Lyle E. Stern

June 23, 1925 - April 28, 2016

Lyle E. Stern age 90 of Omaha formerly of Blair, died April 28, 2016 at Immanuel Fontenelle Rehab Center in Omaha, NE. Funeral services will be held Monday, May 2 at 10:30 AM at First Lutheran Church in Blair. Burial will follow the service in the Blair Cemetery. Visitation will be held Sunday, May 1 from 6 to 8 PM at First Lutheran Church in Blair. Lyle E. Stern was born on June 23, 1925 in Pleasant Dale, Nebraska the son of Arthur and Jeanette (Boggs) Stern. He graduated from Pleasant Dale. Lyle married Iona Jean Heikes on May 29, 1955 in Wayne, Nebraska. After the wedding the couple made their home in Valley, Nebraska where Lyle owned and operated Stern’s Standard Station. In 1960 the couple moved to Blair, where later, Lyle worked at Vinton Motors and then Blair Community Schools until his retirement. Lyle was a member of the Blair Spinning Wheels Square Dance Club. He enjoyed bowling, pitching horseshoes, and playing in an over 50 softball league. He was an avid Saint Louis Cardinals fan and a was a member of First Lutheran Church in Blair. Lyle is survived by his daughters Nancy Hart of Omaha and Connie (Randal) Petersen of Omaha; grandchildren: Jessica Petersen of Omaha, Corey (Bobbie Lea) Petersen of Elkhorn, and Kiley Petersen of Sioux Falls, South Dakota; great grandsons Chase Petersen and Sawyer Petersen; sister Dorothy Carver of Broomfield, Colorado; sister-in-law Rayoma (Kermie) Andrews of Omaha; and several nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by his parents, wife Iona, son-in-law Andrew Hart, brothers Raymond and Bernard, sisters Letty Mundt, Bonnie Bargman, Violet Graff, and Dorothy Lasley. Memorials may be directed to First Lutheran Church of Blair. Services provided by Campbell~Aman Funeral Home, Blair, NE.