Born June 21, 1965 in Bangkok Thailand. Entered into rest May 6, 2020 in her home of Omaha, Nebraska at the age of 54. Naomi attended college for Information Technology and Computer/Software Programing. Various passions she enjoyed included building technology, designing and remodeling properties, and spending time with her family.
Preceded into rest by her father United States Air Force Retired Master Sergeant Fronzell Floyd Pankey Junior. Survived by her mother Naree Silaphat- Pankey, her sister and brother Faustine Udom and Floyd Fronzell Pankey III, her children Andria Naree Thomas- Swearengen, Za’Nia Naomi Thomas- Hamilton and husband Troy Durelle Hamilton, Anthony Zigeth Thomas, Malik Yousef- Zigeth Thomas, Nandi NZhinga- Naomi Thomas, Nadia Naomi Florence Thomas, cousin Tiffany Udom Cross, lifelong friend Chanda Reaves, her husband Kevin Argie Minor, and many extended family members.
We love you, miss you dearly and will see you later.
Alice Johnson passed away peacefully on May 4, 2020. Alice was born in Dayton, Iowa on March 31, 1929 to Ralph and Linnea Manguson. She grew up in a family of 10 children where life centered around family, friends, church and school. She played basketball and graduated from Dayton High School in 1947. After graduation, Alice moved to Omaha to attend Commercial Extension School of Business and played on their basketball team. Alice continued to play amateur league basketball after finishing school and worked for a kitchen distributor in Omaha.
In 1953, Alice married Merlin Johnson and they had four children: Carol, Tom, Pam and Linda. After a year in Omaha, they lived in Council Bluffs until 1963 and returned to Omaha living in Maple Village for many years. Alice was an active member of Maplewood United Methodist Church. She was a dedicated homemaker and worked as a telemarketer after raising her family. Alice especially loved travelling to visit family in Iowa, Texas, Florida, Colorado and Michigan. She enjoyed special vacations to Alaska, Washington D.C., Myrtle Beach and Branson with family and friends. Alice was a loving and caring woman who was dedicated to her family and friends.
Alice was preceded in death by her husband Merlin Johnson, son Thomas, daughter Pamela, parents Ralph and Linnea Manguson, brothers Charles (Betty), Don, Dwain (Marion), Kenneth, Glen and Ray, sister Dorothy (Bud) Simons. Alice is survived by daughters Carol (Lynn) Rice, Linda Johnson, grandchildren Siri (Ryan) Morken, John (Nicole) Rice, Erica (Vincent) Bosscher, great grandchildren, Maria, Moses, Louis and Georgia Bosscher, Evan and Jake Morken, sisters Marjorie Udall, Helen Martin, many nieces and nephews, family and friends.
Visitation Thursday (5/7/20) 3:00 – 6:00 PM (Following CDC Guidelines) at Roeder Mortuary 2727 N 108th Street Omaha, NE. Private Graveside Service. Celebration of life service to be held later. Memorials to Maplewood United Methodist Church. The family would like to express our deep appreciation to the staff and residents of Azira Health Montclair and AsceraCare Hospice.
Roeder Mortuary 2727 N 108th St – Omaha, NE 402-496-9000 www.RoederMortuary.com
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Mollie Kay Reynolds was born in Omaha, Nebraska on April 29, 1938 to Mollie Reynolds, her namesake. She was the eldest of nine children (8 sisters and 1 brother). Mollie attended Long School Elementary and Omaha Technical High School, graduating in 1956.
Kay was a long-time faithful member of Mt. Calvary attending at an early age under the leadership of Rev. Roy Johnson and years later was baptized by the late Bishop William H. Foeman. During her years at Mt. Calvary, Kay was a faithful and willing servant in the Lord’s house. Kay served as Head of the Culinary Dept. and served on the Auxiliary of Committed Workers. As a young woman rearing her family, one of Kay’s first jobs was at Booth Memorial Hospital in the Geriatric Department. She worked there until the hospital closed and used her severance pay to purchase a home for her growing family. Kay developed a passion for cooking and preparing feasts fit for a king, Kay loved to cook and retired from the Omaha Club after 30 years of service in catering. She also worked for Marriott for 18 tears in the field of catering. In addition to catering, Mollie was a caregiver/elder companion during her retirement years. She was a loving mother, aunt, grandmother and friend. Kay loved her family and instilled in each of them Christian principles at an early age. She will be missed for her dedication to family, her wisdom and commitment to her church and catering for family and friend’s festivities.
Kay was preceded in death by her mother and sisters: Barbara Wright, Beverly Johnson and Sondra Williams. She leaves to cherish her memory, daughters: Rhonda McClinton-Wilder, Terra Reynolds-Ball (Rodien), Crystal Reynolds, Roxanne Reynolds-Triplett (Melvin), sons: Tony V. Reynolds, Jacque S. Reynolds, Wali Rashad and Robert C. Reynolds, brother: Neal LeRoy Reynolds, sisters: Brenda Faulkner (Robert), Debra Reynolds-Poole, Pamela Reynolds (Terry Nettles) and Bobbi Jean Reynolds-Tealer (Kenneth), special aunt: Jeannette Weedon-Brown, a host of nieces, nephews, grandchildren and other relatives and friends.
