Deane K. Munro
Nov. 10, 1925 – July 14, 2024
Preceded in death by wife Sharon; son Steven; son-in-law Dan White. Visitation begins Thursday, July 18, 2024, 5pm with a Wake Service at 6:30pm at the mortuary. Funeral Friday, July 19, 2024, 10am St. Joan of Arc Church (74 & Vinton St). Interment Calvary Mausoleum.
Deane K. Munro 98, died peacefully in his home of 68 years on July 14. Deane was born November 10, 1925, in Woonsocket, S.D. to George W. and Marie (Roach) Munro.
Deane graduated from Woonsocket High School in 1943. Upon graduation, he enlisted in the Army Air Corp and trained as a tail gunner. After WWII, he enrolled, on the G.I. Bill to the University of South Dakota, Vermillion earning a degree in Business Administration. He was a member of Lambda Chi Fraternity. It was there he met Sharon Irwin, who was a nursing student at the Sacred Heart School of Nursing in Yankton, S.D. The two were married in 1952 in Zell, S.D. They made their home in Omaha.
Deane worked for Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland his entire professional life first as an agent and later as the branch manager.
Deane and Sharon were founding members of St. Joan of Arc Church. Deane was very active in building the Westgate Little League, coaching various teams in that organization, as well as the CYO Leagues. A lifelong sports enthusiast, he was an avid fan of the Yankees and Huskers. He rarely missed his kids’ games and was known to watch football practices at Creighton Prep. He also enjoyed attending his grandchildren’s soccer games.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 69 years Sharon, son Steven, brother Jerry and son-in-law Dan White. Deane is survived by son Mark (Deb) Omaha; daughter Lynda (Rob) Savio, St. Louis; daughter Mary (Jim) Powers, Omaha; daughter Janet (Larry) Wilcox Atchison, KS.; daughter Julie White, Novato, CA; son Kevin (Shari) Munro, Omaha; daughter Molly (Dave) Aboussleman, Upper Saddle River, NJ: daughter Jenny Munro (Rik Bonness), Omaha; daughter-in-law Kelly Hittinger, Tallahassee, FL. Deane is also survived by 21 grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren.
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The world lost a great, Man, Husband, Father, and overall role model of what a man should be. I want to thank Deane for all the time he invested in me as a little league/CYO coach and for all of the transportation he provided after practices in High School with Kevin. Mostly I want to thank him for providing a shining example of what a man should grow up and emulate! God Bless Deane, and the entire Munro family,!
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