Shirley Ann Logan, 73, of Warren, Ohio, formerly of the Gothenburg and Brady area, died May 28, 2018 in Warren.
She was born on April 26, 1945, in Grand Island, daughter of Lois (Vickers) and Frank E. Jenkins. Shirley graduated from Gothenburg High School with the class of 1963.
She later received her LPN. Shirley worked hard all of her life as nurse and mother.
She lived in the Gothenburg and Brady area, with the exception of when she lived in Boise, Idaho, from 1968 to 1979, and her last few years in Warren.
She was a member of the Red Hats. She was also a member of the Gothenburg and Braceville United Methodist churches, where she was involved with ladies Bible studies. She liked to play Pinochle at the senior center and go to casinos. She enjoyed traveling and watching the leaves change color. She took joy in watching the birds in the yard and feeding squirrels. She liked to spend time baking. Shirley was a people person who liked to spend time watching people and talking to them. She was fond of time spent with her great-grandchildren, and especially loved it when her great-grandchild, Nicolas, would use her cane as a microphone and sing into it.
Shirley was preceded in death by her grandparents, Steward and Gladys Vickers; her parents, Lois Alberts and Frank Jenkins; brother, Michael Jenkins; sister, Karen Mann; and daughter, Tiffany Logan.
Survivors include her son, Travis (Tanya) Logan of Warren; grandchildren, Karen (Josh) of Manor, Pennsylvania, Abbey (Lauren) of Port St. Lucie, Florida, Taya (Geo) and Michael, both of Warren; three great-grandchildren, Nicholas, Remington and Arabella; her sister, Janet Jenkins of Gothenburg; along with extended family and friends.
Memorials are suggested to the First United Methodist Church, 1401 Lake Ave., Gothenburg, NE 69138; American Cancer Society Heartland Division, 9850 Nicholas, Suite 200, Omaha, NE 68114; or Wounded Warrior Project, PO Box 758517, Topeka, KS 66675. Online condolences may be shared at blasestrauser.com.
Services will be at 2 p.m. on Thursday, June 7, at First United Methodist Church, Gothenburg, with Pastor Jamie Norwich McLennan officiating. Burial will follow at the Pleasant View Cemetery, Gothenburg. Visitation will be from 1-8 p.m., with the family present from 4-5 p.m. on Wednesday, June 6, at Blase-Strauser Memorial Chapel, Gothenburg, which is in charge of arrangements.