Barbara A. Lanning 90 of Fremont, Nebraska passed away Thursday, September 1, 2022 at her home. She was born September 16, 1931 in Neola, Iowa to Cal and Ora (Classon) Stewart.
Barbara lived at Neola and came to Fremont in 1938. She was a 1949 graduate of Fremont Senior High School and a 1954 graduate of Mercy Hospital Nursing Program in Council Bluffs, IA. She stayed in Council Bluffs and worked at Mercy Hospital and several doctors’ offices. She married Marvin Dean Lanning July 24 1970 in Fremont. After marriage she retired and lived in Omaha until moving to Ginger Cove near Valley, NE in 1974. She loved to entertain family and friends while living at Ginger Cove for 35 years prior to returning to Fremont in 2009.
Barbara was a member of First Lutheran Church in Fremont, volunteered with the American Red Cross, was an avid Husker Football fan and had a green thumb for great gardening. She was known for her potato salad, deviled eggs, sugar cookies, mints and her famous roast beef sandwiches. She also enjoyed traveling and loved being a caregiver. She was Mercy Hospitals first representative at the First Student Nursing Convention in Chicago. She was ‘BLESSED’ with a wonderful full life.
She is survived by her stepson, Randall (Diane) Lanning of Chesterfield, Virginia; stepdaughter, Nancy Nolan of Fort Meyers, Florida; sister, Janie (Dean) Baugh of Fremont; brother, Richard Stewart of Downers Grove, Illinois; sister-in-law Dixie Lanning of Salina, Kansas; 3 grandchildren; 2 great grandchildren and several special nieces and nephews.
Barbara was preceded in death by her parents; husband Marvin in 2006; brother, Jim Stewart; sister, Judy Neuhaus; sisters-in-law, Gerri Stewart, Blanche Stewart and Eva Lanning; brothers-in-law, Darryl Neuhaus, Edgar Lanning and Donald Lanning; son-in-law, Wynn Nolan; nephew, Michael Stewart.
Funeral will be 10:30 A.M., Tuesday, September 6, 2022 at First Lutheran Church in Fremont. Deacon Rick Strong will officiate. Nurses Honor Guard Service will follow the funeral at church. Visitation will be on Monday from 4-6 P.M., at Moser Memorial Chapel in Fremont. Visitation will continue Tuesday 1 hour prior to the service at the church. Burial will be at Memorial Cemetery in Fremont.
Memorials are suggested to First Lutheran Church in Fremont or CHI Health Foundation-Mercy Nursing Scholarships, Council Bluffs, Iowa.
Online condolences may be left at www.mosermemorialchapels.com.
Moser Memorial Chapel, 2170 N. Somers Ave. Fremont, NE 68025 402-721-4490.