Kathleen "Katie" Ann Hallgren

Kathleen "Katie" A. Hallgren, 97 of Newman Grove, NE passed away Tuesday, August 11, 2020 Mid-Nebraska Lutheran Home in Newman Grove, NE.

Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Monday, August 17, 2020 at Trinity Lutheran Church, Newman Grove, NE, with Jacquelyn Samway, PMA officiating. Burial will follow at Hope Cemetery, Newman Grove, NE. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service on Monday. Social distancing and Covid-19 DHM's will be followed at both the visitation and funeral.  Masks will be required to attend the visitation and funeral at the church.

Levander Funeral Home of Newman Grove is in charge of arrangements.

Kathleen Ann "Katie" (Schroeder) Hallgren, daughter of Henry and Matilda (Zimmerer) Schroeder, was born on December 25, 1922 in Witten, South Dakota. Katie attended school in South Dakota.  She moved to Norfolk, NE with her parents in 1938 and then in 1940 they moved to Newman Grove, NE.  She attended Newman Grove High School her junior and senior years graduating with the class of 1942. She was employed at the Mead Ordnance Plant.  Then she came to Newman Grove in 1940 where she worked at the McDonald Drug Store. On May 11, 1944 she was united in marriage to Glenn D. Hallgren at the St Mary's Church at Cedar Bluffs, Nebraska.

She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Newman Grove and served as ladies aid officer.  Katie enjoyed her flowers, gardening, and yard.  It meant a lot to her to have everything around the home look nice.  She worked very hard along with her husband during her lifetime providing for their family. She loved to cook, bake and can.  She enjoyed her families, neighbors, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren visits.

She is survived by her daughter, DeAnn (Leon) Nelson, of Newman Grove and sons Dean (Paula) Hallgren of Gretna, Kenneth Hallgren of Winside, and Keith (Carol) Hallgren of Newman Grove; eight grandchildren: Cory (Beth) Nelson of Newman Grove, Ross (Amy) Nelson of Newman Grove, Kelli (Wes) Molczyk of Kearney, Christopher (Abbie) Hallgren of Gretna, Andrea Hallgren of Elkhorn (fiancé Jake Fierro) , Sean (Rebecca) Hallgren, Lincoln, Abbie (Douglas) Oberhauser of Seward, Aaron Hallgren of Wayne and friend Lindsey and her three children, Kylen, Harper, Cohen; 19 great-grandchildren: Alyshia (Drew) Samuelson, Brooke (Ben)Vincent, Megan (fiancé Jonathan Guenther), Payton, Paige, Mason and Riley Nelson, Alex, Mya, Hudson, Lauren, and Brayden Hallgren, Eastyn, Kendal, Evett, and Kyler Oberhauser, Alyse, Aiden and Ethan Molczyk; one brother David (Sharon) Schroeder of Fremont; several nieces, nephews, and friends.

Katie was preceded in death by her husband (Glenn) in 1986, her parents, sisters Delores (Jack) Douglas, Eileen (Gerald) McCarthy, Ruth (Delbert) Duhachek, Darlene (Jack) Gifford, one brother Donald (Mac) Schroeder, great-grandson Hunter Hallgren.