Mary Jean Gast

Mary Jean (Roeder) Gast, 95, of Lincoln, passed away on August 15, 2025. Born May 31, 1930, in Bloomfield, Neb., to William and Emily Roeder, she grew up in Hartington, Neb. A graduate of Wayne State Teachers College with a Master's from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, she taught in Niobrara, Neb. and Coleridge, Neb. before spending most of her career as the Home Economics teacher at Lincoln Northeast High School.

She is survived by children, Reg (Carol) Gast of Louisburg, Kan. and Sue (Kevin) Moore of Lincoln; brother, Bill (Sue) Roeder of Lincoln; grandson, Calvin (Leslie) Gast of Overland Park, Kan.; granddaughters, Kate and Carly Moore of New York, N.Y.; Four great-grandchildren, daughters of Calvin and Leslie, all of Overland Park, Kan.; niece, Laura (Mitch) Wiebelhaus of Overland Park, Kan.; and nephew, Will Roeder of Omaha. She was preceded in death by her husband, Rolland E. Gast; and her sister, Donna (Roeder) Mallette of Wayne, Neb.

Mary Jean and Rolland Gast were long standing members of St. John's Catholic Church in Lincoln.

A private rosary and interment will be held with the immediate family. A funeral mass and reception will be announced at a later date.