Carolee F. Werner

Graveside service for Carolee F. Werner will be 11:00 a.m., Saturday, March 21, 2026, at Evergreen Cemetery, St. Edward, NE with Deacon Harlan Long officiating. A celebration of life to follow at the senior center in St. Edward, NE.

Carolee F Werner was born February 2, 1945 to Pete and Esther (Arlt) Werner in St. Edward, NE. Carolee was raised on the family farm east of St. Edward. Carolee was Baptized and Confirmed at the St. Edward Catholic Church. She attended district 59 country school until the 8th grade. Then she graduated at St. Edward High School, Class of 1963, and finished her education at Kearney State College with a Business Administration degree. Carolee then took on assistant store manager in Davenport, Iowa. Then proceeded to move to San Pedro, California where she lived and worked until she later moved to Las Vegas to finish her career. Then retiring in Pahrump, Nevada.

Carolee loved a good card game and video poker, jeeping, traveling, visiting National Parks, and a little sip of Fireball. She will be greatly missed. Carolee was preceded in death by her father and mother Pete and Esther Werner, brother Cletus Werner, half brother Clifford Jaixen, half sister Wilma (Jaixen) Reitz, brother-in-law John (Jack) Reitz, Julie (Jaixen) Stevens, nephew Greg Stevens. She is survived by two sisters-in-law Catherine Werner and Norma Jaixen and many nieces and nephews and their children.