Agnes (Pat) J Power

Memorial Services Saturday December 10, 2022, 10:30am at Lauber Funeral and Cremation Services, Milford.

No Visitation.

Private family Inurnment, Blue Mound Cemetery, Milford.

Agnes (Pat) Power January 7, 1923 to December 3, 2022.  Pat Power, 99, of Milford, was born to William Dewey Craig and Francis (Carrico) Craig of Norfolk, NE.  After growing up in Norfolk, she married Robert E. Cornell in 1941, then married James  C. Power in 1945.  Pat and Jim raised their two children in Winner, SD; South Sioux City, NE; and Grand Island, NE, before settling in Lincoln in 1954.  Pat was a long-time employee of Gold’s and Montgomery Ward until 1973, when they moved to Milford, where Jim taught at Southeast Community College.  Pat enjoyed homemaking, playing cards, bridge, golf, as well as volunteering at Milford Senior Center.  She was a long-time member of St Mark’s United Methodist Church in Lincoln and United Methodist Church in Milford.

Pat is survived by her children, Pamla (Gandara) Schweitzer, Lincoln, NE, J. Craig and Rosanne Power, Midway, UT; six grandchildren, Joe (Nita) Gandara of Leavenworth, KS, Jeff Gandara of Colorado Springs, CO, Julie (Chet Miller) Gandara-Miller of Colorado Springs, CO, Renae Power of Park City, UT, Erin Power of Park City, UT, and Brandon Power of Midway, UT; ten great-grandchildren; two great-great grandchildren; several nieces, nephews and cousins, a host of friends, including Anita O’Hare, Joan Bond, and Jeri Klabenes, as well as  her many friends at Milford Senior Center.

Pat is preceded in death by her parents; husband, Jim Power; brother and sister-in-law, Bill and Joanne Craig; mother- and father-in-law, three sisters-in-law and two brothers-in-law.

The family wishes to thank Tabitha Gardens Assisted Living of Crete, HoriSun Hospice Care of Lincoln and Dr. Brandon Henley of Milford, for their gracious and compassionate care.

Memorial contributions are suggested to Milford Senior Center.  

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