Lloyd Harvey Dana 3-8-32 to 2-15-011

Fairfield resident, Lloyd Harvey Dana, 78, passed away February 15, 2011 at Mary Lanning Memorial HealthCare, Hastings, Nebraska. Services will be Saturday, February 19, 2011; 2:00 P.M. at Butler Volland Chapel, Hastings with Pastor Charles D. Johnson officiating. Burial will be in Fairfield Cemetery, Fairfield, Nebraska. Visitation will be Friday, February 18, 2011; 9:00 A.M. – 9:00 P.M. with family present from 6:30 P.M. – 8:00 P.M., and 1 hour prior to service at the funeral home. Memorials may be given to the Fairfield Fire Department. Lloyd Harvey Dana was born to Lyman L. & Pearl (Sack) Dana on March 8, 1932.

He attended country school and graduated from Fairfield High School in 1949. He was baptized in the Christian Church at Fairfield and confirmed in 1952 in the Lutheran faith. In 1951 he married Ramona Mae Heinrichs at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Bruning, Nebraska. To this union four children were born; John, Diane, Lee, and Denise. Lloyd served his community well, he was on the Fairfield Fire Department; City Council where he served as Mayor for three terms; he was Scoutmaster; was on the Clay County Soil and Water District Board; Little Blue NRD; a charter member of the Fairfield Saddle Club; and a lifetime member of the North American Hunters Club Rifle Association. He also had a business with Cooper Feeds and sold building supplies. Lloyd worked on the family farm and in the 60’s established his own business, Dana Shop; he dug many basements, waterways, leveling of land, and other miscellaneous dirt work. When Lloyd’s health started to fail, he was unable to stay home and resided at Good Samaritan Perkins Pavilion for three years and eight months. He enjoyed music and social activities at the home, played cards, and visiting. Lloyd’s favorite saying in departing usually was “I’m glad you got to see me again.” He would want to convey that at this time. Lloyd was preceded in death by his parents, Lyman & Pearl Dana; brother, Leonard; sister, Mary Ellen; and an infant baby, Margueritte Survivors include:

Wife: Ramona Dana – Fairfield, NE

Children & Spouses: John & Deborah Dana – Lodgepole, NE

Diane & Rick Walters – Shickley, NE

Lee & Sharon Dana – Red Cloud, NE

Denise & Kevin Atwater – Ayr, NE

Grandchildren & Spouses: Adam & Tanja Dana

Brian & Jamie North

Aaron & Sara Dana

Eric Dana

Zach & Stesha Schneider

Spencer Walters

Amy Dana

Jessie Dana

Jared Dana

Lance Atwater

Jordyn Atwater

Great-Grandchildren: Isaac Dana

Sam Dana

Joslyn North

Adrienne North

Tanner North

Clayton North

William Dana