Lois Ann Lessmann

Lois attended country school and graduated from Wayne High School in 1949. She married Dale R. Lessmann, of Wayne, NE on June 23, 1954, at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Wakefield, NE, Pastor T. H. Buehner presiding. Lois and Dale lived in Wayne for most of their married years until Dale passed away on July 11, 1986. Lois moved Omaha in 1992. She was active in politics, supporting candidates running for the Senate, Governor, and Mayor. In 2016 she was voted into the Nebraska Poll Worker’s Hall of Fame in recognition of more than 20 years of service as a poll worker. Lois was also interested in sports including golf, NASCAR, and the Nebraska Cornhuskers. Last but not least, Lois was active in her church which included singing in choir, making reminder calls, assisting in the preparation of the church bulletins and newsletters, and correcting tests for the prison ministries. She was a hard worker who loved a challenge. Lois had the travel bug her entire life starting with trips with her sister Neva in the 1940s to visit their older siblings in Chicago. She traveled by car across the United States with her family of five, . And later in life she traveled to Alaska, Hawaii, Canada, Germany, Japan, and Singapore. Lois is survived by her three children; David Lessmann , Terry Lessmann , and Lori Lessmann . She is preceded in death by her brother, Wilbert O. Wieland, and sisters Helen K. Bergens, Vera M. Finke, and Neva E. Echtenkamp. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 PM on February 15, 2022 at Roeder Mortuary in Omaha. Funeral services will be held at Gethsemane Lutheran Church in Omaha on Wednesday, February 16, 2022 at 10:30 AM followed by lunch at the church.  The service will be live streamed at https://gethsemanelutheran.com.  Later that day, a graveside service will be held around 3:00 PM, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Wakefield, NE where Lois will be laid to rest alongside her husband Dale.