Frances “Fran” Lorine Follett
1947 – 2020 Fran L. Follett was born in 1947 in Boonville, Missouri the daughter of Dewitt and Berniece Cline and passed away from this earth peacefully at Bryan Medical Center in Lincoln, Nebraska on November 25, 2020 at the age of 72. Fran was raised in Beatrice, Nebraska, the oldest of three sisters. She attended high school in Beatrice and college at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. In Fran’s personal mission statement she says that “At the end of my life I want to be able to say I gave everything I had to give.” And indeed, she did. On top of being a loving mother and wife, throughout her life Fran always kept busy working and volunteering. While attending college in Lincoln, Nebraska she worked at Back to the Bible. She met and later married Jerry Follett there and moved to McCook, Nebraska where they raised their two boys. In McCook, she worked as a sales associate at JC Penney’s and as an office assistant at McCook National Bank. She also volunteered as an Awana leader at the McCook Evangelical Free Church and as a member of the local Sheriff’s Posse. Fran and Jerry moved back to Lincoln where she worked as an insurance rater at Continental Western Group. Then she retired and they moved to York, Nebraska to be closer to family. Throughout this time, Fran volunteered for the CASA organization, where she gave children a voice in the court system and for Sertoma, where she helped people in need. Fran was also a woman of deep Christian faith and traveled overseas to the countries of Romania and Uganda to teach and witness to people. At home, Fran was a voracious reader, tearing through two novels a week, and loved putting puzzles together and playing games with her children and grandchildren. Fran was preceded in death by her two parents Dewitt and Berniece Cline and is survived by her husband Jerry Follett of York, Nebraska, her son Jeremiah Follett of San Francisco, California, her son and daughter-in-law Josh Follett and Sarah Follett of York, her grandchildren Zeke and Tirzah Follett of York, and her two sisters, Marlene Cline of Lincoln, Nebraska and Kathy Scribner of Fairbury, Nebraska. A memorial will take place virtually on Friday, Dec 11th courtesy of York Berean Church. For details about how to join visit www.yorkberean.org. If you’d like to honor Fran, please make donations to your local food bank, the CASA organization, and Sertoma. For condolences, 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.
Larry Elmer Fenton
From Lincoln, Nebraska. Born on July 27, 1939. Age 81. Passed away on November 29, 2020. Larry was born July 27, 1939 in Grand Island, Nebraska to Elmer and Helen (Luth) Fenton. Larry worked for Don Wilson Motors, Roe Buick and Fairacres Dairy. Larry moved to Lincoln in 1994. Larry then worked for Bellows and LaMar Outdoor Advertising for 30 years, retiring in 2001. Larry was an avid Green Bay Packer fan. He was preceded in death by his son Larry Lee Fenton, his parents, and his step father Herbert Shipman. Larry is survived by his wife of 26 years Eleanor; his children Mark (Allison) Fenton of Albuquerque, New Mexico, daughter Kimberly (Brad) Arnold of St. Paul, Nebraska; stepchildren, Crystal (Gene) Rosenberry of Lincoln, Sondra (Mark) Mitchell of Kansas City, Missouri, and Neil Grabowski of Lincoln; sisters Karen (Vergil) Flodman of Eagle, Nebraska, and Beverly Freudenreich of Maine; 14 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren. Memorials to the family. Services will be delayed until next spring. 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.
Sandra Marie Frantz
From Lincoln, Nebraska. Born on June 15, 1948. Passed away on September 7, 2020. No service at this time. 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.
Dr. Irwin William Fischbein
My dad was 94 years old and is survived by his wife (Sarah) of 72 years (they met when she was 13 and he was 17) and his children Cora and Steve and their spouses (John and Robin) and his grandchildren, Jeff (and wife Caitlin), Hannah (and husband Tom), Sarah and Ben, and great grandchild Moira. My father was a brilliant scientist who had a PhD in biophysics from Berekely (1950) and worked for Gillette Company in Boston, Mass for his entire career. There he pioneered the use of transmission electron microscopy and scanning electron microscopy in looking at the wear of razor blade edges caused by the interaction with human hair, and invented new coatings for razor blade edges that changed and shaped the world of modern shaving techniques. If you shave with a razor, then you owe a smooth shave to my dad. He invented the razor blade coatings for “The Spoiler” and “The Platinum Plus” which were teflon and platinum and teflon coatings to protect blade edges and allowed them to cut through human hair with the least possible resistance. As far as I know, his patents are still in use today, and were copied by every major razor blade manufacturer in the world. In fact, he spent the last years of his career as an expert witness for Gillette defending against patent infringement cases internationally. My dad was literally, a genius with straight A’s through his B.Sc. in forestry, M.Sc., in Wood Technology (at Syracuse University) and PhD. In his final years he was burdened by advancing dementia, but even with that impairment he was still smarter than most people I have ever met. He was a loving father and husband with a great sense of humor and was always quick with a pun or a quip, and he was never bashful about speaking what was on his mind. Even just last Friday we were joking around and he was telling me he thought if he made 100 it would be a good goal and he would be satisfied. While he didn’t make that goal, he lived a long and full life and will be sorely missed by his immediate and extended family and friends. I love you dad. May the energy that was you that is now in entropy make a star burn a little brighter somewhere in this vast universe. Rest in peace. Dr. Irwin William Fischbein, December 6, 1920 – March 22, 2015. To leave a condolence, 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.
Sarah Fischbein
Sarah (Ginsberg) Fischbein passed away in Lincoln, Nebraska on June 25, 2020 at 96 years old. She was born in New York City, New York on May 20, 1924, the daughter of Anna (Goverofsky) Ginsberg and Jacob (Grabiner) Ginsberg. Her siblings, Goldie Entel, Sydney Ginsberg and Benjamin Ginsberg all pre-deceased her. Sarah grew up in the Bronx, New York, graduated high school with secretarial skills and a passion for singing. She married Irwin William Fischbein (deceased) on October 17, 1942 and was married for 72 years. She worked, as a secretary and stenographer to support herself and her husband while he attended college and graduate school. She worked until she became a mother and then devoted her time solely to raising her family. She lived in New York City, NY; Syracuse, NY; Lubbock, TX; Berkeley CA; Boston MA & vicinity; Huntington Beach, CA and Lincoln, NE. Sarah was an excellent homemaker and loving mother who enjoyed her family, traveling, the outdoors, and sailing with her husband on both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. She also was a talented hobby artist who created many paintings that are still enjoyed by her family. Remembered as an optimistic, strong willed, vibrant, talented, nurturing woman with an appreciation of humor, a beautiful smile, and a quick wit. She will be sorely missed and is survived by her two children and their spouses, Cora (Fischbein) Rubitschun (John Rubitschun) and Steven Fischbein (Robin Klipper-Fischbein), four grandchildren, Jeffrey Rubitschun (Caitlin (Pierce) Rubitschun), Hannah (Rubitschun) Cousino (Thomas Cousino), Sarah Fischbein and Benjamin Fischbein and two great grandchildren, Moira Rubitschun and Jillian Cousino. May the energy that was Sarah only add more beauty to this universe. She would have liked that thought. Rest in peace Mom, we love you. Sarah Fischbein, May 20, 1924 – June 25, 2020. Donations in Honor of Sarah can be made to The Ocean Conservancy at this link: https://donate.oceanconservancy.org/page/44257/donate/1?promo_name=Give_in_Honor&promo_creative=Text_Link&promo_position=Inline_Text No service at this time. 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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