Mildred D. Kounovsky

Former Clay Center, NE., resident Mildred D. Kounovsky, 97, passed away Sunday, October 17, 2021, at the Plainview Manor in Plainview, NE. Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 a.m., Friday, October 22, 2021, at the Clay Center Christian Church in Clay Center, NE., with Pastor Arick Johanson officiating. Interment will follow at the Clay Center Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday, from 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m., at the Church in Clay Center. Memorial contributions may be directed to the family to be designated later. Services will be live-streamed through the Clay Center Christian Church YouTube page https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIiZbzq43lmX1rBk6tGWonA/featured and also their Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/ClayCenterChristianChurch Mildred Dorothy Kounovsky was born July 25, 1924, on a farm 13 1/2 miles northwest of Verdigre, NE. She is the daughter of Ray and Antonia (Diez) Wright. She attended Stoney Butte District #22 in Knox County for 8 years. She was a 1941 graduate of Verdigre High School. On November 3, 1945, Mildred married John L. Kounovsky in Verdigre. After John was discharged from the service, they began farming in Knox County. There were three children born to this marriage, Raymond, Sandra, and James. They farmed until June of 1966 when they moved to Fort Robinson. Mildred worked as a cook at the Fort Robinson restaurant until 1969 when they moved to Clay Center. There she was employed by Huffaker Appliance, Clay center Market, and the UNL Research Center before moving to Plainview, NE in 2019. Mildred was a chartered member of the American Legion Auxiliary in Verdigre. She was also a member of the American Legion Auxiliary in Clay Center, NE., where she held many offices. Mildred was a member of the Christian Church in Clay Center. Survivors include children, Sandra and Larry Beach of O'Neill, NE; Jim and Lori Kounovsky of Plainview, NE; daughter-in-law, Sonia Kounovsky of Kearney, NE; a sister-in-law, Irene Sandoz of Verdigre, NE; 9 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren, 3 great-great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. Mildred was preceded in death by her parents; her stepmother, Mary; her husband, John in 1982; her son, Raymond in 2020; and a great-grandson, James Ryan in 2016.

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Mildred D. Kounovsky

July 25, 1924 - October 17, 2021