Mavis Marlene Roberts Dalton was born on January 25, 1947 to Ronald and Cecilia (Adam) Roberts in Stickney, SD. She graduated from Stickney High School in 1965 and from Southern State College in Springfield, SD in 1968. On June 1, 1968 she married Raymond Sip, who was killed in Vietnam on January 5, 1969. She began her teaching career at Wayne High School in Wayne, NE, where she taught health and physical education and coached volleyball and track from 1968 to 1986. She married Ron Dalton on July 25, 1970. In 1986, they moved to Waverly, NE where she taught physical education at Hamlow Elementary School until she retired in 2007. She also coached track at Waverly High School, in addition to junior high intramurals. After retirement, she enjoyed planning and escorting senior citizen tours for Mr. D Tours with her husband until December 2018. She also enjoyed spending the winters in South Padre Island, attending her grandchildren’s events, listening to all Husker games, gardening, dancing, and always looked so forward to her “sisters” weekend every fall.
In December 2018, Mavis was diagnosed with cancer and fought a courageous eight-month battle, until she passed away on July 28, 2019 at Bryan East Medical Center in Lincoln, NE, at the age of 72.
She is survived by her husband Ron of Lincoln; daughters Kathy Hinrichs and husband Steve of Elkhorn, NE, and Kari Nechville and husband Scott of Rochester, MN; grandchildren Gabe, Kylie, and Kacie Hinrichs and Luke and Grace Nechville; sisters Beverly Van Drongelen, Phyllis Bordewyk and husband Roger, and Nancy Punt and husband Dale; sisters/brothers-in-law Mardene Dalton, Darlene and Ed Briscoe, Jerome Dalton, Liz Dalton, Jean and Denny Lutt, and Melva and Norm Davis; and nephews and nieces Mike and Becky Van Drongelen, Dan Van Drongelen, Natalie and Jeremy Wright, Mindy Vogt and husband Larry, Amy and Wade Hoefert, Shane and Trish Bordewyk, Monte Bordewyk, Dennis and Mindy Punt, Cindy Punt-Coon, Angie and Matt Hensarling, Suzy and Tom Elkins, David Dalton, Mike and Camille Dalton, Lori and Rod Szwanek, Kevin and Janell Briscoe, Jim and Satomi Dalton, Joe and Dana Dalton, Jon and Cindy Dalton, Jane Dalton, Jay and Page Dalton, Steve and Jodi Lutt, Suzy and Terry Graver, Jeff and Traci Lutt, Dwaine Davis, David and Marilee Davis, DeAnne and Brad Rechtenbaugh, Rob and Tara Davis, and Derick Davis.
Mavis was preceded in death by her parents, first husband Ray, parents-in-law Leo and Gladys Dalton and George and Millie Sip, her brothers-in-law Clarence Van Drongelen and Delane Dalton, nephew Kevin Van Drongelen, and niece Angela Bordewyk.
Funeral service: 10:00 a.m. August 3, 2019, at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, Lincoln. Rosary at 5:30 p.m., visitation to follow until 8:00 p.m. August 2, 2019, at St. Patrick’s. Condolences at wyuka.com.