James Leroy Furnas

November 10, 1936 - July 23, 2019

James Leroy Furnas Tues., July 23, 2019 Born Nov. 10, 1936 in Decatur, Nebraska to Claude and Mildred Furnas. James grew up in South Omaha, Nebraska where he attended elementary school, high school and then University of Nebraska at Omaha. He received his masters from University of Nebraska-Lincoln with a degree in biochemistry. After graduation he took his first job in St. Louis with Sigma Chemical Company as a biochemist and became a department head for Production I and II until his retirement of 40 years. He met his wife Carol Ann Seitz in St. Louis at Union Ave. Christian Church in St. Louis. They married Dec. 21, 1963. He is survived by his wife Carol, son James Daniel Furnas, daughter Deanna Lynn Furnas, 2 granddaughters Torie Grant and Morgan James and sister Judy Smith of Charlottesville, VA. Preceded in death by his son David Frederick Furnas, LLM. and brother Gary Lee Furnas of Omaha. Service at the Ortmann Stipanovich, 12444 Olive Blvd. Creve Coeur, Mon., July 29, 10 a.m. Interment Bellerive Gardens Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations to the David Furnas Memorial Scholarship Fund at Creighton University, PO Box 30262 Omaha NE 68103, in memory of James Leroy Furnas. Visitation from 2-5 p.m. Sunday.