IRENE R. (GERDES) RISBAN

1925-2021

Irene Roberta (Gerdes) Risban of Fallon, Nevada, died November 18, 2021 at age 96.

Irene was born Oct. 18, 1925 south of Auburn, Nebraska, the daughter of Benjamin Gerdes and Martha Hector.

She was married to Floyd Rebuck in Hiawatha, Kansas, in 1946 and they were later divorced. He died in 1975. She and Daryl Jones were married in 1965 at Aurora, Colo., and he died in 1989. She married Clair Risban in Mesa, Arizona, in 1992. Clair Risban died in 2006.

Irene worked as a telephone operator in Auburn, Lincoln and Denver, Colo. After her sons were grown, she transferred to Mountain Bell Corporate office from which she retired as as a supervisor.

Irene is survived by two sons, two grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.

She was also preceded in death by sisters Dorthea and Avis.

A memorial service was held Jan. 3, 2022 at Olinger Highland in Thornton, Colo.

Interment followed at Olinger Highland, Thornton.

Nemaha County Herald

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IRENE R. (GERDES) RISBAN | The Nemaha County Herald

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