8/8/1948 – 8/19/2017
Of Omaha, survived by husband Lee, son Jim (Tina) Zimmerman, grandchildren Jimmy (Madison) Knight, Karen, Damien, Paris & David France, Kelly Flum, many family & friends. Preceded in death by Kimberly Knight.
Visitation Thursday 5-7 PM at Roeder Mortuary 2727 N 108th Street Omaha, NE. Funeral Service Friday (8/25/17) 2:00 PM at Midwestern Baptist Church 1025 N 72nd Street Omaha, NE. Graveside Service Monday 10:00 AM Omaha National Cemetery.
12/1/1924 – 8/20/2017
Of Gretna, survived by Children Eilene Ehlers & Gary (Mary), grandchildren Krista (Gary) Long, Ryan (Diane) Ehlers, great grandchildren Kaeleigh, Kensie & Grant Long, Henry & Lydia Ehlers. Preceded in death by husband Glenn, parents Ben & Anna (Reimers) Ruff, siblings Willard & Marvin, Verna Rasmussen.
Visitation Thursday 5-7:30 PM at Roeder Mortuary 11710 Standing Stone Gretna, NE. Funeral Service Friday (8/25/17) 10:00 AM at Resurrection Lutheran Church 153 S McKenna Ave. Gretna, NE. Interment Mt. Auburn Cemetery at Omaha, NE. Memorials to Resurrection Lutheran Church Building Fund or Gretna Children’s Library.
7/31/1924 – 8/18/2017
Of Omaha, survived by wife Lois, children Kris (Bob) Speckmann, Mark (Janyce Dawson), grandsons Troy (Carol) and Chad (Sandra) Speckmann, 6 great grandchildren, family and friends. WWII Navy Veteran.
Memorial Service 2:00 PM Wednesday 8/23/2017 at Holy Cross Lutheran Church 4117 Terrace Drive Omaha, Nebraska 68134. Memorials to Holy Cross Lutheran Church or Pathways to Compassion Hospice.
8/28/1964 – 8/17/2017
Of Omaha, survived by wife Tracy, son Remy, sisters Joanne (Jack) Hummel, Susan Lupo, family and friends.
Visitation Sunday (8/20/17) 2-4 PM Roeder Mortuary 2727 N 108th Street Omaha, NE. Services in Chicago at a later date.
Memorial donations can be made to the “University of Nebraska Foundation” for cancer research at the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center at UNMC. Gifts can be mailed to Univ. of NE Foundation, P.O. Box 3465, Omaha, NE 68103-0465, or made online at www.nufoundation.org.
10/22/1940 – 8/12/2017
Shirley M. Crossley was the youngest and eighth child born to the late Payton and Haydee Crossley on October 22,1940 in Omaha, Nebraska. She departed from her life assignment to reunite with her husband and first love, LG Harrison, on August 12, 2017.
As a child, Shirley became a member of Calvin Memorial Presbyterian Church. She attended Webster and Howard Kennedy Schools. She went on to complete her studies at Technical High School where she graduated in 1958. Dedication and hard work came at an early age for Shirley. At the age of 10, she began distributing papers for the Omaha Star under the guidance of Owner/Editor Mildred Brown and later Dr. Marguerita L. Washington. She would work there for over 50 years, receiving an Employee Service Award in 2008. In 1972, she attended Althouse Beauty School where she obtained her license in cosmetology and went on to work for JC Penney salon and later with friend and mentor, Rose Hollingsworth for more than 40 years. She also worked as a Reading Assistant at Sacred Heart School.
Shirley was united in holy matrimony to the late LG Harrison on July 13, 1962. With their union children were born: Richard, Leslie, Maurice, Catherine, Lisa, Valerie, Dale, Diana, Gayla, Vicente and Carla.
Wife, mother, sister and friend, Shirley was a solid rock, truly exemplifying the character modeled in Proverbs 31:10-31. Not only did she stand side by side with her husband and their 11 children, she was active in her community. In her youth, she played recreational sports. Later, she was a member of a 50s and 60s club and had served for many years on the Lake Bristol Square Neighborhood Association where she along with others worked with the City of Omaha in improving their neighborhood. Further achievements include participating in a bowling league with good friend, Jeanette Moore, under the team name Health and Beauty. In addition to bowling, her favorite past times included watching sports, horse racing and trips to the casino.
