Pospisil, Jacqueline A.
Apr 9, 2018Sunrise: Sep 30, 1934 - Sunset: Apr 7, 2018 A lifelong Omahan whose roots were deep in Benson, Jackie died peacefully in hospice at Brookestone Meadows while surrounded by her family. She most recently resided in the Rolling Hills Ranch retirement community. Survived by son and daughter-in-law, Stu and Sherry Pospisil; son and son-in-law, Steve Pospisil and Brian Gilligan; and twin grandsons, Adam and Kyle Pospisil, all of Omaha; and beloved pet Pumpkin. Jackie married Paul Pospisil on June 27, 1959. They celebrated their Golden Wedding Anniversary in 2009, with Paul passing away in April 2010. Jackie was the only child of the late Al and Edith Snyder. She attended Benson West Elementary, and graduated from Benson High School in 1952. At Omaha U., where she was a Sigma Kappa, Jackie completed her Bachelor's Degree in 1956. She taught Kindergarten at Kellom and Franklin in OPS until 1961, when she left Education to start her family. She returned as a Kindergarten teacher at Belvedere for one year before joining the OPS central office a Community Counselor/Student Personnel Assistant for the next 21 years, before retirement in 1996. In that time she earned two more degrees from UNO. Those wonderful friends who became family over the years included the Coxes, Mortons, Quists, Roods, Grigers, Butterfields, Crooms, Schumachers, Cipollas, Quinlivans, Johnsons. Jackie enjoyed decorating for all Holidays. Tops was Halloween. She had a quarter-century tradition of weekend-long open houses. She enjoyed reading mysteries, compiliing photo albums and scrapbooks, and, most of all, spending time with her grandsons. Jackie was baptized and confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church. She was a 38-year active member of St. Paul United Methodist Church. She was inducted into the Benson High Hall of Fame in 1992, and was a PTA honorary life member. Her family is thankful for the the prayers, concern and thoughtfulness shown to Jackie, especially in the past several months. The medical teams at Methodist, Nebraska Medicine a... (Omaha World-Herald)
