Died Monday August 16, 2021
Donna was born December 16, 1933 in Wisner, Nebraska to Edmund and Marie 'Berger' Daberkow. She was baptized at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Wisner and confirmed at Zion Lutheran Church south of Wisner. Donna graduated from Wisner High School. She married Dennis Matthies on July 12, 1951 and together they had a son Joel. Dennis passed away on August 3, 1960. Donna married Kenneth Kudlac on December 11, 1965.
During Donna's working years she was an Elementary School teacher in Wisner and a substitute teacher in Fremont, mostly working at Trinity Lutheran School. She held both a realtor's license for over 40 years and broker's license, and for the last several years of her career she worked for Gateway Realty in Fremont. She also worked as a librarian at the Keene Memorial Library.
Donna was a member of the State and National Realtor Association and member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Fremont.
Survivors:
Son - Joel Matthies of Lincoln
Daughters - Karla (Jim) Wishon of Fremont
Melissa (Michael) Sassmann of Chicago
Grandchildren - Jordan (Jessie) Adams, Brandon (Chelsea) Adams, Megan Wishon,
David and Andrew Matthies
Great grandchildren - Tanner Jay Adams, Landon Rudy Adams and Reed Michael Adams
Brother - Donald Daberkow of Fremont
Sister-in-law - Lois Kudlac of Fremont
Brother-in-law - Dale (Carol) Kudlac of Kennesaw, GA.
Donna was preceded in death by her husbands Dennis Matthies, Kenneth Kudlac in August of 2016 and brother Warren Daberkow.
The funeral will be 10:30am, Monday, August 23, 2021 at Trinity Lutheran Church. Rev. Anthony Gerber will officiate. Burial will follow in Memorial Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Trinity Lutheran School. Visitation will be Sunday from 2pm to 6pm with the family present from 4pm to 6pm at the Ludvigsen Mortuary Chapel in Fremont.
Online guestbook at www.Ludvigsenmortuary.com
To watch a recording of the funeral please use the following link:
https://youtu.be/TLIhgN_h24Y
Condolences(2)
Dixe Voss
North Bend, NE Thursday, August 19, 2021 I have such fond memories of working with Donna as she helped find my dad a house back in 1987. She was very kind and caring as we seached...Josh Patrick
Fremont, NE Wednesday, August 18, 2021 Karla and Jim, so sorry to hear of the passing of Donna. She was a sweet, kind lady. I hope you can find comfort in the good memories of her.