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Obituary

Lloyd Edwin (Bud) Tenney

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Lloyd Edwin (Bud) Tenney was born on April 8, 1928, to Elsie M. (Collins) and Lloyd M. Tenney in Winnetoon, Nebraska. He went peacefully Home to his Savior on November 3, 2024, in Lincoln, NE.

Bud spent his junior high and senior high school years in Storm Lake, Iowa before attending Iowa State for his undergraduate degree. He then attended the University of Iowa Medical School. He did his medical internship at Denver General, where he met Barbara Todd. They were married on February 19, 1954. They were married for 34 years until her passing in 1988. He served in the Air Force as a flight surgeon in Wichita, Kansas before moving to Lincoln, Nebraska to do his medical residency at the VA hospital. He opened Lincoln Surgical Associates and was a general surgeon in Lincoln and throughout southeast Nebraska for forty years until he retired in 1998.

He was married to Dee Norton from 1990-2023. In his retirement he enjoyed traveling, landscaping, and spending time with his family. His love for Jesus was of utmost importance to him throughout his life. He has left his family a beautiful legacy of faith.

He is survived by his children Mike (Patti) Tenney, Doug (Meribeth) Tenney, Kathy (Jim) Jenkins, Sarah (Geoff) Meyer, 20 grandchildren, and 19 great-grandchildren.

A memorial service will be held at 1:00 PM on Thursday November 7, 2024, at First Free Church, 3280 S 84th St.

A visitation with family present will be held from 5:00-7:00 PM on Wednesday November 6, 2024, at Roper and Sons South Chapel, 3950 Hohensee Dr.

In lieu of flowers, memorials are designated for Immanuel Church 941 Charleston St. Lincoln, NE.

Services

November6

Visitation

CST

Roper & Sons South Chapel

3950 Hohensee Drive (40th & Yankee Hill)
Lincoln, NE 68516

(402) 261-5907
November7

Memorial Service

CST

First Free Church

3280 S 84th St., Lincoln, Nebraska

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