A Celebration of Life for Carol Poese, age 85, of Elkhorn and formerly of O’Neill will be at 12:00 pm on Saturday, May 3, 2025 at Biglin’s Mortuary in O’Neill. There will be a family burial in the O’Neill Cemetery. Memorial Visitation will be from 10-Noon at Biglin’s Mortuary on Saturday, May 3, 2025. Carol passed away on Friday, April 25, 2025 at the Josie Harper Hospice House in Omaha after a lengthy and courageous battle with ovarian cancer. Memorials can be directed to Hospice House (The Josie Harper Residence) or Prairie Care (The Susie Collins House).
Carol is survived by: daughters and sons-in-law Michelle (Mathis) and Mel McNea of McCook, NE, and Stephane (Mathis) and Mark VanderMeulen of Omaha, NE; five grandchildren: Alex (Amanda) McNea, Molly (Morgan) Schilling, Brett (Danielle) McNea, Cooper VanderMeulen (fiancé Casey Koenig) and Hogan VanderMeulen; eight great-grandchildren: Rowyn, Lincoln, Mayven, Carsyn, and Nolan McNea; Drake Walker and Oaklyn Schilling; and Colter McNea; brother John Claughton and sister Joyce Lynn; and many other nieces, nephews, and friends.
Arrangements are entrusted to Biglin’s Mortuary in O’Neill. To leave online condolences, please visit www.biglinsmortuary.com.
