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Juanita “Nita” Benne, 62, of Fremont, NE, passed away, Saturday April 1, 2023, at her home.

Nita was born May 9, 1960, in Fremont, to Duane and Arlene (Pawling) Denison. She graduated from Arlington High School in 1978. She resided in Arlington before marrying Greg Bene on May 8, 1981, at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Fremont. Nita worked at the Fremont Area Medical Center for 28 years and then Omaha Public Schools for 6 years and later helped at a daycare for numerous years.

Nita was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church in Fremont. Her true love was being with her family, especially her grandchildren.

She is survived by her husband, Greg; daughters, Melissa Benne, Sarah (Andrew) Sass and Laura “Laurie” (Matthew) Sukstorf all of Fremont; brothers, Doug (Marlene) Denison and Rod Denison all of Lincoln and Gary (Sheryl) Denison of Blair; 5 grandchildren, Kaylee Benne, Summer, Natalie and McKenzie Sukstorf and Jonathan Sass; 3 sisters-in-law, Sharon, Ronda, and Vicki; brother-in-law, Russ; and many nieces and nephews.

Preceded in death by her parents; parents-in-law Richard and Rosemary Benne; brother, Roger Denison and brother-in-law, Kevin Benne.

Funeral Mass will be 10 am, Tuesday, April 11, 2023 at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Fremont. Visitation will be on Monday from 4-7 pm with a Rosary to follow at 7 pm all at Moser’s in Fremont. Interment will be at Calvary Cemetery in Fremont.

Memorials to St. Patrick Catholic Church and Huntington Disease Foundation

Moser Memorial Chapel, 2170 N. Somers Ave. Fremont, NE 68025 402-721-4490

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

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