Nina Nell Orf

July 28, 1922 - February 2, 2021

Nina Nell Orf passed away peacefully in her sleep, February 2, 2021 at Country View Nursing Facility in Bowling Green, Missouri. Per her wishes, she was cremated with no formal services. A family memorial will be held in the Spring of 2021. Cremation services were handled by Bibb-Veach Funeral Home in Bowling Green, Missouri. Nina was born July 28, 1922 to William Colbert and Dora Mabry Colbert in Whiteside, Missouri. She was united in marriage to Bernard “Barney” Orf on November 30, 1946 in St. Clement, Missouri. They were married for 40 years before Barney preceded her in death in July 1986. Nina grew up and spent her early years in Whiteside, Missouri. After her marriage, they moved to Bowling Green, Missouri where she worked as a bookkeeper for Henderson’s Produce and later, Feeders Grain and Supply before retiring. Before retiring, they moved to Swede Town just outside of Bowling Green, Missouri. There they could enjoy the “country lifestyle” together. In her later years, she moved back to town in Bowling Green. She enjoyed and took pride in caring for her home. She loved being outside and tending to her yard. She also loved going on adventures with her granddaughter, especially catching giant grasshoppers. She loved the simplicity of sitting on her front porch and taking in the moments of visiting with neighbors and many friends whom she was greatly appreciative of and loved very much. She was preceded in death by her parents and husband. Also, her sister, Ella Margaret Smith, and brothers, Lloyd Colbert and Clem “Pete” Colbert. She is survived by her son, Phillip Orf, of Independence, Missouri and granddaughter, Ashley Goodloe, and great granddaughter, Remi. Online condolences maybe left at www.bibbveach.com. Memorials may be made to St. Clement Cemetery Association.