Dian Rose Rohnert McConnell, 66, of Lexington, died Sunday, Dec. 25, 2005, at Tri-County Hospital in Lexington.
Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, Dec. 28, at Grace Lutheran Church in Lexington, with Rev. Megan Morrow officiating. Burial will be in the Greenwood Cemetery in Lexington. Visitation was held Tuesday, Dec. 27, at Reynolds-Love Funeral Home in Lexington. Reynolds-Love Funeral Home in Lexington is in charge of arrangements.
Survivors include her father, John Rohnert of Lexington; three sons, Kelly Shea McConnell of Marysville, Kan., Michael Shawn (Marge) McConnell of North Platte, and Timothy Jon (Deborah) McConnell of Grand Island; a daughter, Kimberly Kay McMahon of Kearney; two sisters, Jo (Keith) Swartz of Lexington, and Cindy (Gary) Flint of Lexington; grandchildren, Angelia and Ronald McConnell, Michaela McConnell, Kaitlyn and Brian McMahon; along with numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.
She was preceded in death by her mother Doris in 2001; her husband Gene; and a sister Sheila.
Dian was born Aug. 15, 1939, in Lexington, to John and Doris (Utecht) Rohnert.
She grew up in Lexington and graduated from Lexington High School with the class of 1957. After high school she continued her education in Omaha where she obtained her LPN and worked at Immanuel Hospital. While in Omaha she met Ronald Gene McConnell. They were married on Aug. 23, 1959, in Lexington. He preceded her in death on Oct. 19, 1976.
The couple lived in Omaha, Hermiston, Ore., Herman, Nebraska, and Lexington. While in Oregon, the couple adopted 18-month-old Kelly Shea. The family would later add Michael Shawn in 1964, Timothy Jon in 1968, and a daughter Kimberly Kay in 1970.
After Gene's death in 1976, the family moved to Lexington in May of 1977. Dian worked for Tri-County Hospital and followed in her parents' footsteps working at the Dawson County Jail for many years.
Memorials are kindly suggested to the family for later designation.
--Obituary obtained from the Lexington Clipper-Herald
