Lisa C. Penaluna, 35, passed away on Monday, December 4, 2017
from injuries she received in a motor vehicle accident north of Alliance.
She was born on October 4, 1982 at Scottsbluff, NE to Eric E. and Nancy
C. (Lorenzini) Nixon. She attended Cottonwood School from Kindergarten
through 8th grade where she kept Mrs. Williams very busy and everyone
at home on the run. Lisa then attended Hemingford High School where
she graduated in 2002. While in high school she was involved with 4-H,
basketball, FFA and other activities. Following high school she enrolled
at Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture in Curtis, NE for a year and
a half. She loved helping with the livestock on her family’s home place
and was a faithful member of the Open Door Church.
On March 17, 2007 she was united in marriage to Corey William Penaluna
at the Open Door Church south of Chadron. To this union, two sons,
Cody Robert and Levi Daniel were born. Corey passed away October 11, 2013.
Lisa was a stay at home Mom and was devoted to her two sons and was
active in groups that they were involved in. She belonged to MOPS when
they were pre-school age as well as now being active in AWANA and the
Boy Scouts programs and their school activities.
She is survived by her sons, Cody and Levi, her parents, Eric and Nancy Nixon
of Chadron, her brothers, Riley Nixon of Chadron, Curtis Nixon of Hemingford
and Lance Nixon of Alliance and her grandmothers, Harriet Lorenzini of
Alliance and Xenile Nixon of Chadron. She is also survived by her father-in-law,
Bill Penaluna of Alliance, her brother-in-law, Jeff Penaluna of Rodeo, CA,
an aunt, Winnie Rust of Alliance along with other aunts, uncles, cousins,
nieces and nephews.
In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her infant sister, Brenna
Christine Nixon and her grandfathers, Americo J. Lorenzini and Eugene Nixon.
Memorial services will be Friday, December 8 at 2:00 p.m. at the Evangelical
Free Church with Pastor Art Smith officiating.
Interment will be in the Alliance Cemetery.
Memorials for Lisa’s sons may be sent in care of the family to 801 Cottonwood
School Road, Hemingford, NE 69348.
Online condolences may be left at www.batesgould.com with Bates-Gould Funeral
Home in charge of arrangements.