DEBRA LYNNE ELLIS was born November 3, 1957, in Blair, Nebraska, to Bill and Virginia (Andresen) Ellis. She lived with her parents in Tekamah, Nebraska, until moving to Oakland and then to Lyons, where she worked and lived with NorthStar Services in their group homes. She passed away Tuesday, March 22, 2011, at Oakland Heights Nursing Home in Oakland, at the age of 53 years.

Debra was baptized and confirmed at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Tekamah and attended churches in Oakland, Lyons and West Point. She was employed part-time at the Highway Café in Lyons until she retired in 2007.

She was preceded in death by her parents.

Survivors include her sister, Cheryl Christensen and her husband, Dr. Doug Christensen of Lincoln, Nebraska; brother, Bruce Ellis and his wife, Judy of Alto, New Mexico; nieces and nephews, Matt Robinson-Christensen of Lincoln, Anne Christensen of Omaha, Mike Ellis of Portland, Oregon, Heather (Ellis) McErlane of Tekamah, Bill Ellis of Tekamah; special friend, Mike Barger of Lyons.

GRAVESIDE SERVICE: Saturday, March 26, 2011, 2:00 p.m. at the Tekamah Cemetery, Tekamah, Nebraska

NO VISITATION

BURIAL: Tekamah Cemetery

MEMORIALS: NorthStar Services, 120 N. Colfax St., West Point, NE  68788.

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