Sandra attended St. Wenceslaus Catholic Elementary School and Dodge Public High School in Dodge. After graduating high school in 1976, she moved to Lincoln, NE. She was united in marriage to Paul Machovec on September 14, 1985, at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church, in Dodge, NE.
Sandra was a member of Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church. Her first job upon moving to Lincoln was with Ohio Casualty & Life Insurance, followed by a short time with AAA Insurance before becoming a full-time Mom for her boys. Once the boys were school age and attending Saratoga Elementary School, she started working as a parent volunteer. She then worked in multiple positions at Saratoga, over the past 20 years, ending with her last position as a para-educator.
Sandra’s favorite pastimes were reading, especially books written by Stephen King; listening to and going to concerts with her family (23 last year) featuring loud, hard rock, and heavy metal music; watching Lifetime movies and Survivor; Husker Volleyball; going to car shows with her family; sewing clothes/making felt Christmas ornaments, and baking absolutely delicious cookies.
Sandra is survived by her husband Paul Machovec and sons, Jeremy and Kevin Machovec, siblings Pat(Gena) Hegemann, Maureen Berg, Pam Hegemann, Liz(Don) Kelberlau, Jodi Hegemann, Regina(Drew) Hutto, Michael(Angela) Hegemann, brother-in-law John Machovec, sisters-in-law Maribeth(Mike) Everley and Marisue(Jerry) Campbell, multiple nieces and nephews: Erin, Michaela, Lauren, Adam(Elaine), Angela, Colt, Cash(Elise), and Cody. Great nephews and nieces: Jared, Jordan, Kylee, Kelcee and Josie.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Leonard and Cecilia Hegemann; nephew, Shawn Hegemann.