Tammy Golay

Tammy Golay age 61 of Coleridge, Nebraska died on Sunday, December 17, 2023 after a long battle with cancer at her residence surrounded by her family.  She was on Hospice Care.

Funeral services will be on Friday, December 22, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. at the Faith Community Church in Laurel, Nebraska with Pastor Doug Collins officiating.  Burial will be at the Lime Creek Cemetery in Maskell, Nebraska at a later date following cremation after the memorial service.  Visitation with her body present will be on Friday morning from 9-11:00 a.m. at the church.  Arrangements are under the direction of the Wintz Funeral Home in Laurel.

Pallbearers will be Jared Thompson, Trent Thompson, Adam Thompson, Mike Riibe, Brent Hinspeter, and Bryan Pryor.  Honorary pallbearers are Tim Thompson, and Kip Thompson.

Tammy Jo was born on January 27, 1962 in Wayne, Nebraska to Willis Albert and Phyllis Ann (Burgel) Thompson.  She grew up in the Laurel area and attended the Logan View Country School and then graduated from Laurel High School in 1980.  Tammy married Scott Edmundson in Storm Lake, IA in 1983.  Three children were born from this union, Mike, Matthew, and Kelly. Tammy worked various jobs in the food industry throughout her life.  In 1996 Tammy married Rob Golay and they moved  to Rob’s family farm in Oldham, SD where she grew a very large garden and raised various livestock. Tammy worked in her children's school lunch program at Oldham-Ramona, South Dakota as well as being a co-business owner with Rob Golay for T&R Floor Care. Tammy moved to Coleridge, Nebraska in 2016  to be closer to her mother and family in 2013 where she spent her remaining years doing the things, she loved with her loved ones. 

Tammy also asked that anyone attending the services bring with them the crocheted pieces she's made through the years if possible to showcase her favorite past time.

Tammy liked gardening, knitting, crocheting, hunting and fishing, canning and wood making.  She enjoyed her Coleridge Coffee Club and baking and decorating Christmas cookies.

Tammy is survived by her three children, Mike (Kayla Hathaway) Edmundson of Sioux Falls, SD, Matthew (Rachel) Edmundson of Ethan, SD, Kelly Edmundson of Coleridge; two grandchildren Jolee and June Edmundson of Ethan, SD; her mother Phyllis Thompson of Laurel; four siblings Kay Thompson of Laurel, Kip (Deb) Thompson of Randolph, Tim Thompson of Scotland, SD, Marge Thompson of Laurel; many nieces and nephews and great nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her father Willis Thompson.