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Date Posted: 2017-09-11
Maiden Name: Schneider

Lori Lin Walker, 56, of Grand Island died Thursday, Sept. 7, 2017.

Memorial service was held at Monday, Sept. 11, at All Faiths Funeral Home in Grand Island. Father Scott Harder officiated.

Lori was born April 22, 1961 in Lexington, the daughter of Jim “Duke” and Phyllis (Rice) Schneider. She grew up on a farm east of Lexington and graduated from Lexington Senior High School.

Lori married Dallas Walker and they spent most of their married life raising their family in Nebraska and Alaska.

Those left to cherish her memory include her children, Ryan (Hanna) Walker of Alaska, Aimee (Steve) Owen of Alaska, Teresa Jones (Chris Sims) of Florida, Melissa (Allen) White of Alaska, Jessica Walker and Emily (Cody) VanSickle of Grand Island; her parents, Phyllis and Steve Douglas of Little Rock, Ark.; Duke (Sally) Schneider of Omaha; sister, Jami Anson (Gary Kampschneider) of Columbus; stepbrother, John (Pat) Hays of Omaha; stepsisters, Jodi (J.D.) Alonso of Omaha and Kathryn (Jerry) Linch of League City, Texas; 18 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Dallas and her grandparents.

Lori’s beloved family was her life. She was a fulltime mother, grandmother and homemaker. Loving and compassionate, she was as beautiful as the gardens she cultivated.

Online remembrances may be left at www.giallfaiths.com.