MITCHELL – A celebration of life for Lila Lee Brandt, 88, will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday February 26, 2025, at the Federated Church in Mitchell, Nebraska with Pastor Dale Brown officiating. The casket will be open briefly at the church. Cremation will take place after the service.
Lila passed away February 17, 2025, at her home in Scottsbluff. Memorials can be made to the church in Lila’s name. Arrangements are under the direction of the Colyer Funeral Home and condolences may be sent to www.colyerfuneralhome.com.
Lila was born August 31, 1936, in Lyman, Nebraska to Cecil “Mike” and Mary “Bobbi” Pittman. She grew up in Lyman but received her education in Huntley, graduating in 1954. She married Vern Lackey on September 12, 1954, at the Presbyterian Church in Huntley and to this union four children were born: Tim, Kerby, Curtis and Lana. They were married 43 years before Vern’s passing. She worked as a para in Goshen County for 30 years helping many children along the way. Lila was also the secretary at the Elementary school in Torrington until her retirement in 2002. After her retirement she married Maury Brandt on March 3, 2003, in Scottsbluff. Together they shared five years of love until his passing in 2008. Among the many things that Lila loved to do, music was at the top of the list. She taught herself to play the piano, accordion and steel guitar, in fact she and a very close friend Lew Russell traveled around to the local senior centers and played music for many people. Lila was a very active member of the Federated Church where she loved to socialize with people she loved. It was often said that she never knew a stranger. Lila was a very devoted family woman, and her children and grandchildren never had to guess of her love for them. She will be deeply missed by all those that knew her.
Lila is survived by her children; Tim Lackey of Torrington, Kerby (Amy) Lackey of Torrington, Curtis (Kathy) Lackey of Cheyenne and Lana (Dana) Meisner of Scottsbluff. Her eleven grandchildren, fourteen great-grandchildren and brother-in-law Alan Lackey of Wheatland. She is also survived by many extended family members as well as her church family. Lila was preceded in death by both her husbands; Vern Lackey and Maury Brandt; her parents Cecil and Mary Pittman; siblings, Helen Briggs, Wanda Card and Jim Pittman.
