Ursalee Ann Crepinsek

Ursalee Ann Crepinsek, 85, formerly of Nevada, Missouri, passed away on Friday, December 30, 2016, at the Good Shepherd Nursing Home in Lockwood, Missouri. She was born on October 25, 1931, in Greenfield, Missouri to Raymond Alfred Johnson and Katherine Amelia (Long) Johnson. She married Frank Crepinsek in 1960 and he preceded her in death in 1990.

Ursalee was raised in Greenfield and graduated from Greenfield High School. The family had a farm in Jerico Springs, Missouri, where they would sometimes spend weekends and summers and commute to school.
Ursalee took piano lessons when she was small and stated, “I don’t care for that at all.” She liked to ride horses and her daddy trained a horse for her which she named Snip. She helped her dad with the registered Hereford cattle they had on the farm.
After graduating from Greenfield High School, she went to SMS and received a Bachelor degree in Social Studies and English. She taught in area schools while continuing her education for her Masters in Reading and Administration at Pittsburg State University.
She met Frank while attending college and they were married in 1960. They made their home in Nevada where she spent 27 years in the Nevada school system as a second grade teacher for six years, four years in specialized reading and 17 years in administration.
She and her husband enjoyed dining out and she preferred American Cuisine. She worked throughout the school year, six weeks in the summer and two weeks doing administrative work and only took two weeks of vacation a year.
She was baptized as a teen in the Greenfield Christian Church and in 1960 she and her husband joined the Christian Church in Nevada where she served as elder and trustee on the board for 50 years. Her beloved husband, Frank, of 30 years passed away in 1990.

Survivors include two nieces and one nephew and she loved them as her own children: Leanna Jackson and her husband, Doug, Platt City, Missouri; Lanette Schilling, Lee’s Summit; and Erryl Schilling and his wife, Linda, Lockwood. She was preceded in death by her parents and husband.

Graveside services were held on Wednesday, January 4, 2016, in the Greenfield City Cemetery in Greenfield, Missouri, at 11:00 a.m. Services were under the care and direction of Ferry Funeral Home, Nevada, Missouri.
Those who wish may contribute in Ursalee’s name to Good Shepherd Nursing Home Special Projects Fund in care of Ferry Funeral Home, Nevada.