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Amanda 'Mandie' Kay Douglas went to be with her Lord and Savior on September 3, 2013. She was 35 years old. Mandie was born August 24, 1978 in Landstuhl, West Germany to James and Marvene (Porter) Roe. She grew up in Texas and Nebraska. She graduated from Wauneta-Palisade High School in 1996. She graduated from Mid-Plains Community College Nursing Program in 2006. She was currently working on continuing her Nursing to become a Nurse Anesthetist. Mandie loved adventure. She has traveled the world. She enjoyed running, bicycling, hiking, camping, fishing, mountain climbing, and most other outdoor activities. If you couldn't find Mandie, look outside. Mandie also loved her job as a nurse. She enjoyed helping people and was always eager to get back to work even at her sickest. Mandie was born with Cystic Fibrosis; despite this, she lived life to the fullest. She never let her disease slow her down. She completed several long distance bicycle rides and she always found the good in life. On the Monday after Easter in 2010 she received a blessing. Mandie was gifted with a double lung transplant that awarded her 3 1/2 more years with her daughter and other loved ones. With that gift of life, Mandie became an advocate for organ donation. In 2007, she met Troy Douglas. He quickly became the love of her life. They married on December 29, 2007. To this union a child was born, Tryphena Grace. Tryphena became her sunshine. She was preceded in death by an infant son; her brother, Andy Roe; grandparents, Edward and Willa Roe; great-grandparents, Wayne Porter and Gladys Porter; mother-in-law, Helen Douglas; and Aunt Hattie Harris. She is survived by her husband, Troy Douglas, and daughter, Tryphena Grace Douglas; her parents, James and Marvene Roe; sister, Tammy, and husband, Nick Walkowski; sister, Laura, and husband, John Blomstedt; brothers, Darren and Isaiah Roe; nieces, Renzie, Cheya, and Iara Walkowski; grandparents, Leo and Onita Porter; great-grandmother, Betty Porter; several aunts, uncles, cousins, and special family friends. Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M. (CT), Saturday, September 7th, 2013 at the Hamlet Union Church, Hamlet, Nebraska with Pastor Steve Holdaway officiating. Interment will follow at Riverside Cemetery, Wauneta, Nebraska. Visitation will be held Friday afternoon, September 6th, 2013, from 2-8 P.M. (MT) at the funeral home in Wauneta. Memorials can be sent to Marvene or James Roe at PO Box 16, Wauneta, NE 69045. All memorials will be forwarded on to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and Organ Donation. Online condolences can be left at liewerfuneralhome.com LIEWER FUNERAL HOME OF WAUNETA IS IN CHARGE OF ARRANGEMENTS

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Amanda "Mandie" Kay Douglas

August 24, 1978 - September 3, 2013