” I Love You More “
Visitation: 4:00 to 7:00 PM Wednesday, May 6th, Roeder Mortuary, 4932 Ames Ave. and 9:30 to 11:00 AM Thursday, May 7th at Mt. Calvary Community Church, 5112 Ames Ave. with Private Family Funeral Service at 11:00 AM. The public may view the service at: http://www.facebook.com/m3comaha. Interment: Forest Lawn Cemetery.
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Mark Anthony Nowka Age 64 of Gretna, NE passed away May 2, 2020. He was born on September 21, 1955 in McCook, Nebraska to Dale Nowka and Dorothy (Blobaum) Nowka Benscoter. Mark grew up in McCook, Culbertson and Omaha. He attended Omaha South High School. In 1973, he married Debra Sempeck in Gretna, NE. The couple was blessed with three sons, Adam, Andy and Anson. Mark was a retired diesel mechanic at Cornhusker International in Omaha for over 30 years. He enjoyed working on classic cars and motorcycles, playing golf, Keno, canoeing and especially spending time with his family.
He was preceded in death by his parents. Those left to celebrate his life include his wife; Debra Nowka, sisters; Sherry Carfield (Ken) of Culbertson, NE and Cindy Bundy (Tim) of North Platte, NE, brother; Todd Nowka of Omaha, NE, sons; Adam Nowka (Andrea) of Springfield, NE, Andy Nowka (Sarah Imbach) of Kirkland, WA and Anson Nowka (Amy) of Elkhorn, NE. , 8-grandchildren and 2-great-grandchildren, family and friends.
Visitation: Wednesday, May 6th from 3:00 to 7:00 PM Roeder Mortuary, 11710 Standing Stone Dr, Gretna, NE.
Funeral Mass: Thursday, May 7th 10:30 AM at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, 508 W. Angus Rd., Gretna, NE
Private Interment following at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
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Morris Robert Palle, Jr. Age 84 was a loving dad, grandfather, brother and friend passed away peacefully at home Saturday, May 2,2020 in Gretna, NE. with family close by. He was a strong independent man who was diagnosed with cancer 2 years ago. After being hospitalized for almost a week, he was anxious to go home to see his grandson and beloved dog Cookie. He was born January 15, 1936 in Omaha, NE to Morris, Sr. and Hildegarde (Kluge) Palle. He was a veteran of the US Army and a member of American Legion Post #316 in Gretna.
Morris was preceded in death by his wife; Delores, family and friends.
He is survived by his daughters; Kimberly C. Mefford (Brian) of Gretna, NE and Debra Swift (Mike) of Colorado Springs, CO, grandson; Luke Mefford, granddaughter; Jennifer Beck (Dan), great-grandson; Tobias Beck, brother; Wayne Palle, sister-in-law; Sharon Richter (Dean), nephews; Craig Richter (Wendy), and Joel Richter, Beloved dog Cookie, other family and friends.
Visitation: 4:00 to 7:00 PM Tuesday, May 5th Roeder Mortuary, 11710 Standing Stone Dr., Gretna, NE.
Private Family Funeral Service: 10:00 AM Wednesday, May 6th, Resurrection Lutheran Church, 153 S. McKenna Ave., Gretna, NE. Others may watch at http://linktr.ee/relcgretna.
Interment: Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Omaha, NE.
Memorials may be directed to the Resurrection Lutheran Church or the Family for designation elsewhere.
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Carole Lucille McKinley – age 77, of Omaha, NE passed away May 2, at UNMC. Carole is survived by her husband, Samuel J. McKinley and son Andrew J. McKinley, sisters Edna Ferris (Dallas, TX), Joyce (Marlo) White of Omaha, brother Daniel (Moni) Cutler of Blair, nieces, nephews, great nieces, great nephews, great great nieces, great great nephews, and a host of beloved extended family and friends.
Carole was born in Preston, MN, attended school in Wykoff, MN, and college at Bob Jones University in SC. She and Sam were married 04/05/69 and recently marked their 51st anniversary. She managed their dairy farms in MN as they farmed together. She was a talented pianist and organist and used her music to bless the Lord and folks in many venues. Carole loved her extended family and did extensive research in family history. A lover of flowers, hats and feeding people, she was regarded as the premiere pie maker in her family. (A nephew in South Korea commented that he felt the urge to go buy an oven and pie plate and bake a pie from scratch as she had tried to teach him to do. **needs lard**) Visits to their farms in MN included picnics in the parks in Preston, MN, and Decorah, IA, sleigh rides nearby at Christmas, and exploring her beloved Fillmore County, MN. She served the Lord in many capacities as well as her music, including S.S. superintendent, deaconess, Alliance Women, missionary support, and always a faithful prayer warrior.
