Mary K. Daake

Mary K. Daake, 64, of Kearney died Tuesday, May 27, 2014 at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. Funeral services will be Friday, May 30, 2014 at 10:30 a.m. at First United Methodist Church in Kearney. Rev. Gary Main will officiate and burial will be at Kearney Cemetery. Visitation is planned Thursday from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. at Horner Lieske McBride & Kuhl Funeral and Cremation Services in Kearney. The casket will be closed at the church. Memorials are suggested to the Kearney Area Children’s Museum, Kearney Public Library or to a scholarship fund that will be established at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. A message of condolence, tribute or memory can be left at www.hlmkfuneral.com Horner Lieske McBride & Kuhl Funeral Home in Kearney is in charge of arrangements. She was born August 18, 1949 in Kearney to Robert and Kathleen (Seyler) Gifford. She grew up in Kearney and graduated from Kearney High School in 1967 then from Kearney State College in 1971. She later obtained her Master’s Degree from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. On December 29, 1970 she married John Daake in Kearney. They lived in Lincoln and she worked for the State of Nebraska from 1971 – 1977. The couple moved back to Kearney and she worked for the Kearney Area Council of Governments form 1977-1979 then at Good Samaritan Hospital as their Director of Educational Services until 1989. She then worked as the Director of the World Affairs Conference and was a Political Science teacher at UNK. She was currently employed as the Director of Academic Advising and Career Services at UNK. Mary was a member of numerous business and professional organizations and was dedicated to her professional career and was passionate about caring for her students and their advancement through college. She enjoyed traveling with her husband and had visited China, Alaska and had taken several cruises. She enjoyed spending time with her family and especially her granddaughter. Surviving relatives include her husband, John Daake of Kearney; son, Adam Daake and his wife Jennifer of Kearney; granddaughter, Paige Kathryne Daake of Kearney; sister, Patricia Zwink and husband Randy of Lexington, NE. She was preceded in death by her parents. PDF Printable Version

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Mary K. Daake

August 18, 1949 - May 27, 2014