Charles Anthony Scott

Charles Anthony Scott, 85, of Grand Island, NE, passed away Wednesday, December 9, 2020 at home with his loving wife by his side.

A Celebration of Life Service will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, July 5, 2021 at St. Michael's Catholic Church in Spalding, NE with Fr. Antony Thekkekara, Fr. Gerald Harr, and Fr. James Warner officiating. Inurnment will follow at St. Michael's Cemetery, Spalding. Visitation will be an hour prior to the service at the church.

Memorials are suggested to the Spalding Academy Endowment Fund.

Levander Funeral Home of Spalding, NE is in charge of local arrangements.

Charles was born on July 6, 1935 at Greeley, NE the son of Anthony and Pearl (Rease) Scott.  He graduated from Greeley Sacred Heart School in 1953.  Charles entered the St. Thomas Seminary in Denver, Colorado and was ordained in 1961.

His service to others as a priest included, Associate Pastor of Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in Grand Island; Pastor in Ainsworth-Norden; Pastor at St. Michael's Parish in Spalding and Superintendent of Spalding Academy; Grand Island Diocesan Superintendent of Schools-Grand Island, Diocesan Chancellor and North Central Association Executive Board-private education and Chaplain at St. Francis Hospital and Veteran's Hospital; Apostolic Administrator Diocese of Grand Island; Boys Town Deputy Executive Director and Vice President; Milwaukee, WI field director-Catholic League for religious and civil rights; member of evaluation team for department of defense school, Germany, Greece and Spain; Director of Saint Malo Retreat Center in Colorado; Pastor of St. Patrick's Parish in Sidney; Chaplain of Mercy Hospital in Council Bluffs and community services representative at Alegent Health Systems in Omaha.  He held Nebraska Realtor license. His "fun job" was working as a bartender for Abraham Catering in Omaha.

On December 7, 1996 he was united in marriage to Angela Zwiener.  They retired to their lake home in Grand Island in 2003.  Charles enjoyed his boat on the lake, reading and going for walks.

Survivors include his wife, Angela; his sister, Janet (Mike) Wood of Greeley and his brothers, Tom Scott of Austin, TX and Ray Scott of Ord, NE.  He is preceded in death by his parents, an infant brother, Eugene and sister, Mary.