Joan Cerny of rural Crete, Nebraska, went home to be with the Lord at the Crestview Healthcare Center in Seward County, Milford, Nebraska, on Saturday, June 17, 2017. She was 85. Joan was born on February 17, 1932 to Perry Elmer and Iva (Blankenship} Garriott in Benton County, Indiana, one of 12 children. She was a high school graduate and worked at a livestock show place in Lafayette where she met Warren Cerny of Crete, Nebraska who raised and showed Yorkshire hogs and was a member of the Yorkshire Club. Joan and Warren were married in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, on June 14, 1958. To this union were born 4 children, Marc, Jon, Lisa, and Patrick. They lived their entire married life on a farm east of Pleasant Hill. Warren passed on Nov. 29, 2010.

Joan is survived by her children, Marc Cerny of Crete, Jon (Carol) Cerny of Bancroft, NE., Lisa (Lee) Krasser of Crete, Pat (Cindy) Cerny of Lincoln, 10 grandchildren and 5 siblings.

She is preceded by her parents, her husband, Warren Cerny, grandson, Kyle Cerny, and 6 siblings.

Funeral Services will be 10:30 AM on Thursday, June 22, 2017 at Kuncl Funeral Home in Crete, NE. Visitation will be on Wednesday from 5-8 PM at the funeral home. Interment will be at Pleasant Hill Cemetery. Memorials to the Dorchester United Methodist Church or the Dorchester Volunteer Fire Department. Condolences may be left at kunclfh.com.