PATRICIA L. BOSAK
Patricia Lee “Pat” Bosak was born on January 29, 1939, in Lincoln, Nebraska to Henry Joseph and Maxine Elizabeth (Rowden) Calcaterra and passed away on May 5, 2026, in Lincoln, Nebraska at the age of 87 years, 3 months and 6 days.
Pat grew up in Lincoln where she attended and graduated from Lincoln High School with the class of 1957. She began working at Lincoln Telephone and Telegraph right out of high school. Pat met Jerry through a high school friend, who happened to be Jerry’s niece. The couple was united in marriage on January 18, 1958, at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in Lincoln and to this union five children were born. The couple lived in Lincoln, Sutton and York before settling in Seward to make it their home.
Pat took some time off work until the kids were all in school. She then returned to the telephone company until her retirement in 1998.
With Pat being an only child, she loved the Bosak family and being able to spend time with all her brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law. Pat loved going shopping for anything and everything.
She enjoyed needle work, crocheting and going for car rides. Pat loved going to the grandkids’ events and of course Nebraska Volleyball games. She had a deep love of reading and going to the library for her favorite books as well as attending her book clubs. Pat also loved her dogs very much.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Jerry Bosak on January 28, 2003.
Survivors cherishing her memory include her five children, Thomas Bosak, Seward, Gerald “Jerry” Bosak and wife, Kelly, Omaha, Suzanne “Sue” Felix and husband, Michael, Lincoln, Donald “Don” Bosak and wife, Lisa, Seward and Tracey Hunt and husband, Steve, Beaver City; nine grandchildren, Lindsey (Michael) Firestone, Allison Hunt, Jessica Hunt, Jason (Macy) Bosak, Dillon (Emily) Hunt, Kaylee Felix, Madison Felix and fiancé, Jeff, Samuel (Holly) Hunt, Levi Bosak and fiancé, Liz; six greatgrandchildren; nieces, nephews and cousins.
Closed casket visitation was held on Monday, May 11, 2026, from 2:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. with a rosary prayed at 5:30 p.m. followed by family receiving friends from 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. at Zabka-Perdue Funeral Home, Seward.
Mass of Christian Burial was held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church with Monsignor Robert Tucker celebrating the Mass. Graveside and Interment will follow at Seward Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Bosak family for future designations. Funeral arrangements entrusted to Zabka-Perdue Funeral Home, Seward Condolences at www.zabkaperduefuneralhome.
