Patricia A. Light
Born on April 8, 1947. Passed away on January 23, 2023. 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.
Carl Andrew Gallagher
Born on July 26, 1946. Passed away on January 19, 2023. 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.
Michael J. Benson
Michael John Benson, 62, passed away January 19, 2023. Mike was born July 24, 1960, in Lincoln, Nebraska. He grew up in Omaha and graduated from Omaha Tech High School in 1979. Mike was very mechanically inclined and loved learning from his grandfather who owned a gas station in Wahoo. Mike became a certified auto mechanic and developed a lifelong love for anything cars. Mike helped many people with anything they needed fixed. Mike had a variety of jobs throughout his life. Always a hard worker. Later in life Mike graduated from Creighton University with a degree in mainframe programing. He worked at Experian for many years. He retired as a list broker four years ago after his health issues began. Mike was married Pam Vogler and they raised two sons Dylan and Dalton. Mike married Jenni Benson in 2014. Mike loved to BBQ and smoke meats. While he traveled extensively with Jenni, they would always try new BBQ places. Mike loved going places with Jenni and meeting new people. They spent 10 days last May driving 3,200 miles to Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming. Mike was a learner. He loved the Discovery and History channels, soaking it all in. If he didn’t know how to fix something he would learn how. Mike also loved boating and was thrilled to spend time on the lake with the family. Mike was loved by so many people. He had a giving heart and would help anyone he could. Mike is survived by his wife Jenni. Two sons, Dylan, and Dalton. His mother Cindy. Three sisters, Terri, Cheryl, and Renee. One brother, Bobby. Three stepdaughters, Sarah (Brian), Joy (Ethan), and Jannah (Yannick). One stepson, Jacob (Naomi). Step-mother-in-law, LaRae. 10 Grandchildren, numerous aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins, and many friends. Mike was proceeded in death by his fathers, Ray Benson and James Smith. A memorial service will be held Tuesday, January 24th at 1:30 p.m. at Our Savior Lutheran Church at 1200 S. 40th St., in Lincoln. Reception after the service at the church. In lieu of flowers memorials suggested to the NSEA Children’s Fund. Join the family to share stories and a drink at Misty’s in Havelock after the reception. 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.
Beverly Jean Richards
Beverly Jean Richards was born February 24, 1926 in Oakland, Nebraska. She was the eldest of six born to Sidney L. Wallerstedt and Helen D. (Anderson) Wallerstedt. Jean’s early years on the farm helped hone her domestic skills where she learned to cook and prepare meals for the hired hands and take care of her five siblings, Donald, Barbara (Swanson), Merrily (Pennington), and the twins, Patty (Miller) and Tom. She walked to country school, District 62 in Burt County, the same country school her father and his siblings attended while living on the same third generation farmstead. Through her early high school years, she lived in the nearby town of Oakland with her grandparents, Hulda and Nels Anderson, during the academic year. Later, when her younger brother Don began high school, the two of them made the daily journey to and from the farm by Model A Ford. She enjoyed school as a cheerleader, acting in drama club and singing in choir there and in church. She loved to attend dances and baseball games popular at the time. Jean worked as a secretary for the new hay mill and for a local law firm. She graduated high school in 1943. Growing up during the depression and WWII, Jean became familiar with not only preparing meals for the hired hands, but like many of her generation, became an excellent seamstress. She attended University of Nebraska-Lincoln focusing on music. Jean had a beautiful singing voice and was called upon to sing at weddings for her high school girl friends and many funerals. She also mastered the Betty Crocker Cookbook and it is still used by her children for family favorites. When she returned home from college to the farm, Jean brought coffee to the linemen working at the end of the lane, adding new lines to the countryside. Jean decided the handsome foreman (Jeff) was someone she would like to get to know. Next time she asked the whole crew to come inside for coffee. Jeff was older by five years and although they knew of each other, this recent activity began their courtship. They celebrated nearly 70 years of marriage. Jean and Jeff were married October 5, 1947 and had their first of three children, Lamont, while living in Miller, South Dakota where they began their wedded life together. The family moved back to Nebraska and added Kent and Laurie to the family. The Richards family combined farming and commercial work in the Oakland community for three quarters of a century before moving to Lincoln to be closer to their children, Lamont and Laurie. As it was in Oakland, Jean and Jeff were part of their kids’ social lives. In Oakland, Jean was a Girl Scout leader, assisted with Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts and was a lifelong member of the First Evangelical Lutheran Church and loved participating in PEO. The Richards’ home was always active with music and family gatherings, something that continued after moving to Lincoln, including her delicious Sunday dinners. Over the years, Jean loved traveling to Pennsylvania and California to visit her grandsons Harrison and Cameron, sons of Kent and Alison. While visiting, Jeff would busy himself with projects around the house and Jean helped prepare the grandson’s favorite meals and desserts. Jean passed peacefully surrounded by her loving family on January 17, 2023. She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Merl Jeffrey Richards, her parents and her younger sister, Barbara Helen Wallerstedt Swanson. She is survived by her children, Lamont Richards (Nan Schweiger), Kent Richards (Alison), and Laurie Richards (Dan Worth); grandsons Harrison Richards (Mariam), Cameron Richards, and great grandchildren, Margaux and Julian Richards (Harrison and Miriam), her siblings and many cousins, nieces and nephews. Graveside services will be held May 20th at 10:00 AM at Oakland Cemetery, followed by a celebration of life service at 11:00 AM at First Evangelical Lutheran Church, Oakland, NE. Memorials in honor of Jean may be sent to the First Evangelical Lutheran Church and the Oakland Swedish Heritage Center, both in Oakland, 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.
Shirley Suann Scaggs
Shirley Suann “Sue” (Ellsworth) Scaggs, 94, of Urbana, Illinois passed away in her sleep from respiratory failure in her son’s home, in Lincoln, Nebraska, on Wednesday, January 18, 2023. Shirley was born on June 6, 1928, to John and Mildred (Farr) Ellsworth, in Salt Lake City, Utah, as an only child. Shirley has a half-sister from her father’s previous marriage. The family moved to Collinsville, Illinois several years later. She attended Collinsville High School, in Collinsville, Illinois, and married her high school sweetheart, Robert Tyler Scaggs, on January 27, 1951, at St. John’s Evangelical and Reformed Church. After moving around for several years while Robert served in the navy, they settled down in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois. They had two children. A year ago, they moved in with their son due to failing health. Shirley was a loving mother and wife for almost 72 years. Shirley was a long-time learner, always taking classes on many different interests. She was always ready to serve her community, which she did by being a driver for Meals On Wheels and hosting foreign exchange students. She often served in her church with various activities. Shirley loved to travel and see all the places she could with her family. Her highlight trip was going on a Mediterranean cruise for her and her husband’s 50th wedding anniversary. Shirley was preceded in death by her parents, John and Mildred Ellsworth and half-sister, Ruth Mary (Ellsworth) Hayden. She is survived by her widower, Robert Tyler Scaggs, Lincoln, NE, her son Damon Ellsworth Scaggs, Lincoln, NE, grandson Julian Robert Thayer Scaggs and granddaughter Tahlia Hope Scaggs and her daughter Cassandra Dacia Scaggs (with Husband Steve Willoughby), Aloha, Oregon, grandsons Kendrick Ammon Alexander Willoughby and Jonathan Lorin Michael Willoughby. Shirley will be cremated. A memorial service will be planned at a later time in Urbana, Illinois. 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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