Susan Dack

Susan “Sue” Michele

Lampman Dack

Aug. 26, 1958 - Nov. 1, 2023

McCOOK, Neb. - Susan “Sue” Michele Lampman Dack was born on Aug. 26, 1958 in McCook, Neb. to Merlin and Lorna (Harrison) Hoyt. Sue’s dad’s work took the family all over the country to live in such places as Chincoteague Island, Virginia, Maryland and Montana before they planted in California. California would always be where Sue’s heart was. She graduated high school in Cupertino, Calif. with the Cupertino High School class of 1976. Sue then went on to get a CNA license.

She married Bob Lampman on May 7, 1977 in Santa Cruz, Calif. The couple moved to McCook where their daughter, Nicole was born in 1980. Her son, Joshua was born in 1993 to Sue and Jay Markwith and her final child, Caleb was born in 2000 to Sue and Dale Brown. Sue married Jamie Dack in Culbertson, Neb. on July 9, 2005. They lived in Denver, Colo. until moving back to McCook where they stayed until Jamie passed in 2018. Sue worked as a CNA in California before moving to Nebraska. She also worked for a contract painter for many years and as a housekeeper.

She enjoyed “various creative endeavors”: oil and watercolor painting, knitting, making teddy bears, and collecting rocks and crystals. Growing up, she liked to spend as much time at the ocean as possible, of course this included searching for seashells and sand dollars. She was a loving mother that would do anything to protect her children, a grandmother that was fun and carefree, and a friend who would give you her last dollar if you were in need. As a young adult she spent time at the lake and driving in the country listening to classic rock, anything that brought sunshine to her world. In her later years, she found peace at Barnett Park watching the seagulls, snuggling with her cat Ozzy, and doing crossword puzzles and sudoku “to keep her mind sharp”.

Sue passed away at her home in McCook on Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023. She was 65 years of age.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Merlin and Lorna Hoyt; first husband, Bob Lampman; second husband, Jamie Dack; one adopted sister, Susie Jensen; and an adopted daughter, Christi Knight.

She is survived by daughter, Nicole (Lampman) Gomez and husband, John; sons, Joshua Hoyt-Markwith and Caleb Hoyt-Brown and wife, Andrea, all of McCook; grandchildren: Logan, Anthony, Angelina, Gabriella, Phoenix, and Willow; great-grandchildren, Jaine and Carter; brother, Mike Hoyt and wife, Gloria of San Antonio, Tex.; adopted family members: Jason Knight and Kyann, Chase, Aiden, and Harley, Marik Knight, Erik Knight, Brandi Bussard and Levi, Dylan, Dorian, Drake and Noah.

Cremation was chosen and services will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 13, 2023 at Barnett Park in McCook with Jerry Ruzicka providing words of comfort. If bad weather arises, services will be moved to the McCook E-Free Church.

In lieu of flowers, contributions are suggested to the family of Sue Dack to assist with service expenses. Online condolences may be left at herrmannfh.com. Arrangements have been entrusted to Herrmann-Jones Funeral Chapel of McCook.