Memorial Services for 75-year old Lana Chappell are Tues, Jan 16, 2023, at 2:00 PM at Chamberlain-Pier Funeral Home in Gordon, NE
Inurnment will be in the Gordon Cemetery.
A memorial has been established and donations may be sent in care of Chamberlain-Pier Funeral Home, PO Box 366, Gordon, NE 69343.
Online condolences may be left at www.chamberlainchapel.com
Lana Loy Chappell was born June 20th, 1948, in Gordon to Byron & Aloha Chappell. She was called to be with the Lord on Jan 6th, 2024, at Gordon Memorial Hospital.
Lana spent her early years helping her parents with ranching duties while going to school in Gordon. In 1967, Lana married Vern Owen; to this union 2 children were born: Jerry Dean & Tawnie Dylawn. Lana and Vern later divorced and she moved to Gordon, where she began working at Hinn’s Restaurant.
While living in Gordon, Lana met and married Ed Holderness. After getting married, she went to work at the Gordon Nursing home, where she spent many years as a CNA helping take care of patients.
In the late 1980’s Lana & Ed divorced and she moved to Hereford, Texas where she managed the Ranch House Café for 20 years. She loved her time in Texas, but when her parents needed her help, she moved back to Gordon to help take care of them. Lana then worked at Gordon Elementary School as a cook and loved her job dearly, her favorite part was of course the kids.
In her free-time, Lana enjoyed reading her Bible and fixing up her house room by room until it was just the way she liked it. She also dearly loved working in her yard and making sure every gnome and flower was in place to make it look in order.
Although Lana is no longer with us on Earth, she is also no longer suffering. We will forever remember her in our hearts.
Lana was preceded in death by her parents, Byron and Aloha Chappell, and by nephew Tyler Chappell.
Lana is survived by her brothers Burdette (Lila) Chappell of Kearney, NE; Travis (Terry) Chappell of Berthound, CO; and Mitch (Belinda) Chappell of Huntsville, AL; her children Jerry (Minette) Owen and Tawnie (Tom) Eichenberger; her grandchildren Austin (Sarah) Keiser, Tucker Keiser and Tristen Owen; and great-grand-children Emma, Allie and Beau Keiser; and along many nieces and nephews.
Chamberlain-Pier Funeral Home of Gordon is in charge of arrangements for Lana Chappell