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Moats, LaVonne Age 88 Of Washington, NE. Survived by children: Kathleen (Kent) Porter of Westfield, IN; Karen (Mike) Wilson of Dallas, TX; Katherine Siller of Yuba City, CA; Mark (Alane) of North Salt Lake City, UT; Rex (Diane) of Elkhorn, NE, and Heather (Jim) Nagengast of Omaha, NE; six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

VISITATION: Friday, 1-8pm, at the funeral home with family receiving friends from 4-8pm. EASTERN STAR SERVICE: Friday, 7:30pm, at the funeral home. CELEBRATION OF LIFE: Saturday, 11am, at Bethany Lutheran Church in Elkhorn. Interment: Prairie View Cemetery. Memorials to the church. Condolences to www.reichmuthfuneralhomes.com. REICHMUTH FUNERAL HOME 21901 West Maple | (402) 289-2222

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LaVonne was born to Dale and Mollie (Ditter) Wilson. She grew up in Grand Island where she attended grade school and graduated from Grand Island High School in 1949. LaVonne went on to receive her Teaching Certificate from Kearney State Teachers College. In later years she would receive her Bachelor’s Degree in Education and then a Master’s Degree.

LaVonne married LeRoy Moats on August 14, 1949 in Grand Island, Nebraska and they were blessed with six children: Kathleen, Karen, Katherine, Mark, Rex and Heather. LeRoy and LaVonne raised their family in Omaha until moving to Washington, Nebraska in 1976.

LaVonne taught at a country school near North Platte, Nebraska before staying at home to raise her family. After her children were grown, she went back to school twice to further her education. LaVonne taught at Metro Tech, Sunnyside Country School, was a substitute teacher for Omaha Public Schools and taught the GED program at the Douglas County Jail.

She enjoyed traveling, working in the garden, canning and anything involving the family. She made 18 trips to Norway including attending the Olympic in Lillehammer with her family. LaVonne was a leader and educator, always in command of the situation.

She was loving, compassionate and a warrior. LaVonne enjoyed board games and crosswords and puzzles of all kinds. She was an avid Chicago Bulls and Nebraska Cornhusker fan and enjoyed all football. She savored comfort food, a cold margarita and dinner out at Hector’s.

Preceded by:
Husband: LeRoy
Parents: Dale and Mollie
Sister: Arlene
Twin grandsons: Allan and LeeRoy Moats

Children: Kathleen (Kent) Porter, Karen (Mike) Wilson, Katherine Siller, Mark (Alane), Rex (Diane) and Heather (Jim) Nagengast
Grandchildren: Jill, Justin, Ariel, Jonathan, Madeline, Jasmine
Great-grandchildren: Kerigan, Kellan and Campbell

Reichmuth Funeral Home, Dec 2019

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

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