Edward F. "Ned" Porn

Mass of Christian Burial for Edward F. “Ned” Porn, III, age 69, of Norfolk, Nebraska will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, September 15, 2025, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Norfolk. Burial will be in Prospect Hill Cemetery in Norfolk. 

Visitation will be Sunday, September 14, 2025, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the church, followed by a 7:00 p.m. Vigil Service. 

Home for Funerals in Norfolk is in charge of arrangements. 

Ned Porn passed away peacefully on Wednesday, September 10, 2025, at Cedar Creek of High Plains in Lincoln, Nebraska, following a short battle with a rare neurological prion disease.

Edward F. “Ned” Porn, III was born in Richland Center, Wisconsin, to Edward and Betty Porn on October 5, 1955. He graduated from Lincoln East High School in 1974. Ned married Lorri Atwood in Norfolk on February 3, 1979. They began their lives in Norfolk; Lorri as an elementary school teacher and Ned as a concrete contractor, establishing a new business, Ned Porn Construction Inc. in 1982. The couple had three boys, Gregory, Brian, and Matthew. They were Ned’s greatest pride and joy, and he and Lorri enjoyed every moment supporting them whether it was on the field, mat, court, or in theater seats. 

Ned was a true outdoorsman. He enjoyed hunting and fishing, but most of all, he cherished all time spent at his beloved Big Stone Lake. Many memories were made there, and his legacy will live on with every fish caught, even if it is a ‘Big Stone Walleye’.

Ned and Lorri were blessed with seven granddaughters and one grandson within eleven years. This brought Ned so much happiness and revealed a softer side of him. He enjoyed sharing his passions with them, beginning with their first fishing pole often brought to the hospital! He was their biggest cheerleader in all their activities, never passing up Grandparent’s Day festivities with Lorri.

Ned is survived by his wife of 46 years, Lorri; their three sons, Greg (Lacey) of Battle Creek, Brian (Whitney) of Norfolk, and Matt (Anne) of Lincoln; eight grandchildren, Clara, Emmanuelle, Edie, Georgia, Willa, Remy, Lucy, and Noah; three siblings, Pat of Lincoln, Bill of Crete, and Mary (Kelly) of Lincoln; mother-in-law, Jean; brother-in-law, Lonn; sisters-in-law, Lindy (Danny) and Lisa (Ryan) all of Norfolk; and several nieces, nephews, and cousins.

Ned was preceded in death by his parents, Ed and Betty; and father-in-law, Ted.

Ned left a lasting impression on so many, and he was loved very much by his family and friends. He may be remembered by some for his tough exterior but to those who really knew him, we will remember his silly sense of humor, tenderness, commitment to his family and his love of peanut M&M’s.

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