October 18, 1967 – May 5, 2022
Dana Lynn (Colgrove) Bodtke was born on 10/18/1967 in Bristol, CT to Loren Walter and Linda Colgrove. At age 4 she was adopted by her step-father Dale Colgrove of Dewitt NE. Dana grew up in Dewitt with her parents Dale and Linda, and brother’s Brent, Dirk and Jake Colgrove.
Dana attended Tri-county high school and upon graduation in 1986 attended Southeast Community College- Beatrice Campus. There she earned an Associate’s Degree in Medical Transcription. Her first job was with Bryan Medical Center as a medical transcriptionist for Doctors in Radiology and Cardiology. She later applied those skills to Bryan Home Health Services until retiring due to health issues.
Dana went to be with our Lord Jesus on Thursday May 5, 2022. She is survived by her husband, Greg Bodtke of Lincoln, NE; parents, Dale and Linda Colgrove of Dewitt, NE; brother, Brent Colgrove (Faith) of Beatrice, NE; brother, Dirk Colgrove (Yvonne) of Desoto, KS.; brother, Jacob Colgrove (Jessica) of Beatrice, NE; father in law, Marvin Bodtke of Lincoln, NE; sister in Law, Deb Bodtke of Lincoln.
In addition, Dana Loved ALL of her Nieces and Nephews, great nieces and nephews! Children were a source of tremendous joy in her life. Dana is preceded in death by grandparents and several friends.
Dana was an amazing lady with an incredible love for people and for the Lord Jesus Christ. She professed her faith to everyone she met and openly invited others to follow.
Dana will always be remembered for her kind, loving, spirit and bigger than life smiles. Her laughter was identifiable above all others, and then of course there were the mandatory Hugs! She was an incredible wife, daughter, sister, fiend, and let’s not forget the world’s BEST dog mom.
She will be missed beyond belief and impossible to replace.
Heavens gain is so incredibly our loss.
Go in peace lovely lady, brighten Heaven with the light that you are, you will never be forgotten. . .
Funeral: 10:00 a.m. Thursday, May 12, at Lincoln Berean Church. Visitation: 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 11, at Wyuka Funeral Home, Lincoln. Memorials may be made to the family for further designation.
The funeral service may be viewed live by clicking on the following link: lincolnberean.org/funerallive
What a beautiful woman an my best friend. Fun, an funny. Full of life an love. Fly with your Angels my friend. I will miss you everyday.
A heart of love for other’s, such an encouragement and gave amazing heartfelt hugs. I felt truly seen and heard by her. She will be greatly missed! Much love to Greg and her family .
Dana will be missed. Such a sweet lady! Always pleasant to visit with! With her Heavenly Father now! So thankful!
Oh Gregg, our deepest sympathies to you & all your family. We will always remember Dana’s sweet smile!
Love and concern for you, Greg. Dana loved Jesus and I know she rests with him. I am praying for you and her family. Peace be with you all. Gram Judy, Leanne, David’s sister and Jacquie melia, and all of. Tuhys in Omaha.
Dana you will be sorely missed my dear special person in my life! I could always be crazy and silly with Dana whenever were together; she never judged me or anyone else. Dana lite up the room or any space you happened to be in with her! She was my precious 1st Cousin and now that she has floated gently into our dear Heavenly Father home; Jesus Christ will truly be her greatest friend🙏🏼‼️🙏🏼🙌🏼🎶😁🤩🥳🙌🏼🤗💋👏DANA I LOVED YOU SO MUCH.
Teres that’s what she always called me or Hey baby what’s up!🤪😜🎭🤗miss you already‼️
Dana was such a ray of sunshine to all she met. A strong believer in Jesus, always helping others. I will greatly miss her “Dana-hugs”. I can’t believe she is no longer with us, but rejoicing she is with Jesus.
So sorry for your loss… Gone to soon. I remember us all as kids playing kick the can in thier back yard . Thier home was the place to go for our neighbor hood.. so much fun… Miss those days. Dana you will be missed. But God was ready for a special Angel. God Bless..
You all will be in my thoughts and prayers..
Dale, Linda and family,
So sorry to hear of Dana’s passing. Keeping you all in my thoughts.
Greg and Dana’s family.
I’m so sorry for your loss of Dana. I met you and Dana in April 2019, when you and Dana were walking Lindy by my house. I will cherish this moment and our friendship forever. Dana had a beautiful smile and a great laugh. Dana and I had so many great times together enjoying a glass of wine and cheese and laughter. I will miss her terribly. I love you Dana. Rest In Peace my dear friend. 😍😇🙏🏿
Dana is a beautiful lady who looks so much like her Mom. We are saddened at the loss of Dana. We pray God’s comforting arms about her family during this difficult time. May God Bless you with beautiful memories of times spent together. She will always be with you as she is forever etched in your heart.
We Love You Dana and now you will be among the cloud of witnesses cheering Greg on and many others of your friends & family too!!!
