Shirley I. Lockhorn

Shirley Lockhorn, 84, of Kearney, died April 14, 2025, at Mt. Carmel Home Keens Memorial in Kearney. Memorial Mass will be 10:00 am, April 22, 2025, at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Ravenna with Fr. Harlan Waskowiak officiating. Burial will be 1:30 pm, at St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery at Prairie Center. Visitation will be from 4:00 to 6:00 pm, April 21, 2025, at Horner Lieske McBride & Kuhl Funeral and cremation Services with a Rosary at 6:00 pm. Memorials are suggested to Mt. Carmel Home Keens Memorial or Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church. Shirley was born May 18, 1940, to Rupert and Irene (Schuller) Stittle. She was the first of 12 children and grew up on the Stittle Family Farm south of Ravenna. After graduating from Ravenna High School, she attended the College of Saint Mary’s in Omaha for one year. Shirley married Leonard Lockhorn on September 1, 1959. They farmed near Pleasanton and were blessed with three children, Nancy, Roger, and Keith. They were married for 31 years until Leonard’s death in 1990. Shirley will be remembered for her Catholic faith, her family, the farm, and her hard work-ethic. When Leonard was alive, they worked together farming; taking care of their livestock; calving; raising chickens; both driving the school bus for Pleasanton Public School; going to kids sports and activities, camping, and traveling. After Leonard passed in 1990, Shirley continued her hard working ways on the farm, downsizing a little, but continuing to work on the farm. She added being a school aide and grandma. She loved kids; driving the school bus to athletic events, band and speech competitions which she even helped judge at times; and served as a sponsor on a band trip to San Antonio. Shirley tried her best to attend all family events from her brothers and sisters and their families all the way down to her own great grandchildren. She loved traveling with her sisters and friends on the Peterson Center trips and attending her grandchildren’s events; from Jared’s Legion baseball games to Kayla’s sporting events, and Madison’s tennis matches. One of her most memorable moments was when her Grandson, Tanner, took her and Nancy up on a plane ride. The Catholic faith was very important to Shirley. She was the organist, taught CCD, and served on the Altar Society at what was St. Mary’s Prairie Center. Shirley was always there to help wherever needed in Pleasanton and was a member of the Pleasanton Lions Club. Shirley moved off the farm in 2020 into Wel-Life Assisted Living in Kearney. Here, she met Jim Smith of Kearney, who became a very close companion, who helped her through this tough transition in her life. In the summer of 2024, she had a short stay at Country House in Grand Island until returning to Kearney in October to Mount Carmel Nursing Home. Shirley is survived by her daughter, Nancy and Ken Roth of Kearney; son, Roger and Deb Lockhorn of Lincoln; grandchildren, Jared and Amanda Roth of Kearney, Kayla and Denver Lohnes of Gretna, Tanner Lockhorn of Lincoln, Madison Lockhorn and Chris Duerschner of Boise, ID; great grandchildren, Leroy and Naomi Roth of Kearney; brother, Kenny and Cyndy Stittle of Ravenna; sisters, Pat and Jerome Loeffelholz of Pleasanton, Sharon Marzolf of Ravenna, Carol and Victor Kugler of Hastings, Beverly and Donnie Macek of Ravenna, Marcia and Gary Olson of Red Cloud, NE, Annette and Mike Finke of York, Cathy and Rich Arrona of Chillicothe, OH; sisters in law, Toni Stittle of Ravenna, and Phyllis Stittle of Kearney. Shirley was preceded in death by her husband, Leonard, son, Keith, and brothers, Jerome, Robert and Don Stittle, and sister in law, Loretta Lockhorn.

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Shirley I. Lockhorn

May 18, 1940 - April 14, 2025