Janet Ann Pope

JANET ANN POPE 1935 – 2024 Janet Ann (Stevens) Pope, age 89 of Murray, NE passed away on Friday, August 30, 2024, at her residence. She was born on August 25, 1935, to Herbert Nathan and Margaret Mary (Linstrom) Stevens in Omaha, NE. Janet was raised and schooled in Omaha and she graduated from South High School with the class of 1953. Janet met the love of her life, Walter Wayne Pope and they were later married on August 6, 1955, at Holy Ghost Church in Omaha. Walter and Janet made their home and raised their children in Omaha until 1975 when they moved to Mondamin, IA for four years, and then in 1979 they moved to Murray. Janet was a hard-working homemaker and a loving wife, mother, grandmother and sister. She retired from Western Electric in 1996 and was a member of IBEW Local 22. Janet was a member of the Church of the Holy Spirit in Plattsmouth. Janet is survived by her four daughters: Linda Brouhard and husband David of Murray, NE; Nancy Gamache and husband John of Plattsmouth, NE; Sharon Merriman and husband John of Blair, NE; Debra Dubas and husband John of Nebraska City, NE; three sons: James Pope and wife Colleen of Nemaha, NE; Steven Pope and wife Melanie Hollmann of Odessa, TX; Timothy Pope and wife Christine of Underwood, IA; twenty-nine grandchildren; fifty great grandchildren; one great-great grandson; three sisters: Karen Schreiber of Plattsmouth, NE, Gayle Moore of Oakland Park, FL, and Andrea Baratta and her husband Louis of Shawnee, KS; her brother: Mark Stevens of Omaha, NE; numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, and many friends. She is preceded in death by her husband: Walter Pope, her parents: Herbert and Margaret Stevens, two grandsons: Zachary Brouhard and Nicholas Mutchler, two great grandchildren: Codie Lingle and Itsukki “Izzy” Martinez; her sister: Marcia Halac, and three brothers: Richard, Gary, and Kenneth Stevens. Visitation will be held from 3:00 to 5:00 P.M., on Sunday, September 8, 2024, at Church of the Holy Spirit in Plattsmouth. Visitations will resume at 6:00 P.M. with a Rosary at 7:00 P.M. also at the church. The Funeral Mass will be held at 10:00 A.M., on Monday, September 9, 2024 at Church of the Holy Spirit with Father Sean Timmerman officiating, Andrea Baratta as lector, Jeff Scanlan as acolyte, Terry Little as vocalist, and Laurie Hajek-Jones organist. The Pallbearers will be Jim Pope, Steve Pope, Tim Pope, Dave Brouhard, John Merriman, and John Dubas. The Honorary Pallbearer will be John Gamache. Her Final Resting Place will be at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Plattsmouth. Memorial donations can be made to St. Jude Hospital or Shriners Children’s Hospital. Services are entrusted to Roby Funeral Home, 346 Ave. A, Plattsmouth, NE 68048. (402) 296-3123 robyfuneralhome.com.

Janet Ann Pope

August 25, 1935 - August 30, 2024