A Funeral Mass for Florence Vandersnick, age 89 of O'Neill, NE formerly of Ewing, NE will be 11:00 AM Thursday, May 16, 2019, at St. Peter's Catholic Church in Ewing, NE. Fr. Bernard Starman will officiate.

Burial will follow in the Vandersnick Cemetery, rural Ewing, NE.

Visitation will be one hour before the service at the church.  Memorials may be directed to the family for future designation.

Florence passed away on Friday, May 10, 2019 at the O'Neill Care and Rehabilitation Center.  Biglin's Mortuary of O'Neill is in charge of arrangements.

Florence was born at Emerick, NE on May 2, 1930 to Jay and Oneita (Horrocks) Davison.  Her parents moved quite often when she was growing up.  She attended school through eighth grade and then went out into the work force.

She married Roy Vandersnick on February 26, 1949 in Ewing Nebraska.  To this union 5 children were born; Dennis, Barb, Mardell, Martin, and Rita.  They lived in the rural Deloit area, later moving to Atkinson, and then returning to the Ewing area.  She stayed in the Ewing area until 2012 when she made her home in O'Neill.

Florence worked at the Green Lantern Café, drove bus for 20 years for the Ewing Public Schools, and worked at Ewing Lumber. After leaving Ewing Lumber she kept busy cleaning and painting for people in and around Ewing.

She enjoyed quilting, sewing, embroidering, baking, flowers, birds, gardening and watching the Cubs play baseball.

She was a long-time member of St. Peter's Catholic church and Christian Mothers.

Florence is survived by her children and spouses, Barb Carrizales of Broken Bow, NE, Mardell Shoemaker and husband, Hugh, of O'Neill, NE, Martin Vandersnick and wife, Deb, of Creighton, NE, Rita Meyer of Orchard, NE; daughter in law, Cathy Vandersnick of O'Neill, NE; nine grandchildren, Benji Carrizales and wife, Katie, Joshua Carrizales, Matthew Carrizales, Jennifer Koehlmoos and husband, Jason, Michelle Bulau and husband, Luke, Tim Shoemaker and wife, Kelcey, Brett Vandersnick and wife, Sarah, Justin Vandersnick, Jeff Vandersnick and wife, Angie;  22 great grandchildren; brothers and sisters, Joan Eisenbeiss and husband, Stan, of Springfield, SD, Dean Davison and wife, Bonita, of Le Mars, IA, Sharon Johns of Bloomfield, NE, Larry Davison and wife, Rhonda, of Kearney, NE, Bob Davison of Etolie, TX, Cinda Behn and husband, Mike, of Kearney, NE, Linda Hinrichs and husband, James, of Lincoln, NE and many other relatives and friends.

She was preceded in death by his parents, Jay and Oneita (Horrocks) Davison; husband, Roy Vandersnick; son, Dennis Vandersnick; grandson, Chris Vandersnick and wife, Beth; brother, James Davison; sister, Roberta Davison; sons in law, John Carrizales and Bill Meyer; brother in law, Val Johns.

Pallbearers are her grandsons; Benji Carrizales, Joshua Carrizales, Matt Carrizales, Tim Shoemaker, Brett Vandersnick, Justin Vandersnick and Jeff Vandersnick.

Honorary Pallbearer is her grandson, Chris Vandersnick.