OUR FAMILY

Charles “Pooch” Roper

Joined Roper & Sons in 1954

Family: Sons, Scott, Craig, Mark, and Tom.

Organizations/Memberships: First Plymouth UCC; Masons; Scottish Rite; Royal Order of Jesters; Executive Club; American Legion Post #3; Hillcrest Country Club. Interests include hunting, fishing, and golf.


William “Bill” Roper

Joined Roper & Sons in 1966.

Family: Wife, Judy; Children, Kent, Kerri, Kris, and Jenny.

Organizations / Memberships: Westminster Presbyterian Church; Gateway Sertoma; Lions Club; Northeast Rotary; Hickman Lodge #256 AF & AM; Scottish Rite; Sesostris Temple of the Shrine; Royal Order of Jesters.

Tom Roper

4th Generation owner and son of Charles & Glenna.
Joined Roper & Sons in 1982.

Family: Wife, Brandi; Daughters, Elizabeth and Alexa; grandson, Hunter, granddaughter, Charlie.

Organizations/Memberships: First Plymouth UCC; Hickman Masonic Lodge #256 AF & AM; Sesostris Temple of the Shrine; Scottish Rite; Royal Order of Jesters #118; BPOE Lodge #80; Hillcrest Country Club; The East Lincoln Rotary.

Mark Roper

4th Generation owner and son of Charles & Glenna. Joined Roper & Sons in 1988.

Mark has been involved in funeral service since 1986. He strongly believes in the value of open casket viewing.

Family: Wife, Cheryl; Children, Allison and Joseph

Background: Degree in Performing Arts

Organizations / Memberships: Grace Chapel PCA; Lincoln Lodge #19 AF & AM; Scottish Rite; Sesostris Temple of the Shrine; Fellowship of Christian Athletes; D-Mort 7 Federal Disaster Mortuary Team, Boy Scouts of America. Mark received specialized training in post-mortem reconstructive surgery at the Fountain National Academy in 2007-08.

Dean R. Schneider

Joined Roper & Sons in 1996.

Family: Wife, Jill; Children, Sydney and Austin.

Organizations/Memberships: St. Joseph’s Catholic Church; Sons of American Legion;; Member of Rotary International Club #14; Knights of Columbus; Sierra Club.

D. Dwight Wright

Joined Roper & Sons in 1969.

Family: Children, Tim and Heidi Wright, and Mary and Robb Linafelter; Grandchildren, Andrew, Emily, and Turner.

Background: Dwight has over 60 years’ experience as a funeral director, licensed in both Nebraska and Iowa.

Organizations / Memberships: Member, Christ’s Place Church, volunteering in Guest Services and Prayer Team; past member of Lincoln Downtown Rotary Club #14 with twenty-two years perfect attendance and Paul Harris Fellow; National Societies of the Sons of the American Revolution.

Steve Olson

Joined Roper & Sons in 2000 and Metcalf Funeral Home in 1976.

Family: Wife, Cheryl; Children: Leif, Erik, and Krystal; Grandchildren, Jackson, Jacob, Chloe, and Makenna, Tristan.

Background: Steve is originally from Ceresco, NE. He began his professional career in 1976 at Metcalf Funeral Home and joined Roper & Sons Funeral Home in 2000. Steve is a graduate of the University of Central Oklahoma with a Bachelor of Science in Funeral Service Education.

Organizations / Memberships: Lincoln Berean Church; Kiwanis Club of Lincoln; Comet Lodge #229 and Sons of American Legion in Ceresco, Downtown Lincoln Kiwanis Club and Lincoln IDPA Club.

Justin Wozny

Joined Roper & Sons in 2008.

Family: Wife: Kimberly Wozny; parents: Tim and Sheryl Wozny, Lexington, NE; brother, Jeremy Wozny, DPT, Lexington, NE.

Background: Justin grew up in Lexington, NE and began working at the local funeral home as a junior in high school. He attended the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Justin is a graduate of the KCKCC Mortuary Science Program. He completed his Bachelor’s Degree in Business in 2007.

Organizations/Memberships: St. John’s Catholic Church; Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity Alumni-University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Abbey Thies

Joined Roper & Sons in 2014.

Family: Husband, Nathan

Background: Abbey grew up in Lexington, NE and attended the University of Nebraska-Kearney where she received a degree in Exercise Science/Sports Nutrition. Abbey is a graduate of Des Moines Area Community College Mortuary Science Program, where she obtained her Iowa Funeral Directing license and practiced in Des Moines, IA.

Marshall Buch

Joined Roper & Sons in 2015.

Family: Children, Madilyn and Chandler.

Background: Marshall grew up in Ponca, NE and was introduced to the funeral business in 2008 after twenty years in the construction industry and seven years as a City of Topeka Firefighter in Topeka, KS. He attended Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science in Pittsburgh, PA, earning his Associate of Applied Science in Mortuary Science in 2013.

Scott Edstrom

Joined Roper & Sons in 2004 and Metcalf Funeral Home in 1983.

Family: Wife, Mary Ann; daughter Justine and son-in-law Ben; daughters Holly, Bethany, Kelcy, son Austin; Granddaughter Bailey.

Background: Scott was raised on a farm near Ceresco, NE, graduating from Raymond Central High School.

Organizations / Memberships: Member of Capital City Christian Church; Sons of the American Legion – Ceresco, NE.

Liz Howerter

Joined Roper & Sons in 1994.

Family: Husband, Scott; Children, Taylor, Joseph, Hannah, and Eric.

Background: Liz is a Lincoln native. She holds a BA from the UNL College of Business, and graduated from Lincoln Southeast High School.

Organizations / Memberships: St. Michael’s Catholic Church; Kappa Alpha Theta House Corporation Board; Lincoln Country Club.

Tony Naranjo

Joined Roper & Sons in 2012

Family: Wife, Sharon; Children Anthony, Brandi, Jason, Lukas, and Nikki; Grandchildren Dawn Marie, Nathaniel, Kaden, Vanessa, Anthony Jr. and Isaac; Great-grandchildren Sophia and Zaden.

Organizations / Memberships: Cathedral of the Risen Christ.

Cindy Wilson

Joined Roper & Sons in 1994.

Family: Daughters & sons-in-law, Kelly & Gabe Robertson, Angie & Brad Marshall; Grandchildren, Alyssa, Kara, Hayley, and Landon.

Background: Cindy is originally from Hastings, Nebraska. She attended the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Hastings Central Community College.

Organizations / Memberships: Lifetime member of First St. Paul’s Lutheran Church

Melissa Thorne, PLMHP

Joined Roper & Sons in 2016.
 
Family: Parents, Fred Thorne and Laura Schram.

Background: Melissa was born and raised in Lincoln Nebraska. She acquired her Bachelor’s degree from the University of Nebraska, majoring in Psychology with a Sociology and Communication minor. Melissa completed her graduate degree at Doane University with a Master’s of Arts in Counseling.

Organizations / Membership: Member of Lincoln Berean and Elevate Church. Board Member of Oyate Tokeya, Certified Administer of MBTI.

Theresa Scherer

Joined Roper & Sons in 2012; professional pre-planning agent since 1994.