September 5, 1927 ~ December 1, 20205
Elmira Dora (Oltman) TeSelle 98 of Hickman, Nebraska passed away peacefully in her sleep Monday December 1, in Hickman.
Elmira was born and raised on a farm near Cortland, Nebraska on September 5, 1927 to Benjamin and Lusetta (Focken) Oltman.
She is survived by her children, Joyce (Richard) Harms, Darrell (Lynette) TeSelle, and Sharon (Thomas) O’Toole; grandchildren Brent (Tiara) Harms, Kara Harms, Tanner (Emilie) O’Toole, and Alex O’Toole; Great-Grandchildren Cameron Harms, Calvin, Malcolm, and Liam O’Toole; twin sister Eleanor Moormeier and many nieces and nephews.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Norman TeSelle, sister Willa Mae (Merle) Drent, brother Milford (Marilyn) Oltman, brother-in-law Clifford Moormeier, sisters-in-law Ruth (Albert) Rohrs and Norma (Russell) Prophet, brothers-in-law Lawrence (Agnes) TeSelle and Earl TeSelle, and nephews Harlan Drent, Jerry Moormeier, Doug Oltman, Eugene TeSelle and Robert Prophet; and parents.
Visitation will be held Tuesday, December 9, 2025, from 1:00 pm to 2:00pm with a funeral service at 2:00pm at Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 South 14th Street, Lincoln, NE 68512. Memorials can be made to Hallam United Methodist Church or St Croix Hospice. Condolences may be left at lincolnfh.com.
