Deborah L. "Debby" Walentine

June 22, 1948 - February 5, 2014

Deborah L. "Debby" Walentine, age 65 of Fort Calhoun, NE Born: June 22, 1948, Council Bluffs, IA Died: February 5, 2014, Fort Calhoun, NE Preceded in death by: father, Don Turner, sister, Peggy Klutts. Survived by: husband, Richard "Dick" Walentine of Fort Calhoun, NE, daughter, Meghan (Troy) Anderson of Guide Rock, NE, son, Devin Walentine of Nebraska City, NE, mother, Barbara Olsen Huff of Oakland, IA, brothers, Fred Turner and Kelly (Dawn) Turner, D.V.M. both of Oakland, IA, step-children, Rick Walentine of Jamestown, ND, Dan (Betty) Walentine of Omaha, NE, grandchild, Zane Anderson, step-grandchild, Joey Walentine, nieces, nephews and a host of friends. Visitation: Monday, February 10, 2014 from 6:00-8:00 pm at Sievers-Sprick Funeral Home. Memorial Service: Tuesday, February 11, 2014 at 11:00 am at Fort Calhoun Presbyterian Church. Inurnment: Private Memorials Suggested To: Nebraska Humane Society or Fort Calhoun Presbyterian Church or Fort Calhoun Fire and Rescue. Debby graduated from Oakland Iowa High School in 1966 and from Nebraska Methodist Hospital School of Nursing in 1969. Debby was employed as an R.N. at Methodist Hospital in Omaha where she was a surgical nurse for many years. Debby also worked as a home health care nurse in Omaha and the Blair, NE area until her retirement. She married Dick on December 5, 1980 and she and Dick resided near Fort Calhoun, NE since 1981. Debby was a member of the Fort Calhoun Presbyterian Church, the Nebraska thoroughbred Breeders Association, the Nebraska Cattlemen's Association and the National Cattlemen's Beef Association. Debby loved all animals and in particular horses, dogs and Black Angus cattle. She and Dick bred and raced thoroughbred horses at tracks in Nebraska and in the Midwest for nearly 15 years. Debby was also active in Horse 4-H and an avid supporter of her daughter Meghan's show horse activities. Sievers-Sprick Funeral Home Fort Calhoun, NE 68023 402-468-5678