1/16/1938 – 6/2/2017

Of Omaha, Preceded in death by husband Daniel. Survived by sons Daniel Jr. Simpson, Jeff Simpson, grandsons Joseph, Michael,  Jacob, family & friends.
Visitation Tuesday 5-7 PM Roeder Mortuary 2727 N 108th Street Omaha, NE. Funeral Service Wednesday (6/7/17) 10:00 am Roeder Mortuary 2727 N 108th Street Omaha, NE. Interment Forest Lawn Cemetery. Memorials Alzheimer’s Association.

Aug 20, 1920 – Jun 3, 2017

Preceded in death by her husband, Edward Kizlin and sister, Bonnie Bonnaci. Survived by sister, Babe McDaniel; daughters, Kathy (Terry) Gochanour and Pat (Davies) Burton; sons, Jim (Delora) Kizlin and John (Karen) Kizlin; many grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces, and nephews. Visitation 5:00 to 7:00pm Thursday, June 8 at Roeder Mortuary. Funeral Service 10:30am Friday, June 9 also at Roeder Mortuary. Interment at Westlawn-Hillcrest Memorial Park.

Roeder Mortuary

2727 North 108th Street

Omaha, Ne. 68164  402-496-9000

www.roedermortuary.com

12/15/1961 – 6/2/2017

Stacy Leigh Hayworth Groff, 55, of Omaha and formerly of Anthon, IA , the youngest child of Ron and Jerane (Rossow) Hayworth, went to be with loved ones in Heaven.   She lived bravely and fully with a strong Christian faith. Despite many health challenges, she achieved most of her goals, many of them related to being of service to others.

Stacy was born in Sioux City, IA, baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Anthon where she was a lifetime member. She graduated as valedictorian with the Anthon-Oto class of 1980. In high school, she participated in band, flag corps, sports, and cheerleading. She graduated from Morningside College with a BS in Biology in 1984 and the Creighton University College of Allied Health Professions with a specialty in Respiratory Therapy in 1985. She worked as a registered respiratory therapist at Mary Lanning Hospital in Hastings NE for one year and at Marian Health Center (now Mercy Medical) in Sioux City for five years until losing her vision. After a kidney/pancreas transplant and sometime of recovery at home with her parents, she spent 9 months at the Orientation Center of the Iowa Department for the Blind learning many adaptive skills, especially those related to computer technology. She then moved to Omaha where she attended the University of Nebraska and earned a Masters’ Degree in Social Work in 1998. While at UNO, she was named the “graduate student of the year” and also received the Outstanding Graduate Helen Hansen Scholarship. In 1997, she was awarded the top scholarship at the national convention of the National Federation of the Blind and was accepted into “Who’s Who Among College and University Students”. She became a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and practiced in that field for about five years. She also was a certified massage therapist and had her own practice. She was a certified item writer for the national social work licensing exam. She was a certified Hospice volunteer, and also volunteered to present programs in schools for the National and Nebraska Kidney Foundation. She went to Washington D.C. twice as a representative from the Nebraska and Iowa Federation of the Blind to address legislation related to issues of blindness. She volunteered with the Juvenile Diabetes Association and for a time served on the board of NE Foundation for Visually Impaired Children. Declining health forced her to abandon plans to be trained as a CASA volunteer.

In 2000, Stacy married, Craig Groff, and they made their home in Omaha. They were able to enjoy trips, concerts, family visits, and several bus tours as Nebraska football fans. Family was very important to Stacy. She enjoyed family vacations and gatherings, holidays, and shopping for Christmas and birthday gifts, especially for her niece and nephews. Reading audio books, listening to music, shopping, and telephone chats with family and friends were favorite pastimes.

She was preceded in death by her beloved “Daddy!” and her dear nephew Jeff, grandparents Ernst and Henriette Rossow and Vester and Wilma Hayworth, father-in-law Eugene Groff, and several aunts, uncles and cousins.

Those left missing her beyond words, but knowing she is whole and free and joyful in the heavenly kingdom, are her devoted husband, Craig; her mother, Jerane; sister Linda (Gary) Rosacker, brother Greg (Beth) Hayworth; mother-in-law, Faye Groff; brother-in-law Neil(Denise)Groff; niece, Jennifer (Mark)Landry, nephews , Joel (Lisa) Hayworth, Chris (Dana) Rosacker, Justin(Amanda), Jeffrey (April), Jared(Lindsay), & Jordan(Hannah) Groff; and grand- nieces and nephews; Uncles Dale (Virginia)Hayworth, Glen(Judy) Hayworth, Aunt, Norma(Merle) Oakes; many cousins and very special and dear friends.

