Wayne L. Phillips, 76, of Lincoln, NE, was born April 24, 1939 in Seward, NE to Glen and Wilda Phillips. He passed away April 8, 2016. Wayne was a Navy veteran and retired from Burlington Northern Railroad. Survivors: brothers Gene (Nancy) Phillips of Waverly and Darrell (Alyce) Phillips of Glendale, AZ: sister-in-law Joyce Hoffman, brother-in-law Duane (Ruth) Hoffman, sister-in-laws: Romaine (Charlie) Chiarelli, Jenelle (Alan) Duffy, Janet (Larry) Madison, Marla (Tom) Mumgaard, Merrilee (Mark) Ediger, brother-in-law Daryl (Teresa) Hoffman, mother-in-law, Mary Fern Hoffman and extended family. Preceded in death by his parents, wife: Judy (Hoffman) Phillips and brother, James. Brother-in-laws Kenneth Hoffman, Harold Hoffman, sister-in-law Patricia Varga, father-in-law Robert J. Hoffman. Funeral Service will be on Friday, April 15, 2016 at 10:00 am at Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 S. 14th St., Lincoln, NE. Memorials to Southwest Fire Dept 705 W. Burnham St., Lincoln, NE. or the Capital Humane Society 2320 Park Blvd., Lincoln, NE.