Dana was a wonderful friend and full of Life. She loved to help me and others whenever she could, which was a lot. Dana was filled with so much joy and could make me laugh even when she couldn’t laugh herself. I will remember the many times we went out for lunch. Some of those times we would both order and eat the same thing. We would laugh at that. Dana gave great encouragement to me and I’m sure to many others. She had many friends and gave her heart away easily. Dana and I would share our hearts, our pains, our struggles and the happy times in our lives. We had lots of fun together. Like all relationships we had struggles too. Some of those struggles we were able to work through and others we had to let go of. Dana and I would see each other at least twice a week. We took time to study the Bible together and we challenged each other to read God’s word every day. I watched Dana grow in her Love and knowledge of the LORD and she fell deeper and deeper in Love everyday. I will not forget you Dana. Lynn. Now, you will have met with our Jesus and so many others who have gone on before you. I love you and will see you when it’s my time, until then I will miss you.
Pam
Gregg, so sorry For your loss hold onto all those wonderful memories love and prayers Johnny and Idonna Kripal
Shocked to hear that my dear friend Danahadpassed away so suddenly. My deepest sympathies go out to her entire family.
Greg, Our prayers are with you and your extended family. It was such a shock to learn of Dana’s passing. We pray that your faith and the time you share in memories with family and friends will give you strength at this time. Dana had a gentle spirit and was filled with the joy of the Lord. Her spirit will live on in many.
We are so, so sorry to hear about Dana. Dana always seemed to have a smile on her face and was such a sweet person. Please know loving thoughts are with you all at this sad time.
Gone too soon. Fly high, Dana. I will always remember Dana for her kind heart and her beautiful smile. I have great childhood memories of Dana from overnights at the Colgrove house to camping with the Girl Scouts. Later in life, Dana and I along with our husbands were part of a small group at Sheridan Lutheran Church. Wishing Greg and the Colgrove family peace, comfort, courage, and lots of love at this time of sorrow.
I have the best childhood memories with Dana. It sounds like she continued to bless so many people with her faith and kindness. Praying that y’ll find comfort in your memories and in the knowledge that she touched so many lives.
I met Dana through an organization we both participated in and really liked her. I am sorry for your loss. May God give you strength, peace, and hope during the difficult days ahead. With sincere sympathy,
So sorry for your loss. I haven’t seen Dana since graduation n 1986 but we had many good times. She was an great friend.
Dana was a beautiful loving kind hearted lady with a very friendly and loving soul. She will definately be missed by many. Heaven gained an angel. Look over all of your family up there sweet lady. They will definately need it in order to go on without you here. RIP Dana. Thanks for beautiful memories sweet lady.
MY HEART STILL BREAKS BUT I REALIZE THAT YOU ARE WHERE YOU WANT TO BE WITH JESUS. I WILL TREASURE MY BIRTHDAY CARD AND OUR 2 HOUR PHONE CALL WHEN WAS WORKING LATE. I WILL NEVER FORGET YOU LOVE WITH MY WHOLE HEART UNTILL WE MEET AGAIN FLY WITH THE ANGELS , EVER TIME I LOOK TO THE BLUE SKY ILL THINK OF YOU MY DEAR
Greg Bodtke and family, Dana was a good friend and a great dog mom. I will always remember her hugs.
I am saddened by the news of Dana’s death. I worked with her at Bryan radiology and always found her to be a friendly presence. I loved her smile. Although we haven’t kept in touch we would run into each other from time to time. I am so sorry for your los.
Sweetest Dana you will always be a bright star in my heart, although I knew you only a short time & I thank you Cindy Lander for introducing me to Dana, you are /were one of the most vibrant, warm & caring people I’ve ever known…sooo much fun to play cards with it will be tough to play on without you..we will need you to shine a light on us from heaven above and yes we will miss those hugs with you, on the flip side, you instilled in us a good habit we shall continue for ourselves & in honor of you
Heaven has gained a true angel. I will miss her smiles, hugs and warn personality.
Bowling will not be the same without her.
Greg and family,
Thinking of Dana’s big smiles and laugh and those big hugs. What a joy to be around her. Keeping you in our hearts, thoughts, and prayers as you try to get through the upcoming days, one moment at a time. May good memories bring you all comfort.
Mitch and Vicki Coffin
I am very saddened to hear about the passing of Dana. My constant thoughts and prayers to Greg.
Although I never meet Dana, this obituary is a wonderfully beautiful tribute to her!!
I will lift you all up in prayers through this journey of grief and pray you find comfort in the special memories Dana left with you all. God Bless
Greg & family, please accept our deepest sympathies. Dana was a warm and wonderful person who we will never forget. Her passing is a profound loss for all of us, she will be missed. Our thoughts and continued prayers are with you. May Dana rest in peace.
Dana and Greg have been wonderful friends and Dana will be sorely missed by all who knew her and especially by Greg and their families.
All our Love
Ben and Pam Votipka and family
In memory of my friend, Dana:
Dana, I missed you the first Wednesday morning when bowling had ended. Now my heart aches that I will not see your great smile, hear your laughter share your happiness, and cheer for you when you got a strike. You did share your strong faith with me which gives me great comfort and happiness. You also shared your deep and continuously growing love for your husband and how happy he made you. Our friendship was cut short but your love, kindness, humor, etc. will stay in my heart. You are a blessing in my life and in so many other lives. Miss you, Girl !
I am so very sorry for your loss of your dear Dana. She was a very sweet person and will be greatly missed!
So sorry for the loss of this truly sweet soul. Dana was such a bright light for me during high school. Genuinely a good heart. She will be greatly missed.