Obituary for Monica Martha Rork
Monica Rork, 88 of Grand Island, passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 18, 2018 at home surrounded by her loving family.
Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 am, Friday at St. Mary's Cathedral. The Reverend James Golka will officiate. Burial will be held in Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-7 pm Thursday at the funeral home with Rosary at 6:30 pm.
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Monica was born at Osceola, NE on August 9, 1929 to Leo and Agnes (Gembica) Koziol. She grew up on the family farm in Fullerton, NE and graduated from Fullerton High School. She married Darrell Rork on May 10, 1954 at St. Mary's Cathedral at Grand Island where they resided and raised their eight children.
Monica, lovingly referred to as "The Mo-nee-ka", loved God, her husband, and family. She loved family gatherings, especially Christmas. She enjoyed fishing at the lake, tending to her yard and garden, listening to polka music, feeding all that came to see her, checking in on the Huskers, praying the rosary, and was proud of her Polish heritage.
Those left to cherish her memory are her children, Kim (Dan) Engel of Grand Island, Kathy (Steve) Krupski of Twin Falls, ID, Darrell Rork of Grand Island, Doug (Melinda) Rork of Windsor, CO, Karen Dinkel of Laporte, CO, Karla (Dick) Clarke of San Antonio, TX, and Don Rork of Lincoln, NE.
Additional survivors include her 18 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; her brother, Clifford Koziol; sisters, Eley Santin and Evey Liss; her special God-Children; and many nieces, nephews and friends.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Darrell; son, Danny; daughter in law, Jean Rork; grandsons, Clint Rork and David Clarke; granddaughter, Kathy Clarke, her parents; 5 brothers, Benny, Ed, Tommy, Frankie and Leo; as well as 2 sisters Cecelia Cheshier and Chris Haberer.