Frances A. ‘Fran’ Liston, age 75, of Nickerson Died Tuesday, November 12, 2024 at home.
Fran was born October 18, 1949 in Seward, Nebraska to Alvin H. and Bonnie (West) Winkelman. She attended St. Paul Lutheran School in Utica before graduating in 1967 from Centennial High School also in Utica. Fran moved to Lincoln where she worked at State Farm Insurance. While living in Lincoln she met Duane Liston. They married at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Utica on June 7, 1969. They lived in Lincoln before moving to Scribner, Nebraska. While living in Scribner Fran worked for Landy’s Café. The couple then moved to their current location on a farm north of Nickerson. Fran worked at the Hooper Sentinel before purchasing the paper and becoming the owner/editor. After retiring from the newspaper business she worked in Fremont at Yost Law Firm and Siebler & Schmeichel Financial before becoming the librarian for the Hooper Library until she finally retired for good.
Fran was currently a member of Grace Presbyterian Church in Fremont. She was involved in many bible studies in her church and the area and she participated in 3 mission trips to Russia where she taught bible school and English as a second language.
Survivors:
Husband – Duane of Nickerson
Children – Kimberly (Keith) Walberg of Rocklin, CA.
Devon (Pam) Liston of York
Nichole (Dan) Gregory of Fremont
Erin (Jeff) Loock of Seymour, CT.
14 grandchildren – Kristjun, Sydney, Elijah, Brandon, Moira, Justin, Aiden, Anna, Elizabeth, Molly
Jordan, Griffin, Sophia and William
3 great grandchildren – Keighyn, Kaedyn, and Karter
Sisters – Sharon (Ken) Owens of Seward
LaVeerne (Imad) Raad of Omaha
Brother – Fred (Rose) Winkelmann of Waco
Sister-in-law – Sunny Liston of West Des Moines, IA.
Brother-in-law – Ron (Linda) Liston of Malcom
Fran was preceded in death by her parents and brother Alvin D. Winkelman
The visitation will be Friday, November 15, 2024 at the Ludvigsen Mortuary Chapel with the family present from 4pm to 8pm. Graveside services will be Saturday November 16, 9am, at the Utica Cemetery in Utica, Nebraska. A Celebration of Fran’s Life will be 11:30am also on Saturday at Grace Presbyterian Church in Fremont. Memorials may be directed to the family.
Online guestbook at www.Ludvigsenmortuary.com