Eileen E. Holliday

Eileen Holliday was born on June 17, 1938 in Fairbury NE, the youngest of three children of Herman and Katherine Herbst Theye.  She grew up in the Gladstone NE area and attended the Zion United Church of Christ in Gladstone as a child.  Eileen attended District 28 School and graduated from Fairbury High School in 1956.  She lived in Fairbury, Seward and Goehner NE throughout her life.  She worked at Heritage Care Center, Fairbury NE; Sundermann Nursing Home, Seward NE; and Blue Valley Region V Services, Fairbury NE.  Eileen and Steven Holliday were united in marriage on February 1, 1981 at the United Methodist Church, Fairbury NE and just recently celebrated their 40 ^th anniversary.

Eileen was a loving mother who worked and raised her three children, Don, Bob, and Deb, as well as her two step-children, Jeff and Kristin, and her grandson, Tyler.  She was a devoted grandmother as well; her youngest grandsons remember her as the best pancake maker ever, overnights together playing GameCube and the Chocolate Fudge ice cream bars she always had in the freezer.  She was a lover of music, especially Polka and Country-Western, she loved to bake and cook for her family and always had a garden to tend to.

Eileen was preceded in death by her parents, Herman & Katherine Herbst Theye, her parents-in-law, Myron & Marjorie Holliday, her brother and Sister-in-law, Harold & Elsie Theye, her brother-in-law, Stephen Scheer and her nephews, Martin Scheer & Kenneth Theye.

Eileen is survived by her husband of 40 years, Steven Holliday, Fairbury NE, her children Don Theye (Christine Lange) of Endicott NE, Bob Theye (Deb) of Geneva NE, and Deb Anderson (Dan) of Omaha NE as well as her step-children, Jeff Holliday (Michelle) of Fairbury NE and Kristin Burt (Mike) of Seward NE.  Her grandchildren include Tyler Theye, Melanie Theye (Justin Sautter), Nick Theye, Darrin Anderson, William Anderson, Austin Holliday, Devin Holliday, Dalton Burt, Brycen Burt, Jailyn McNealy (Donovan), and Makenna Schmit (Mitchell).  She also leaves behind her sister, Viola Scheer (Fairbury), brother-in-law, Paul Holliday & Karen (Johnson KS), and 10 Great Grandchildren and many nieces & nephews.

No services are scheduled at this time. Viewing will be Wednesday, February 10 ^th from 2 – 8 p.m. at the funeral home and Thursday, February 11th from 8:00 a.m.  – 8:00 p.m.  with the family greeting friends Thursday evening from 6 – 8. Memorials will go to the Arthritis Foundation.  Gerdes-Meyer Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.