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Elizabeth Joanne Mikkleson Little died peacefully on July 16, 2023 at her residence in Nebraska City. She was 90 years old.

Joanne was born in Little Sioux, Iowa, to Raymond and Mary Mikkleson. After graduating from high school, she worked as an administrative assistant at a local law firm in Omaha, Neb.. On May 15, 1954, she married her sweetheart, John Little. John and Joanne lived in Trenton, Neb., and then moved to Blair, Neb., where they lived in the same house for 58 years. In 2019, they moved to Nebraska City, Neb., to be near their son Tony and his family.

During their time in Blair, Joanne and John made many lifelong friends and spent many years volunteering, especially at the First United Methodist Church where they worshiped. Joanne was a member of the UMW and attended several bible studies. She also worked in the administrative office of the Blair Community Schools for several years.

Joanne is survived by her children, Sara (David) Blobaum of Scottsdale, Ariz.; Hoyt (Karen) Little of Louisville, Ky.; and Tony (Julie) Little of Nebraska City, Heb.; four grandchildren, Christine Blobaum Fitzgerald, Geoffrey Blobaum, and Kaili and Addyson Little; three great-grandchildren, Landon, Charles and Lachlan Fitzgerald.

She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, John; her parents; her brother Harry Mikkleson, and her sister Dorothy Jane “Jane” Grandgenett.

Joanne was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend. Although she will be greatly missed, her kindness will live on in the lives she touched.

There will be a joint Celebration of Life for both John and Joanne at the First United Methodist Church in Blair at 10 a.m. on Saturday Oct. 7, 2023. A luncheon will be provided after the service.

#2 Published by Omaha World-Herald on Aug. 1, 2023.Elizabeth Little Obituary

Little, Elizabeth Joanne (Mickkleson)

January 26, 1933 - July 16, 2023

Celebration of Life for both John and Joanne will be held at First United Methodist Church, Blair. 10 a.m. Saturday, October 7. Luncheon following.

Survivors: children: Sara (David) Blobaum of Scottsdale, AZ; Hoyt (Karen) Little of Louisville, KY; and Tony (Julie) Little of Nebraska City, NE; four grandchildren: Christine Blobaum Fitzgerald, Geoffrey Blobaum, and Kaili and Addyson Little; three great-grandchildren: Landon, Charles, and Lachlan Fitzgerald.

Campbell Aman Funeral Home 444 S. 17th Street, Blair, NE 68008

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

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