Marie "Mimi" Elyse Poland was born to Carol and Arlene (Hansen) Poland on Dec. 17, 1947, in Sterling, Colo. She was their third child of four-Stephen, Gayle and Marshall. Mimi died in her West Point, Neb., home on Nov. 21, 2021 at the age of 73.

She was baptized on March 2, 1952, at the First Methodist Church in Sterling, Colo. She attended school in the Council Bluffs area, graduating from Omaha Central in 1966.

Mimi was blessed with two children, Neil, born on Aug. 28, 1970, and Amber, born on June 19, 1975. Family was incredibly important to her. She loved time with her children, gran...