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4/16/1948 – 4/13/2018

Omaha – Survived by wife Carol, children Derrick (Melanie), Janelle, granddaughter Amia, brothers Thomas (Ellen), James, host of nieces, nephews, family and friends.

Visitation Thursday 9:00 AM till service time. Funeral Service Thursday (4/19/18) 11:00 AM at Roeder Mortuary 4932 Ames Ave. Omaha, NE. Interment Omaha National Cemetery Friday 9:00 AM April 20, 2018.

Roeder Mortuary, Inc. – Ames Chapel

4932 Ames Ave – Omaha, NE – 402-453-5600

www.RoederMortuary.com

1/10/1986 – 4/10/2018

Omaha – Survived by sons Reshon Bland, Royce Agonor, mother Mildred Smith (Mark), father Amreco Bland Sr. (Ivy), brother Amreco Bland Jr., many aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. Preceded in death by grandparents Inez Stubblefield, Lawrence Hart Jr., cousin Michaela Hart.

Visitation Thursday 8:30 AM till service time. Funeral Service Thursday (4/19/18) 10:00 AM at Roeder Mortuary 2727 N 108th Street Omaha, NE. Interment Forest Lawn Cemetery. Memorials to the family for the boys.

Roeder Mortuary, Inc. – 108th Street Chapel

2727 N 108th St – Omaha, NE – 402-496-9000

www.RoederMortuary.com

1/31/1950 – 4/8/2018

Linda was born in Sioux City, Iowa on January 31, 1950 to Gilbert and Fern Heisler. She attended Mapleton Community School (Maple Valley Consolid) and Millard South High School. She graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Nebraska at Omaha with a Bachelors in Business Administration and a minor in Computer Science.

Linda enjoyed many things in life, not limited to: spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She loved to cross-stitch, watch sci-fi (especially “The Walking Dead”). Also, she loved writing her own cookbook, cooking, attending movies, gardening, camping, being outdoors, Colorado vacations, CHOCOLATE, and reading Stephen King, Dean Koontz, and Ann Rice. She got a lot of joy from helping others and was very generous. And she was a “mother” to many.

Linda was preceded in death by her father: Gilbert LeRoy Heisler and her mother: Fern Louise Cooper; and her brothers: Russell Eugene and Guy Charles; She is survived by sons: Earl Kacin, Ken Wright, Matthew Wright; daughters: Mindy Wright, Michelle Cashatt; 11 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren; siblings: Gene, Rich, and Patty.

A visitation for Linda will be from 6:00 – 8:00 PM on Tuesday (4/17/2018) at Roeder Mortuary – 2727 N. 108th Street Omaha, Nebraska.

10/18/1936 – 4/11/2018

Gretna – Preceded in death by Wife: Barbara M. Thomas; Survived by Daughter: Kirsten (Jason) McGargill, Son: Scott (Susan) Thomas; Grandchildren: Abby McGargill, Maxwell Thomas, Evan Thomas; Sister: Martha (Dick) Rigling.

Gathering of Family & Friends: 5:00 – 7:00 PM Tuesday (4/17/2018) at Roeder Mortuary – 11710 Standing Stone Gretna, Nebraska.

Jul 23, 1939 – Apr 3, 2018

Donna Mae Firkin passed away Tuesday April 3, 2018 at Brighton Gardens in Omaha, NE.   Donna was born on July 23, 1939 in Pilger, NE on the family farm to Edward and Matillda (Carsen) Coney, the sixth of eight children. She played the piano and French horn and sung duets with her sister. She graduated from Pilger High School in 1957. She attended Kearney State Teachers College.

She worked at Peter Kiewit Construction as a personal stenographer and typist for Peter Kiewit and other executives and engineers. She met her husband Norman Firkins where he worked at HDR in the same building. They married in 1963. Together they raised four children. Donna was artistic and loved painting, sewing, bowling, swimming, and gardening. An accomplished pianist, she shared with her children her love of music. Donna was active in church and taught vacation bible school and enjoyed singing in the church choir.

