Savana Lynn Riley

In Loving Memory OfSavana L. RileySavana Lynn Riley, 20, of Lincoln, went home to be with her Lord and Savior, on Tuesday, August 24, 2010 and once again is singing praises to Him as she loved to do. Born, May 14, 1990, she is the daughter of Linda and Maurice Jantze and the late Bill Riley. She graduated in 2008 from Milford High School and attended Christ's Place Church in Lincoln. Savana lived her life fully for Jesus and brought joy to everyone she met. She had a passion to reach others which she accomplished through her talent for singing, working with youth, and her mission trips to Honduras, Jamaica and Scotland. She will always be remembered for her work in daycare as she loved to sing to the babies. Savana also expressed her love of life through her art and photography. She loved to have her nieces and nephews captured in her photos, as being with her family was the most important thing to her. Savana will always be a shining light to her family and friends. She is survived by her mother, Linda (Riley) and Maurice Jantze, Milford, her fiance, Thomas Anderson, Lincoln, brothers and sisters-in-law, Layne and Alison Riley, Logan and Heather Riley, Landon Riley, all of Beaver Crossing, sisters and brothers-in-law, Darci and Monty Troyer, Dawn and Sam Roth all of Milford, Brooke and Chuck Horton, Lincoln, April and Jon Nisly, Partridge, KS, Raina and Chad Banks, Friend, birth-brothers, Auston Kliewer, Aurora and Talus Vest, Polk, step-brothers/sisters and spouses, Vickie and Myron Reiss, Council Bluffs, IA, Christy and Arlin Sherbath, Gordon, NE, Butch and Nancy Jantze, and Marty and Noreen Jantze, all of Milford, 26 nieces and nephews, 12 step-nieces and nephews, grandmother, Lois Riley, Milford and a host of aunts, uncles, cousins, other relatives and special friends, Jen Roth, Milford and Kristin Scott, Lincoln. She was preceded in death by her father, Bill Riley, infant sister, Ryndi Riley, grandparents, Leonard and June Schweitzer, and Ferman Riley, uncles, Joe Schweitzer and Rod Yoder, cousin, Angie Stutzman. A Funeral Service will be held at 10:00 a.m., on Thursday, August 26, 2010, at Riverside Park Tabernacle, Milford, with Pastors Bruce Riddle and Audrun Siebert officiating. Interment will be in the Milford Mennonite Cemetery. Visitation will be on Wednesday from 1-5 pm at Lauber-Moore Funeral Home, Milford, with family greeting relatives and friends from 7-9 pm at Beth-El Mennonite Church, Milford. Memorials have been established and are directed in care of the family.