(Formerly of Winnebago) – Bianca Lunbery, age 95, formerly of Axtell, Nebraska, passed away Aug. 28, 2023, at Mother Hull Home in Kearney, Nebraska. Memorial service will be held Nov. 17, 2023 at Craig Funeral Home, Minden, Nebraska at 10:30 a.m. The service will be live streamed to Craig Funeral Home Facebook page. Luncheon will follow at Windmill Studio in Minden. Burial will be at a later date at Prairie Home Cemetery in Holdrege.

Bianca was born in Naples, Italy on Jan. 27, 1928 to Guiseppe and Gilda (Gubbenar) Bianchi.

Bianca met Raymond Lunbery at a USO Dance in Naples in 1945 during World War II while the American Army was marching through Italy. They were married in a Catholic church in Naples on Aug. 8, 1946 While Raymond was finishing his military service, Bianca sailed to America, then traveled by trains to McCook, Nebraska. In 1947 they made their home on a farm southwest of Trenton, then in 1951 to a farm northeast of Cambridge. Next came farms near Cambridge and Arapahoe.

From 1965, the family lived in Fairmont, Axtell, Nebraska, Winnebago, and finally back to Axtell.

Bianca worked at various jobs including Bethage Mission in Axtell, Baptist Home in Winnebago, VanCamp in Winnebago, Aramark in Denver, Colorado, and helping Ray in the roofing business and farming with Ray.

Family was the love of her life, treasuring every holiday and family gatherings.

She raised pedigree Toy Poodles. She enjoyed listening to Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra CDs. Her favorite,shows were The Price is Right, Wheel of Fortune, and Impractical Jokers.

She loved cooking Italian meals, canning tomatoes, shopping trips to WalMart and Kat’s Korner, camping and playing Bingo. She made numerous trips back to Italy to visit family.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond, on July 12, 2008, her parents, brothers and sisters from Italy, three brothers-in-law, one sister-in-law, one son-in-law, one granddaughter, and one great- grandson.

She is survived by her children, Rosa Maria (Dale, deceased) Williams, Golden, Colorado, Anita Lunbery, Lakewood, Colorado, Tony Lunbery (Harriet), Axtell, Nebraska, Ron Lunbery, Kearney, Nebraska, Rosalia Lunbery, Lakewood, Colorado, and Rickie Lunbery (Cathy), Winnebago; 15 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren, five great-great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews from the United States and Italy.

She will be greatly missed by staff from Plum Creek Care Center and Mother Hull Home and especially by family and friends.