Coleen Mary McCormick was born on August 20, 1949, in Seward, Nebraska to Urban and Laverne T. (Honvlez) Bader and passed away on February 8, 2019 at the age of 69 years, 5 months and 22 days.

Coleen attended the Ritchie grade school in rural Gresham and graduated from Aquinas High School in David City with the Class of 1967. She attended College of Saint Mary and later graduated from the University of Kansas where she held degrees in Spanish and History. She then began her traveling experiences and lived in Mexico City and then moved to Europe where she lived for 5 years, spending most of her time in Portugal, Spain and Brussels, Belgium. After her excursions around the world, she lived in Las Vegas and then returned to Nebraska and taught Spanish, French and History in O'Neill, Norfolk, Stella and Shelby high schools. She loved to travel and was fluent in Spanish, French and Portugese. Coleen met Craig McCormick while living in Las Vegas and attending University of Nevada and they were married in 1979 in Ulysses, Nebraska. She had three children who she loved deeply and was very proud of their accomplishments. Coleen enjoyed reading, playing the piano and growing flowers. Coleen was devoted to her Catholic faith and often sent prayer cards to family and friends. She was a longtime member of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Ulysses.

Coleen is preceded in death by her parents and is survived by her children, Dakota Justice and wife Stacy, Granville, Ohio; Matthew Justice and wife Jessica, Milford, Nebraska; Claudia Bialaszewski (Justice) and husband Aaron, San Antonio, Texas; eight grandchildren, Tayvah, Julius, Jaxton, Ariah, Elora, Annika, Brahm and Deacon; four siblings, Mark S. Bader and wife Christine, Northfield, Minnesota; Philip L. Bader and wife Cindy, Seward, Nebraska; Gary U. Bader and wife Dolores, Gresham, Nebraska, and Martha J. Nepper and husband Scott, Omaha, Nebraska, as well as beloved nieces, nephews, and friends. To this obituary, we add our thoughts, prayers and memories of life shared with Coleen.