AURORA — Jan VanWormer, 70, of Aurora passed away Sunday, Feb. 26, 2017, at Memorial Hospital.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the Aurora United Methodist Church. The Rev. Karla Sheffy will officiate. A private family graveside service will be at the Giltner Cemetery. Higby-McQuiston Mortuary is in charge of the
arrangements.

Jan Louise VanWormer, the daughter of Leonard and Bessie (Townsley) Most, was born in Grand Island, Neb., on May 14, 1946, and passed away in Aurora, Neb., on Feb. 26, 2017, at the age of 70.

She grew up in Giltner and graduated from Giltner High School in 1964. Jan attended Kearney State College for two years.

In 1965, she was united in marriage to John Greene at Giltner and they had one daughter, Lisa Marie.

In 1969, Jan married Ed Fisher at Littleton, Colo. Ed had two children, Lisa Kay and Tracy. Together they had one son, Lance. Ed passed away in 1973. Jan adopted Lisa and Tracy and raised them as her own.

In 1980, Jan moved to Aurora, Neb., and in 1986, she married Jim VanWormer. They enjoyed 30 years together.


Jan was most proud of her children and grandchildren. She enjoyed bowling and reading. Jan made many people’s day brighter by sending greeting cards for all kinds of events to family, friends, neighbors and other people in the community.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Ed Fisher; and a brother, Leonard Most Jr.

Those left to cherish her memory are her husband, Jim of Aurora; two daughters, Lisa (Tim) Gretch of Hampton and Lisa (Jim) Slavik of Beaverton, Ore.; two sons, Tracy Fisher of Fort Morgan, Colo., and Lance (Fallon) Fisher of Genoa, Ill.; four grandchildren, Kelsey Gretch, Alan Gretch, Jacky Slavik and Jacob Slavik; brother, James (Angie) Most of Giltner; two sisters, June Hill of Aurora and Jody Most of Henderson; special friend, Linda Christensen; and other relatives and friends.