Donald Lloyd Estrada

Donald Lloyd Estrada of Omaha Nebraska passed away on December 30, 2024 at the age of 80 years old. He was born on August 21,1944 in Bridgeport Nebraska. He was born 1 of 15 children to Benjamin and Rose Estrada. He was active in athletic where he was the High School football quarterback, the point guard in basketball and a long-distance runner with several state medals.

Donald graduated from Bridgeport Nebraska High School in 1963 and then joined the Navy that same year in August 1963 and was deployed as part of the Vietnam War effort on the U.S.S. Galveston Missile Cruiser. When he returned after 4 years of service, he completed an associate degree in Business Management.

Donald professional career included 46 years as part of the U.S. Postal Service where he held various jobs, ranging from a mail carrier, carrier supervisor, human resource manager, Postmaster in McCook, NE and Mitchell, NE with his final role in Omaha, NE as a Quality Assurance Specialist.

Donald’s most cherished activity was playing with his grandkids and engaging with their activities. Donald enjoyed the various activities his grandkids participated in from soccer, basketball, baseball, softball, music and band, speech and other school activities. Donald had routine trips with his grandkids teaching them about life’s journeys at the Henry Doorly Zoo or in the ball pit at the Westroads Mall. Everyone remembers their Grandpa’s help in removing “stickers from their feet” at the end of each of those memorable trips.

Donald was preceded in death by his parents Benjamin and Rose, his brothers Frank, Tix, Ferman, Richard, and his sisters Ruth and Bernice.

He is survived by his spouse Josephine and their three kids Roman (Pamela), Douglas (Lisa), and Cynthia (Tony). His grandkids Deanna, Dakota, Marcus, Tayler, Lexxus, Zack, Aaron, Kobe, Nikita, Erik, Gehrig, Tristen and Maci His brothers Dwaine and Les, and his sisters Della, Joyce, Delores, Rita and Vicki.

Later in life, Donald joined his local VFW #2704 to share stories of his time in the Navy and to talk about all of his grandkids’ life adventures and how amazing his wife Josephine has been for him.

In all of Donald’s life journey, nothing was more important to Donald than his wife of 60 years, Josephine. Their shared joy of being together for watching their kids grow up and provide them a set of grandkids who loved and admired them endlessly. Their love for one another was obvious to anyone who saw them together and provided the template that their kids tried to follow in their lives. Josephine’s efforts for caring for Donald as his health caught up with him was something Donald cherished until his final days.

In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation in their honor St. Gerald’s Catholic Church memorials.