Ida "Edie" G. Brokaw, 83 of Grand Island, passed away December 5, 2016 at CHI Health St. Francis in Grand Island.

Memorial service will be 1:00 pm, Friday, December 9, at St. Pauls Lutheran Church with the Reverend Edgar Shambach officiating. Visitation will be from 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm Thursday, December 8 at Livingston-Sondermann Funeral Home.

Memorials are suggested to St. Pauls Lutheran Church. Online condolences may be directed to www.livson.com. Livingston-Sondermann Funeral Home is entrusted with arrangements.

Edie was born March 3, 1933 at Washington, NE to Claus and Calista (Kissy) Sass.

She was united in marriage to Edward Dean Brokaw on September 24, 1950 at the 1st Lutheran Church in Oakland. After marriage they lived in Fremont, NE, Nickerson, NE, Elk City, NE, and moved to Valley, NE in 1960. They later moved to Grand Island in 1978 where they made their home and currently reside.

In her early years of marriage she was a homemaker. When they moved to Valley where she worked numerous jobs outside of the home, where she made lifelong friendships within the community. Upon moving to Grand Island she developed new friendships with her church and jobs at various establishments. She later became a bookkeeper and an in-home Care Provider.

In here retirement years, she was an active volunteer at St. Pauls Lutheran Church and Stephen Ministries, where she loved working with her quilting group as well as making quilts for her many family members.

Edie is survived by her husband of 66 years, Edward; 7 children, Lureen (Francis) Morgan, Ed Jr. (Mary) Brokaw, Bonita (John) Hilbert, Glenice (Don) Simons, Donna (Kenny) Beale, Shelley (Sam) Van Norman, and Scott (Barb) Brokaw.

Those also surviving Edie are her 20 grandchildren, and 26 great grandchildren; sisters, Yvonne Weeces, and Peggy Sell; and brother, Claus Sass.

She was preceded in death by her parents; brother, Art Sass, and grandchild, Peter Hansen.