Avis Eileen Brady

Avis (Eileen) Brady, 81, of Ponca, Nebraska passed away on January 25, 2008 at the Elms Health Care Center in Ponca.Funeral services were held at 10:00 A.M. on Tuesday, January 29, 2008 at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Ponca with Father David Liewer officiating. Burial was at Calvary at South Creek Cemetery in rural Ponca, Nebraska. Visitation was at 3:00 P.M. with the family present at 6:00 P.M. and a Rosary at 7:00 P.M. on Monday, January 28, 2008 at the Mohr Funeral Home in Ponca.Eileen was born on August 01, 1926 in Sioux City, Iowa, the daughter of Bert and Bessie (Taylor) Cecil. Eileen graduated from Central High School in Sioux City, Iowa. She married Robert Brady on August 17, 1946 at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Sioux City, Iowa. The couple moved to Ponca and opened Bob's Market and Locker. The couple retired in 1976. Bob passed away on April 10, 1994. Eileen entered the Regency Spuare Retirement Home in South Sioux City, Nebraska in 2005 and moved to the Elms Health Care Center in Ponca in 2007.Eileen was a lifefime member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Ponca and the St. Joseph's Altar Society. She enjoyed embroidery and crocheting and visiting with friends and family.Survivors include two sons, Mike and his wife Mari Brady of Ponca, Nebraska and Scott and his wife Nancy Brady of Ankeny, Iowa; one daughter, Nancy and her husband Ignacio DeLaO of South Sioux City, Nebraska; 11 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; serveral nieces and nephews.Eileen was preceded in death by her parents and her husband Bob.