Roberta M. "Bert" Roeder

January 15, 1932 - January 10, 2021

Roberta M. “Bert” Roeder, age 88, of Kearney, passed away Sunday, January 10, 2021. Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m., January 15, 2021, at Holy Cross Lutheran Church. Burial will follow at the Kearney Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., January 14, 2021 at the Horner Lieske McBride and Kuhl Funeral and Cremation services and one hour prior to the service at the church. For those unable to attend, the service will be live streamed at holycrosskearney.org Masks are required for those attending the visitation or the service. Memorials are suggested to the Holy Cross Lutheran Church. Bert was born January 15, 1932 in Pleasanton, Nebraska to Paul and Annie (DeLaet) Fellows. She graduated from Kearney High School in 1949. Bert married Merle Roeder in Kearney August 31, 1950. She was a longtime Kearney resident. Bert and her friend Della Wallace painted and hung wallpaper in many houses throughout Kearney. She also worked at Chartwells on the campus of U.N.K. for 25 years, retiring at the age of 80. Bert enjoyed attending activities her grandchildren were involved with, especially Kearney High football games. Having Sunday breakfast with her family was important to her. Cooking for the holidays and gathering together was a highlight every year. Bert also liked picking out flowers for her flower pots every year. She was a member of Holy Cross Lutheran Church and very rarely missed the Saturday night service. Bert is survived by her sons, Dan Roeder, Doug and Jolly Roeder; daughter Cheryl and Keith Halliwell all of Kearney; grandchildren, Meggan and Curt Coghill, McKenzie Roeder, Kaiti and Tom George, Nate Halliwell, Brittanny and Eric Thoendel, Brady and Darbi Roeder, Bailey Roeder; great grandchildren, Brayden Burton, Jenna George, Collin George, Charley Roeder, and Benni Roeder. Bert was preceded in death by husband, Merle Roeder, brothers, Harvey, Dale, and Darrell Fellows, and sister, Pauline Wells.