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- (ADV 10/18/2009) Ancestry.com Obituaries -> Freemont Tribune Dec 3, 2003
Roper, Elaine I. (Hansen)
Roper -- Elaine I. (Hansen), 70, Davey, died Thursday (11/6/03). Born in Superior on Sept. 29, 1933, to E.A. and Emma (Mikkelsen) Hansen. Graduated from Hardy High School, Hardy. Attended Kearney State Teachers College and taught for two years at Weimer Rural School. In 1954, she married Harold E. Roper in Hardy and moved to Ogden, Utah. They returned to Lincoln in 1955 and had resided in this area since then. She attended the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. Elaine worked as a PBX operator, receptionist and in the Trust Department at Union Bank & Trust Co. After their retirements, she and Harold raised llamas on their acreage outside of Lincoln. She enjoyed sewing, crafts, traveling and spending time with her grandchildren. She has been a member of Our Saviour's Lutheran Church of Lincoln for 47 years. Elaine was active in Our Saviour's Lutheran Church, having served on the church council and various committees and was active in the Lydia and Esther circles.
Survivors: husband, Harold E., Davey; son, daughter-in-law, Steve and Camie Roper, Ann Arbor, Mich.; daughter, son-in-law, Suzy and Dr. Larry Bragg, Kearney; grandchildren, Alex Roper, Ann Arbor, Jared Bragg, William Bragg, Thomas Bragg, Emma Bragg, all Kearney; brother, sister-in-law, LeRoy and Joanna Hansen, Hardy. Preceded in death by parents.
Services: 10 a.m. Monday, Our Saviour's Lutheran Church, 1200 S. 40th St., Lincoln 68410. Pastor Lowell Hennigs. Lincoln Memorial Park. Visitation: 2 p.m. Saturday until 9 p.m. Sunday, Roper & Sons Funeral Home. Family will greet friends 4-6 p.m. Sunday, funeral home. Memorials to church. Condolences may be e-mailed to contact@roperandsons.com.
Published in the Lincoln Journal Star from 11/7/2003 - 11/8/2003.
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