Debbie F. Holt

September 10, 1959 - September 28, 2020

Debbie F. Holt, 61 of Omaha, formerly of Kearney passed away Monday, September 28, 2020 at her home. A funeral mass will be held 1:00 p.m. Monday, October 5, 2020 at St. James Catholic Church with Father Joseph Hannappel officiating. The family will receive friends 5-6:00 p.m. Sunday followed by a 6:00 p.m. vigil/prayer service at the church. Memorials are suggested to the family for future designation. Condolences may be shared online at www.osrfh.com. Services are entrusted to O’Brien Straatmann Redinger Funeral and Cremation Services. Deborah Fern Holt was born September 10, 1959 in Rapid City, South Dakota to Erwin Holt Jr. and Dorothy (Hannah) Holt. They lived in Belle Fourche, South Dakota until 1960 when they relocated to Gordon, NE where she attended school. Debbie and her family moved to Kearney in 1975 where she finished her high school education. After graduating from Kearney State College in 1980, she spent a year in Connecticut as a nanny. She later moved back to Kearney and began working for her father at Modern Cleaners. In 1989, Debbie moved to southern California where she worked in the small business equipment industry. She returned to Nebraska in 2012 to live in Omaha where she spent the last eight years working at Midwest Office Automations as the office manager. The most important things to Debbie in her life were her family (especially her nephews), her friends, and her job. She loved to sew and quilt, cook, bake professional cakes, and raise her chickens. Debbie will be remembered for always lending a helping hand for bridal and baby showers, graduations, and many parties. Left to cherish her memory are her siblings, Mary Kay (Jim) Meduna of Omaha, Stephen Holt of Kearney, and Jennifer (John P.) Schroeder of Kearney; nephews, John Robert Schroeder, Jared (Ashley) Schroeder, Joshua (Melissa) Schroeder, Spencer Meduna, Evan Meduna; and great nieces and great nephews, Michael, Mozzie, Traven and Kyler Schroeder, Brynlee and Atlee Schroeder, Kinlee and Amarie Ott and Naiyah Schroeder. Debbie was preceded in death by her parents.