Bernadette V. Tramp

Bernadette V. Tramp, age 100 of Bloomfield, Nebraska died on Thursday, August 9, 2018 at the Avera Creighton Hospital in Creighton, Nebraska surrounded by her family. Mass of Christian Burial will be on Saturday, August 18, 2018 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Crofton, Nebraska with the Rev. Timothy Podraza officiating. Burial will be at the St. Rose Cemetery in Crofton. Visitation will be on Friday, at church, from 5-8:00 p.m. with a Vigil service at 7:00 p.m. Visitation will continue on Saturday one hour prior to services. Arrangements are under the direction of the Wintz Funeral Home in Crofton, Nebraska. Pallbearers will be Justin Hochstein, Jeff Hochstein, Travis Poppe, Christopher Zoucha, Scott Edmunds, Lisa Hamm, Lori Rath, and Jean Freidenbach. Honorary pallbearers will be Dean Harts, Dale Harts, Denny Harts, Danny Harts, Jason Hochstein, Amber Denstitt, Tori Tramp, Tessa Tramp, Sara Dalton, Nathan Tramp, and Nicholas Tramp Bernadette Velma Tramp was born on February 15, 1918 in Bow Valley to Louis and Susie (Thieman) Wiebelhaus. She grew up on a farm near Bow Valley, Nebraska. Bernadette worked as a housekeeper for Rev. Kluthe in Menominee, and then worked for Stupenagels Egg Processing Plant in Yankton. She then worked for Gurneys Seed and Nursery in Yankton. Bernadette married Sylvester Anthony Tramp on June 2, 1942 in Bow Valley, Nebraska. She and Sylvester lived & farmed between Crofton and Bloomfield. She was a member of St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Crofton, Christian Mothers, Catholic Daughters of America, and the Jolly Workers Extension Club. Bernadette quilted, crocheted, gardened, and canned. She did love to mow and did so until she was 93 years old. Bernadette kept busy doing furniture refinishing, playing cards and playing Rummikub. She always had pie, cookies, and brownies around when anyone would stop by. Bernadette is survived by her eight children and spouses, Patricia (Gerald) Harts of Yankton, SD, Mardell “Mickey” (Marvin) Hochstein of Bloomfield, Kelly (Linda) Tramp of Norfolk, Sandee Zoucha of Duluth, Georgia, Allen (Tamie) Tramp of Lincoln, Carol (Mike) Norris of Kirkman, IA, Dale Tramp of Lincoln, and Donna (Alan) Poppe of Crofton; 19 grandchildren; 26 great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Sylvester on June 3, 1997 at age 80; two sisters Irene (Gus) Heimes, Leora (Earl) Guenther; one brother Irvin (Chris) Wiebelhaus, and son-in-law Joe Zoucha.