Our Savior Jesus Christ has destroyed death and brought life and immortality to light through the Gospel. Let us remember with thanksgiving what God has done through His servant, Viola.
Viola May Boldebuck-Zwick was born May 18, 1925, to Herman and Anna (Schroeder) Bahr in Garland. By God’s grace, she received the blessings of Holy Baptism on June 7, 1925, at Zion, Garland, and received the rite of confirmation on May 28, 1939, at Holy Cross, Goehner.
Vi attended Goehner High School for three years and graduated from Thayer High School in 1943.
Vi was united in marriage to Ewald Boldebuck on May 26, 1945, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Staplehurst. To this union, they were blessed with three children, Carolyn, Thomas and Debra.
Vi and Ewald farmed and lived south of Staplehurst. They were in neighborhood card clubs and in a shuffleboard league for quite a few years. Vi was a 4-H leader, joined the Staplehurst Community Club in 1952, and was a lifetime member of the VFW Auxiliary. Vi was your friendly Avon lady who came to your homes. She also waitressed at Dale’s Steakhouse in Seward. Before retiring, she worked at Seward Memorial Hospital for 19 years as a purchasing and receiving clerk.
After Ewald passed away, Vi married Melvin Zwick, a family friend and widower, on July 21, 1990, at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, Staplehurst. She was blessed with 3 stepdaughters, Nancy, Donna and Lori.
Vi was a faithful member of Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, where she made quilts with the quilting group. She also did a lot of her own quilting for family members, loved putting puzzles together, growing African Violets and playing bingo to win toilet paper.
On Aug. 27, 2025, having reached the age of 100 years, 3 months, and 9 days, God graciously received Vi from this vale of tears to His eternal home in heaven.
Vi is survived by her children, Carolyn Sampson, Colorado Springs, Colorado, Tom (Jeri) Boldebuck, Seward, and Deb (John) Duensing, Phoenix, Arizona; step-children Nancy (Gale) Patrick, Roseville, California, Donna Settle, Seward, and Lori (Alan) Tiemann, Seward; grandchildren, Kristin (Tom) Reed, Tyler (Sarah) Duensing, and Kyle (Laura) Duensing; grandsons-in-law, Edgar Block, and Scott Weatherlow; great-grandchildren, Natasha and Aaron Block, David and Adeline Duensing, Madison Duensing; freat-great grandchild, Sasha Craig; step-grandchildren, Matthew (Tia) Patrick, Lisa (Bruce) Harrod, Jeremy (Jennifer) Gehle, Sonya (Toby) Garcia, Brian Tiemann, and Dan (Casey) Tiemann; step-great-grandchildren, Grayson, Illa and Jane Patrick, Tyler and Lauren Harrod, Deacon Gehle, Hunter, Hayden and Hoyt Garcia, Olivia and Wyatt Tiemann, and other relatives and friends.
Vi was preceded in death by her husbands, Ewald Boldebuck and Melvin Zwick; brother, Erwin Bahr; son-in-law, James Sampson; and granddaughters, Nichole Block and Kari Weatherlow.
Family will receive friends from 5 – 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 1, at Zabka-Perdue Funeral Home. The funeral service will be Tuesday, Sept. 2, at 10 a.m. at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, rural Staplehurst. Vi will be laid to rest in the Seward Cemetery to await the glorious day of the resurrection of all the dead. Memorial contributions are suggested to Our Redeemer Lutheran Church or the donor's choice.
Arrangements by Zabka-Perdue Funeral Home.
