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Obituaries
Wednesday, September 21, 2022
Anthony "Tony" Duane Piper
Anthony "Tony" Duane Piper
Washington
Anthony “Tony” Duane Piper, age 75, passed away in his home on Wednesday, September 14, 2022.
Tony was born November 15, 1946 to Thomas (Swede) L. Piper and Opal L. (Schirmer) Piper in Washington, Iowa. Tony attended Mount Pleasant High School. He moved his family to Omaha, NE to work at the Meat Packing Plant. Later moved to Lincoln, NE as a professional truck driver for “CF” Consolidated Freight where he retired with them. Tony also worked for the Lincoln Public Schools for nearly ten years.
Tony married Patricia Bouman on September 26, 1992.
Tony enjoyed fishing, hunting, golf, playing his guitar and singing country western songs with his friends. He was an avid Iowa Hawkeyes fan.
He is survived by his devoted wife Patty; daughter, Shelly (Donnie) Burgess of Bellevue, NE; son, Timothy Piper of Omaha, NE; two stepchildren: Michalle (Donnie) Hall of Lincoln, NE; Michael (Dawn) Wilson of Plattsmouth, NE; nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren; brother Dallas (Betty) of Keller, TX; sister Sondra Brecht of New London, IA; twin sister Connie (Chuck) Mears of New London, IA; and several nieces and nephews.
Celebration of Life will be held Friday, September 23, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. at Lincoln Memorial Home, 6800 South 14th Street, Lincoln, Nebraska.