Preceded in death by her parents, George and Lucille Cutler, brother Earl Cutler, and great nephew Jenson Aaron.
Memorial Service Friday (5/8/20) 10:00 AM at Faith Family Church 9515 Blondo Street Omaha, NE. Private Inurnment Flower Hill Cemetery. Memorials may be designated to the family to disperse to missions.
Roeder Mortuary 2727 N 108th St – Omaha, NE 402-496-9000 www.RoederMortuary.com
At age 75, Kay Ruff loving mother and grandmother passed away peacefully at home Thursday, April 30, 2020 in Ashland, NE with family close by and all her animals content in the barn.
She was a strong independent lady who was diagnosed with cancer 6 months prior.
Kay was born in Littleton, CO where she spent her childhood and began her love for horses and passion for riding. She attended college in Colorado and completed her teaching degree at the University of Nebraska Omaha. After college she taught special education and later became a substitute teacher, owned a daycare, had a tack business and worked alongside her two sons. She also dedicated her extra time to her grandchildren and animals.
Grandchildren were her life, with horses being next in line. If she was not attending one of her grandchildren’s many youth sports games or helping taking them to practice, she was taking them 4-H meeting and horse shows, or many other various activities. Not often did she have just one grandchild, she preferred to have all of them.
Kay was the most selfless, giving individual that thought of everyone before herself. She was a mentor, mother of two lucky sons Carsten and Cody with two lovely/caring daughters-in-law Missy and Angie, and the best grandma to five lucky grandchildren, Caden, Chase, Kylee and Riley, and Tucker.
Preceded in death by her parents, Robert Anderson of Denver, CO and Hilda Anderson of Omaha, NE. Her life was full of love, joy, and kindness. She will always be looking down on her family from her horse barn in the sky.
Celebration of life will be held at a later date.
Memorial donations will be made to Sarpy County 4-H Horse program.
Roeder Mortuary 11710 Standing Stone Gretna, NE. 402-332-0090 www.RoederMortuary.com
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Shirley Virginia Corbino was born to James and Ernestine Dulin, February 3, 1935 in Omaha, Nebraska. She was preceded in death by her parents, son; Michael Corbino, brother; Jerry Dulin, sister; Margret White and grandson; Troy “Scoobie” Pittman.
Shirley attended Long Elementary and Central High School in Omaha and later attended Allhouse Cosmetology School. After a while and having family in New York, she made the decision to move there. She loved “The Big Apple” and would live there for the next 30 years.
While living in New York she joined the Stallwart Pillar of the African American Community, Abyssinian Baptist Church under the pastorate of Dr. Calvin O. Butts III, where she was a dedicated and faithful worker who was beloved by all. During her membership tenure she was named “Unsung Heroine of Abyssinian”. She served as President of the Entertainment Ministry, she was also a member of the Missionary Ministry and the Satellite Ministry.
Shirley began a banking career at the Chase Manhattan Bank on Wall Street, working in the International Division. Shirley loved to travel and did so extensively. Even though her many travels took her from the Greek Islands to the Caribbean, Europe and more, she never missed coming home to Native Omaha Days to be with family and friends being called the nickname that only family could call her because she knew it meant nothing but love and it had to be family such as her favorite cousin, Beverly A. Johnson or her lifelong friend, Beverly Seay Johnson.
After retiring from the bank, she made the decision to move back home to be with family. Upon her return, she became a faithful and dedicated member of Mt. Nebo Baptist Church, where she not only was present but participated in everything, she made a commitment to join. She was a Deaconess, worked on the Scholarship Committee, was a supporter of the Youth Ministry and a member of Women’s Ministry just to name a few. As a faithful member of the New Era State Convention Auxiliary, Shirley worked diligently on the Registration Committee and traveled on each occasion to various cities for the Annual National Convention, U.S.A. Inc.
She also was very active in the community activities such as the Jazzy Seniors at the Christ Child Center, playing her favorite card game at the Adams Center and volunteered part time at the Love’s Jazz & Art Center as a hostess.
Shirley loved life and lived it to the fullest until her health began to fail. Her smile, wit and contagious personality will be sorely missed by all who had the opportunity to know her and call her by name.
Shirley leaves precious memories to her 5 granddaughters; Tracy Pittman ( Damion Bush), Kelly Pittman ( Brian Rweikiza), O’Donna Biggs all of Omaha, Nebraska, Tobie Corbino, Atlanta, Georgia and Essence De’Chabert, Richmond, Virginia, 5 great-grandchildren; Hayden Singleton, Atlanta, Georgia, Preston Woodall, Kelsey Pettis, Ryleigh Bush and Troy Bush, all of Omaha, Nebraska and a multitude of family and friends.
Visitation: Friday, May 1st from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM Roeder Mortuary 50th Ames Chapel.
Graveside Service: Saturday, May 2nd 10:30 AM Forest Lawn Cemetery.
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