Terry Lee Davis
Terry Lee (Larson) Davis, age 73, passed away on Saturday, January 14th, 2023, at her home in Roca, Nebraska. Terry’s wishes: “I would like to be cremated and not have a funeral but a celebration of life. Have a party. I always loved a good party.” She also wanted her family and loved ones to know, “I loved you all so very much. You all are so special in your own ways and so very special to me.” A celebration of her life was held on Saturday, February 25th, 2023, from 1pm to 4pm at the Roca Community Center, 15545 B St in Roca, NE. Memorials may be designated to Steve Davis. A graveside ceremony was held at the Aurora cemetery, 1309 NE-14, in Aurora, NE on April 29th, 2023. OBITUARY: TERRY DAVIS Terry Lee (Larson) Davis, the daughter of Ronald Ormand Fowler and Alice Louella (Sims) Fowler, was born in Aurora, Nebraska on September 16th, 1949 and was later adopted by Irl Eckert Larson when he and her mother were united in marriage in 1955. Terry grew up in rural Hamilton County, mostly near Marquette, Nebraska. Growing up on the farm she spent many summers swimming in the river and riding horses with friends and family. She attended Marquette Consolidated Schools and after graduating, studied to be an airline stewardess in Denver, Colorado for a short time. When she returned to Hamilton County, she worked at Chuck’s Drive-In in Aurora Nebraska where she met and married her first husband in 1968. There they had one child and later relocated to Hastings, Nebraska where they had two more children and Terry started her nearly 30-year career with Lincoln Telephone & Telegraph. She took a few years off and mostly stayed home with the kids as the family moved around from Elm Creek, to Stromsburg, to Central City. They eventually returned to Hastings where she resumed her position with LT&T. Not long after her divorce in late 1983, LT&T closed its doors in Hastings and transferred Terry (and several of her friends/co-workers) to their offices in Lincoln, Nebraska where she relocated with her three children. Once a month Terry would get together with her girls from the telephone company for Card Club, a tradition that continues to this day. Among other things, Terry enjoyed live music, dancing and comedy. At one such event in 1995 she met Steve Davis. They were united in marriage on July 12th, 1997 and she welcomed his two children into the fold and loved them as her own. They spent many happy years together, mostly in the Hickman/Roca, Nebraska area until they settled on their acreage near 68th and Roca Road in 2003. After retiring from LT&T, Terry went on to work at Lower Level Nuclear Waste Compact and then for Crete Carrier before fully retiring at the age of 65. Terry survived Polio as a child, two bouts of breast cancer and two heart attacks. She had recently been diagnosed with stage 4 bone cancer but succumbed of natural causes, at home, peacefully in her sleep as she wanted. Terry was preceded in death by her parents, brother, Richard A. Larson and stepdaughter, Josalynn (Davis) Kennell. Those left to cherish her memory are her husband, Steven Davis of Roca, Nebraska, her children, Anjanette Howe, Eric and wife, Chris Howe, and Heather Howe, all of Lincoln, Nebraska, and her stepson, Joachim and wife, Kim Davis of Princeton, Nebraska. She is also survived by her grandchildren, Gabbrayelle, Caleb, MaKayla, Justin, Dillon, Allycia, Helaina, Steven, Kassidy, J.J., Hunter, Annysia, Zackyus and Jaydn, and great-grandchildren, Zariah, Greycen, Tabitha, William, Haylie and Jaxson as well as many in-laws, aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, nephews and dear friends To leave a condolence please use the form below.
Funeral Home assisting is Aspen Mortuary, 4822 Cleveland Avenue, Lincoln, NE 68504. To view an on-line obituary or email condolences please visit Aspen Mortuary’s website at www.aspenaftercare.com.
Donna Jean Drummond
Donna Jean Drummond, 79, formerly of Fremont and Falls City, died peacefully with family beside her on January 8, 2023, at Madonna Rehabilitation Extended Care North Unit in Lincoln, NE. Donna was born September 25, 1943, to Orville and Veda (Eckley) Jordan in Blair, NE. She grew up in Tekamah and graduated from Tekamah High School at the age of 16. Soon after graduating she married Lawrence Drummond, Jr. on October 29, 1961, at Tekamah Methodist Church, Tekamah, NE. From this union came two sons, Terry and Robert. They were later divorced in 1999. Donna had a variety of job over the course of her life ranging from bookkeeper, bus driver, and babysitter to supervisor at a crop insurance company. She was forced to retire in 2007, due to health reasons. She battled diabetes that led to having a leg amputated in 2017, and most recently an aggressive form of dementia. In Donna’s spare time she enjoyed cooking, sewing, reading mysteries, gardening, working word puzzles, spending time with family and friends and collecting spoons. Donna was preceded in death by her grandparents, parents and a brother, Robert Orville Jordan. She is survived by her brother William (Audrey) Jordan of Lincoln, and her sons Terry (Diane) Drummond, of Plattsmouth and Robert (Elizabeth) Drummond of Falls City. Donna is also survived by four grandchildren Danielle (JD) Westmark of Bellevue, Mathew Drummond of Omaha, Renee and Justin Drummond of Falls City, a niece, Amy (Hugh) Wooden and their children Will and Lucy of Kansas City, MO, a nephew, Jim (Jen) Jordan and their son James, of Arlington, MA and many other relatives and friends. Donna has been cremated. A memorial service will be held at St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church, 2325 South 24th Street in Lincoln, NE on February 4, 2023, at 1:00 p.m. Cards may be sent to Aspen Cremation and Burial Services, 4822 Cleveland Avenue, Lincoln, NE 68504. Memorials received will be designated by the family later. The family will receive well-wishers following the service, at the reception, in the church hall. A private family burial will take place later at the Tekamah Cemetery, Tekamah, NE. To leave a condolence please use the form below.
