Beverly Fellman

Beverly B. Fellman passed away Thursday , December 31, 2015, from cancer after a lengthy illness.



She was 74 years old.



She is survived by her husband Richard Fellman and her four children, Dr. Susan and her husband Dr.



Isaac Witkowski of Omaha, Deborah Fellman of Los Angeles, Jon Fellman and his wife Michelle of



Wilmette IL. and Rabbi Daniel Fellman and his wife Melissa of Syracuse, N.Y.



She is also survived by eight grandchildren, Gabby and Julian Witkowski of Omaha, Anna, Samantha,



and Andy Fellman of Wilmette and Zachary, Jacob, and Elizabeth Fellman of Syracuse.



She was predeceased by her parents, Dina and Harold Bloom of Omaha, and her brothers, Dr. Bruce



Bloom of Washington, D.C. and Dr. Bernard Bloom of Dallas, TX.



She is also survived by her brother Brent Bloom of Omaha and his wife Rebecca and sisters and



brothers-in-law Arlene Bloom of Potomac, MD, Naomi Bloom of Dallas,TX. Jane Pickus of Highland



Park, IL. Tom and Darlynn Fellman and Nancy Rips of Omaha.



On January 12th she would have celebrated her 52nd wedding anniversary.



Bev graduated from Omaha Central High School where she was a National Merit Finalist, attended



Ohio State University and graduated from the University of Omaha where she received honors in



French. In later years she earned a Masters Degree in Educational Administration at UNO.



Following her graduation from college she accepted a job at the American Embassy in Paris. While in



Paris she attended the Alliance Francais as a foreign student.



Upon her return to Omaha she married and began a life time career teaching French except for 24



years during which she remained home with her children. When they were all in school she returned



to teaching French . In her final years at Central she not only taught but also served as chair of the



International Language Department.



Bev also served as president of the Central High Alumni Association and was an original member of the



Central High Foundation Board of Directors.



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During her career Bev received the prestigious Buffett Award .



In 2007 she was inducted into the Central High Hall of Fame .



Bev led many student summer trips to France; she received a National Humanities Fellowship for



study in Caen of France in World War II, she earned a fellowship which included a summer in southern



France, and she was honored as the outstanding teacher of French in Nebraska.



She was appointed by Gov . Ben Nelson to the Nebraska Educational Television Board and



served a term as its chair.



In recent years she served on the Board of Beth El Synagogue and a two year term as synagogue



president.



Interment:

Private burial services for the family members will be held at Beth El cemetery at 84th and “L” on Sunday morning at 10:00 A.M.



Memorials:

In lieu of flowers the family requests contributions to the Central High School Foundation or to Beth El Synagogue.