Roberta Virginia (Lewis) Preble was born to Paul and Mabel (Harne) Lewis on February 2, 1924 in Creston, IA and passed away quietly surrounded by her family at Methodist Hospital in Omaha, NE on March 2, 2012. Bert as she was known, was preceded in death by her parents, husband Gordon, brothers Paul and Donald Lewis and grandson Brian Keleher. She is survived by her sons and daughters-in-law Gail and Phyllis of Valley, NE, Jerry and Joan of Omaha and Dave and Carol of Elkhorn, NE; daughter and son-in-law, Sandra and Tom Keleher of Omaha; sister, Doris Mehaffey of San Francisco, CA; 15 grandchildren and 27 great grandchildren.
Memorials to the American Diabetes Assoc. or the St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery Assoc., Corliss Township, rural Perham.