Visitation Tuesday June 6^th 5-7 PM with Prayer Service 6:30 PM at Roeder Mortuary 2727 N 108th Street Omaha, NE 68164. Memorial Services will be Friday June 9th at 11:00 AM at Trinity Lutheran Church, 106 E Arnold Street, Anthon, Iowa. Stacy requested memorials be donated to Nebraska Organ Recovery, the Humane Society, and the Open Door Mission of Omaha.

Eileen was the first of 5 children born to Florence (Bosselman) and John Bader in St. Paul, Nebraska. From early on she absorbed the pragmatism, humility and profound Lutheran faith of her German-American ancestors. As a child, she took on responsibility for her younger siblings, including during an extended illness of her mother. After high school, she served as a nanny for 2 energetic boys for an Omaha family, whose house was a setting for the movie “About Schmidt.” Following her graduation from nursing school in Grand Island, she enlisted in the Army and was initially sent to Denver, Colorado. Her train ride to Denver proved eventful when she came down with a serious kidney disorder that required the surgical removal of a kidney. After recovering she was sent to Fort Riley, Kansas.

Perusing a photo of Eileen in her military uniform at Fort Riley, during WW II, you see why she was nicknamed “Betty”— she bore a striking resemblance to Betty Davis. A favorite story of hers was that she (a lieutenant) would occasionally encounter young, male “non-coms” who would cross the street to avoid saluting her. Undaunted, she’d cross back over the street so they had to perform the required salute.

It’s not surprising that a young dentist, Dr. Robert (Bob) Chapin, was smitten with her gentle ways and beauty. A photograph of their war-time wedding shows a stunning bride dressed in white and her handsome groom in his military uniform slicing a cake for their Fort Riley friends.

After the war, Eileen and Bob moved to Omaha, where Eileen’s baking, cooking, meticulous housekeeping skills, and volunteerism became legendary. Raising her two rambunctious boys, Charles and Bill, became a central focus in her life along with the family’s attendance at the Lutheran Church. Eileen became renowned for washing and “mangling” the church’s altar linens—a volunteer project that saved the church thousands of dollars. Once, the church got an outside estimate of the cost of professional laundering and gave her a renewed respect for her diligent efforts.

For more than 2 decades, Eileen also became a highly regarded volunteer at the Immanuel Lutheran Hospital in northwest Omaha. She thrived on keeping active and helping others.

It was at their nearby brick rambler, which she and Bob built to suit their classic tastes, that Eileen became known for her hallmark cooking of Parker House rolls, croissants, chocolate chip cookies, pies, cakes, roast beef, all, healthy, delicious, often Betty Crocker meals that she prepared daily for the men in her life along with other family and friends.

After the boys had finished their respective medical and legal studies, and moved on; and just as Bob was about to retire, he developed cancer. Again, Eileen relied on her now rusty nursing skills, but she was determined to care for him at home. Eileen lost the love and anchor of her life when Bob died at the age of 71.  For nearly 3 decades, Eileen lived independently in Omaha. Her sister, Linda not only a sib but a true loving friend and source of guidance , often took her to plays and excursions to visit family in St. Paul or to Roxanne and Pam’s family’s in Omaha. When came the time to move to a new locale she noted just how much she would be missing her former neighbors; the feeling was mutual.

When Eileen moved from her home to a retirement community, the realtor who came to discuss listing the house was astounded. She said she’d never seen a home of that age that was so immaculately clean.

Eileen took on the role of independent living, packing herself with remarkable diligence and thoughtfulness. Nieces Roxanne and Pam and their husbands Jim and Rick pitched in and helped her re-organize her new apartment. When the time came for her to move to Lincoln to be closer to her son, Bill, and his partner, Jane, and her granddaughter, Katie, Eileen accepted the transition gracefully into life at The Landing. She made friends and adapted to a new church, located a short distance down the hall from her apartment, where Pastor Rene understood her needs and sustained her faith in Christ with frequent devotions.

We will miss Eileen. We will think of her renowned cleaning, her scrumptious cookies, always a different kind, her mouth watering meals, and her exquisitely set table. We’ll miss hearing all of the nice things she said of others. Most of all we will miss the humility, goodness, and kindness that was a profound part of her personality and deep faith.

Eileen Chapin is survived by her 2 sons, Charles (Brenda) and Bill (Jane) Chapin; her granddaughter, Katie Chapin; grandsons Tony and Joseph Demma; her sister, Linda Etherton, many nieces and nephews. Eileen enjoyed her time at many functions with her sister Linda and her nieces Roxanne and Pam and their husbands and families.

Visitation Monday 1:00 PM till service time. Funeral Service 2:00 PM   Monday ( 6/5/2017 ) at Pacific Hills Lutheran Church 1110 S. 90th St., Memorials to Pacific Hill Lutheran Church & Monarch Hospice in Lincoln. Interment Hillcrest Memorial Park.