Charlotte Amsberry

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Charlotte Amsberry passed away Monday, January 19th, at Kinship Pointe Northridge in Kearney, Nebraska. Services will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, January 24th at the Ansley Community Church in Ansley, Nebraska. Services will be live streamed at www.govierbrothers.com. Memorials are suggested to Ansley Community Church, Faith United Methodist Church of Kearney, or Ansley Rural Fire Department.

Charlotte Ann (Pester) Amsberry, born on September 14, 1930, was the daughter of John and Ina Bishop Pester. She was born and raised on their family farm near Arcadia, Nebraska. 

After completing her elementary education at a country school, Charlotte moved to Ansley to live with her grandmother and attend high school. She graduated from Ansley High School in 1947.

 Following her high school graduation, Charlotte married Horace Reed and they had four daughters: Barb, Betty, Pam, and Julie. In 1962, she married Richard Amsberry, who had two children, Steve and Debra. Together, they raised their six children. 

Family, friends, community, and church were very important to her. She was baptized in the Ansley Methodist Church at 16 and remained an active member of the Methodist Church all her life. Charlotte’s home was always open to everyone. Charlotte worked at several bookkeeping jobs, served on several committees and boards, and could always be found volunteering and serving in her community. She could be found at most sporting activities for family or community. Charlotte and Dick enjoyed a variety of activities, including golf, square dancing, card playing, and travel. They had a cabin at Johnson Lake which they enjoyed for several years and shared with all.

Charlotte is survived by her daughters Barbara (Jim) Werkmeister (Kelly Werkmeister, Angie Werkmeister); Betty (Jeff) Warren (Jamie Bollwitt, Jenny Lathrop); Pam (John) Petr (Doug Pearson, Ann Wymore, Kari Rodriguez), son-in-law Jeff Anderson (Drew Anderson, Tyler Anderson), and grandchildren Steve Case, Chris Einspahr, Lisa Wheeler, 31 great-grandchildren, 14 great-great-grandchildren, and numerous nieces, nephews, and friends.

 Charlotte was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Dick Amsberry, two sisters, one brother, three children Steve Amsberry, Julie Anderson, and Debra Einspahar, son-in-law Kevin Einspahr, and one granddaughter Patty Mostek.