Carol Prentice
Carol Prentice of Lincoln passed peacefully into the hands of the Lord on November 9th 2017 after a long and courageous battle with cancer. She was blessed with steadfast and authentic friends who journeyed with her and she felt deep gratitude for those on the medical and care teams who assisted her with compassion and respect for body and soul. Carol felt a deep calling to serve others by offering whatever resources, abilities and talents she had. As her health and abilities declined, her faith remained strong that, in her passing, a greater Joy and Peace awaited her.
She was preceded in death by her mother, Kay Prentice. Survived by her father: Gale Prentice, Siblings: George (Julie) Prentice, Gianene (Dave) Burden, and David (Deb) Prentice.
Cremation. No visitation. Rosary at 10:30 a.m. followed by Mass of Christian Burial at St John the Apostle Catholic Church, 7601 Vine Street Saturday, 12/02/17 at 11 a.m. Memorial gifts to The League of Human Dignity or St John’s Church.
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Patricia L.F. Picotte
Age 58
From Lincoln, Nebraska
Born on February 7, 1959
Passed away on November 26, 2017
Service was on Saturday, December 9, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. at Havelock United Methodist Church.
Beulah A. Petersen
Passed away on November 4, 2017
Age 90
From Ashland, Nebraska
Born on July 9, 1927.
Cremation. No visitation. Private memorial service.
Johnette Lilian Pickett
Johnette Lilian Kennedy Pickett passed away in her home in Lincoln, Nebraska on Saturday, September 16, 2017, surrounded by all four daughters, at the age of 77.
Born on April 4, 1940, to parents Don and Eleanor Kennedy, Johnny was number six of seven children. She grew up in Madison, Wisconsin, attended West High School, and then the University of Wisconsin. Johnny pledged Alpha Gamma Delta Sorority and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in English & History in 1962.
Upon graduation, Johnny took a job in Chicago working for the Social Security Administration, where she was soon transferred to an SSA office in San Francisco.
Johnny loved San Francisco, where she met and fell in love with her husband, James (Jim) Pickett. The couple married and moved to Augsburg, Germany, where Jim was stationed in the U.S. Army.
Later, Johnny & Jim moved to his hometown of Lincoln, Nebraska where they raised their four daughters. She spent her early work life in childhood education and her later years in caring for patients at Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital. During her time in Lincoln, she developed many dear friends.
Johnny had a love for history, books, and politics and was a devoted lifelong learner. She enjoyed taking Olli classes upon retirement at the University of Nebraska, playing with grandchildren, watching great movies, and constantly reading.
Johnny is survived by sister Karen D’Orazio of Madison, Wisconsin, and by her daughters, Julie Petr of Indianapolis, Indiana, and Meg Damme, Betsy Jensen, and Kate Pickett of Lincoln, Nebraska, along with 9 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Johnny was preceded in death by ex-husband Jim Pickett, her parents, and five siblings, Thomas Kennedy, Josephine Toltzien, Phyllis Hays, Rita Levis, and Grover Kennedy.
Cremation. No visitation. A celebration of life will take place at Wilderness Ridge, 1800 Wilderness Woods Place, Lincoln, Nebraska from 1:30 – 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 23, 2017. Johnny’s ashes will be put to rest next to her parent’s grave site in Madison, Wisconsin, in July 2018.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Tabitha Foundation for the hospice care program in memory of Johnette Pickett.
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