'Peggy' Vlach

Faye E. “Peggy” Vlach, 82, of Scotia, died Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016, at Brookefield Park in St. Paul. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Zion Lutheran Church in Scotia. The Rev. Mark Middendorf will officiate. Burial will be in the Mount Hope Cemetery at Scotia. Visitation will be Friday from 5 to 7 p.m. at the church. Peters Funeral Home of St. Paul is in charge of the arrangements. Mrs. Vlach was born on Nov. 13, 1933, in the Fish Creek area, near Scotia, the daughter of Theodore and Doris (Weed) Meyer. She was united in marriage to Millard D. Vlach on May 8, 1951, at Zion Lutheran Church in Scotia. He preceded her in death on Aug. 25, 2009. She is survived by one son and daughter-in-law, Rick and Sue Vlach of Scotia; two daughters and sons-in-law, Pam and Bryan Shuster of Laramie, WY and Tricia and Steve Kasper of Lincoln; two brothers and two sisters-in-law, David Meyer of West Richland, WA, Robert and Isi Meyer of Scotia, and Kathryn Ingerle of Elba; and three sisters and brothers-in-law, Sharleen and Jerry Bebernes of Boulder, CO, Deanna and Delmer Conner of Burwell and Teddi and Doug Hoyt of Loveland, CO. She also leaves to cherish her memory seven grandchildren and spouses, Suzanne and John Allen of Aurora, Katie and Deric Riessland of Riverdale, Kimbrie and Steve Kriewald of Scotia, Abby and Nick Rennau of Wood River, Minden Faye and Shane Fox of Cheyenne, WY, Megan and TJ Gottschalk of Hays, KS and Micah and Holly Shuster of Lyman, WY; and eighteen great-grandchildren, Keeley, Jack and Canon Allen, Carter and Carson Riessland, Maggie and Annslie Faye Kriewald, Kendall and Burke Rennau, Bryanne and Jacob Fox, Teagan, Adilyn, Jonah and Remington Gottschalk and Troy, Trevor and Timothy Shuster. Shortly after birth her grandmother, Julia decided to call her “Peggy”, a name that stayed with her the rest of her life. Peggy attended Fish Creek School and was a 1950 graduate of Scotia High School. After she and Millard were married, they lived in Kentucky, while Millard served in the United States Army and she worked at an ordnance facility there. After Millard was discharged from the Army, they returned to Scotia. Peggy worked at the State Bank of Scotia and Sixel Insurance for many years, before retiring in 2001. The couple began Vlach Construction in 1962, which is still operated today, by their son, Rick. Peggy was a member of Zion Lutheran Church of Scotia and the LWML of the church. She was also a member of “The Birthday Girls”, American Legion Auxiliary Unit 150 of Scotia and the Nebraska Land Improvement Contractors Association. Peggy enjoyed Bible study groups and church activities and loved sewing, quilting and attending her grandchildren's school activities. In addition to her husband, Millard, she was preceded in death by her parents and a sister-in-law, Carmelita Meyer. Memorials are suggested to Zion Lutheran Church of Scotia or to the family's choice.