Lula Mae Zlomke

Lula Mae Zlomke, age 93, of North Platte, NE, passed away at Mountain Vista Senior Living Center in Wheat Ridge, CO, on Sunday, March 25, 2018.

Lula was born May 27, 1924, to Norman and Ida Manuel in New Bay, Newfoundland, Canada, where she grew up. After graduating high school in 1941, Lula moved to Boston, MA, where she earned her Nursing Degree in '46. She worked in the Boston area for a while before moving to Alaska to provide nursing to fishing crews in the Anchorage area.

While in Alaska, Lula met a young man from Nebraska, Maynard Wright Zlomke, who was working for the National Weather Service. Lula and Maynard were united in marriage on August 15, 1953, at the Methodist Church in Anchorage. They continued living in Anchorage until Maynard's job took them to Kotzebue (north of the Arctic Circle), Idaho and Montana before settling in North Platte in 1963. The couple adopted their daughter, Lise, in 1958, and were married for 62 years when Maynard passed away in 2015.

Lula continued working as a registered nurse then went back to school to earn her Master's Degree of Education from Kearney State College. She went on to be a nursing instructor at Mid-Plains Community College and taught until retiring.

Lula was a member of the First United Methodist Church where she and Lise were active in a circle with the UMW. She also enjoyed playing bridge and going to Jazzercise.

She is survived by her daughter, Lise Zlomke, of Brighton, CO; granddaughter, Tonya Townsend, and great-grandchildren, Tyler and Tiffany Townsend, all of North Platte; sister, Margie (Fred) Thomas, of Canada; brothers, Harold Manuel, of Newfoundland and Paul (Sharon) Manuel, of British Columbia; brother-in-law, Percy Moores, of Florida; as well as several nieces, nephews and other family.

Along with her husband, Maynard, Lula was preceded in death by her parents, Norman and Ida Manuel; and sisters, Una Cox and Bea Moores.

Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Friday, April 6, 2018, at Odean Colonial Chapel at C & Sycamore with Pastor Mark Baldwin officiating. Burial will follow at 2 p.m. at the Ord Cemetery, Ord, NE. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday at Odean Colonial Chapel at C & Sycamore, which is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be shared at odeanchapel.com.