Patricia A. Schuknecht, 84, of Beatrice, died Tuesday evening, Feb. 7, 2023, at the Beatrice Community Hospital.
She was born June 5, 1938, in Staplehurst, and graduated from Seward High School in 1955. On Feb. 18, 1957, she married Eldon “Mike” Schuknecht. Patricia worked for the Beatrice Inn as a hostess for many years and was proud of her Czech heritage. She enjoyed sewing, music, attending rock concerts, watching movies, collecting antiques, gardening, raising flowers and driving her beloved ’69 Mustang.
Survivors include two daughters, Brenda (Larry) Claassen of Lincoln and Sheila (Curtis) Shinn of rural Lincoln; son, Jeffery Schuknecht of Beatrice; one granddaughter, Whitney (Andrew) Holbert of Lincoln; great-granddaughter, Dani Mae; great-grandson, Dashton John; brother, Kenneth (Jackie) Hartman of Fremont; niece, Maureen Kelley of Atlanta; and niece-in-law, Barb Schuknecht of Longmont, Colorado. She was preceded in death by her parents, Harold and Elizabeth (Hoffbauer) Hartman; husband, Eldon, who died Dec. 27, 2011; sister, Kathleen (Don) Hobkirk; baby sister, Patty Hartman; and nephew, Jon Schuknecht.
Private inurnment of the cremains was Feb. 11, at the Greenwood Cemetery of Seward. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are suggested to Veterans Memorial Park in Beatrice. Arrangements by Fox Funeral Home & Cremation Services of Beatrice.
