Gwen Druery

Funeral services will be held on Monday, January 27, 2025, at 11:00 AM at the First Presbyterian Church in Broken Bow. Burial will follow in the Broken Bow Cemetery. Memorials may be made in Gwen’s memory to the Broken Bow EMS or to a charity of your choice. A visitation will be held on Sunday, January 26th, from 1:00 to 5:00 PM, with family greeting 3:00 to 5:00 PM at Govier Brothers Mortuary. Govier Brothers Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be left at www.govierbrothers.com

Gwen Druery was born August 4, 1926, to Guy and Mabel Ruby in the home of her parental grandparents, Grant and Libby Ruby, in Lowell, NE. The young family located themselves in the Sandhills living in McPherson County and then in Logan County. Gwen attended grade school, along with her siblings, Patricia, and Willis, at Banner School in Logan County. The children rode horseback two- and one-half miles to school. Attending Sunday school and church at the Presbyterian Church in Stapleton was a weekly occurrence. Her high school years were spent attending Stapleton High School doing light housekeeping in exchange for room and board.

On March 1, 1946, Gwen was united in marriage to Charles Druery in Stapleton. Together, the couple had three children Riley, Anita, and DeAnn. In 1950, the couple moved to Broken Bow. Gwen began working for Frank Barney as a bookkeeper. She also worked for many years at Nebraska State Bank in bookkeeping and later as a teller. She retired in 1992; at which time she moved her mother into their home to care for her.

Gwen lived in her home in Broken Bow for 73 years. She passed away from this life on January 21, 2025, at Brookestone View in Broken Bow. She leaves to mourn son Riley (Wendy) of Anselmo, daughter Anita Schmidt (Ron) of Anselmo, and daughter DeAnn Christensen of Winterset, IA, 10 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren, and 1 great-great-grandson.

Preceding her in death is her husband Charles, parents Guy and Mabel Ruby, sister Patricia Glahn, brother Willis Ruby, son-in-law Tom Christensen, and great-grandson Shay Miller.