Velma F. Bottorff

Velma F. Bottorff, 91, of Ponca, Nebraska passed away on Wednesday, January 29, 2020, at a Sioux City care center. A Memorial Service will be at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, February 3, 2020, at First United Methodist Church in Ponca, Nebraska. Pastors Cathy Cole and Todd Schlitter will officiate. Burial will be at Ponca City Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2-5 p.m. Sunday, February 2, 2020, also at the church. Mohr & Becker-Hunt Chapel is handling arrangements. Online condolences may be directed to www.meyerbroschapels.com

Velma F. Sherman was born on January 6, 1929, at home in Rural Dixon County, Nebraska, to Guy and Effie (Rogers) Sherman. On January 6, 1948, she married Clayton C. Bottorff in Sioux City. Clayton passed away on April 26, 2008. She was a lifetime resident of Ponca, and was a hard working farm wife and homemaker for her family. She was a dedicated wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, and was a lover of all things "babies!" She was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Ponca.

Velma enjoyed playing Rummy Cube, cards, and putting together puzzles. She treated everyone she met with respect, and had a strong resolve when it came to her family. Her dedication to family led to a close-knit family, dedicated to one another. The whole family still gets together once a year for the Bottorff "Thanksmas in July!"

She leaves behind to cherish her memory her children: Ronnie (Shirley Eichmeier) Bottorff, Douglas (Sharol) Bottorff, Randall (Jeannie) Bottorff, Dwight “Dutch” (Sandy) Bottorff, Cindy (John) Spillane, Sandy (Kenneth) Jensen, and Jeanne (Kirk) Mabeus; 20 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; her brother-in-law, John Book; her sister-in-law, Leona Bottorff; and many nieces and nephews.

Velma was preceded in death by her husband Clayton; her parents; her siblings: Don (Bessie) Sherman; Earl (Dorothy) Sherman; Merl (Inez) Sherman; Lyle (June) Sherman; and Lila Mae (Arnim) Stark.