Jana Joan "Jo" Simmons, 81, of Omaha, died Sunday, May 11, 2014.

A memorial service will be 11 a.m. Friday at Dundee Presbyterian Church in Omaha. Graveside service will be 10 a.m. Friday at Forest Lawn Cemetery. Visitation is 6-8 p.m. Thursday at the 72nd St. Chapel of John A. Gentleman Mortuaries.

She was born May 17, 1932, in Cozad.

She graduated from Benson High School in Omaha and attended the University of Nebraska Omaha.

She was married to Raymond E. Simmons in 1952.

She was a very active member of the Dundee Presbyterian Church. She was a member of the Women’s Association, the Mariners Group and Friendly Folk.

She had a great love of fishing and for Lake of the Woods, Canada, where she spent every summer since her early teenage years. She also loved to fly and was one step short of earning her pilot’s license when she was 15.

She served as co-pilot for many years for her father, Raymond Howerter, and her husband, Ray Simmons.

She spent many happy years hooking rugs with a dear group of friends.

She is survived by daughters and sons-in-law Peggy (Randy) Leigh Hundt of Corpus Christi, Texas, and Sally (Timothy) Grissom of Columbia City, Ind.; grandchildren: William (Rachael) Grissom, Matthew (Lindsey) Grissom, Jessica Grissom and Sarah Grissom; great-grandchildren: Edie and Eli Grissom.

She was preceded in death by her parents and husband Raymond E. Simmons.

Memorials may be directed to Dundee Presbyterian Church.

Published in Omaha World-Herald on May 22, 2014

Simmons, Jana Joan

Age 81

MEMORIAL SERVICE Friday 11am at Dundee Presbyterian Church. Graveside Friday 10am, Forest Lawn Cemetery. VISITATION Thursday 6-8pm at the 72nd St. Chapel. JOHN A. GENTLEMAN MORTUARIES 72nd STREET CHAPEL 1010 North 72nd St. 402-391-1664 www.johnagentleman.com

Published in Omaha World-Herald from May 20 to May 21, 2014

Simmons, Jana Joan

Age 81

Jana Joan Simmons of Omaha, joined her Heavenly Father May 11, 2014. She was born May 17, 1932 in Cozad, NE. Joan graduated from Benson High School in Omaha and attended the University of Nebraska at Omaha. She was married to Raymond E. Simmons in 1952. Joan was a very active member of the Dundee Presbyterian Church. She was a member of the Women's Association, the Mariners Group, and Friendly Folk. Joan had a great love of fishing and for Lake of the Woods, Canada where she spent every summer since her early teenage years. She also loved to fly and was one step short of earning her pilots license when she was 15. Joan served as co-pilot for many years for her father Raymond Howerter and her husband Ray Simmons. She spent many happy years hooking rugs with a dear group of friends. She is survived by her two daughters, Peggy (Randy) Leigh Hundt of Corpus Christi, TX; and Sally (Timothy) J. Grissom of Columbia City, IN; four grandchildren, William, Matthew, Jessica, and Sarah Grissom; and two great grandchildren, Edie and Eli Grissom. Memorials may be sent to Dundee Presbyterian Church. MEMORIAL SERVICE Friday 11am at Dundee Presbyterian Church. Graveside Friday 10am, Forest Lawn Cemetery. VISITATION Thursday 6-8pm at the 72nd St. Chapel. JOHN A. GENTLEMAN MORTUARIES 72nd STREET CHAPEL 1010 North 72nd St. 402-391-1664 www.johnagentleman.com

~~~ Obituary courtesy of the Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Blair Public Library at Blair, Nebraska.~~~