3/13/1945 – 7/2/2015

Darwyn was born March 13, 1945. He grew up on farms outside of Gretna, attended small country schools, then went on to graduate from Gretna High. He played football, was on the track team, and met his future wife, Lorraine Snell. They were married on September 13, 1963. Their marriage was blessed with three children: Kevin (died in infancy), Karen and Michael. They recently celebrated their 50^th anniversary.

Darwyn was a farmer. He loved the kind of life farming provided for his wife and children. In 1980, he and Lorraine built a new home on their farm west of Springfield. They lived there until retirement, then moved to a home in Gretna. Even though Dementia made life hard, his greatest joys in life came from his family. He enjoyed visiting with Karen and her husband Ted; talking farming with Mike and his wife Kristie; and most of all, watching the antics of his grandchildren Brett, Gage, and Brooke. Just the mention of their names brought a smile to his face.

He passed away peacefully at home on July 2, 2015. He will always be remembered for his sense of humor, love of farming, and love for his family.

Visitation Sunday 3-5 PM at Gretna Chapel

Service 10AM Monday (7/6/2015) at Peace Presbyterian Church 333 S. 204th St Elkhorn, NE,

Interment Mt. Auburn Cemetery at Omaha,  NE

Memorials to Peace Presbyterian Church & Gretna or Springfield Library

 2/18/1987 – 6/25/2015

Preceded in passing by her grandparents, Ronald J. Shipley, Sr. and Belva and Ken E. Nelson, Sr.; aunt, Joyce Borghi and uncle, Steven Nelson.     Survived by son, Dominick Lee McDowell; parents, Melissa and Harry A. Nelson; brother, Matthew Nelson; sister, Ashley Nelson-Solberg; nieces, Faith and Natalie; nephew, Ethan; grandparents, Margaret and John Hicks and many loving family members and friends. Memorials suggested to the family.

VISITATION Sunday, July 5, 2015 from 3-7pm and FUNERAL SERVICE Monday, July 6, 2015 at 1pm with all services being held at Roeder Mortuary Ames Chapel. Interment Hillcrest Memorial Park.

1/21/1925 – 6/24/2015

“Don’t get old…but the alternative isn’t so great!”  This became one of William’s favorite sayings in his final years and on June 24, 2015, at 90 years young, William Theodore Costen finally succumbed to the alternative & had his homecoming. He was born in Omaha, Nebraska on January 21, 1925 to William James & Mary Lou Costen. Baptized in the Catholic Church in 1939, he transferred from Howard Kennedy to St. Benedict Catholic School, later attending Technical High School, before quitting to work at Woolworth Five & Dime and later earning his GED. As an ambitious & inventive young boy, he would take his mother’s homemade popcorn & popcorn balls to sell in the neighborhood in order to help out at home. This endeavor evolved into a stand, where he sold kool-aid, candy, bubble gum, popcorn & pop – making him an entrepreneur at the age of 10. After being drafted into the Army at 18, his career went on to include work at Blackstone Hotel, Union Pacific Railroad and Armour & Company. When Armour closed in 1968, he went to work for Omaha Public Schools, before finally retiring in 1987.

Married to his 1st wife in 1946, he & Delores Jeanette Gordon had 4 children (William, Carmen, Stephen and Lorraine) before she passed away in 1957.  In 1963, he married Thelma Lee Tucker, who bought along her son (Tony), making them a family of seven. He became a widower once again in 2009.

A long-time member of the Benedict Club & Hope Lutheran Church, he made friends everywhere he went. He enjoyed working in the yard, tinkering around the house, talking to loved ones, watching tv & eating sweets.

He is survived & will be greatly missed by sons William of Hartford, CT, Tony of Louisville, KY, and Stephen of Atlanta, GA; daughters Carmen and Lorraine of Atlanta, GA; grandchildren Tracy, Keelan, Michael and Arielle of Atlanta, GA, Tonya of Vallejo, CA, Stacy and Marcus of Louisville, KY, Jarrell of Hartford, CT and Chantal of Washington, D.C.; and great-grandsons, Kelvin of Vallejo, CA and Michael of Atlanta, GA.

VISITATION is on Thursday from 6-8 P.M. at Roeder Mortuary – Ames Chapel.

FUNERAL is on Friday at 11 A.M. at Hope Lutheran Church 2721 N. 30th Street Omaha, Nebraska.

INTERMENT will be on 7.6.15 at 11 A.M. at Forest Lawn Cemetery.

5/28/1942  –  6/28/2015

Preceded in Death by Parents: Anna & Anuel Stroud; Son: Chuck Ohm; Brother: Garland Stroud; Sister: Dorothy Clark.

Survived by Wife: Bonnie Stroud; Daughter: Terri (Roger)

Deaver; Daughter-In-Law: Linda Ohm; Grandchildren: Jamie (Mark)  

Bauwman; Josh (Melissa) Ohm, Andy (Laura) Deaver, Jeff (Lindsay)

Deaver, Ben Deaver (Fiancee’ Marietta Cosgrove), Tyler Deaver; Great

Grandchildren: Jordan & Taylor Coulter, Delaney, Gabel & Scarlett

Ohm, Claire Deaver; Brothers: Bud & Roy Stroud; Sisters: June Reinert,

Evelyn Henrichsen, Betty Stevenson, Annabelle Steele; Numerous

Nieces, Nephews & Host of Friends

Visitation: Wednesday 6:00 – 8:00 PM At Roeder Mortuary – 108^th Street Chapel

Memorial Service Thursday 11:00 AM at Crosspoint Bible Church   7820 Fort Street   Private Family Interment  

Roeder Mortuary, Inc. – 108th Street Chapel

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

www.RoederMortuary.com