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Neoma L. Zivko
Larsen, Wisconsin

Neoma L. Zivko, age 96, of Larsen, died Friday, May 11, 2012, at Park View Health Center in Oshkosh. She was born May 8, 1916, in the Town of Clayton to the late Elias and Minnie (Johnson) Olson. Neoma attended the Royer School in Clayton, where she excelled in spelling, winning many awards. On September 12, 1937, she married Martin Zivko in Milwaukee and they made their home in Milwaukee and Hartford. Neoma worked for the family businesses which included a music store and a dance and banquet hall, and she helped Martin manage the Hartford Airport. In 1972, after 35 years their marriage ended and Neoma moved to Neenah where she lived until 1996, at which time she moved to Larsen to live with her daughter and granddaughter. She enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren, great-grandchildren, sister and brothers and their families, cooking, baking, crocheting, playing cards, and snowmobiling. Neoma was a lifelong member of Grace Lutheran Church in Winchester.
Neoma is survived by her three children, James (Lou Ann) Zivko, of Manitowoc; William (Judith) Zivko, of Guthrie, Oklahoma; Susan Machak, of Larsen; nine grandchildren, Tobi Machak, Joe Zivko (special friend, Jacqui), Charles Zivko, Katie (Mike) Lindley, Peter Zivko, Stacie (Dan) Bierly, Betsy (Eli) Kenneke, Aimee Sanderson, and Eric (Caroline) Zivko; fifteen great-grandchildren, AJ, Zak, and Brittany Kenneke, Hailee, Brenden, Cole, and Gavyn Zivko, Delaino and Brooklyn Zivko, Lukas Zivko, Lyndon and Jacob Sanderson, Christopher and Nicholas Bierly, and Aiden Lindley. She is also survived by one sister, Gloria (Norman) Manteufel, of Neenah; one sister-in-law, Betty Olson, of Appleton; and nieces and nephews.
Along with her parents, Neoma was also preceded in death by two brothers and one sister-in-law, Rollie Olson, and Glenn and Elaine Olson.
A Funeral Service will be held on Wednesday, May 16, 2012, at 11:00 a.m. at Grace Lutheran Church of Winchester, 8396 Steeple Hill Dr. Larsen, with Pastor Dan Luett officiating. Burial will be in Grace Lutheran Cemetery, Winchester. A Visitation for family and friends will be on Wednesday at the church from 9:00 a.m. until the time of the service.
A memorial has been established for the Larsen/Winchester Lions Club.
Neoma's family wishes to thank the doctors and nurses of Theda Clark Medical Center and the E.R., and the staff of Park View Health Center for all of the care given to her.

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