Frank T. Webber

Frank Tyler Webber was born in Omaha, Nebraska, November 10, 1921, to (Cornelia) Daisy Tyler Webber and Oscar Hubert Webber. He passed away at his assisted-living home on September 6, 2026. He is survived by his daughter, Carol Webber Schutte (Clear Lake, Iowa), and sons Gary L. Webber and daughter-in-law Pam Baker-Webber (Sharon, Massachusetts) and Larry W. Rosman-Webber and daughter-in-law Debbie Rosman-Webber (Omaha, Nebraska). Also left to cherish his memory are nine grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren, loving nieces and nephews.. He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife of 67 years, (Ellen) Jane Artman Webber, his daughter, Linda Marie Webber Houser, his sister, Anna Marie Fobes and his brother, Hubert Webber.

Frank married his North High School sweetheart, Jane Artman, September 5, 1946 at their church, Pearl Memorial United Methodist. They moved to Ames, Iowa where Frank attended Iowa State University to earn his Bachelor’s degree and welcome their first child, Linda. He was hired by Omaha Technical High School as an industrial arts instructor and later earned his Master’s degree at Colorado State University and served as a counselor, helping young people navigate the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s through some difficult times. He retired after 35 years when Tech, as a high school, was closed.

Frank gave much to many during his long life. He served as a medic in the South Pacific during WWII. He was active in the United Methodist Church in Omaha (Pearl and then St. Paul) throughout his first 100 years, serving as a trustee at Pearl, and shuttling kids to innumerable choir practices and MYF meetings. He enjoyed gardening throughout his long life, providing much of the food for raising the family on their acreage in Ponca Hills. Frank was known for his huge gardens and later, especially, his beautiful flowers. After retirement he enjoyed the Omaha Garden Club, and particularly the cultivation of different iris and daffodil varieties. He served the Omaha Kiwanis clubs, tirelessly chairing the city-wide pancake day fundraiser for many years and also was a greeter for visitors at Omaha Eppley Airport for 22 years.

During his childhood he spent many happy weeks with siblings and extended Tyler family members in Villisca, Iowa. He worked with his brother and cousins hauling ice by horse-drawn cart and later delivering Coca Cola for the Tyler businesses. His aunts and uncles there played significant roles in helping develop his strong work ethic. – which came in very handy when we moved from Florence Boulevard to nine acres in Ponca Hills, north Omaha, where we welcomed baby Larry and spent the rest of the childrens’ formative years.

He worked very hard throughout his life, building, fixing, maintaining a rental unit, painting schools during his summers “off”, endless gardening- plowing with an old iron (gas, walk-behind) tractor to plant the produce, then oversee the harvesters (4 kids), sweat through processing (dear Jane!) on stifling summer nights, and take pride in the end product in the cold winter months. And there was always livestock: chickens (eggs and meat) and the occasional calf and several sheep (lots of fences to mend.) Yes, Frank was a farmer at heart!

But he made some time for play, too. His children remember the fabulous train set-up in the “washroom” where he built a trestle into the 4x8 table set-up to enhance hours of railroading. There were evenings of popcorn or root beer floats, watching “professional?” wrestling – and then of course the “real” wrestling with the kids giggling on the living room floor. There were trips – can you imagine traveling with 4 kids, full camping gear (no AC, no seat-belts of course) - across the state in a ‘53 Studebaker, then the western nation, in a Chevy Nova station wagon – to camp and a couple of times to visit relatives. There were the rides in wheelbarrows, the playing with the chickens, the fencing for cows, the feeding of baby lambs with a nippled 7-up bottle in the washroom, the fighting with the MEAN ram, the hauling livestock to market in the old blue truck.

And, my, the summer picnics on the screened in porch!! LARGE family gatherings enjoyed fried chicken – butchered, plucked, singed, that morning, cooked over a HOT stove by Jane, passed through the window – and devoured on a hot summer evening. If it was the 4th of July, Gary got his own birthday fireworks display, as we shot bottle rockets up a rainspout and chased each other with sparklers. – California, Chicago, and Phoenix cousins were amazed at the wild activities on the “farm” in Omaha!

After Frank’s 35 years in the Omaha schools, he and Jane caught up on traveling, enjoying several trips with loving sister and friend, Anna Marie and brother Hubert and his wife, Shirley. Adventures included Niagara, Boston, church retreats in Arkansas, visits to California with walks along the beach, and even touring Greece and the Holy Land with a church group. My, the places they would see…. He always took copious pictures and documented the highlights of their days.

With Linda and Larry’s families in Omaha, the grandparents loved special times with grandkids nearby. Frank and Jane made their own decisions to give up the overwhelming acreage and move to a lovely Ponca neighborhood, then on to a retirement facility – where we celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary. Jane passed away in 2013 and Frank moved to Ridgewood assisted-living in Bennington in 2021. He maintained a good quality of life there, with attentive and loving staff, weekly Sunday meals with Larry and Debbie, (and whoever else was available - THANK YOU brother and sister!!) and lots of Skip-Bo games, which he continued to enjoy into his 104th year!

We were all fortunate to have this man in our lives for so long. Larry, Debbie and Carol have great memories of last days with Dad, including ice cream – his fav – as his last food, and enjoying flowers on the patio at Ridgewood. After a fall, staff kept him comfortable and pain-free for 6 days until his passing.

Now, rest in peace…. Dear Dad.

Visitation Friday (10/16/2026) 1:00 - 3:00 PM at Roeder Mortuary. Memorial Service 3:00 PM Friday (10/16/2026) at Roeder Mortuary 2727N. 108th Street Omaha, Nebraska 68164.

Memorials may be directed to:

Lauritzen Gardens

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or

The National Parks Foundation

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