Anna M. Bourek, 99, of Howells died Thursday, August 11, 2022, peacefully, surrounded by some of her children, at the family farm, where she was born, in rural Stanton County.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Tuesday, August 16 at 10:30 AM at St. Peter & Paul Catholic Church in Howells. Visitation will on Monday from 3:00 PM - 7:00 PM with a 3:00 PM Christian Mothers Rosary and a Vigil Service at 7:00 PM, all at the church. Visitation will continue on Tuesday from 9:30 AM until service time at the church. Interment will be in the parish cemetery. Memorials may be directed to Howells Community Catholic School.

Anna was born June 26, 1923, to Henry and Mary (Schlautman) Ridder. She attended grade school at District 32 in Stanton County. On June 6, 1950, she married Jerry F. Bourek at St. Henry's Catholic Church, rural Howells. Anna was a member of S.S. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Howells and the Christian Mothers organization in the parish. She worked as a CNA at the Parkview Nursing Home in Dodge from 1982 to 2000. Anna was a member of the Crafty Gals extension club and was active in the CHL Right to Life group. Anna was best known for her great love of her family and her Catholic faith. She also loved to bake, do embroidery, raise a garden, and play board games with her grandchildren.

She is survived by her eight children, Raymond (Donna) Bourek of Howells, Father David Bourek of Lincoln, Wayne (Carol) Bourek of Dodge, Doris (John) O'Brien of Tilden, Virgil (Marian) Bourek of Farley, Iowa, Vernon Bourek of Howells, Lois (Jay) Jedlicka of Schuyler and Inez (John) Lund of Nashville, Tennessee.

She is also survived by 26 grandchildren, 59 great-grandchildren and 5 great great-grandchildren; in addition to her brother, Delbert Ridder and sister-in-law, Marjorie Weise.

Anna was preceded in death by her husband, Jerry, her parents; granddaughter Regina Lund; great grandson, Luke Chytka, sister and brother-in-law, Agnes and Richard Rupprecht; and brother, Henry Ridder, Jr.