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Edith Mae (Romig) Nealis
Jul 25, 1924 - Sep 29, 2021
Posted by Jo Aguirre
BARTLESVILLE EXAMINER-ENTERPRISE
BARTLESVILLE, WASHINGTON CO, OK
(permission granted)
Posted October 1, 2021
Bartlesville - Edith Mae Romig Nealis, 97, of Bartlesville, Oklahoma, passed
away September 29, 2021.
Edith was born on a farm east of Independence, Kansas, to Wilmer and Stella
Romig, on July 25, 1924. She attended one-room Irish Creek School through
the 8th Grade; then graduated from Independence High School in 1942. She
attained no further degrees, but learned banking from the ground up,
including training on the early banking computers.
Check Return Girl and soon became a Teller at Union National Bank. After
hours, she worked as a Bookkeeper at Gunter Rexall Drug. In July, 1946, she
married Leonard Nealis. He was a salesman at Piper Furniture, then Manager
of Bartlesville Electric until he retired. From 1948 to 1958, she stayed at
home to raise her two children, Gary and Peggy. After they started school,
she returned to the bank, progressing from Teller, to Motor Bank Teller, to
Auditor, and finally to Assistant Vice President. She retired in 1982, but
stayed a banker at heart. She was one of the first female bank officers in
the state. She was a founding member of the Tuxedo Lionettes, a member of
the Bartlesville Pilot Club, and a long-time member of East Cross United
Methodist Church. She enjoyed sewing and family activities.
She was a loving, fair-minded mother, with a mischievous sense of humor, who
taught by example and encouraged learning. Some of her children's fondest
memories were the family's annual summer vacations throughout the country.
Later, she and Leonard took trips to Austria, Germany, Ireland, Bermuda, and
Mexico. After retirement, she and Leonard enjoyed inviting each of the
grandchildren to spend a week with them every summer, including trips to the
Kiddie Park. Her grandchildren would agree that she was a formidable card
and dominoes player – she played to win and taught them the same. She
proudly watched them become productive citizens; with her as a role-model,
what else could they be.
She is survived by her son Gary Nealis, of the city, her daughter Peggy
Nealis Burner (Steven) of Oklahoma City, her granddaughters Emily Burner of
Tulsa and Elizabeth Burner of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and grandson
Scott Burner (Jordan) of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. She was thrilled to
hear that Scott and Jordan would soon make her a Great Grandmother.
She is
preceded in death by her husband of nearly 62 years Leonard Nealis, father
Wilmer Romig, mother Stella Surber Romig, older sister Grace Romig Inman,
and younger brother Delbert Romig. She was the matriarch of the extended
Romig family.
Funeral service will be held at the Arnold Moore & Neekamp Chapel, on
Thursday, October 7 at 2 pm.
Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery,
Bartlesville. Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Arnold Moore & Neekamp
Funeral Home. Visitation will be Wednesday, October 6, 9am-7pm the family
will be present between 6 -7 pm.
The family wishes to thank the staffs of Tallgrass Estates, Brookdale
Bartlesville North, and Rivercross Hospice for their years of kindness,
tender loving care, and friendship to our mother and grandmother.
To leave
an online condolence, visit www.honoringmemories.com.
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