Catherine Kay Knapp
Catherine Kay (Kubicek) Knapp dedicated mother, wife, and dear friend to many passed away on December 14, 2022, at the age of 54.
Cathy was born on April 8, 1968, in Lincoln, NE to Elmer and Myra (Haba) Kubicek. She spent a happy childhood playing with her sisters and neighborhood friends, reading novels about horses for hours and hours during the summers, and being very studious during the school year. She kept a dictionary on the bed ready for any new words she came across!
In grade school she played the piano, in middle school she added the clarinet and in high school, she was in the marching and symphonic bands.
At the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, she received a bachelor’s degree in Business/Accounting in 1992 and after graduating stayed in the accounting field for thirty years.
At university, she met Lance Knapp in January, 1989. They were married on January 4, 1992 (his lucky day!) Their beautiful daughter, Maddie, was born in 2002.
Cathy loved playing volleyball, starting with indoor volleyball in middle school, adding sand volleyball in college, and playing on various local and church teams for many years with Lance, her dad, and friends. She was a big fan and booster of Nebraska volleyball and volunteered to make scrapbooks commemorating the careers of two players.
Cathy took up pottery for herself and scrapbooking with her mom and friends. As an avid gardener, she tended veggie, herbs, and flower plots, with the flowers being her favorites. There were always snapdragons, coxcombs, and bleeding hearts growing wildly in the gardens surrounding the house.
Despite being a woman of few words, she made friends easily with her kindness and caring manner. She was selfless, cheering others on quietly with an easy smile that made her friends and family adore her. She was always ready to try something new and dinner or coffee with her was something everyone enjoyed. She will be missed more than words can say.
Cathy was preceded in death by her mother-in-law, Diane Knapp. She is survived by her loving husband, Lance, her daughter, Maddie, her parents, Elmer and Myra Kubicek, her sisters, Karen (Dan) Meyer and Connie (Mehdi) Hizem, her father-in-law Paul Knapp and his wife Barb, and many nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, cousins and friends who loved her dearly.
At Cathy’s request, a Celebration of Life & Memorial Service will be held on her birthday, Saturday, April 8, 2023, when she hopes the flowers will be blooming. Family and friends are invited to come and share fond memories and stories. Information about time and location will be forthcoming.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made in Cathy’s name to the Lincoln Cat House, her favorite charity.
The family would also like to thank the medical staff at Cancer Partners of Nebraska and the teams at HoriSun and The Monarch for their compassionate care.
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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.
Doris Jean Killin
Born on March 26, 1959. Passed away on October 11, 2022. Service information 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.
Mary Frances Knowles
The world lost a beloved mother. After a battle with cancer, Mary Frances Knowles passed away on October 10, 2022 in Lincoln, NE at the age of 55. She leaves behind her daughter, Jessica; her favorite son-in-law, Luke; and her granddaughter, Arabella. Mary Frances was born on January 18th, 1967 in Providence, Rhode Island to father Robert Knowles and mother Linda Knowles. She moved to California with her brother and sister to be raised by her grandparents. Mary Frances worked as a Vascular Sonography Technologist at University of Kansas Medical Center. She enjoyed her DIY projects, serving her church community, and spending time with her family. When diagnosed with Mesothelioma, she remained determined and had the will to fight her illness. She was a true warrior, brave, and courageous throughout her final months. Mary Frances is survived by her daughter, as well as her mother, Linda; sister, Katie; her brother, Chris; nieces, Tiffany and Jessie; and former spouse, Michael. She is preceded in death by her father. Mary Frances requested to be cremated. Her ashes will be placed in her daughter’s home. Memorial service will take place at United Methodist Church of Resurrection Overland Park in Overland Park, KS on Thursday, October 20 at 4 p.m. Celebration of Life will be held in Lincoln, NE on Saturday, October 29th. 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.
Allan Richard Klose
Born on January 6, 1951. Passed away on October 6, 2022. No service information 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.
Howard Joel Kaye
Howard Kaye died suddenly at home on 8 October 2022. He was born in Los Angeles to Harriet and Arthur L. Kaye on 26 December 1942. Howard grew up climbing the backyard avocado tree with his little sister, Lorri. He graduated from Stanford University, received a PhD from Columbia, and began teaching at Cornell University. He married Fran in 1972. “She wanted no fetchings. His arms would be her necklace and her belt, the final fortune of their desire.” Deciding he didn’t really like teaching English, he returned to his first love, art. He moved to Nebraska in 1977, where he taught calligraphy and watercolor at Southeast Community College and developed a career as a watercolor painter. He showed his work in more than 300 regional and national juried shows and was a member of both the Burkholder Gallery and Impact Nebraska Artists, as well as a signature member of the National Watercolor Society and Watercolor USA. He was also a fine potter and illustrator. Howard was an impressive cook who for many years opened his kitchen and his home to people who were homeless, recently released from prison, or otherwise vulnerable. A quiet, self-contained man, he acted not out of religious conviction or idealistic belief, but rather knowing that in a society of pernicious inequality, generosity was the only decent response. Howard is survived by his wife, Fran, Lincoln; his son Joel (Stephanie Morris), Calgary, Alberta; his granddaughter Quincey Walking Bull, Lincoln; his nephew Tom Brown, New York; and Gretchen Albers and family, Cochrane, Alberta. Celebration of life at a later date. Memorials to the Burkholder Project, 719 P St., Lincoln, NE 68508 or to Nebraska Public Media. “And in the isolation of the sky at evening, casual flocks of pigeons make ambiguous undulations as they sink, downward to darkness, on extended wings.” 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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