Lillian Stobbe, 90
Lillian Stobbe, 90
Posted: Wednesday, October 26, 2016 8:10 am




Lillian Stobbe


Lillian "Del" Delphine Stobbe, 90, of Grand Island passed away Sunday, Oct. 23, 2016, at home with family by her side.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. Mary's Cathedral in Grand Island, with the Rev. James Golka officiating. Burial will be at Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, with a Christian wake service at 7 p.m. at Livingston-Sondermann Funeral Home.
She was born Nov. 25, 1925, on the family farm near Ashton to John and Mary (Jasnoch) Peters. On May 13, 1946, she married Eldon Stobbe at Omaha, after which the couple made their home in Grand Island. To this union, eight children were born. She worked for many years at the Nebraska Veterans Home. She also loved being a homemaker and caring for her many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Del enjoyed cooking and canning, gardening, reading, watching football, especially the Huskers, playing cards and trips to the casino. Her biggest enjoyment was spending time with her family and her dog Molly.
She is survived by her sons, Ted Stobbe of Grand Island and Don (Pat) Stobbe of Kansas City, Mo.; daughters, Sheila (Bob) Krolikowski and Roxie (Jason) Zoucha, both of Grand Island; 21 grandchildren, 45 great-grandchildren and five great-great grandchildren; sisters, Joyce Stobbe of Grand Island and Rita Budzinski of St. Paul; and a daughter-in-law, Bonnie Stobbe.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Eldon; four sons, John, Joseph, Gary and Allan; two grandsons and one great-grandson; four sisters, and a daughter-in-law, Cindy Stobbe.
Memorials are suggested to the family ,to be designated at a later date. Online words of comfort may be directed to www.livson.com. Livingston-Sondermann Funeral Home is entrusted with arrangements.