Funeral Home assisting is Aspen Mortuary, 4822 Cleveland Avenue, Lincoln, NE 68504. To view an on-line obituary or email condolences please visit Aspen Mortuary’s website at www.aspenaftercare.com.
John S. Dorais
Born on January 2, 1950. Passed away on December 28, 2022. Service information is pending. To leave a condolence please use the form below.
Funeral Home assisting is Aspen Mortuary, 4822 Cleveland Avenue, Lincoln, NE 68504. To view an on-line obituary or email condolences please visit Aspen Mortuary’s website at www.aspenaftercare.com.
William Earl Dyer Jr.
(William) Earl Dyer, Jr. died December 23, 2022. He was 95 years old. He is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, Lee Michael “Mick” Dyer and Kelly O’Hara Dyer of Minneapolis; son Scott William Dyer of Lincoln; brother-in-law Willian “Bill” White of Grand Island; sister-in-law Marilynn Meisinger of Plattsmouth and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his wife, Elizabeth “Betty” Dyer, his father William Earl Dyer, Sr; mother Hazel Maude Dyer (Hosfelt) and brothers Eugene “Gene”, Gerald “Gerry” and Jasper Lee Dyer. A celebration of life will be scheduled at a later date. Born in Kearney, NE, his childhood was spent in a number of small Nebraska towns where his father and mother were teachers. Growing up, his family lived in 20 different houses before settling long-term in Nebraska City, where he graduated high school. He won a Regent’s scholarship to the University of Nebraska, where he began studies in 1944. Drafted in 1945, he served most of his time in Washington, D. C. in a message center in the Pentagon where he was a clerk preparing messages in a special log for Gen. Dwight Eisenhower, then chief of staff of the U.S. Army. He was promoted from private to technical sergeant in five months. Returning to the University of Nebraska, he was involved with cooperative houses for male students, eventually founding Norris House, which was the first racially integrated and international residence for male NU students. He joined the staff of The Lincoln Star, then an evening paper, as a reporter while a senior at NU. He was a member of Phi Beta Kappa honorary society and Sigma Delta Chi. He graduated from NU in 1949. Taking a leave from the newspaper in 1950 and using money received from the GI bill and his earnings, he set out on an 8 1/2-month tour of Europe by bicycle, traveling to 13 countries and visiting several foreign student members of Norris House who had returned home after study at NU. Back at The Star, he became city editor in 1952 and subsequently executive editor, retiring at age 65 in 1991. He was passionate about equal rights throughout his life. In the early 60s he took time off from The Star one summer to volunteer with a weekly paper in Mississippi published by the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. He was one of the founders of Lincoln Community Developers, a group which purchased a tract of land in Lincoln for the purpose of developing inter-racial housing. He served on the board of the Malone Community Center. He was also active for years as a volunteer with Nebraska’s American Indian tribes (and was given the Omaha name Gazuba). He served on the state Indian commission and the state welfare advisory committee. In 1967 he married Elizabeth Meisinger. After retirement, he and Betty enjoyed several trips to Europe, and he also made solo trips to Central Asia, India and China, bringing the number of countries he had visited to more than 20. He was an active bicycle rider into his early 90s and proudly owned and rode the same English-manufactured bicycle for more than 50 years. He was a member and twice congregational president of the Unitarian Church of Lincoln; a longtime member of Lincoln’s Open Forum Club, and served on the board of Lincoln Community Concerts, organized to bring classical music to then-new Pershing Auditorium. He was a member of Lincoln Friends of Chamber Music for more than 50 years. He was also an active Democrat, participating in several political campaigns in Nebraska. To leave a condolence please use the form below.
Funeral Home assisting is Aspen Mortuary, 4822 Cleveland Avenue, Lincoln, NE 68504. To view an on-line obituary or email condolences please visit Aspen Mortuary’s website at www.aspenaftercare.com.
Nolan Emery Decker
From Lincoln, Nebraska. Born on February 10, 1954. Passed away on August 17, 2022. Service information is pending. To leave a condolence please use the form below.
Funeral Home assisting is Aspen Mortuary, 4822 Cleveland Avenue, Lincoln, NE 68504. To view an on-line obituary or email condolences please visit Aspen Mortuary’s website at www.aspenaftercare.com.
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