Dwight Lyman Ganzel Obituary

With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Dwight Lyman Ganzel of Bennet, Nebraska, who passed away on March 25, 2023 at the age of 99. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.

He was loved and cherished by many people including: his siblings, Chester Arthur and Clara Hackman Ganzel; his daughters, Catherine Amis (Allen) of Longmont, CO and Julie Willnerd (Charles Willnerd); his granddaughter Sarah; his daughter Betty Cooper; his granddaughters, Debby and Carol; his parents, Chester and Clara; his wife Margaret; his siblings, Virgil, Eileen Tomlinson, Stanley and Gwen Pegler; his sister-in-law Janet Cook of League City, TX; his nieces and nephews, Shannon, Dennis and Michael; his brother-in-law Bill Tomlinson of Indianola; his son Bill (Nancy Childs); his granddaughter Katie Chapin; his great grandchild Titus William Henderson of Lincoln; his grandson David (Wendy Stahlnecker); his daughter Alice Ganzel of Mt. Vernon, IA; his granddaughter Hannah Ganzel; his son-in-law Allen Amis; his grandsons, Andrew (Sophia Amis), Nathan (Kaylee) and Cameron; his daughter Martha Traverso (Keith Pike); his grandchildren, Omar Jaramillo, Ronald and Nina Jaramillo; his great grandchildren, Hannibal and Olivia; his son Cyprian (Roseline Okeke); his grandchildren, Uju, Nkechi, Chidum and Kene; and also, Hackman and Betty (Ken Cooper).

In lieu of flowers or cards, memorials should be donated to Aldersgate United Methodist Church, Lincoln, and Heifer International.