Lola J. Thomas, 64, of Blair, died Friday, Sept. 27, 2013, at Immanuel Medical Center in Omaha.

Services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 1, at the Church of the Nazarene in Fremont. Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Monday at Moser Memorial Chapel in Fremont with family receiving friends from 6 to 8 p.m. The visitation will continue one hour prior to the service at the church.

Lola J. Shreves was born Dec. 27, 1948, in Creston, Iowa, to Arlon and Esther (Swanger) Shreves. She graduated from Griswold High School in Iowa in1967. She received her teaching degree at Westmar University in Le Mars, Iowa.

On July 23, 1981, she married Roger Thomas in Fremont, where they lived until 1996 when the family moved to Blair.

She taught Spanish and English at Fort Calhoun High School for 40 years. She also worked part time for H & R Block in Blair.

She was spiritually active as a member of the Church of the Nazarene in Fremont. She enjoyed Bible studies and singing at the church.

Mrs. Thomas was a member of the Acappella Omaha Chorus Chapter of Sweet Adelines International. She was a volunteer at the Fort Calhoun Library and the Washington County Recycling Center in Blair.

She is survived by her husband, Roger, of Blair; son Nick Thomas of Gretna; mother Esther Shreves of Missouri Valley, Iowa; two brothers: Lance (Adrianne) Shreves of Sweet Home, Ore., and Loren (Johnette) Shreves of Missouri Valley; father-in-law and mother-in-law: William and Hazel Thomas of Fremont; and nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her father, Arlon; and brother Arlon Lee.

Memorials may be directed to the Church of the Nazarene in Fremont.

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