In loving memory of

Greta Kay Shannon
March 14, 1961 - February 15, 2017

Greta Shannon, 55, of rural Griswold, passed away at her home on Wednesday, February 15, 2017. Greta's wishes were to be cremated with a Celebration of Life to be held at a later date. Loess Hills Funeral Home of Carson in charge of arrangements.

Greta Kay Umstot, the youngest of five daughters of James and Marill (Miller) Umstot was born on March 14, 1961 in Council Bluffs, IA. Greta received her education from Abraham Lincoln schools in Council Bluffs. On December 4, 1982 she married Ray Lee Shannon in Red Oak, IA. The couple was blessed with two children, Patrick James and Kaytlin Ellen.

Greta was preceded in death by both her parents.

Greta is survived by her husband of 34 years, Ray of Griswold, IA; son, Patrick Shannon and fiancé Samantha Adelle of Millard, NE; daughter, Kaytlin Wax and husband Christopher of Macedonia, IA; granddaughters, Elayna Shannon and Coralyn Wax of Macedonia, IA; her older sisters, Nena Cooney of Omaha, NE, Judi Gross of Logan, IA, Thana Hofer (Mark) of Seward, NE, and Becky Markworth (Ron) of Portland, OR; other relatives and a host of friends.

Tributes

Rhonda Davis wrote on Mar 20, 2017:

"When I think about Greta, I think about silly, teenage things...probably because we WERE silly teenagers! She always had so much energy!! She LOVED Dr. Pepper!! That's probably why she HAD so much energy! I remember walking home from Jr. High and the tornado sirens went off. We were a couple of blocks from my house and we ran--up hill, 2 blocks! She made it to the phone and called home, had just enought time to yell, "Mom, I'm at Rhonda's" and the phone went dead. Crazy stuff like that, but one funny? weird? thing. We would always talk about what we wanted to name our kids. Mary Hale always said she'd name her daughter Pandora...crazy, right? (She didn't) but Greta always said she'd name her daughter Shannon!! Well, after she met and married Ray...well you see how THAT wasn't gonna work!! See, silly stuff, that's what I'm going to choose to remember...the silly stuff. For the rest of the family, my thoughts and prayers are with you all, God Bless. Rhonda Conaway Davis"

Barb Vorthmann wrote on Feb 22, 2017:

"So sorry for your loss. She was so sick but put up a really good fight. May God comfort you and your children. Warren and Barb Vorthmann."

Mary Osborn wrote on Feb 17, 2017:

"So very sorry for your loss. Greta was so fun to visit with."