KayLynn Loveland, 57, of Grand Island died Wednesday, April 28, 2010, at St. Francis Medical Center.

Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Kleine Funeral Home, with the Rev. Lonnie Logan officiating. A private family burial will be at a later date. Visitation with the family present will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.

Mrs. Loveland was born Sept. 15, 1952, in Grand Island to Don and Rose (Stoddard) Ellis. Survivors of the immediate family include her husband, Don Loveland of Grand Island; a daughter, Michelle Camacho and fiance, Mark Tibke, of Grand Island; a stepdaughter, Jody Hesselgesser of Grand Island; a stepson and stepdaughter-in-law, Jason and Melodie Loveland of Omaha; a sister, Joyce Medinger of Central City; four brothers and sisters-in-law, Harvey and Denise Ellis, Leo and June Schritt, Fred and Ellen Schritt and Don and Bonnie Schritt, all of Grand Island, and a sister-in-law, Ellen Schritt. Additional survivors include five grandchildren, Audrianna, Alex, Dylan, Chance and Cory; and many nieces and nephews.

KayLynn was preceded in death by her parents, sister, Bette Stolzenberg and brother, Martin "Buzz" Schritt. She attended Grand Island schools, graduating in the Class of 1971. She attended UNL and worked for Pepsi Bottling and Chief Industries. On Aug. 20, 1983, KayLynn and Don Loveland were united in marriage at her brother's home.

KayLynn loved her grandchildren, going to their activities, and watching them grow. She valued her family and friends over everything else. KayLynn was very interested in genealogy and had researched her family extensively. She also loved crocheting, reading, and taking care of her family. She was a life member of the VFW Auxiliary and was a Sunday school teacher at Eastside Methodist Church.

Memorials are suggested to the family to be decided at a later date.

Published in The Grand Island Independenton 30 Apr 2010.