Lori Lynn Erdman (Schneider), age 51, of Chalco, passed away on June 17, 2021.

Lori was born on Sept. 12, 1969, to Dean and Nina Schneider in Fort Calhoun. After grade school at Wranch School in rural Washington County, Lori attended and graduated from high school in Fort Calhoun. She went on to attain a bachelor's degree in Business Administration with concentrations in Accounting and Marketing at Midland University (Midland College) in Fremont.

In Omaha, she met George Erdman, and they wed in 1995, going on to welcome one child, a son, Cooper Dean Erdman in 2002.

She started her career in 1990 working for Methodist Health Systems, or Methodist Hospital, that would lead her to working for Zotec for over 25 years as the office manager.

Lori was a dedicated and loving mother, daughter and sister. Anyone who knew Lori, even for a short time, knew that she was an exceedingly kind and caring woman. She was a loving mother to Cooper and he was the most important thing in the world to her. Whether it was attending one of hundreds of Coopers baseball games or helping him with school work, Lori had dedicated her life to raising Cooper with all the love she had.

Lori was predeceased by husband George J. Erdman; father Dean Schneider; grandmother Celia Schneider.

She is survived by son, Cooper; mother, Nina Schneider; brother, Troy Schneider; family friend Bill Micheel; father-in-law Jerry Erdman Sr.; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Jackie and Harry Hagman, Jerry Erdman Jr., Scott Erdman, Bryan and Jessyca Erdman, Michael Winchester; nieces, Savannah Erdman and Kiley Hagman; nephew, Luke Erdman, and many wonderful friends.

The family will be receiving friends from 6-8 p.m., Tuesday, June 22, at Reichmuth Funeral Home.

A funeral service will be at 11 a.m., Wednesday, June 23, at Reichmuth Funeral Home with Luncheon and Graveside Service at Fort Calhoun Cemetery to follow.