She was preceded in death by her loving husband, LG Harrison, parents, Payton and Haydee Crossley, grandson, Leslie Harrison and granddaughters, Kyra and Kamara Johnson.
She leaves a treasure chest of love and memories for her children, Richard (Tia) Chicago, Il; Leslie (Leah) Lake Oswego, OR; Maurice (Camille) Omaha, NE; Catherine (Ernest) Banks, Omaha, NE; Lisa (Nathaniel) Jackson, Omaha, NE; Valerie Harrison, McKinney, TX; Dale (Tisha) White Plains, MD; Diana (Ojay) Johnson, Charlotte, NC; Gayla Harrison, Omaha, NE; Vicente (Rachel) Lake Oswego, OR; and Carla (Lance) Griffin, Omaha, NE. She is also survived by brother, Ernest (Gwen) Crossley, sister, Marguerite Davis, 28 grandchildren, one great grandchild and a host of nieces, nephews, extended family, and friends.
Visitation Tuesday 5-7 PM Roeder Mortuary 2727 N 108th Street Omaha, NE. Funeral Service Wednesday (8/23/17) 10:00 AM Roeder Mortuary 2727 N 108th Street Omaha, NE. Graveside Service Thursday 11:00 AM Omaha National Cemetery Omaha, NE. In Lieu of Flowers, please consider donations to LG and Shirley Harrison Academic Educational Scholarship Fund.
11/1/1932 – 8/4/2017
Of Omaha, survived by sons Joseph A. (Angela K.), James E. (Michelle R.), grandchildren Jake, Gunnar, Nolan, Allison, family & Friends. Preceded in death by husband Jerald J., siblings William Engelhardt, Barbara Wiggans.
Visitation Tuesday 5-7 PM Roeder Mortuary 2727 N 108th Street Omaha, NE. Funeral Service Wednesday (8/9/17) 11:00 AM Luther Memorial Lutheran Church 6099 Western Ave. Omaha, NE. Graveside Service Wednesday 2:00 PM Forest Lawn Omaha, NE. Memorials Luther Memorial Lutheran Church.
6/4/1962 – 7/30/2017
Of Omaha, survived by family and friends.
Memorial Service 11:00 AM Thursday ( 8/3/2017 ) at Roeder Mortuary 2727 N. 108th Street Omaha, NE. Visitation Thursday 10:00 AM till service time at Roeder Mortuary.
Donald R. Benning Oct. 10, 1936 – July 14, 2017
Dr. Benning was born in Omaha, Neb., the youngest of Erdie and Mary Benning’s five children. He attended Omaha North High School where he wrestled and played baseball and football before graduating in 1954.
He attended the then-Omaha University where he played football and wrestled, and upon graduation was offered a graduate fellowship in the school’s education department. He was working as director of Omaha’s Near North Side YMCA when the university in 1963 hired him as head wrestling coach — the first African-American head coach at a predominately white university in the United States. He also was the first full-time black faculty member at the school. Under his leadership, the school’s wrestling program gained national prominence and in 1970 brought the state of Nebraska its first-ever collegiate national championship. Dr. Benning was NAIA Wrestling Coach of the Year, a member of the Nebraska Scholastic Wrestling Coaches Hall of Fame and a member of the 1969 U.S. Olympic Wrestling Committee. He is a member of the Omaha University Hall of Fame and the Nebraska High School Sports Hall of Fame.
Following his coaching career, Dr. Benning went on to distinguished career in education, including nearly three decades with Omaha Public Schools. During his time as an administrator in the state’s largest school system, Dr. Benning served as an assistant principal and athletic director at Central High School, director of the Department of Human-Community Relations for OPS, and assistant superintendent. He helped lead the district’s desegregation effort and developed the nationally-recognized Adopt-a-School program. He also worked for racial equity in education including through the school district’s Minority Intern Program and Pacesetter Academy.
