John William Byrom

Memorials to the Leukemia Society John William Byrom was born on September 2, 1939 in Brownville, Nebraska to Sam and Lottie May (Gregg) Byrom. He grew up near Salem and Falls City where he attended grade school and graduated from Salem High School in 1957. As a young boy his interests were working on the farm, football and other sports. After high school, John enlisted in the United States Army where he served three years, followed by three years in the Army reserves. John married Viola Noyes on October 20, 1962 in Omaha, Nebraska and they were blessed with three children: Michael, Teresa and Tammy. John and Viola raised their family in the Waterloo, Valley and Elkhorn area. John worked construction early on before going to work at Valmont Industries in 1970 as a machine operator until his retirement in 2000. He enjoyed fishing, especially with his son and grandchildren, golf and bowling, but John’s passion was spending time with the family. His mom passed away when he was young and he was lovingly raised by his older brother Merle and wife Nadine. John was a loving, caring, generous man with a mischievous streak and wonderful sense of humor. Throughout his life he always enjoyed gathering around the table to play games with family; cards and dice were his favorites with one pet peeve - cell phones at the table. He enjoyed watching western movies, game shows and working crossword puzzles. John was an avid Husker fan, savored Vi’s fried chicken and dinner out at LaFonda’s. John passed away suddenly on Saturday, January 5, 2019 at his home in Papillion, Nebraska at the age of 79 years, 4 months and 3 days. He was preceded in death by his parents Sam and Lottie May, eleven siblings, daughter Tammy and niece/”sister” Judy. He is survived by his wife, Viola; son, Michael of Avoca, IA; daughter, Teresa (Ron) Nobbs of Papillion NE; four grandchildren and one great-grandchild; sister-in-law/”mom” Nadine Byrom of Greeley CO; nieces/”sisters”: Muriel (Lloyd) Rogge of Greeley CO, and Linda (Ross) Howell of Littleton CO; and large extended family of nieces and nephews that he adored.

John William Byrom

September 2, 1939 - January 5, 2019