Roxana Luise (Jedele) Duncan was born October 14, 1937, to Charles and Frieda Jedele at their home in Denison, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at Zion Lutheran Church and received her elementary education at Zion School. She graduated from Denison High School with the class of 1955

After graduation, Roxana moved to Ames, Iowa, to work as a secretary at Iowa State University. In December of that year, she married her high school sweetheart, Chuck Duncan. To this union 6 children were born.

Children were the focus of her life, her own and the many other children that she cared for in her home daycare for 27 years.

Always being active in her church brought her much joy. If you knew her, you knew fabric was always a big part of her life, sewing garments, home decor, and quilting.

In retirement, after 37 years in Lincoln, Nebraska, she and Chuck moved back to Denison, where they spent 15 years until Chuck’s death in 2019. During the summers they lived on Deer Lake in Minnesota where they were blessed to have kids, grandkids, and now great grandkids spend time with them.

Preceding Roxana in death: her husband, daughter Amy (in infancy), and 5 siblings.

Left to remember her are her son, Greg (Karen), daughters Jeanne (Bart) Scott, Susan (Kurt) Robak, Jill Duncan, all of Lincoln and Julie (Scott) Babb of Nampa, Idaho, and brother Charles of Wichita, Kansas. Eleven grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren.

Memorial service: Monday, December 16, 11:00 held at Faith Lutheran Church in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Memorials to: Faith Lutheran Church Building Fund, 8701 Adams, Lincoln, NE 68507 and Common Threads c/o Messiah Lutheran, 1800 S 84th, Lincoln, NE 68506.

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