Julie grew up in Minden, Nebraska and was baptized and confirmed at Saint Paul Lutheran Church in Minden. She graduated from Minden Public Schools and joined Bethany Lutheran Church when she got married. She attended Kearney State College (which is now the University of Nebraska at Kearney) and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree. Julie has worked over 40 years as a Registered Nurse at Kearney County Health Services, most recently doing Cardiac Stress tests and Cardiac Rehabilitation. Those years of caring for all ages of people led to the caring and concern for the fellow members of Bethany Lutheran Church as a Parish Nurse. She took the Parish Nurse course in 1999. But that was not enough as the Holy Spirit led her to another calling. In 2019 Julie was certified as a Parish Ministry Associate in the Nebraska Synod of the ELCA (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America). Julie continues to serve Bethany Lutheran Church and Fredericksburg Lutheran Church as Parish Nurse and PMA. She is married to Delvin and has 3 children and 7 grandchildren.
