Gretchen A. Pollock, 95, of Grand Island passed away Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017, at Gardenside Long Term Care in Fairbury.
A funeral service will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church in Grand Island. Burial will be in Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery following the service.
Memorials are suggested to the family to be designated at a later date. Livingston-Sondermann Funeral Home is entrusted with arrangements. Online condolences may be directed to www.livson.com.
Gretchen was born on Sept. 26, 1921, to Henry and Grace (Hutchinson) Judy at Hastings. She was raised and attended school in Missouri and Council Bluffs, Iowa. Her family later moved to Grand Island. She married Willis Pollock on Sept. 24, 1939, at Grand Island.
She worked as a cook at various places in Grand Island. She received her certificate for Head Cook and continued to cook until her retirement.
She enjoyed sewing, crocheting, baking and gardening. She especially loved spending time with her family. She was a member of Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church.
She is survived by her children, Janet Stithem of Grand Island, Larry (Jacquelyn) Pollock of Grand Island, Gretchen (Max) Ruhnke of Fairbury, and Jack (Midge) Pollock of Fairbury; a brother, Don (Alice) Judy of Bellevue; sisters, Helen Bunde of Hastings and Mary Bremer of Sun City, Ariz.; 11 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren; and numerous great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, four brothers, five sisters and a son-in-law.