Doris A. Lichti

May 8, 1922 - October 26, 2017

A Funeral Service for Doris will be held on Tuesday, October 31, 2017 at 10:30 a.m. at the Salem Mennonite Church in rural Shickley, Nebraska with Pastor Shawn Nolt officiating. Visitation will be held on Monday, October 30, 2017 at Farmer & Son Funeral Home in Geneva, Nebraska from 1:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. with the family present from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Graveside Services will be conducted in the Salem Cemetery. Memorials are to be directed to the family for a later designation. Doris A. Lichti was born near Strang, NE on May 8, 1922 to William and Pauline (Noel) Schweitzer and passed away on October 26, 2017 at Heritage Crossings, Geneva, NE the age of 95. Doris accepted Christ and was baptized at the age of 13 at the Salem Mennonite Church, Shickley, NE where she remained a member until her death. Doris was married to Louis W. Lichti on May 23, 1946. They lived and worked on a farm near Strang, NE until Louis’s death in 1967. At that time Doris moved to Shickley and lived next to her sister and brother-in-law, Ruth and Jay Swartzendruber. Following her husband’s death, Doris began working as a cook at the Sunset Home, south of Geneva and when Sunset Home closed, she cooked at Fairview Manor in Fairmont until her retirement. During that time Doris also did sewing, quilting and had a gift shop in her home which she enjoyed very much. Doris was a great gardener growing beautiful flowers and vegetables. Doris is preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Louis, her brothers, Boyd and Lyle and her sister and brother-in-law, Ruth and Jay Swartzendruber. Doris is survived by her sister, Carol Bruning (Stanley), sisters-in-law, Laurine Schweitzer and Ruth Schweitzer and many nieces, nephews and cousins.