Lucienne Sintek, 99, of North Loup passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 27, 2025, while residing with her daughter’s home outside of Ord, Nebraska.
A Celebration of Lives Service for Lucienne and her husband, Lyle will be held on Saturday, August 23, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. at the United Methodist Church in North Loup, Nebraska. Reverend Lindsey Hall and Reverend Arsene Lumami will officiate. Private Inurnment will be in the Hillside Cemetery at North Loup. Memorials are suggested to North Loup Pride or Valley County Home Health and Hospice. Ord Memorial Chapel is assisting with the arrangements. Online condolences may be left at www.ordmemorialchapel.com
Lucienne was born on September 6, 1925, at the H.C. Fisher Farm in the Independent Township of Valley County, Nebraska to Harrold C. and Neva M. (Anderson) Fisher. She was raised on the family farm and received her education at Barker District 3 rural school through the 9th grade and graduated from North Loup High School as Salutatorian in 1943. Following high school she attended Nebraska State Teachers College in Kearney.
Music was a big part of Lucienne’s school years on into adult life. She played a pump organ for Sunday School at age 12 and a trumpet in the North Loup band. For many years she was pianist and organist for church services. A highlight during high school was traveling as an accompanist to Omaha Central High School with the Girls Octet for Regional Music Contest during WWII. Gas rations were used to provide transportation for two cars.
Lucienne and Lyle L. Sintek were united in marriage on December 28, 1944, at her parent’s home outside of North Loup. The couple farmed southwest of North Loup and moved into town in 1990.
Lucienne was a member of the North Loup Methodist Church, United Methodist Women, Ruth Circle, a representative to United Methodist Annual Conference, Neighborly Club, Fortnightly Federated Women’s Club, Korner Kutters for 25 years, and Progressive Club for 50 years. She was elected as chairman of Valley County Extension Club, District Extension Club, and held a state office. Lucienne served on the North Loup Library Board, was a member of the Does, and volunteered at Second Hand Rose in their early years.
Lucienne’s great love was homemaking. This included baking, gardening, sewing, entertaining family and friends, and enjoying her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Sunday dinners with lots of family present were one of her greatest joys. The table was always set with pretty dishes; many saved from generations before. Angel Food cakes were made “from scratch” and were often the center of a birthday celebration. Then with the egg yolks, noodles were made, with many dozens mailed to family living too far away to enjoy them around her table. Lucienne loved to bake sugar cookies to be frosted by grandchildren, cinnamon rolls, kolaches, raised doughnuts, muffins, and husband Lyle’s favorite, any kind of pie. She enjoyed trying new recipes as much as treating everyone to their favorites.
Lucienne’s love of gardening included raising all kinds of vegetables and a beautiful variety of flowers throughout the summer and fall, beginning with peonies for Memorial Day. Ever grateful for rain, it was always on her mind for her gardens and for all farmers. From her Grandmother Fisher’s influence, she had always a strawberry bed. Strawberries were eaten fresh all summer, frozen to eat on biscuits for the winter, made into jam, and part of her kitchen decor.
Learning to sew from her mother was a skill well-used as she sewed all her girls’ Easter dresses. Other special occasion dresses included a Square Dance dress and matching shirt for Lyle, high school prom dresses, a Centennial celebration dress, and any dress needed throughout her daughters’ college years. For years, she shared her expertise with countless others as she co-led local 4-H clubs.
Lucienne’s grandchildren and great-grandchildren were a source of pride and great interest. Hours of counted cross-stitch were devoted to a birth sampler for each great-grandchild. She attended countless elementary school and church programs, piano and dance recitals, art exhibits, plays and music concerts, athletic events, livestock shows, and horse shows. Lucienne loved to remember birthdays; each one was highly anticipated. She kept a birthday calendar that included not only her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, but also her beloved nieces and nephews and cherished friends. Correspondence was treasured.
As a wife, mother, and grandmother, Lucienne not only nourished the body, but also the spirit. She was an encourager. Her reminder that “Things will be better in the morning.” always gave hope.
Those left to cherish her memory are a son, Steven Sintek of North Loup; three daughters and two sons-in-law, Carol Keyser of Ord, Ellen and Jim Riddle of North Royalton, OH and Peggy and Lance Hall of Lincoln; nine grandchildren, Barry Geweke, Kelly Phillips, Vickie (Clint) Edwards, Meredith (Brian) Stoessel, Adam (Keri) Hall, Lindsey Hall (Jon Reynolds), Clark Sintek, Margaret Sintek, and Gage Sintek; twelve great-grandchildren, Kara (Jim Weigandt), Lucy, and Gretchen Geweke, Eve and Jack Edwards, Ellia and Alex Stoessel, Connor, Stella, and Benjamin Hall, and Joshua and Lydia Reynolds; one great-great-grandchild, Dell Weigandt; one brother-in-law, Gale Sintek and a host of relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband of 77 years, Lyle; two sons-in-law, Don Geweke and Bill Keyser; a daughter-in-law, Joan Sintek; a brother and sister-in-law, Jerrold and Helen Fisher; parents-in-law, Ben and Elmira Sintek; and in-laws, Willis Sintek, Eldon and Bernice Sintek, Benny and Dena Sintek, and Beverly Sintek.
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