Lila Rose (Woeppel) Day, 82, of Fremont, Nebraska passed away Monday, May 31, 2021, at Dunklau Gardens in Fremont, Nebraska.
Lila was born Nov. 13, 1938, to Elmer and Addie (Mikkelsen) Woeppel, in Ewing, Nebraska. She grew up in Ewing and graduated from Ewing High School in 1956.
After high school, she began working at Mutual of Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska. She married Donald “Bud” Day on Feb. 22, 1958, at United Methodist Church in Ewing. Lila and Donald lived in Broken Bow from 1963 until 1991 where Lila was a homemaker and held multiple part time jobs. They then moved to Colorado from 1991 to 2000 to be near family. In 2000, Lila and Donald moved to McCook until 2008, when they moved to Norfolk. When Donald passed away in 2015, Lila moved to Fremont into assisted living and to be near her loving granddaughter, Nikea.
Lila enjoyed sewing, cooking, baking, shopping and vacations. Most of all she loved her family. She lived for her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.
She is survived by her children: Cynthia (Jim) Gage of Longmont, CO; Connie (Mike) Seevers of Fairmont, NE; Ronald (Angi) Day of Bismarck, ND; Cheryl (Jim) Neal of Chandler, AZ; Michelle (Bryon) Grove of Mina, SD; 12 grandchildren, raising one grandchild, Nikea (John) Brady; 16 great-grandchildren; brothers Leo, Robert and David; and sisters Charlotte and Karen.
She was preceded in death by her spouse, Donald Day; parents, Elmer and Addie; six brothers, Harold, Dale, Glen, Lester, Rodger, and Arnold.
Those that wish to donate in memory of Lila Day may do so to Dunklau Gardens Memory Care or Nebraska Medicine Alzheimer Research.
Funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, June 11, 2021, at Fremont Alliance Church in Fremont, NE, Reverend Scott Jensen officiating. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Thursday, June 10, 2021, at Moser Memorial Chapel in Fremont, NE. Private family graveside will be at Prospect Hill Cemetery in Norfolk.
Online condolences may be left at www.mosermemorialchapels.com.
Moser Memorial Chapel 2170 N. Somers Ave. Fremont, NE. 68025 402-721-4490.
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