Betty Jo Olney, 91 of McCook died Tuesday, November 24,

2015 at Hillcrest Nursing Home.

Betty Jo was born on September 22, 1924 to Rudolph and Hazel

(Kersey) Sell, two years later her brother, Bob was born. The four

of them lived on the Sell family farm at Huntley, Nebraska until

1938. At that time they moved to Stamford where the family ran

“Rudy’s Place”, a café - card hall- pool room.

Betty Jo graduated from Stamford then attended Kearney State

Teacher’s College and graduated in 1945. During the school year

of 1945 – 1946 she taught typing, bookkeeping and shorthand at

Orleans.

Betty Jo married Leonard “Curly” Olney when he returned

home from WWII, they were married in Hiawatha, Kansas on May

29, 1946. They moved to Lincoln, Nebraska in June of 1946.

Curly enrolled at UNL, and Betty Jo was employed as Secretary to

the State Superintendent of Schools.

From Lincoln, they moved to Hastings followed by Grand

Island. During this time Curly was employed at International

Harvester Corp. and Betty Jo worked at the Registrars Office at

Hastings College.

In 1959, Betty and Curly moved to Omaha where Curly was

Branch Manager for IH and Betty Jo was the Registrar at the

University of Nebraska Medical Center.

In 1968, they moved to McCook where they started Curly

Olneys, Inc. selling International Harvester. Betty Jo worked full

time as office manager/bookkeeper.

Betty Jo was a member of Memorial United Methodist Church.

She enjoyed playing bridge, golf and knitting. She absolutely loved

Nebraska Cornhusker football.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Curly Olney; her

parents, Rudy and Hazel Sell; brother, Bob Sell; sister-in-law,

Helen Sell; brother-in-law, Vincent Olney; and in-laws, Henry and

Sophie Olney.

Survivors include her sister-in-law, Susan Rhynalds of Cape

Canaveral, Fl; nephews, Tim (Vicki) Rhynalds of Queenstown, MD

and Bill (Donna) Rhynalds of Bishopville, MD; nieces, Rita

(Roger) Bentley and Robin Sell of McCook; along with great

nieces and nephews.

In Loving Memory of

Betty Jo Olney

September 22, 1924 ~

November 24, 2015

God looked around His garden

And he found an empty place.

He looked down upon the earth

and saw your tired face.

He put His arms around you

and lifted you to rest,

God’s garden must be beautiful,

He always takes the best.

He knew that you would

never get well on earth again.

He saw that “the road” was getting rough,

And the hills were hard to climb.

So He closed your weary

eyelids and whispered

“Peace be thine.”

It broke our hearts to lose you,

But you didn’t go alone.

For part of us went with you

The day God called you home.

Memorials May Be Given In Her Name

To The Stamford Newsletter

PO Box 1

Stamford, NE 68977

Arrangements by Carpenter Breland Funeral Home

McCook, Nebraska ~ www.carpenterbreland.com

~ In Loving Memory ~

Betty Jo Olney

Date of Birth

September 22, 1924

Huntley, Nebraska

Date of Death

November 24, 2015

McCook, Nebraska

Graveside Service

Monday, November 30, 2015 ~ 2:00 p.m.

Stamford Cemetery

Officiating

Pastor Thalia Woodworth

Recorded Music

“How Great Thou Art”

Honorary Pallbearers

Bobby Vette Randy Goodenberger

Jeff Wordekemper Chad Fischer

Inurnment

Stamford Cemetery

Stamford, Nebraska