Elizabeth Ann 'Buzz' Harrison

Elizabeth Ann ‘Buzz’ Harrison 90, of Grand Island, passed away on Thursday, April 18, 2024. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 AM on Friday, May 3rd at St. Leo’s Catholic Church. Celebrating Mass will be Father Don Burman and Father Charles Torpey. Burial will follow at Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Thursday, May 2nd at All Faiths Funeral Home from 5:00 – 7:00 PM with a Wake Service at 7:00 PM. All Faiths Funeral Home is entrusted with arrangements. Online Condolences may be left at www.giallfaiths.com. Memorials are suggested to St. Leo’s Catholic Church, Hope Harbor, or the Central Nebraska Humane Society. Buzz was born on May 20, 1933 in Heartwell, Nebraska to Gerald and Ann (Dietrich) Carraher. The Carraher family moved in 1934 to Grand Island, where Elizabeth was reared. She graduated valedictorian from St. Mary’s Cathedral High School in1951. She then worked as a long-distance telephone operator at Northwestern Bell Telephone Company in Grand Island. She married Norman Paul Harrison on December 27, 1952 at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Grand Island. Her husband was a career military man in the United States Air Force for 21 years. During this time, they lived in Canada, England, Germany, California, Mississippi, and Texas from 1952 to 1971. They then returned home to Grand Island and managed Riverside Golf Club until 1974. Elizabeth was employed by the United States Air Force in England and Mississippi, and was Executive Secretary at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Grand Island when she retired in 1989. Elizabeth was a parishioner of St. Mary’s Cathedral and then a charter member of St. Leo’s Catholic Church. She was formerly a member of Ladies of St. Leo’s, Sunset Speakers Toastmaster Club, Leadership Tomorrow, and various bridge and golf associations. She was an avid reader and bridge player. Previously, she had been a volunteer at Stuhr Museum, Adult Basic Education, Reach to Recovery of the American Cancer Society, Habitat for Humanity, Meals on Wheels; and more recently as a Greeter at St. Leo’s, and a volunteer at the Nebraska State Fair, and St. Francis Medical Center. Those left to cherish her memory include her two sisters, Diane Robinson Grubbs and Patricia Durbin both of Grand Island; and cherished nieces and nephews. Elizabeth was preceded in death by her husband, Norman; her parents; brother and sister-in-law, Dan and Ruth Carraher; brother’s-in-law, Larry Durbin, Vern Robinson, and Al Grubbs; and three infant brothers.

Elizabeth Ann 'Buzz' Harrison

May 20, 1933 - April 18, 2024

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May 20, 1933 - April 18, 2024

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