue Christiansen, Special friend, Harold Mars and his sons Neal and Donald Mars.