LANNING, Mary Elizabeth

Mary Elizabeth Lanning Aug 10, 1934 – Sep 3, 2016 Born on August 10, 1934 in Tuscaloosa County, raised in Florence, Alabama and entered into eternal peace on September 3, 2016. She graduated from Coffee High School in 1953, and was a graduate of Larimore’s Business College in 1954. She was employed at the Redstone Arsenal in Hunstville, Alabama from 1955 to 1963, and from 1985 to 1994 she was employed by the Farmers Home Administration in Syracuse, New York. She was married to the late William R. Lanning for 35 years. Also preceding her in death were her parents, Charles and Opal Chesser, and brother, Arnold Chesser. After her husband’s death in 1998, she moved from Constantia, New York to Omaha, Nebraska in 2007. Mary Elizabeth was an active member of Grace Fellowship Church and volunteered for many organizations including CHI Lakeside Hospital. Other hobbies included watercolor painting, gardening, card playing, and water aerobics. She is survived by her son, Steven E. Lanning; daughter, Karen L. Stevens; son-in-law, Scott M. Stevens; granddaughter, Kayleigh; sister, Joy Chesser; sister-in-law, Kay Chesser; several nephews and nieces. GRAVESIDE SERVICES will be held at a later date at Lakeside Rural Cemetery in Bernhards Bay, New York. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to Grace Fellowship Church at 1211 So. 211th St., Elkhorn, NE 68022; or to The Lord Our Righteousness Fellowship at 12 Willard Drive, Bernhards Bay, New York 13028.

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