In her later years she worked for Wells Fargo in mortgage management. Her interested in fashion deepened. She had always enjoyed dressmaking and enrolled at the University of Nebraska at Omaha to pursue a degree in art history. She began designing clothing and was an avid fan of Omaha Fashion Week. She loved the movie theater. Donna was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and through the application process discovered six ancestors on the Mayflower as well as many royal European ancestors. She loved gardening and maintained a vigorous variety of heirloom tomatoes in the summer time. She enjoyed watching her grandchildren grow. She helped them study and attended their many school activities, music recitals, and sporting events.

Donna is survived by her husband, Norman; children Kristi (Douglas) Coughlin of Omaha, NE, Michael (Jennifer) Firkins of Novato, CA, Jason (Katya) Firkins of Las Vegas, NV and Jonathan Firkins of Omaha, NE; grand children Ava Coughlin, Michael Coughlin, Michela Firkins and Noah Firkins; sister Marilyn Ahrens and brother Larry Coney and sister-in-law Jearleen; and many other relatives and friends. She is preceded in death by her parents, brothers Stanley Coney, Charles Coney, and Rolland Coney; sisters Nancy Funk and Carol James.

Visitation Friday 5-7 PM at church, Funeral Service Saturday (4/14/18) 10:00 AM at Holy Cross Lutheran Church 4117 Terrace Dr. Interment Evergreen Memorial Park. Memorials to Holy Cross Lutheran Church.

Roeder Mortuary, Inc. – 108th Street Chapel

2727 N 108th St – Omaha, NE

2/16/1951 – 3/18/2018

Omaha – Preceded in Death by Father: Arthur Hammerstrom and beloved fur babies. She is survived by Sister: Tami; Mother: Betty; Sister: Cindy; Brother: Dennis; Niece & Nephews. We remember your laughter and desire for fun. Your creative mind was second to none. Your twinkling eyes are now stars up above. We will always remember you with fondness and love.

Celebration of Life 12:00 PM (noon) Saturday, April 14, 2018 at Johnny Sortino’s Pizza – 7880 L Street Omaha, Nebraska.

Memorials can be made to Josie Harper Hospice House or the Nebraska Humane Society

September 12, 1936 – April 8, 2018

Omaha – Preceded in death by daughter Trish and sister Maureen Thorne. Devoted husband of almost 58 years to wife Laura. Also survived by brother Gary (Donna) Lanouette; son Joe (Lori) Lanouette; daughters Michelle Lanouette, Yvette (Tim) Hart and Deanna (Andy) Siders; grandchildren Josh (Ari) Lanouette, Nicole (Joel) Peck, Becca (Ryan) Freeburg, Andy and A.J. Siders, and Emily Lanouette; great-grandchildren Aayden and Xander Peck, Vincent Lanouette, and Owen Freeburg. Memorials to the Alzheimer’s Association. Visitation Thursday 5-7 p.m. Funeral Service 10:00 a.m. Friday (4/13/201 ) both at Roeder Mortuary. Interment Forest Lawn Cemetery.

4/3/1947 – 4/8/2018

Omaha – Born in Council Bluffs, Iowa to Lois Bishop Griffiths & David Martin Griffiths. He is a graduate of Thomas Jefferson High School, Council Bluffs, and UNO.

Survived by Loving Wife: Sue; Children: Shannon Heinsmann (Michael), Hugh Griffiths, Erin Andrews (Nick), Evan Griffiths (Angie); 10 Grandchildren who filled him with joy: Jordan, Emma, Michael, Elijah, Wyatt, Beau, Lincoln, Cooper, Isaiah, and Sawyer; Sisters: Doreen Kellams, Marsha Benish (Pat); Sister-in-Law: Linda Kanner (Richard); Nieces & Nephews.

