Leora Adele (Dietze) Baack was born to Adolph and Eva Dietze on July 25, 1924, in Gretna.
She was Baptized Oct. 28, 1924, and confirmed May 21, 1939, at Resurrection Evangelical Lutheran Church. She attended and graduated from Gretna schools. She married Clarence Baack on Sept. 22, 1943, and was blessed with three daughters and two sons.
After marriage, she worked at Boys Town in Omaha, and the U.S. Post Office in Gretna. After Clarence returned from the service, they moved to Utica. Later, they moved to the family farm north of Staplehurst, where she raised her family. After Clarence retired, they moved into Seward. For the last three years, she lived in Ridgewood Care Center.
She was a faithful member of Our Redeemer Lutheran Church and was the oldest living member of the church. She was active in the Ladies Aid, LWML and quilting. She was also a member of the Staplehurst Women’s Club and the V.F.W. Auxiliary Post #4755 in Seward. Leora had a love for playing cards, but her greatest love was for her family.
Leora passed away Monday, May 4, 2026, at the age of 101 years and 9 months.
Leora was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Clarence; son, Edward; brothers, Russell and Dwayne; daughter-in-law, Irene Baack and son-in-law, Larry Prochaska; step-granddaughter, Renae Ernesti; and step-grandsons, Kadan DeBuse and Nicholas Rathbone.
She is survived by her children and their spouses, Charlene and Lloyd McCarter of Warrensburg, Missouri; James and Virginia and Baack of Lincoln; Kathy and James Eberly of Milford, and Janet Prochaska of Seward; 10 grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; 15 step-grandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren; and one step-great-great-grandchild; sisters-in-law, Charolotte Dietze and Sally Dietze; and numerous nieces, nephews and friends.
A gathering of family and friends will be Sunday, May 10, from 2 – 3:30 p.m. at Volzke Funeral Home. The funeral service will be Monday, May 11, at 11 a.m. at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Staplehurst with committal at the church cemetery. Memorial contributions are suggested in care of the church or the Staplehurst Volunteer Fire Department.
Arrangements by Volzke Funeral Home.
