Katherine Anne Gibbs

October 17, 1953 - September 12, 2015

Katherine A. Gibbs, 61, of Silver Creek, Nebraska died Saturday, September 12, 2015 at University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska. Funeral services will be Friday, September 18, 2015 at 10 A.M. at Pierce Chapel near Clarks with Reverend Dale Coates officiating. Visitation will be Thursday, September 17, 2015 from 5 to 7 P.M. at Solt-Wagner Funeral Home (south location). Burial will be in the Bureau Cemetery by Pierce Chapel. Memorials are suggested to the family and condolences may be sent to the family at www.soltwagnerfuneral.com. Katherine was born on October 17, 1953 in Columbus, Nebraska to Arnold and Lou (Semaru) Long. She was raised in the Columbus area. She received her education at Rising City Elementary and graduated from Lakeview High School in 1972. She married Larry Burge in Columbus. Larry was in the Air Force, which allowed them to live in several states and they finally settled back in Nebraska in 1979. Katherine married John Gibbs on August 6, 1982 in Central City where they made their home. Katherine loved cooking, camping, fishing, and gardening. The gardening passion led her to pursue her degree in Horticulture. She graduated from Central Community College in Hastings in 2009. She mostly loved spending time with her family and friends. She is survived by her father and step-mother- Arnold and Ester Long of Columbus, NE; her daughters- Annette (David) Bernhard of Lakeland, FL; Heather (Paul) Hotten of West Fargo, ND; Jennifer (Scott) Gibson of Central City, NE; Heidi (Cutler) Lewis of Guntersville, AL; Penny (Walter) Worlein of Columbus, NE; son – John Gibbs Jr. of Central City,NE; three sisters- Alice Long and Anita Kasper of Columbus, NE; and Lori Wuest of Creston, NE; one brother – Roland Long of Arizona; 17 grandchildren and 1 great granddaughter. Katherine is preceded in death by her husband – John Gibbs Sr.; her mother- Lou Long; one brother – Allan Long; one sister – Betty Long; and grandparents.