Graveside Service 12:00 PM Friday (4/13/2018) at Elliott Cemetery, Elliott, Iowa.

Lytle JoAnn C

5/6/1938 – 2/22/2018

Lytle, James J. (Jim)

8/20/1939 – 4/6/2018

Omaha – Survived by children Melanie Lytle, Jason (Linda) Lytle, grandchildren Emily, Alaina, Justin, Kelsey, Joseph, Micah, great grandson Chase, sisters Nancy Mulder, Sally Van Ever, family and friends.

Visitation Thursday 2:00 PM till service time. Funeral Service Thursday (4/12/18) 3:00 PM. Roeder Mortuary 2727 N 108th Street Omaha, NE. Memorials to Josie Harper Hospice.

Roeder Mortuary, Inc. – 108th Street Chapel

2727 N 108th St – Omaha, NE – 402-496-9000

9/30/1934 – 4/7/2018

A lifelong Omahan whose roots were deep in Benson, Jackie died peacefully in hospice at Brookestone Meadows while surrounded by her family and having received superlative care from the facility’s staff and the Visiting Nurses Association.

Jackie was the only child of the late Al and Edith Snyder. She grew up in Benson, attending Benson West Elementary and graduating from Benson High School in 1952.

At Omaha University, where she was a member of Sigma Kappa sorority, Jackie completed her bachelor’s degree in 1956 and started a long career with the Omaha Public Schools. She taught kindergarten at Kellom and Franklin Elementary Schools until 1961, when she left education to begin a family. Once Stu and Steve were old enough, she returned to OPS as a kindergarten teacher for one year at Belvedere Elementary before joining the OPS central office as a Community Counselor/Student Personnel Assistant for the next 21 years before retirement in 1996. In that time she completed two more degrees from UNO.

Jackie married Paul Pospisil on June 27, 1959, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Benson. Paul’s cousin, Helen Kuncl, taught with Jackie and played “matchmaker.” Paul and Jackie celebrated their golden wedding anniversary in 2009, with Paul passing away in April 2010. Their family now consists of son and daughter-in-law Stu and Sherry Pospisil, son and son-in-law Steve Pospisil and Brian Gilligan and twin grandsons Adam and Kyle Pospisil, all of Omaha; and beloved pet Pumpkin.

Those wonderful friends who became family over the years included the Coxes, Mortons, Quists, Roods, Grigers, Butterfields, Crooms, Schumachers, Cipollas, Quinlivans and Johnsons.

Jackie enjoyed all holidays, but Halloween was HERS. She had a quarter-century tradition of weekend-long open houses. She enjoyed reading mysteries, compiling photo albums and scrapbooks and watching on TV any football game played in the snow. But tops on that list was spending time with her grandsons. Always the organizer, she loved her breakfast, lunch and dinner groups that included the Benson Class of 1952ers, the Silver Sigmas and the S&B group.

Jackie was baptized and confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran. She was a 38-year active member of St. Paul United Methodist Church, chairing many committees and boards, serving on Nebraska Synod committees and volunteering in so many other ways.

Jackie was inducted into the Benson High Hall of Fame in 1992 and was a PTA honorary life member. She was a past president of the Fontenelle Elementary PTA and the Benson High Booster Club and the Omaha alumnae chapter of Sigma Kappa.

We would like to thank all of you for your prayers, concern and thoughtfulness showed to Jackie and all of us, especially in the past several months. The medical teams at Methodist, Nebraska Medicine and Brookestone Meadows displayed extraordinary compassion and care for Jackie. It will not be forgotten and it will keep an eternal smile on Jackie’s face.

Visitation: Tuesday 5:30 – 7:30 PM at Roeder Mortuary – 108th St. Chapel; Funeral Service: 11:00 A.M. Wednesday (4/11/2018) at St. Paul United Methodist Church 5410 Corby Street Omaha, Nebraska, Interment Forest Lawn Cemetery Omaha, Nebraska