BOW VALLEY — Henrietta Mary Ann Sudbeck, 88, Bow Valley, died May 25, 2024, at her residence.

Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m., June 3, at Holy Family (Sts. Peter & Paul) Catholic Church, Bow Valley, with the Rev. Darin Schmidt officiating.

Burial will be at Sts. Peter & Paul Cemetery, Bow Valley. Pallbearers will be her eight sons – Gerold, Dale, Steve, Don, Dean, Daryl, Leo and Russ Sudbeck Honorary pallbearers will be her six daughters – Judy Stratman, Janice Higgins, Donna Gowery, Mary Wieseler, Renae Lowe and Betty Staker.

Visitation will be Sunday, from 5-7 p.m., with a Vigil service at 7 p.m. Visitation will continue Monday, one hour prior to services.

Arrangements are under the direction of the Wintz Funeral Home in Hartington.

Henrietta Mary Ann was born Feb. 29, 1936, in Menominee, to Henry and Elizabeth (Feldhacker) Schroeder. She grew up in Menominee and attended elementary school there. Henrietta did a lot of babysitting and house cleaning before she married Donavin William “Bud” Sudbeck Oct. 25, 1955, at St. Boniface Catholic Church, Menominee. She and Bud spent time in California and in Iowa when they were first married before moving back to Nebraska to farm. She and Bud raised 14 children. Henrietta worked at the Freeman Company in Yankton, S.D., in manufacturing, and then worked for Sudbeck Service, Bow Valley, and Stop-N-Go, Hartington. She worked at the Wynot Public School in the cafeteria until 2020.

Henrietta belonged to Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic Church and the Bow Valley Park Association. She had a strong dedication to God, her husband, Bud, whom she missed dearly after his passing, and raising her 14 children. She loved spending time with her grandchildren and greatgrandchildren. Henrietta had a lifetime of raising chickens and a big garden. She also enjoyed the birthday trips to the casino with her family and watching the Wheel of Fortune with her belated husband. She and Bud eventually moved into Bow Valley. Bud died April 30, 2010, at the age of 74.

She is survived by her 14 children, Gerold Sudbeck, Phoenix, Ariz.; Dale (Janel) Sudbeck, Crofton; Steve Sudbeck, Anchorage, Alaska; Judy (Mark) Stratman, Bow Valley; Janice (Rich) Higgins, Bow Valley; Donna (Terry) Gowery, Wynot; Mary (Kevin) Wieseler, Bow Valley; Renae (Rick) Lowe, Story City, Iowa; Don (Wendy) Sudbeck, Wynot; Betty (Jeff) Staker, Story City, Iowa; Daryl (Jen) Sudbeck, Bow Valley; Dean (Stacey) Sudbeck, Wynot; Leo Sudbeck, Hartington; Russ Sudbeck and Tasha, Hartington; 34 grandchildren; 37 great-grandchildren, and one due in June; seven siblings, James (Renee) Schroeder, Yankton, S.D.; Bernadette (Ed) Lange, Hartington; Alice Klug, St. Helena; Dorthy (Arlynn) Schmidt, Elk Point, S.D.; Daniel (Joan) Schroeder, Crofton; Allen (Cindy) Schroeder, Fordyce; David (Sally) Schroeder, Irene, S.D.; brother-in-law, Keith Pinkelman, Bloomfield; sisters-in-law, Cheryl Schroeder, Yankton, S.D.; Phylis Larson, Torrance, Calif.; Marlys (Larry) Klanderud, Bellevue; brother-in-law, Ron (Norma) Sudbeck, Lincoln; and many nieces and nephews.

Henrietta was preceded in death by her husband, Donavin “Bud” Sudbeck, after 54 years of marriage; her parents, Henry (Elizabeth) Schroeder; grandson, Blair Hillman; siblings, Margie (Urban) Kathol, Joseph Schroeder, Charles Schroeder, Leander Schroeder, Kathy Pinkelman; brother-in-law, Jerry Klug; and brother-in-law, Bob Larson.