Appointed by Nebraska Governor J. James Exon on July 22, 1976, to fill the unexpired term of Eugene T. Mahoney, she was reelected in 1976, 1980, 1984, and 1988.
[1] Labedz was born in Omaha, Nebraska, on September 19, 1919, one of 17 children.
On May 9, 1942, she married Stanley J. Labedz, who worked for the Omaha Police Department.
She was very active in her community and served on a number of committees and boards of community organizations such as Meyer Children's Rehabilitation Institute, United Catholic Social Services, and South Omaha Christians for Life.
She also served 18 months as the office manager for J. James Exon.