Loretta Person

Loretta Person, age 88, of Columbus, Nebraska passed away Sunday, September 4, 2022 at her home.

Memorial Services are 11:00 a.m. Monday, September 12, 2022 at the First United Methodist Church in Columbus. The family will receive friends from 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. Sunday at McKown Funeral Home.

Loretta Lee Person was born February 28 ^th , 1934, in Grand Island, Nebraska to John & Eunice (Growcock) Pollard. She graduated from Clarks High School in 1952. Loretta married the love of her life Don Person on September 21, 1952, at United Methodist Church in Clarks, Nebraska.  Together they raised four wonderful children and eventually settled in Columbus, Nebraska.  She was a legal secretary for Vishay-Dale Electronics for 35 years before she retired.

Loretta loved serving her community and helping others and could often be found volunteering at the Methodist church and local hospital.  She was an active member in her church, she loved bowling, she enjoyed her garden and planting flowers, but most of all she enjoyed watching her family in the arena roping for hours on end.  She lived a life full of love and laughter and she passed those traits to her family who all do the same. While we will miss her here, we are comforted knowing she is rejoicing in heaven with her husband Don.

She is survived by:
Daughter: Paula (Gary) Arnold of Colorado Springs, CO.
Granddaughter: Holly (Kent) Ricken of Pueblo, CO.
Great-grandson: Sage Bader
Grandson: Justin (Barb) McBride of Meriden, WY.
Great-grandchildren: Cort & Kaycee McBride
Daughter: Shauna (Luvern) Blaszak of Kingsburg, CA.
Granddaughter: Brooke (Chance) Jackson of Lost Hills, CA.
Great-grandchildren: Raleigh & Rawlins Jackson
Son: Craig (Tammy) Person of Columbus, NE.
Son: Kelly (Virginia) Person of Woodlake, CA.
Grandson: Shawn (Nicole) Stanton of Black River, NY.
Great-grandchildren: Ava and Hudson Stanton
Sister in law: Mary Egger of Columbus, NE.
Niece: Amy (Kory) Nelson
Great Nephews and Niece: Kade, Ian, and Dru Nelson.