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Jayne was born to Rolland and LaMar (Kroenke) Cunningham in Fremont on Jan. 8, 1965. She grew up on a farm near Fontanelle and graduated from Arlington High School in 1983. She attended the University of Nebraska Curtis College for a brief time and later earned her bachelor’s degree from Bellevue University.

On Sept. 24, 1988, Jayne was married to Neil Gustafson. They were married at Salem Lutheran Church of Fontanelle, the same church where Jayne was baptized and confirmed. The couple first lived on a farm near Fontanelle, then lived near Winslow, and moved into Fremont in 1992.

She had worked for Pendleton Woolen Mills in Fremont, then for Rob-See-Co which has become Syngenta.

Jayne is a member of Salem Lutheran Church of Fontanelle where she has been very involved, serving on the church council and various committees. She was an avid golfer, golfing on Whitetail Run and the course at North Bend. She was also a supporter of Project Pink and the Cattlemen’s Ball of Nebraska.

She is survived by her husband Neil, her sister Sandy (Terry) Nielsen of Bellevue, and brother Randy Cunningham of Nickerson. She is preceded in death by her parents and her beloved dog Kirby.

The memorial service is Monday, Dec. 17, 2018, at 10:30 a.m. at Salem Lutheran Church of Fontanelle.

The committal will be at a later date. There is no viewing, however the family will receive friends at the Ludvigsen Mortuary, Fremont, on Sunday from 3 to 6 p.m. Memorials are suggested to the Cattlemen’s Ball of Nebraska and the Dodge County Humane Society.

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Jayne A. Gustafson

January 8, 1965 ~ December 11, 2018

Memorial Service 10:30am Monday, December 17, 2018 Salem Lutheran Church, Fontanelle, Nebraska. Officiating Clergy: Rev. Allison Siburg. Eulogy: Rev. Rob Hayen. Music: "I Hope You Dance" by Megan Vander Haar. Congregational Hymn "Beautiful Savior". Timothy Siburg, Organist.

Honorary Bearers: All Of Her Wonderful Friends

Committal (At A Later Date) Salem Lutheran Cemetery, Fontanelle, Nebraska

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

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