After leaving OPS, Dr. Benning joined the faculty at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, where he was the first black doctorate recipient in the university’s College of Education. At UNL, Dr. Benning was coordinator of the school’s urban education program, charged with training educators to become administrators in urban and diverse school systems. He taught at the university until his retirement in 2011.
Dr. Benning is a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps and a member of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity.
Donald R. Benning is survived by wife Marcidene (Dee) Benning, children Victoria L. Benning, Tracy L. Benning (Deb), Donald R. Benning Jr., Kymberly D. Benning, Damon G. Benning (Jennie), grandchildren Rayniece, Brandyn, Cameryn, Calvin, Caleb, Mya, Jordan, Micah, Breeanna, sister Phyllis Joseph, many nieces, family & friends.
Visitation Monday 9:00 AM till service time. Funeral Service Monday (7/24/17) 11:00 AM at St. John’s A.M.E. Church 2402 N. 22nd St. Private family interment. Family prefers Memorials to North Omaha Boys & Girls Club, Girls Inc., Butler Gast YMCA.
10/29/1926 – 7/12/2017
Of Gretna, Preceded in death by husband Jack. Survived by children Marsha (Harry) Yosten, Mark (Roxanne), Martin (Betsy), 8 grandchildren, 8great grandchildren, family & friends. Order of the Eastern Star, Social Order of the Beaucent, Order of the White Shrine of Jerusalem, Daughter of the Grand Army of the republic, Lutheran Church Women, PTA, Cub Scout Den Mother and retiree of Creighton University.
Visitation Friday 5-7 PM at Roeder Mortuary 11710 Standing Stone Gretna, NE. Memorial Service Saturday (7/22/17) 11:00 AM at Resurrection Lutheran Church 153 S. McKenna Ave. Gretna, NE. Interment Crescent Cemetery in Crescent IA. Memorials Resurrection Lutheran Church, Road Runners Group Tangier Shrine or Alzheimer’s Association.
9/19/1928 – 7/15/2017
Of Gretna, Preceded in death by wife, Letha (Nabity), daughter Rose Zaracki. Survived by daughters Jean Vachal (Tony), Ruth Nolan (Tim), Joan Standeven (Rich), and Jane Bober. 13 Grandchildren: Lisa Barrientos, William Zaracki, Jeffrey Zaracki, Kelly Powers, Kristin Ehlers, Emily Ferguson, Kathryn Nichols, Laura Ibraham, Sonja Biller, Jon Nolan, Rebecca Bertrand, Jessica Bober, and David Bober. 12 Great-Grandchildren: Brett Kastrup, Kaitlin Kastrup, Max Barrientos, Gaby Barrientos, Stephen Troutman, Shelton Troutman, Liberty Biller, Allison Ehlers, Teagan Nichols, Brett Owen Ehlers, Anna Ibraham, and soon-to-be baby Powers. 3 Sisters: MaryAnn Hofmann (Kalispell, MT), Ilene Woebbecke (Kansas City, MO), and Agnes Simcox (Huntington Beach, CA) and many other relatives and friends. He was also preceded in death by brothers: Leonard Jisa (Hastings, NE), Eugene Jisa (Lincoln, NE) and sister: Betty Jean Horn (Waco, TX). Parents: Charles F. Jisa and Agnes (Ruzicka) Jisa.
Charles was an honest and caring person who would do all he could to care for and help his family. He loved farming and always raised a beautiful, bountiful garden. He also loved cars and trucks, John Deere tractors, camping, and watching the Nebraska Cornhuskers.
He will be dearly missed.
Visitation Wednesday 5-7 PM with Vigil Service 7:00 Roeder Mortuary 11710 Standing Stone Gretna, NE. Funeral Service Thursday (7/20/17) 10:00 AM at St. Patrick Catholic Church 508 Angus Street Gretna, NE. Graveside Service Thursday 3:00 PM at Westlawn Cemetery at Grand Island, NE. Memorials To St. Patrick Catholic Church.
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