A Funeral Mass for Colette Clark Uttecht, age 70, of O'Neill will be at 10:30 am on Thursday, March 26, 2026 at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in O'Neill with burial to follow in the O'Neill Cemetery.  Visitation will be from 5-7 pm on Wednesday, March 25, 2026 at Biglin's Mortuary in O'Neill with a 7 pm Parish Rosary.  Colette passed away on Thursday, March 19, 2026 at Avera St. Anthony's Hospital in O'Neill.  Memorials may be directed to her family for future designation.  Arrangements are entrusted to Biglin's Mortuary in O'Neill.

Colette Fay Shane was born on May 1, 1955 in Atkinson, Nebraska to Charles and Holly (Smith) Shane.  She attended school at District 180 then attended West Holt High School.  Throughout high school Colette played in the band.  She graduated with the class of 1973.  After high school, Colette attended Norfolk Community College and received an Associate's Degree in Business.

After college, Colette returned to Atkinson and began working for the family businesses.  She met Tony Clark and the couple later married at the Presbyterian Church in Atkinson in 1983.  To this union two boys were born: Shane and Kent.  They lived in Atkinson for a short time before moving to O'Neill in 1987.  In 1995, Tony passed away in a tragic work accident.  After Tony passed away, Colette worked very hard as a single mother to raise her boys while still helping run two businesses.  Colette later married Russ Uttecht on June 12, 2004 in Stanton, Nebraska Russ passed away unexpectedly in 2016.

Colette had a deep love for her boys and her grandchildren.  She cherished the time she got to spend with them.  Family meant a lot to her, so she rarely missed a family gathering of any kind.  She enjoyed spending time with her friends and neighbors, especially Deb Hilker who cared for her as her health declined.  She enjoyed golf league and bowling league as well as shopping, gambling, and knitting.  Colette was a member of the Eastern Star.

Colette is survived by her two sons, Shane (Lindsay) Clark of O'Neill and Kent Clark of Arvada, Colorado; three grandchildren, Grant Cuhel, Bryan Clark, and Blair Clark; her father, Charles Shane of Atkinson, NE; her siblings, Kirk (Barb) Shane of Atkinson, NE, Scott Shane of Atkinson, NE; Carol (Gary) Kaup of Colleyville, TX, Todd (Amy) Shane of O'Neill, NE, Amy (Chad) Rieck of Creston, IA; brothers-in-law, Jerry (Tammy) Roh of David City, NE, Mike Stracke of Stuart, NE; and many nieces and nephews.

She is preceded in death by her husbands, Tony Clark and Russ Uttecht; her mother, Holly Shane; sisters, Lori Roh and Jenny Stracke; and two nieces.