Gary Eugene Lytton

Gary Eugene Lytton, of Kenesaw, age 73, passed away at the Mary Lanning Hospital in Hastings on November 11, 2022.

A graveside memorial will be held on Saturday, November 19, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. at Fairview Cemetery in Cambridge with Jim Jones officiating. Military Honors will be conducted by the Cambridge American Legion Post 199 and the Nebraska National Guard Honors Detail. Memorials may be left in Gary’s name to either the Disabled Veterans or the Tunnel to Towers. Friends may leave online condolences at lockenour. com. Lockenour-Jones Funeral Chapel entrusted with arrangements.

He was born in Des Moines, Iowa, on July 21, 1949, to Dale and Gertrude (Johnson) Lytton. Gary went to school in Truro, Iowa, and later graduated from Dunwoody School of Engineering in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with a degree in mechanical engineering.

Gary served his country in the U.S. Army from September 23, 1969, and was Honorably Discharged on September 7, 1971. Gary served in the Viet Nam Conflict.

Gary was united in marriage to Janet Petersen on July 16, 2000, in Indianola, Iowa, at their home. The couple made their home there until 2003, when they moved to Shelton.

In May of 2017 the couple moved to Kenesaw. Gary was a mechanical engineer working for Firestone Tire and Rubber, Homeland Security, and several hospitals as construction superintendent, a trouble shooter for their cooling and heating systems.

He was also self employed as a contractor for heating and cooling (HVAC). Gary enjoyed shooting sports, hunting deer, rabbits, and quail.

Gary is survived by his wife, Janet, of Kenesaw; two children, Gordon and wife, Mabel, of Midland, Texas; Melissa Turner and significant other, Chad Smith, of Bennington; five grandchildren, Charlotte, Lillian, David, Angela, and Issa; sister, Crystal and husband, Vince Proudfoot, of St.

Charles, Iowa; half-brother, Russell and wife, Lisa, of Des Moines, Iowa.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Dale and Gertrude; and two brothers, Dennis and Robert.