Frances A. “Fran” Liston, 75, of Nickerson, was born Oct. 18, 1949, in Seward, to Alvin H. and Bonnie (West) Winkelman. She passed away Nov. 12, 2024, at her home.
She attended St. Paul Lutheran School in Utica before graduating in 1967 from Centennial High School. Fran moved to Lincoln, where she worked at State Farm Insurance. While living in Lincoln she met Duane Liston. They married at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Utica on June 7, 1969. They lived in Lincoln before moving to Scribner.
While living in Scribner, Fran worked for Landy’s Café. The couple then moved to their current location on a farm north of Nickerson. Fran worked at the Hooper Sentinel before purchasing the paper and becoming the owner/editor. After retiring from the newspaper business, she worked in Fremont at Yost Law Firm and Siebler & Schmeichel Financial before becoming the librarian for the Hooper Library until she finally retired for good.
Fran was currently a member of Grace Presbyterian Church in Fremont. She was involved in many bible studies in her church and the area and she participated in three mission trips to Russia, where she taught bible school and English as a second language.
Survivors include her husband, Duane, of Nickerson; children, Kimberly (Keith) Walberg of Rocklin, California. Devon (Pam) Liston of York, Nichole (Dan) Gregory of Fremont, and Erin (Jeff) Loock of Seymour, Connecticut; 14 grandchildren, Kristjun, Sydney, Elijah, Brandon, Moira, Justin, Aiden, Anna, Elizabeth, Molly, Jordan, Griffin, Sophia and William; three great-grandchildren, Keighyn, Kaedyn, and Karter; sisters, Sharon (Ken) Owens of Seward and LaVerne (Imad) Raad of Omaha; brother, Fred (Rose) Winkelmann of Wacol sister-in-law, Sunny Liston of West Des Moines, Iowa; and brother-in-law, Ron (Linda) Liston of Malcolm. Fran was preceded in death by her parents and brother, Alvin D. Winkelman.
A Celebration of Life was Nov. 16 at Grace Presbyterian Church in Fremont with burial at the Utica Cemetery. Memorial contributions are suggested to the family. Arrangements by Ludvigsen Mortuary Chapel in Fremont.
