Doris J Umland Obituary (1934

In Memory Of Doris J. Umland No Services, cremation. Memorials directed to the family. Lauber-Moore Funeral Home, Friend. Doris Jane Umland was born August 3, 1934 in Venango, Chase County, Nebraska to Joseph and Mary Elizabeth (Tablor) Grantham, one of six children, and passed away, at the age of 77 years, 8 months and 2 days on Thursday, April 5, 2012 at home, near Friend, Nebraska, surrounded by her loving long-time Caregivers, daughter, Stacy and son-in-law, Gary, whom she thought of as a son and the lights of her life three of her grandchildren, Kendyll, Grantham and Aydyn who all thought of Grandma as a second mom and her beloved dogs, Ci-Ci, Gi-Gi, and Phoebe. She will be forever missed. As a young girl she attended a country school in Chase County and rode her horse daily to and from school, later graduating from Chase County High School with the class of 1952. She furthered her education by attending a community college for a couple years before returning to help her parents on the family farm. Doris was united in marriage to Richard Lee Umland at the Methodist Church in Walton, Nebraska. To this union three children, Jody, Mark and Stacy were born. They made their home in Eagle, Nebraska where Doris was a busy mother raising her family. She was a wonderful mother, homemaker and a great cook. Doris was a life-long animal lover, especially her horses and the beloved Boston Terriers that she and Richard raised. They showed their Boston Terriers at dog shows throughout the Midwest. She also enjoyed Yorkshire Terriers and Boxers. Doris was a member of the American Quarter Horse and American Paint Horse Associations. She and Richard enjoyed attending and participating in many horse shows with their family, traveling throughout the Midwest. In her spare time she enjoyed crocheting, knitting and other needle work. She is survived by her daughters and son-in-law, Jody Goldsberry, Millard, Stacy and Gary Pavel, Friend, son and daughter-in-law, Mark and Joni Umland, Eagle, seven grandchildren, Kendyll, Grantham and Aydyn Pavel, Derek Umland, Shelby, Paige and Joelle Marrissa Goldsberry, sister and brother-in-law, Darlene and Everett Meyer, Lincoln, brothers Max and Lyle Grantham, sister-in-law, Kaye Thurston, Eagle, nieces, nephews and a host of other relatives and friends including her beloved dogs, Ci-Ci, Gi-Gi, and Phoebe. Doris was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Richard in 1986, two siblings.