Rosalie Jean Lippincott

LINCOLN - Rosalie Jean Lippincott, 94, of Lincoln and formerly Central City, died peacefully Thursday, February 17, 2022, at Tabitha Health Care Services. Funeral services will be Saturday, February 26 at 10:00 a.m., at Fairview United Methodist Church with Rev. Gordon Paulsen will officiating. Visitation will be Friday, February 25 from 5 to 7 p.m. at Fairview United Methodist Church near Central City. Burial will be in the Central City Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Fairview United Methodist Church; the Merrick Foundation, Historical Museum Special Project; Nebraska Christian School, or a charity of your choice. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.soltwagnerfuneral.com. Rosalie was born on August 20, 1927 in Shelton, NE to Eugene and Florence Inez (Dubbs) Frazell. Rosalie graduated from Shelton High School in 1944 and with a Normal Training certificate she taught a rural school for three years. Dick, a veteran of WWII, was stationed in Germany with the Army of Occupation. When he came home they were married on his birthday, November 27, 1946 and moved onto the farm 9 miles north of Central City. Rosalie had been her dad’s right hand gal each summer because it was war time and no other help was to be had. It was natural for her to stand beside her husband later on as his helpmate for the 57 years they lived on that farm. Rosalie had a very big garden each year, and a well kept yard. She enjoyed cooking and loved having a crew of neighbors and friends around her table and preparing a filling meal for them. Some of her other interests included quilting, knitting, crocheting, reading, working on puzzles, writing and learning to use the computer. She was a prolific writer and authored many personal papers. Her grandchildren were the beneficiaries of her “magic lap” - she often knew how to make things better for those she loved. She was a member of the Fairview Methodist Church and held various offices. Community involvement included The Friendship Club, serving on the Merrick County Extention Board, Merrick County Farm Bureau Board, the Litzenberg Memorial Hospital Board, and was active in the Republican party. While her children were in school she stayed home. Then she was hired by the U.S. Department of Commerce, which does the Census, and worked as an interviewer on many of their surveys. She was a supervisor for three decennial counts. This was a perfect job for her. When she retired she was awarded their highest honor, the Bronze Medal. Each year one person from each of the 13 districts in the US is selected based on quality of work. Rosalie and Dick were both licensed pilots. For over thirty years they owned an airplane and enjoyed hours in the air. The couple belonged to Flying Farmers. Needing a distraction after the passing of her husband, Rosalie started relating her memories of the WWII North Platte Canteen to audiences. She loved telling that bit of Nebraska history. Little did she know that after 70 years, telling the North Platte Canteen story would bring real joy to her senior years. She shared that story with over 70 different groups. Mrs. Lippincott was preceded in death by her husband, H.R. “Dick” Lippincott, son-in-law Todd Anderson, daughter-in-law Janet Lippincott, her parents and siblings, Delbert (Margaret Ann) Frazell; Lois (Lester) Ramsey; Avis (Anan) Sitorius; and Marjorie (Harry) Pinkerton. Survivors of the immediate family include her three sons and one daughter-in-law, Jerry Lippincott of Lincoln, NE., Randy and Joyce Lippincott of Scottsdale, AZ., and Loren Lippincott of Central City, NE.; her daughter, Ronda Anderson of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; and her stepmother-in-law, Nancy Z. Lippincott of Mesa, AZ. Also surviving are her nine grandchildren and twenty great-grandchildren.

Rosalie Jean Lippincott

August 20, 1927 - February 17, 2022